424B2 1 n1708_424b2-x13.htm FINAL PROSPECTUS

    FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(2)
    REGISTRATION FILE NO.: 333-228597-02
     

PROSPECTUS

 

$1,091,846,000 (Approximate)

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-GC41
(Central Index Key number 0001783287)
Issuing Entity

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
(Central Index Key number 0001258361)

Depositor

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

(Central Index Key number 0001701238)

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

(Central Index Key number 0001541502)

 

German American Capital Corporation

(Central Index Key number 0001541294)

 

Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-GC41

 

The Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-GC41, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-GC41, will consist of multiple classes of certificates, including those identified on the table below which are being offered by this prospectus. The offered certificates (together with the classes of non-offered certificates of the same series and the Uncertificated VRR Interest) will represent the beneficial ownership interests in the issuing entity identified above. The issuing entity’s primary assets will primarily consist of a pool of fixed rate commercial mortgage loans secured by first liens on various types of commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties, which will generally be the sole source of payment on the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR 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 offered certificates will entitle holders 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 is not a business day, the next business day), commencing in September 2019. The rated final distribution date for the offered certificates is August 2056.

 

Classes of Offered Certificates

 

Approximate Initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount(1)

 

Initial Pass-Through
Rate(3)

 

Pass-Through Rate
Description

Class A-1   $11,821,000   1.9530%  Fixed
Class A-2   $128,061,000   2.6896%  Fixed
Class A-3   $10,109,000   2.6115%  Fixed
Class A-4   $210,000,000   2.6200%  Fixed
Class A-5   $482,910,000   2.8687%  Fixed
Class A-AB   $19,488,000   2.7198%  Fixed
Class X-A   $971,728,000(5)  1.1898%  Variable IO(6)
Class A-S   $109,339,000   3.0178%  Fixed
Class B   $69,299,000   3.1992%  Fixed
Class C   $50,819,000   3.5015%  WAC Cap(7)

 

(Footnotes to table begin on page 3)

 

You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 65 of this prospectus.

 

Neither the Series 2019-GC41 offered certificates nor the underlying mortgage loans are insured or guaranteed by any governmental agency or instrumentality or any other person or entity.

 

The Series 2019-GC41 offered certificates will represent the obligations of the issuing entity only and will not represent the obligations of or interests in the depositor, the sponsors or any of their respective affiliates.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE DEPOSITOR WILL NOT LIST THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ON ANY SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR ANY AUTOMATED QUOTATION SYSTEM OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATION.

 

The offered certificates will be offered by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Bancroft Capital, LLC and Drexel Hamilton, LLC, the underwriters, when, as and if issued by the issuing entity, delivered to and accepted by the underwriters and subject to each underwriter’s right to reject orders in whole or in part. The underwriters will purchase the offered certificates from Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. and will offer the offered certificates to prospective investors from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices, plus, in certain cases, accrued interest, determined at the time of sale. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as co-lead managers and joint bookrunners in the following manner: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 24.0% of each class of offered certificates, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 45.6% of each class of offered certificates, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 30.3% of each class of offered certificates. Bancroft Capital, LLC and Drexel Hamilton, LLC are acting as co-managers.

 

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, société anonyme and Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System, in Europe against payment in New York, New York on or about August 20, 2019. Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. expects to receive from this offering approximately 109.83% of the aggregate principal balance of the offered certificates, plus accrued interest from August 1, 2019, before deducting expenses payable by the depositor.

 

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 (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. 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 “Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”). See also “Legal Investment”.

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered

Amount to Be Registered

Proposed Maximum Offering
Price Per Unit(1)

Proposed Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price(1)

Amount of Registration Fee(2)

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates $1,091,846,000 100% $1,091,846,000 $132,331.74

 

 

(1)Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(2)Calculated according to Rule 457(s) of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Citigroup Deutsche Bank Securities Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners

 

Bancroft Capital, LLC

Co-Manager

 

 

 

Drexel Hamilton

Co-Manager

 

  August 5, 2019  

 

 

 

 

(MAP)

 

 

 

 

Certificate Summary

 

Set forth below are the indicated characteristics of the respective classes of the Series 2019-GC41 certificates, including the non-offered Uncertificated VRR Interest discussed in footnote (12) below.

 

Classes of Certificates 

Approximate Initial
Certificate Balance or
Notional Amount(1)

 

Approximate
Initial Credit
Support(2)

 

Initial
Pass-Through
Rate(3)

  Pass-Through
Rate Description
 

Expected Weighted
Avg. Life (yrs.)(4)

 

Expected
Principal
Window(4)

Offered Certificates                    
  Class A-1  $11,821,000   30.000%  1.9530%  Fixed  2.73  9/19 – 5/24
  Class A-2  $128,061,000   30.000%  2.6896%  Fixed  4.88  5/24 – 8/24
  Class A-3  $10,109,000   30.000%  2.6115%  Fixed  6.97  8/26 – 8/26
  Class A-4  $210,000,000   30.000%  2.6200%  Fixed  9.86  5/29 – 7/29
  Class A-5  $482,910,000   30.000%  2.8687%  Fixed  9.90  7/29 – 8/29
  Class A-AB  $19,488,000   30.000%  2.7198%  Fixed  7.47  8/24 – 5/29
  Class X-A  $971,728,000(5)  N/A  1.1898%  Variable IO(6)  N/A  N/A
  Class A-S  $109,339,000   21.125%  3.0178%  Fixed  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class B  $69,299,000   15.500%  3.1992%  Fixed  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class C  $50,819,000   11.375%  3.5015%  WAC Cap(7)  9.97 

8/29 – 8/29

Non-Offered Certificates(8)                    
  Class X-B  $120,118,000(5)  N/A  0.6541%  Variable IO(6)  N/A  N/A
  Class X-D  $58,519,000(5)  N/A  0.9812%  Variable IO(6)  N/A  N/A
  Class X-F  $26,180,000(5)  N/A  0.9812%  Variable IO(6)  N/A  N/A
  Class D  $32,340,000   8.750%  3.0000%  Fixed  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class E  $26,179,000   6.625%  3.0000%  Fixed  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class F  $26,180,000   4.500%  3.0000%  Fixed  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class G-RR(9)  $12,320,000   3.500%  3.9812%  WAC(10)  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class J-RR(9)  $43,119,964   0.000%  3.9812%  WAC(10)  9.97  8/29 – 8/29
  Class S(11)   N/A   N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
  Class R(11)   N/A   N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A
                     
Non-Offered Vertical Risk Retention Interest(8)

Non-Offered Eligible
Vertical Interest

 

Approximate
Initial Combined VRR
Interest Balance(1)

 

Approximate
Initial Credit
Support(2)

 

Initial Effective Interest Rate(3)

 

Effective Interest
Rate Description

 

Expected Weighted
Avg. Life (yrs.)(4)

 

Expected
Principal
Window(4)

Combined VRR Interest(12)  $44,650,000   N/A(13)  3.9812%(14)  WAC(14)  9.26  9/19 – 8/29

 

 

 

(1)Approximate, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

(2)Approximate Initial Credit Support” means, with respect to any class 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 J-RR certificates (collectively, the “non-vertically retained principal balance certificates”, and the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, collectively with the Class X certificates, the Class S certificates and the Class R certificates, the “non-vertically retained certificates”, and the non-vertically retained certificates, collectively with the Class VRR certificates, the “certificates”), the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate of the initial certificate balances of all classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, if any, junior to the subject class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, divided by (ii) the aggregate of the initial certificate balances of all classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates. The approximate initial credit support percentages shown in the table above do not take into account the Combined VRR Interest (as defined in footnote (12) below). The approximate initial credit support percentages set forth 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.

 

(3)Approximate per annum rate as of the closing date.

 

(4)Determined assuming no prepayments prior to the maturity date or any anticipated repayment date, as applicable, for any mortgage loan and based on the modeling assumptions described under “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations.

 

(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 class of Class X certificates at the related pass-through rate based upon the related notional amount. The notional amount of each class of the Class X certificates will be equal to the certificate balance or the aggregate of the certificate balances, as applicable, from time to time of the class or classes of the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates identified in the same row as such class of Class X certificates in the chart below (as to such class of Class X certificates, the “corresponding principal balance certificates”):

 

Class of Class X Certificates

Class(es) of Corresponding

Principal Balance Certificates

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
Class X-B Class B and Class C
Class X-D Class D and Class E
Class X-F Class F

 

(6)The pass-through rate for each class of Class X certificates will generally be a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the net 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 in effect from time to time, over (ii) the pass-through rate (or, if applicable, the weighted average of the pass-through rates) of the class or classes of corresponding principal balance certificates as in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates”.

 

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(7)The pass-through rate for the Class C certificates will generally be a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (a) the initial pass-through rate for such class specified in the table above and (b) the weighted average of the net 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 in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus.

 

(8)Not offered by this prospectus.

 

(9)In partial satisfaction of the risk retention obligations of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (as “retaining sponsor” with respect to this securitization transaction), all of the Class G-RR and Class J-RR certificates (collectively, the “HRR Certificates”), with an aggregate fair value representing approximately 1.52% of the fair value, as of the closing date for this transaction, of all of the “ABS interests” (i.e. all of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest) issued by the issuing entity, will collectively constitute an “eligible horizontal residual interest” that is to be purchased and retained by RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in accordance with the credit risk retention rules applicable to this securitization transaction. “Retaining sponsor,” “ABS interests” and “eligible horizontal residual interest” are as such terms are defined in Regulation RR. See “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

(10)The pass-through rates for the Class G-RR and Class J-RR certificates will each generally be a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the net 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 in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates”.

 

(11)Neither the Class S certificates nor the Class R certificates will have a certificate balance, notional amount, pass-through rate, rating or rated final distribution date. A specified portion of the 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 as set forth in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Excess Interest”. The Class R certificates will represent the residual interests in each of two separate REMICs, as further described in this prospectus. The Class R certificates will not be entitled to distributions of principal or interest.

 

(12)In partial satisfaction of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.’s remaining risk retention obligations as retaining sponsor for this securitization transaction, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is expected to acquire (or cause one or more other retaining parties to acquire) from the depositor, on the closing date for this transaction, portions of an “eligible vertical interest” in the form of a “single vertical security” with an initial principal balance of approximately $44,650,000 (the “Combined VRR Interest”), representing approximately 3.497% of all of the “ABS interests” (i.e. of the sum of the aggregate initial certificate balance of all of the certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) and the initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest) issued by the issuing entity on the closing date for this transaction. The Combined VRR Interest will consist of the “Uncertificated VRR Interest” and the “Class VRR Certificates” (each as defined under “Credit Risk Retention”). The Combined VRR Interest will be retained by certain retaining parties in accordance with the credit risk retention rules applicable to this securitization transaction. “Eligible vertical interest,” “single vertical security” and “ABS interests” are as such terms are defined in Regulation RR. See “Credit Risk Retention”. The Combined VRR Interest is not offered hereby.

 

(13)Although the approximate initial credit support percentages shown in the table above with respect to the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates do not take into account the Combined VRR Interest, losses incurred on the mortgage loans will be allocated between the Combined VRR Interest, on the one hand, and the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, on the other hand, pro rata in accordance with the principal balance of the Combined VRR Interest and the aggregate outstanding certificate balance of the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates. See “Credit Risk Retention” and “Description of the Certificates”. The Class VRR Certificates and the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “principal balance certificates”.

 

(14)Although it does not have a specified pass-through rate (other than for tax reporting purposes), the effective interest rate for the Combined VRR Interest will be 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 in effect from time to time.

 

The Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class J-RR, Class S and Class R certificates and the Combined VRR Interest are not offered by this prospectus. Any information in this prospectus concerning certificates other than the offered certificates or concerning the Combined VRR Interest is presented solely to enhance your understanding of the offered certificates.

 

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Table of Contents

 

Certificate Summary 3
Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates 11
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROSPECTUS 11
Summary of Terms 19
Risk Factors 65
The Offered Certificates May Not Be a Suitable Investment for You 65
Combination or “Layering” of Multiple Risks May Significantly Increase Risk of Loss 65
The Offered Certificates Are Limited Obligations; If Assets Are Not Sufficient, You May Not Be Paid 65
Any Credit Support for Your Offered Certificates May Be Insufficient to Protect You Against All Potential Losses 66
Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors 66
Payments Allocated to the Combined VRR Interest Will Not Be Available to Make Payments on the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, and Payments Allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates Will Not Be Available to Make Payments on the Combined VRR Interest 71
Release, Casualty and Condemnation of Collateral May Reduce the Yield on Your Offered Certificates 71
Pro Rata Allocation of Principal Between and Among the Subordinate Companion Loan and the Related Mortgage Loan Prior to a Material Mortgage Loan Event Default 71
Certain Classes of the Offered Certificates Are Subordinate to, and Are Therefore Riskier Than, Other Classes 71
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-A Certificates 72
Book-Entry Registration Will Mean You Will Not Be Recognized as a Holder of Record 72
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 72
Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates 73
Other External Factors May Adversely Affect the Value and Liquidity of Your Investment; Global, National and Local Economic Factors 76
The Offered Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Offered Certificates May Decline 76
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Offered Certificates; Ratings of the Offered 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 77
Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Community Lending Is Dependent on Net Operating Income; Information May Be Limited or Uncertain 80
Mortgage Loans Are Non-Recourse and Are Not Insured or Guaranteed 80
Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based on Incorrect or Failed Assumptions 81
Frequent and Early Occurrence of Borrower Delinquencies and Defaults May Adversely Affect Your Investment 81
The Mortgage Loans Have Not Been Reviewed or Reunderwritten by Us; Some Mortgage Loans May Not Have Complied With Another Originator’s Underwriting Criteria 82
Historical Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans May Be Limited 83
Ongoing Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans and the Offered Certificates May Be Limited 83
Static Pool Data Would Not Be Indicative of the Performance of This Pool 83


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Performance of the Offered Certificates Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases 83
A Tenant Concentration May Result in Increased Losses 84
Mortgaged Properties Leased to Multiple Tenants Also Have Risks 85
Mortgaged Properties Leased to Borrowers or Borrower Affiliated Entities Also Have Risks 85
Tenant Bankruptcy Could Result in a Rejection of the Related Lease 85
Leases That Are Not Subordinated to the Lien of the Mortgage or Do Not Contain Attornment Provisions May Have an Adverse Impact at Foreclosure 85
Early Lease Termination Options May Reduce Cash Flow 86
Mortgaged Properties Leased to Not-for-Profit Tenants Also Have Risks 86
Certain Aspects of Co-Lender, Intercreditor and Similar Agreements Executed in Connection with Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Unenforceable 86
Mezzanine Debt May Reduce the Cash Flow Available to Reinvest in a Mortgaged Property and may Increase the Likelihood that a Borrower Will Default on a Mortgage Loan Underlying Your Offered Certificates 87
Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses 87
Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance 88
The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks 94
Any Analysis of the Value or Income Producing Ability of a Commercial or Multifamily Property Is Highly Subjective and Subject to Error 113
Changes in Pool Composition Will Change the Nature of Your Investment 116
Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery 116
Risks Relating to Enforceability of Cross-Collateralization Arrangements 116
Inadequacy of Title Insurers May Adversely Affect Payments on Your Offered Certificates 117
The Performance of a Mortgage Loan and Its Related Mortgaged Property Depends in Part on Who Controls the Borrower and Mortgaged Property 117
Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans 117
The Absence of Lockboxes Entails Risks That Could Adversely Affect Distributions on Your Offered Certificates 118
Various Other Laws Could Affect the Exercise of Lender’s Rights 118
A Borrower May Be Unable to Repay Its Remaining Principal Balance on the Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date; Longer Amortization Schedules and Interest-Only Provisions Increase Risk 118
Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable 120
Jurisdictions with One Action or Security First Rules and/or Anti-Deficiency Legislation May Limit the Ability of the Special Servicer to Foreclose on a Real Property or to Realize on Obligations Secured by a Real Property 122
Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property 122
Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties 123
Risks Relating to Costs of Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations 124
Increases in Real Estate Taxes and Assessments May Reduce Available Funds 124
Risks Relating to Tax Credits 124
Condemnation of a Mortgaged Property May Adversely Affect Distributions on Certificates 125


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Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses 125
Lending on Condominium Units Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on Non-Condominiums 125
Lending on Ground Leases Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on a Fee Ownership Interest in a Real Property 126
Leased Fee Properties Have Special Risks 127
Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions 128
Risks Relating to Inspections of Properties 129
State and Local Mortgage Recording Taxes May Apply Upon a Foreclosure or Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure and Reduce Net Proceeds 129
Earthquake, Flood and Other Insurance May Not Be Available or Adequate 129
Lack of Insurance Coverage Exposes the Trust to Risk for Particular Special Hazard Losses 130
Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties 131
Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance 132
The Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Sponsors and the Depositor Are Subject to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Laws That May Affect the Issuing Entity’s Ownership of the Mortgage Loans 132
The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks 133
Other Debt of the Borrower or Ability to Incur Other Financings Entails Risk 136
Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings May Adversely Affect a Borrower’s Ability to Repay Its Mortgage Loan 137
Reserves to Fund Certain Necessary Expenditures Under the Mortgage Loans May Be Insufficient for the Purpose for Which They Were Established 137
A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans 137
Bankruptcy of a Servicer May Adversely Affect Collections on the Mortgage Loans and the Ability to Replace the Servicer 138
Risks Relating to Shari’ah Compliant Loans 139
Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests 139
Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests 140
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Outside Servicer and any Outside Special Servicer 143
Additional Compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and Interest on Advances Will Affect Your Right to Receive Distributions on Your Offered Certificates 145
Inability to Replace the Master Servicer Could Affect Collections and Recoveries on the Mortgage Loans 145
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor 146
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Asset Representations Reviewer 146
Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder 147
Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans 148
Conflicts of Interest May Occur as a Result of the Rights of the Directing Holder or an Outside Controlling Class Representative to Terminate the Special Servicer of the Related Loan Combination 149
Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment 149
Your Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and Servicing of the Mortgage Loans Can Create Risks 150
The Servicing of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination Will Shift to Other Servicers 151
The Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan for Each of Certain of the Loan Combinations Is Expected to Be Contributed to an Outside Securitization That Has Not Yet Closed, and the  


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Provisions of the Related Outside Servicing Agreement Expected to Govern Such Loan Combination Have Yet to Be Finalized 151
Rights of the Directing Holders and the Consulting Parties Could Adversely Affect Your Investment 151
Realization on a Mortgage Loan That Is Part of a Serviced Loan Combination May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Related Serviced Companion Loan Holder 152
Rights of any Outside Controlling Class Representative or Other Controlling Note Holder with Respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination Could Adversely Affect Your Investment 153
You Will Not Have Any Control Over the Servicing of Any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan 154
Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans 154
Any Loss of Value Payment Made by a Sponsor May Not Be Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan 155
Adverse Environmental Conditions at or Near Mortgaged Properties May Result in Losses 155
Environmental Liabilities Will Adversely Affect the Value and Operation of the Contaminated Property and May Deter a Lender from Foreclosing 155
Certain Types of Operations Involved in the Use and Storage of Hazardous Materials May Lead to an Increased Risk of Issuing Entity Liability 157
Tax Matters and Changes in Tax Law May Adversely Impact the Mortgage Loans or Your Investment 157
State, Local and Other Tax Considerations 158
Changes to REMIC Restrictions on Loan Modifications May Impact an Investment in the Offered Certificates 158
Description of the Mortgage Pool 161
General 161
Certain Calculations and Definitions 163
Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans 172
Delinquency Information 184
Environmental Considerations 185
Litigation and Other Legal Considerations 187
Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation 188
Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings 189
Tenant Issues 189
Insurance Considerations 199
Zoning and Use Restrictions 200
Non-Recourse Carveout Limitations 201
Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations 202
Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans 204
Additional Indebtedness 217
The Loan Combinations 221
Additional Mortgage Loan Information 256
Transaction Parties 257
The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers 257
Compensation of the Sponsors 280
The Depositor 281
The Issuing Entity 282
The Trustee 283
The Certificate Administrator 283
Servicers 286
The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer 295
Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties 296
Credit Risk Retention 299
General 299
Qualifying CRE Loans; Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage 300
The VRR Interest 301
HRR Certificates 305
Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions 306
Representations and Warranties 307
Risk Retention Consultation Parties 308
Limitation on Liability of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties 309
Description of the Certificates 310
General 310
Distributions 312
Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums 324
Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date 325
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls 326
Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses 327
Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information 329
Voting Rights 338
Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination 339
Certificateholder Communication 342


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The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements 343
Sale of Mortgage Loans; Mortgage File Delivery 343
Representations and Warranties 348
Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions 348
Dispute Resolution Provisions 352
Asset Review Obligations 352
The Pooling and Servicing Agreement 353
General 353
Certain Considerations Regarding the Outside Serviced Loan Combinations 356
Assignment of the Mortgage Loans 357
Servicing of the Mortgage Loans 358
Subservicing 363
Advances 364
Accounts 368
Withdrawals from the Collection Account 370
Application of Loss of Value Payments 372
Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses 372
Application of Penalty Charges and Modification Fees 386
Enforcement of Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses 387
Appraisal Reduction Amounts 389
Inspections 394
Evidence as to Compliance 394
Resignation of Master Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 395
Limitation on Liability; Indemnification 396
Servicer Termination Events 399
Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event 401
Waivers of Servicer Termination Events 402
Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event 402
Resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor 405
Qualification, Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 406
Amendment 408
Realization Upon Mortgage Loans 410
Directing Holder 416
Consulting Parties 423
Operating Advisor 424
Asset Status Reports 430
The Asset Representations Reviewer 431
Repurchase Requests; Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 438
Dispute Resolution Provisions 440
Rating Agency Confirmations 443
Termination; Retirement of Certificates 445
Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase 445
Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans 446
Use of Proceeds 452
Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations 452
Yield 452
Yield on the Class X-A Certificates 455
Weighted Average Life of the Offered Certificates 455
Price/Yield Tables 460
Material Federal Income Tax Consequences 464
General 464
Qualification as a REMIC 464
Status of Offered Certificates 466
Taxation of the Regular Interests 466
Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC 472
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 472
Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors 473
FATCA 474
Backup Withholding 474
Information Reporting 474
3.8% Medicare Tax on “Net Investment Income” 474
Reporting Requirements 475
Tax Return Disclosure and Investor List Requirements 475
Certain State, Local and Other Tax Considerations 475
ERISA Considerations 476
General 476
Plan Asset Regulations 477
Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 478
Underwriter Exemption 479
Exempt Plans 482
Insurance Company General Accounts 482
Ineligible Purchasers 482
Further Warnings 482
Consultation with Counsel 483
Tax Exempt Investors 483
Legal Investment 484
Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans 485
General 485
Types of Mortgage Instruments 486
Installment Contracts 487
Leases and Rents 487


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Personalty 488
Foreclosure 488
Bankruptcy Issues 493
Environmental Considerations 499
Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Provisions 502
Junior Liens; Rights of Holders of Senior Liens 503
Subordinate Financing 503
Default Interest and Limitations on Prepayments 503
Applicability of Usury Laws 504
Americans with Disabilities Act 504
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 504
Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions and Bribery 505
Potential Forfeiture of Assets 505
Ratings 506
Plan of Distribution (Underwriter Conflicts of Interest) 508
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference 509
Where You Can Find More Information 510
Financial Information 510
Legal Matters 510
Index of Certain Defined Terms 511
     
ANNEX A – Certain CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS and Mortgaged Properties A-1
ANNEX B – significant loan summaries B-1
ANNEX C – MORTGAGE POOL INFORMATION C-1
ANNEX D – FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT D-1
ANNEX E-1A – SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (CREFI AND GACC) E-1A-1
ANNEX E-1B – Exceptions to Sponsor Representations and Warranties (CREFI and GACC) E-1B-1
ANNEX E-2A – SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (GSMC) E-2A-1
ANNEX E-2B – Exceptions to Sponsor Representations and Warranties (GSMC) E-2B-1
ANNEX F – CLASS A-AB SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE F-1


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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 OFFERED CERTIFICATES. THIS PROSPECTUS WILL FORM A PART OF THAT REGISTRATION STATEMENT, BUT THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SEE “WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION” IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

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—THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY HAVE LIMITED LIQUIDITY AND THE MARKET VALUE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY DECLINE”.

 

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 OFFERED CERTIFICATES DO NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY OTHER PARTY TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, ANY DIRECTING HOLDER, ANY CONSULTING PARTY, THE COMPANION LOAN HOLDERS (OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES), 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.

 

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 two introductory sections describing the offered certificates and the issuing entity in abbreviated form:

 

the “Certificate Summary”, which sets forth important statistical information relating to the offered certificates; and

 

the “Summary of Terms”, which gives a brief introduction to the key features of the offered certificates and a description of the underlying mortgage loans.

 

Additionally, “Risk Factors” describes the material risks that apply to the offered certificates.

 

This prospectus includes cross-references to other 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 Certain Defined Terms”.

 

In this prospectus:

 

the terms “depositor,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

references to “lender” or “mortgage lender” with respect to the mortgage loans 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

 

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the special servicer, as applicable, with respect to the obligations and rights of the lender as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

unless otherwise specified or otherwise indicated by the context, (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, (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, (iii) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgaged property (or the name of a portfolio of mortgaged properties) indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) 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 (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgaged properties by name or as a group), and (iv) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgage loan or a group of mortgage loans indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) 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 (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgage loans by name or as a group).

 

The Annexes attached to this prospectus are incorporated into and made a part of this prospectus.

 

THE UNITED KINGDOM SELLING RESTRICTIONS

 

EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT:

 

(A)       IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 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 FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED, 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 DEPOSITOR OR THE ISSUING ENTITY; 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.

 

NOTICE TO UNITED KINGDOM INVESTORS

 

THE ISSUING ENTITY MAY CONSTITUTE A “COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME” AS DEFINED BY SECTION 235 OF THE 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 DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PROSPECTUS (A) IF MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED PERSON UNDER THE FSMA, IS BEING MADE ONLY TO, OR 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 ANY OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE DISTRIBUTED 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, OR 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

 

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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) (“HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. ”) OF THE PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER, OR (IV) PERSONS TO WHOM THE ISSUING ENTITY MAY LAWFULLY BE PROMOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.12 OF THE UK FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY’S CONDUCT OF BUSINESS SOURCEBOOK (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS “PCIS PERSONS” AND, TOGETHER WITH THE FPO PERSONS, THE “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.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS WITHIN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION (AS DEFINED BELOW).

 

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”). 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 (EU) 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.

 

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 HAS BEEN PREPARED AND THEREFORE OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ANY RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EEA MAY BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE PRIIPS REGULATION.

 

THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN PREPARED ON THE BASIS THAT ANY OFFER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EEA WHICH HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION (EACH, A “RELEVANT MEMBER STATE”) WILL ONLY BE MADE TO A LEGAL ENTITY WHICH IS A QUALIFIED INVESTOR UNDER THE PROSPECTUS REGULATION (“QUALIFIED INVESTORS”). ACCORDINGLY, ANY PERSON MAKING OR INTENDING TO MAKE AN OFFER IN THAT RELEVANT MEMBER STATE OF OFFERED 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 AUTHORISED, NOR DO THEY AUTHORISE, THE MAKING OF ANY OFFER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN TO QUALIFIED INVESTORS. THE EXPRESSION “PROSPECTUS REGULATION” MEANS DIRECTIVE 2017/1129/EU (AS AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED), AND INCLUDES ANY RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING MEASURE IN THE RELEVANT MEMBER STATE.

 

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

 

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UNDER COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/593 (AS AMENDED, THE “DELEGATED DIRECTIVE”). NEITHER THE ISSUER, THE DEPOSITOR NOR ANY INITIAL PURCHASER MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO A DISTRIBUTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE DELEGATED DIRECTIVE.

 

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA 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. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION:

 

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

 

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

 

(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

 

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 THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES.

 

NONE OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES WILL RETAIN A 5% NET ECONOMIC INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE CERTIFICATES IN ANY OF THE FORMS PRESCRIBED BY ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/2402 (THE “EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION”). FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION, SEE “RISK FACTORS—LEGAL AND REGULATORY PROVISIONS AFFECTING INVESTORS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE LIQUIDITY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES” IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

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, 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.

 

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

 

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN 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.

 

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 (I) 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 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.

 

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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.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF 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 “FSCMA”), 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 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 RE-OFFERING 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 (“JFSA”) 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

 

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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 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.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

In this prospectus, we use certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are found in the material, including each of the tables, set forth under “Risk Factors” and “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations”. Forward-looking statements are also found elsewhere in this prospectus and include words like “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates” and other similar words. These statements are intended to convey our projections or expectations as of the date of this prospectus. These statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those we anticipate due to changes in, among other things:

 

economic conditions and industry competition,

 

political and/or social conditions, and

 

the law and government regulatory initiatives.

 

We will not update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in our expectations or changes in the conditions or circumstances on which these statements were originally based.

 

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Summary of Terms

 

The following is only a summary of selected information in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information you need to consider in making your investment decision. More detailed information appears elsewhere in this prospectus. To understand all of the terms of the offered certificates, carefully read this entire document. See Index of Certain Defined Terms” for definitions of capitalized terms.

 

General

 

Title of Certificates   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-GC41, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-GC41.

 

Relevant Parties

 

DepositorCitigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. As depositor, Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. will acquire the mortgage loans from the sponsors and transfer them to the issuing entity. The depositor’s address is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 and its telephone number is (212) 816-5343. See “Transaction Parties—The Depositor”.

 

Issuing Entity   Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-GC41, a New York common law trust to be established on the closing date of this securitization transaction under the pooling and servicing agreement, to be dated as of August 1, 2019, between the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer. See “Transaction Parties—The Issuing Entity”.

 

SponsorsThe sponsors will be transferring the mortgage loans to the depositor for inclusion in the issuing entity. The sponsors of this transaction are:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., a New York corporation (11 mortgage loans (24.0%));

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York limited partnership (20 mortgage loans (42.3%));

 

German American Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (10 mortgage loans (21.5%)); and

 

German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company (2 mortgage loans (12.2%)).

 

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

 

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

 

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OriginatorsThe sponsors originated (or co-originated) the mortgage loans or acquired (or, on or prior to the closing date, will acquire) the mortgage loans, directly or indirectly, from the originators as set forth in the following chart:

 

 

Originator

Sponsor

Number
of
Mortgage
Loans

Aggregate
Principal
Balance of
Mortgage
Loans

Approx.
% of
Initial
Pool
Balance

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(1)     20(2) $540,512,906 42.3%
  Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.  11 306,920,000 24.0   
  Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch German American Capital Corporation(3)     6(4) 142,152,059 11.1   
  DBR Investments Co. Limited German American Capital Corporation 3 86,800,000 6.8  
  Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch / Goldman Sachs Bank USA German American Capital Corporation / Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(5)     2(5)    
  Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch German American Capital Corporation(3)   113,175,000 8.9  
  Goldman Sachs Bank USA Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(1)   42,075,000 3.3 
  Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P German American Capital Corporation

1

45,000,000

3.5 

    Total

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$1,276,634,964

100.0%  

 

 

(1)The mortgage loans being sold by Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company were originated or co-originated by an affiliate thereof, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and will be transferred to Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(2)Includes the Grand Canal Shoppes mortgage loan (4.7%), which is part of a loan combination that was co-originated by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and is evidenced by the promissory note designated as note A-4-1 with an outstanding principal balance of $60,000,000 as of the cut-off date.

 

(3)German American Capital Corporation has acquired or will acquire the mortgage loans that were originated or co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, on or prior to the closing date.

 

(4)Includes the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio mortgage loan (2.1%), which is part of a loan combination that was co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, New York Branch, and is evidenced by the promissory notes designated as notes A-2-2 and A-3 with an outstanding principal balance of $27,160,000, as of the cut-off date.

 

(5)German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company are co-sponsors with respect to each of the 30 Hudson Yards mortgage loan (7.8%) and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 mortgage loan (4.3%). The 30 Hudson Yards mortgage loan (7.8%) is part of a loan combination that was co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and is evidenced by three (3) promissory notes: (i) notes A-1-C6 and A-1-C8, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $70,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which German American Capital Corporation is acting as mortgage loan seller; and (ii) note A-2-C2, with an outstanding principal balance of $30,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company is acting as mortgage loan seller. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 mortgage loan (4.3%) is part of a loan combination that was co-originated by Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and is evidenced by two (2) promissory notes: (i) note A-2-C, with an outstanding

 

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  principal balance of $43,175,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which German American Capital Corporation is acting as mortgage loan seller; and (ii) note A-3-C, with an outstanding principal balance of $12,075,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company is acting as mortgage loan seller.

 

    As regards the assets of the trust, references to “mortgage loan” and “mortgage loans” are intended to mean only a mortgage loan or group of mortgage loans that are part of the mortgage pool backing the certificates.

 

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

 

Master Servicer   Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, will be the initial master servicer. The master servicer will, in general, be responsible for the master servicing and administration of the mortgage loans and the related companion loans pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction (excluding those mortgage loans and companion loans that are or become part of outside serviced loan combinations and that are currently, or become in the future, serviced under an outside servicing agreement as indicated in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below). The principal master servicing offices of the master servicer are located at 10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300, Overland Park, Kansas 66210, and its telephone number is (913) 253-9000. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Master Servicer” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

    See —The Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” below for a discussion of the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity that are part of a loan combination and have one or more related companion loans held outside the issuing entity.

 

    The mortgage loans transferred to the issuing entity, any related companion loans and any related loan combinations that are, in each case, serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction are referred to in this prospectus as “serviced mortgage loans,” “serviced companion loans” and “serviced loan combinations,” respectively. A serviced mortgage loan and a serviced companion loan may each also be referred to as a “serviced loan”. Any mortgage loans transferred to the issuing entity, related companion loans and related loan combinations that are not serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement, but are instead serviced under a separate servicing agreement (an “outside servicing agreement”) governing the securitization of one or more related companion loans, are referred to as “outside serviced mortgage loans,” “outside serviced companion loans,” and “outside serviced loan combinations,” respectively. An outside serviced mortgage loan and an outside serviced companion loan may each also be referred to as an “outside serviced loan”.

 

    The Wind Creek Leased Fee mortgage loan is part of a loan combination that will initially be serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction. However, upon the inclusion of the related controlling pari passu companion loan in a future securitization transaction, the servicing of the related loan combination will shift to the servicing agreement (which will then become an outside servicing agreement) governing that future securitization transaction. Accordingly, the Wind Creek Leased Fee mortgage loan, the related

 

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    companion loan(s) and the related loan combination will be: (i) a serviced mortgage loan, serviced companion loan(s) and a serviced loan combination, respectively, prior to any such shift in servicing; and (ii) an outside serviced mortgage loan, outside serviced companion loan(s) and an outside serviced loan combination, respectively, after the related shift in servicing occurs. The Wind Creek Leased Fee mortgage loan, the related companion loan(s) and the related loan combination are sometimes referred to as a “servicing shift mortgage loan”, “servicing shift companion loan(s)” and a “servicing shift loan combination”, respectively.

 

    See the chart entitled “Loan Combination Summary” under “The Mortgage Pool—Loan Combinations” below in this summary and the chart entitled “Servicing of the Loan Combinations” under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—General” below for a listing of the serviced loan combinations, outside serviced loan combinations and servicing shift loan combinations.

 

    The servicer(s) of the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Special Servicer   Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will be the initial special servicer with respect to the serviced mortgage loans (other than any excluded special servicer mortgage loan) and any related serviced companion loans pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. The special servicer will be primarily responsible for (i) making decisions and performing certain servicing functions with respect to the serviced 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, as well as any related REO properties acquired on behalf of the issuing entity and any related companion loan holders, and (ii) reviewing, evaluating, processing and/or providing or withholding consent as to certain major decisions and certain other matters identified as “special servicer decisions” relating to such serviced mortgage loans and any related companion loans 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 special servicing offices of the special servicer are located at 790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, Florida 33172. See “Transaction PartiesServicersThe Special Servicer”, and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Mortgage Loans” and “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”.

 

    If the special servicer, to its knowledge, becomes a borrower party (as defined under “—Directing Holder” below) with respect to any mortgage loan (such mortgage loan, an “excluded special servicer mortgage loan”), it will be required to resign with respect to the servicing of that mortgage loan. The applicable directing holder will be entitled to appoint a separate special servicer that is not a borrower party with respect to such excluded special servicer mortgage loan (such separate special servicer, an “excluded mortgage loan special servicer”). Any excluded mortgage loan special servicer will be required to perform all of the obligations of the special servicer for the related excluded special servicer mortgage

 

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    loan and will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such excluded special servicer mortgage loan earned during such time as the related mortgage loan is an excluded special servicer mortgage loan. If there is no applicable directing holder entitled to appoint an excluded mortgage loan special servicer for an excluded special servicer mortgage loan (or if there is a directing holder so entitled but it has not appointed a replacement special servicer within 30 days), an excluded mortgage loan special servicer will be appointed in the manner described in this prospectus and as provided under the pooling and servicing agreement. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event” in this prospectus.

 

    Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC is expected to be appointed as the initial special servicer by RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, or its affiliate, which is expected to purchase the Class G-RR and Class J-RR certificates. RREF III Debt AIV, LP (the parent of RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC), or its affiliate, is expected to purchase certain other classes of certificates, including the Class X-F and Class F certificates, and is also expected to receive the Class S certificates. On the closing date, RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, or its affiliate, is expected to become the initial controlling class representative and the initial directing holder with respect to all of the serviced mortgage loans as to which the controlling class representative is entitled to act as directing holder. See “—Directing Holder” and “—Controlling Class Representative” below and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementDirecting Holder”.

 

    The special servicer (but not the special servicer with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan) may be removed in such capacity under the pooling and servicing agreement, with or without cause, as set forth under (and subject to certain conditions described under) “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”, “—Servicer Termination Events” and “—Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event.”

 

    A special servicer with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan may only be removed in such capacity in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable outside servicing agreement and the co-lender agreement governing the related outside serviced loan combination.

 

    The special servicer(s) of the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table below titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

TrusteeWilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, will act as trustee. The corporate trust office of the trustee is located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CGCMT 2019-GC41. Following the transfer of the mortgage loans, the trustee, on behalf of the issuing entity, will become the mortgagee of record for each serviced mortgage loan and any related companion loans; except that, with respect to each servicing shift loan combination, the trustee will not become the mortgagee of record unless the related servicing shift does not occur within 180 days after the closing date or

 

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  the loan combination becomes specially serviced prior to the related servicing shift. Upon the occurrence of the related servicing shift with respect to any servicing shift loan combination, the trustee of the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan will become the mortgagee of record. In addition, subject to the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, the trustee will be primarily responsible for back-up advancing. See “Transaction Parties—The Trustee” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

    The trustee(s) with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Certificate Administrator   Citibank, N.A., a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, will initially act as certificate administrator. The certificate administrator will also be required to act as custodian, certificate registrar, REMIC administrator, 17g-5 information provider, paying agent and authenticating agent. The corporate trust offices of the certificate administrator are located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services – CGCMT 2019-GC41, and for certificate transfer purposes are located at 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: Securities Window. See “Transaction Parties—The Certificate Administrator” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

    The custodian(s) with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Operating Advisor   Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, will be the operating advisor. The operating advisor will, in general and under certain circumstances described in this prospectus, have the following rights and responsibilities with respect to the serviced mortgage loans:

 

reviewing the actions of the special servicer with respect to specially serviced loans and with respect to certain major decisions regarding non-specially serviced loans as to which the operating advisor has consultation rights;

 

reviewing reports provided by the special servicer to the extent set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement;

 

reviewing for accuracy certain calculations made by the special servicer;

 

issuing an annual report generally setting forth, among other things, its assessment of whether the special servicer is performing its duties in compliance with the servicing standard and the pooling and servicing agreement and identifying any material deviations therefrom;

 

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recommending the replacement of the special servicer if the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the special servicer has failed to comply with the servicing standard and (2) a replacement of the special servicer would be in the best interest of the certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner (as a collective whole); and

 

after the occurrence and during the continuance of an operating advisor consultation trigger event, consulting on a non-binding basis with the special servicer with respect to certain major decisions (and such other matters as are set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement) in respect of the applicable serviced mortgage loan(s) and/or related companion loan(s).

 

    An “operating advisor consultation trigger event” will occur (i) with respect to any serviced loan, when the aggregate outstanding certificate balance of the HRR certificates (as notionally reduced by any cumulative appraisal reduction amount then allocable to the HRR certificates) is 25% or less of the initial aggregate certificate balance of the HRR certificates; provided that an operating advisor consultation trigger event will at all times be deemed to exist with respect to excluded mortgage loans.

 

    Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 outside serviced mortgage loan or any related REO property.

 

    See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor” and “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer   Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 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 notification has been received 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 the Asset Representations Reviewer” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Asset Representations Reviewer”.

 

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Outside Servicers, Outside Special    
Servicers, Outside Trustees    
and Outside Custodians   The following mortgage loans will or are expected to constitute the “outside serviced mortgage loans” (and the related loan combinations will or are expected to constitute the “outside serviced loan combinations”), and such mortgage loans and loan combinations will be (or, in the case of a servicing shift loan combination, following the inclusion of the applicable companion loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction, will be) serviced and administered pursuant to the servicing agreement governing the securitization of the related controlling companion loan by the parties thereto, as identified in the table below:

 

Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary(1)

 

Mortgaged
Property Name

Mortgage
Loan
Seller(s)

Outside
Servicing
Agreement
(2)

(Date
Thereof)

Mortgage
Loan as
Approx.
% of Initial Pool Balance

Outside Servicer

Outside Special Servicer

Outside Trustee

Outside Custodian

Outside Operating Advisor

Initial Outside Controlling Class Representative(3)

30 Hudson Yards GACC, GSMC HY 2019-30HY TSA
 (7/6/19)
7.8% Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association N/A Prima Capital Advisors LLC
Grand Canal Shoppes GSMC MSC 2019-H7 PSA
(7/1/19)
4.7% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association LNR Partners, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Pentalpha Surveillance LLC Argentic Securities Income USA LLC(4)
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 GACC, GSMC MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA
(7/11/19)
4.3% KeyBank National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association N/A PMIT Master Fund, LLC(5)
The Zappettini Portfolio CREFI Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA(6)
(8/1/19)
4.3% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(6) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(6) Wilmington Trust, National Association(6) Citibank, N.A.(6) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC(6) KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.(6)
Wind Creek Leased Fee GACC (7) 3.5% (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8)
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio GACC Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA(6)
(8/1/19)
2.1% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(6) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(6) Wilmington Trust, National Association(6) Citibank, N.A.(6) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC(6) KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.(6)
The Centre CREFI Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA(6)
(8/1/19)
1.2% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(6) Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC(6) Wilmington Trust, National Association(6) Citibank, N.A.(6) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC(6) CRE Fund Investments III LLC(6)(9)

 

 

(1)Includes the servicing shift mortgage loan which will become an outside serviced mortgage loan after the related shift in servicing occurs. However, until the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, the related loan combination will be serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction by the parties thereto. For more information regarding the loan combinations related to the outside serviced mortgage loans set forth in the above chart, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” in this prospectus.

 

(2)PSA” means pooling and servicing agreement and “TSA” means trust and servicing agreement.

 

(3)The entity named under the indicated PSA or TSA under the heading “Outside Servicing Agreement” as the initial controlling class representative (or an equivalent term). However, the initial outside controlling class representative may instead be an affiliate of the entity listed. See “—Directing Holder” below.

 

(4)With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes mortgage loan, the control rights and the right to replace the applicable special servicer are held by the holder of the related subordinate companion loan (currently held by CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc.) so long as no Grand Canal Shoppes control appraisal period is in effect. If a Grand

 

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  Canal Shoppes control appraisal period under the related co-lender agreement is in effect, then note A-1-1 will be the controlling note. Note A-1-1 was included in the MSC 2019-H7 securitization, and therefore, the controlling class representative (or equivalent party) under the MSC 2019-H7 securitization is the outside controlling class representative with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes mortgage loan. However, unless and until a Grand Canal Shoppes control appraisal period is in effect, such outside controlling class representative will not be entitled to exercise control rights or the right to replace the applicable special servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes mortgage loan.

 

(5)With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 mortgage loan, PMIT Master Fund, LLC is the initial outside controlling class representative so long as no Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 control appraisal period is in effect. If a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 control appraisal period under the related co-lender agreement is in effect, then note A-1-B will be the controlling note, and the holder of note A-1-B or the directing certificateholder of the securitization trust that holds note A-1-B will have the control rights and the right to replace the applicable special servicer. Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. is the current holder of note A-1-B, but is expected to transfer such note to a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction.

 

(6)With respect to each of The Zappettini Portfolio loan combination, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio loan combination and The Centre loan combination, the related controlling companion loan is expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization prior to the closing date for this securitization transaction. Accordingly, each such loan combination is expected to be (and information presented in the foregoing table is based on the assumption that each such loan combination will be) serviced and administered pursuant to the Benchmark 2019-B12 pooling and servicing agreement by the parties thereto. The Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization transaction is scheduled to close on or about August 8, 2019.

 

(7)The Wind Creek Leased Fee mortgage loan is a servicing shift mortgage loan that (i) will initially be serviced and administered by the master servicer and the special servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction, and (ii) upon the inclusion of the related controlling pari passu companion loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction, will be an outside serviced mortgage loan, and will be serviced and administered by an outside servicer and an outside special servicer pursuant to an outside servicing agreement governing that future commercial mortgage securitization transaction. The parties to the related outside servicing agreement for the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan giving rise to a servicing shift have not been definitively identified.

 

(8)With respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee mortgage loan, there will be no initial outside controlling class representative until the securitization of the controlling pari passu companion loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction. See the “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” chart under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—General” for the identity of the related controlling note holder for the related loan combination.

 

(9)The initial outside controlling class representative for The Centre loan combination is expected to be CRE Fund Investments III LLC or an affiliate, as the loan-specific directing holder for the Centre loan-specific certificates. Following the occurrence of a Centre Control Appraisal Period, the Outside Controlling Class Representative for The Centre Loan Combination will be the controlling class representative under the Benchmark 2019-B12 pooling and servicing agreement (who is initially expected to be KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P. or an affiliate).

 

    Each outside servicer identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside servicer”; each outside special servicer identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside special servicer”; each outside trustee identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside trustee”; each outside operating advisor identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside operating advisor”; and each outside custodian identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside custodian”. With respect to each outside serviced loan combination, the related outside servicer will have primary servicing responsibilities with respect to the entire loan combination, the related outside special servicer will serve as special servicer of the entire loan combination, the

 

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    related outside trustee generally serves as mortgagee of record with respect to the entire loan combination, and the related outside custodian serves as custodian with respect to the mortgage loan file for the related loan combination (other than with respect to the related promissory note evidencing each related mortgage loan that will be contributed to this securitization transaction and any promissory note evidencing any related companion loan(s) not included in the subject controlling securitization transaction).

 

    There are no serviced AB loan combinations related to this securitization transaction and, therefore, all references in this prospectus to such type(s) of loan combination(s) or any related terms should be disregarded.

 

    See “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

    None of the master servicer or the special servicer (in each such capacity) or any other party to this securitization transaction is responsible for the performance by any party to an outside servicing agreement of its duties thereunder, including with respect to the servicing of each of the subject mortgage loans held by the issuing entity that is included in the subject outside serviced loan combination.

 

    See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans.”

 

Directing Holder   The “directing holder” with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, serviced loan combination will be:

 

except (i) with respect to an excluded mortgage loan, (ii) with respect to a serviced loan combination as to which the controlling note is held outside the issuing entity (sometimes referred to in this prospectus as a “serviced outside controlled loan combination”), and (iii) during any period that a control termination event has occurred and is continuing, the controlling class representative; and

 

with respect to any serviced outside controlled loan combination (which may include a servicing shift loan combination or a serviced loan combination with a controlling subordinate companion loan held outside the issuing entity), if and for so long as such holder is entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consent rights similar to those entitled to be exercised by the controlling class representative, the holder of the related controlling note (during any such period, the “outside controlling note holder”).

 

    provided, that with respect to any serviced loan combination, the rights of the directing holder will be subject to and may be limited by the terms and provisions of any related co-lender agreement.

 

    For the avoidance of doubt: (A) the controlling class representative will not be the directing holder if and for so long as (1) a control termination event is in effect, (2) the related mortgage loan is an excluded mortgage loan, and/or (3) the related serviced loan combination is a serviced outside controlled loan combination; (B) there will be no directing holder with respect to an excluded mortgage loan; and (C) with respect to any serviced outside controlled loan combination, the outside controlling

 

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    noteholder will be the directing holder only if and for so long as such holder is entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consent rights similar to those entitled to be exercised by the controlling class representative.

 

    Further for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any mortgage loan or loan combination, if none of the controlling class representative or an outside controlling note holder is a directing holder in accordance with the foregoing definition, then there will be no directing holder for that serviced mortgage loan or serviced loan combination.

 

    An “excluded mortgage loan” is a mortgage loan or loan combination with respect to which the controlling class representative or a holder of more than 50% of the controlling class of certificates (by certificate balance) is (i) a borrower or mortgagor under that mortgage loan or loan combination or a manager of a related mortgaged property or an affiliate of any of the foregoing or (ii) a holder or beneficial owner of (or an affiliate of any holder or beneficial owner of) a mezzanine loan, secured by a pledge of the direct (or indirect) equity interests in the borrower under that mortgage loan or loan combination, if such mezzanine loan either (a) has been accelerated or (b) is the subject of foreclosure proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure that mezzanine loan (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, a “borrower party”). Solely for the purposes of the definition of “borrower party”, the term “affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person, (i) any other person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified person or (ii) any other person that owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such specified person.

 

    With respect to the serviced mortgage loans and serviced loan combinations, in general:

 

the applicable directing holder will have certain consent and consultation rights under the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to certain major decisions and other matters with respect to such mortgage loans or, if applicable, loan combinations; and

 

the applicable directing holder will have the right to remove and replace the special servicer, with or without cause, with respect to such mortgage loans;

 

    For so long as it is serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization, a servicing shift loan combination will be a serviced outside controlled loan combination and, after the related shift in servicing occurs, such loan combination will be an outside serviced loan combination.

 

    If, with respect to any serviced outside controlled loan combination, the related controlling note is included in a separate securitization trust, the servicing agreement for the relevant securitization and/or the related co-lender agreement may impose limitations on the exercise of rights associated with that related controlling note. For example, any “controlling class representative” (or equivalent entity) for such other securitization may lose consent and consultation rights and special servicer replacement rights in a manner similar to that described under “—Controlling Class Representative” below with respect to the controlling class representative for this securitization. However, if the related controlling note for any such serviced outside controlled loan

 

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    combination is not included in a separate securitization trust, the related outside controlling note holder may not lose such rights under the related co-lender agreement.

 

    Any serviced loan combination with a subordinate companion loan that (i) is held outside the Issuing Entity and (ii) constitutes the controlling note, will initially be a serviced outside controlled loan combination. However, during such time as the holder(s) of the applicable subordinate companion loan(s) are no longer permitted to exercise control or consultation rights under the related co-lender agreement, in the event control shifts to the note included in this securitization transaction, then the controlling class representative (as directing holder) will generally (subject to the terms of such co-lender agreement) have the same consent and consultation rights with respect to the related serviced mortgage loan (and any related companion loan(s)) as it does for the other serviced mortgage loans in the mortgage pool that are not part of a loan combination.

 

    With respect to the outside serviced mortgage loans, the entity (if any) identified in the table above titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” as the “initial controlling class representative” (referred to herein as an “outside controlling class representative”) with respect to the indicated outside servicing agreement, or such other directing holder as is contemplated under the co-lender agreement, for the related outside serviced loan combination, will have certain consent and consultation rights and special servicer replacement rights with respect to such outside serviced loan combination, 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 and other trigger events. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

    Each directing holder may, pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement, have the ability to appoint a representative that is entitled to exercise its rights as directing holder under the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement.

 

    The directing holder, any outside controlling class representative or any of their respective representatives may direct the special servicer or the outside special servicer, as applicable, to take actions with respect to the servicing of the applicable mortgage loan(s) and/or loan combination(s) that could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of offered certificates, and may, subject to any applicable restrictions, remove and replace the special servicer or the outside special servicer, as applicable, with respect to the applicable mortgage loan(s) and/or loan combination(s) with or without cause. The directing holder or any outside controlling class representative may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of the offered certificates. See “Risk Factors—Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder”.

 

Controlling Class  
RepresentativeThe “controlling class representative” under the pooling and servicing agreement will be the controlling class certificateholder or other representative selected by holders of at least a majority of the controlling

 

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  class of certificates by certificate balance. No person may exercise any of the rights and powers of the controlling class representative with respect to an excluded mortgage loan.

 

    In general, the “controlling class” is, as of any time of determination, the most subordinate class of control eligible certificates that has an outstanding certificate balance, as notionally reduced by any cumulative appraisal reduction amount then allocable to such class, at least equal to 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class of certificates; provided, however, that (except under the circumstances set forth in the next proviso) if no such class meets the preceding requirement, then Class G-RR will be the “controlling class”; provided, further, however, that if, at any time, the aggregate outstanding certificate balance of the classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates senior to the control eligible certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of any cumulative appraisal reduction amounts), then the “controlling class” will be the most subordinate class of control eligible certificates with an outstanding certificate balance greater than zero (without regard to the allocation of any cumulative appraisal reduction amounts). The controlling class as of the closing date will be Class J-RR. See “Description of the Certificates—Voting Rights” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementDirecting Holder”. No other class of certificates will be eligible to act as the controlling class or appoint a controlling class representative.

 

    The “control eligible certificates” will be the Class G-RR and Class J-RR certificates.

 

    After the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event (as described below), the consent and special servicer replacement rights of the controlling class representative will terminate, however, the controlling class representative will retain consultation rights under the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to certain major decisions and other matters with respect to the applicable serviced loans. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a consultation termination event (as described below), all of these rights of the controlling class representative with respect to the applicable serviced loans will terminate. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder”.

 

    A “control termination event” will either (a) occur when none of the classes of control eligible certificates has an outstanding certificate balance (as notionally reduced by any cumulative appraisal reduction amount then allocable to such class) that is at least equal to 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class of certificates or (b) be deemed to occur as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder—General” in this prospectus; provided, however, that a control termination event will in no event exist at any time that the certificate balance of each class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates senior to the control eligible certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of cumulative appraisal reduction amounts). With respect to excluded mortgage loans, a control termination event will be deemed to exist.

 

    A “consultation termination event” will either (a) occur when none of the classes of control eligible certificates has an outstanding certificate balance, without regard to the allocation of any cumulative appraisal reduction amount, that is equal to or greater than 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class of certificates or (b) be deemed to occur

 

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    as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder—General” in this prospectus; provided, however, that a consultation termination event will in no event exist at any time that the certificate balance of each class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates senior to the control eligible certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of cumulative appraisal reduction amounts). With respect to excluded mortgage loans, a consultation termination event will be deemed to exist.

 

    RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC is expected, on the closing date, (i) to purchase the HRR certificates, and (ii) to appoint itself or an affiliate as the initial controlling class representative. RREF III Debt AIV, LP (the parent of RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC), or its affiliate, is expected to purchase certain other classes of certificates, including the Class X-F and Class F certificates, and is also expected to receive the Class S certificates.

 

Risk Retention    
Consultation Parties   The “risk retention consultation parties”, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, serviced loan combination will be: (i) the party selected by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., (ii) the party selected by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and (iii) the party selected by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch. 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 any outside serviced mortgage loan), and (ii) during the continuance of a consultation termination event, with respect to any mortgage loan (other than any outside serviced mortgage loan), as further described in this prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the risk retention consultation parties will have any consultation rights with respect to any mortgage loan that is an excluded RRCP mortgage loan with respect to such party. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, are expected to be appointed as the initial risk retention consultation parties.

 

    With respect to any risk retention consultation party, an “excluded RRCP mortgage loan” is a mortgage loan or loan combination with respect to which such risk retention consultation party, or the person(s) entitled to appoint such risk retention consultation party, is a borrower party.

 

Consulting Parties   As used in this prospectus, a “consulting party”, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, serviced loan combination will be, each of:

 

(i)except with respect to a serviced outside controlled loan combination, solely (a) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a consultation termination event, and (b) for so long as the related mortgage loan is not an excluded mortgage loan, the controlling class representative;

 

(ii)with respect to any serviced outside controlled loan combination (which may include a servicing shift loan combination or a serviced loan combination with a controlling subordinate companion loan held outside the issuing entity), (a) if and for so long as the holder of the mortgage loan included in this securitization transaction is entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consultation rights with respect to such

 

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  loan combination, (b) solely prior to the occurrence and continuance of a consultation termination event, and (c) for so long as the related mortgage loan is not an excluded mortgage loan, the controlling class representative;

 

(iii)with respect to any serviced loan combination that includes a pari passu companion loan, the holder of such pari passu companion loan if and to the extent such holder (a) is not the directing holder, and (b) is entitled to exercise consultation rights under the related co-lender agreement;

 

(iv)solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of an applicable operating advisor consultation trigger event, the operating advisor; and

 

(v)except with respect to any excluded RRCP mortgage loan, (a) for so long as no consultation termination event is continuing, with respect to any specially serviced loan, and (b) during the continuance of a consultation termination event, with respect to any mortgage loan, each risk retention consultation party.

 

    provided, that with respect to any serviced loan combination, the rights of any consulting party set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above will be subject to and may be limited by the terms and provisions of any related co-lender agreement.

 

    For the avoidance of doubt, (A) the controlling class representative will not be a consulting party if and for so long as (1) a consultation termination event is in effect, (2) the related mortgage loan is an excluded mortgage loan, and/or (3) with respect to any serviced outside controlled loan combination, it is not entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consultation rights with respect to such loan combination, (B) the operating advisor will not be a consulting party if and for so long as no operating advisor consultation trigger event has occurred and is continuing, (C) none of the risk retention consultation parties will be a consulting party with respect to any mortgage loan that is an excluded RRCP mortgage loan with respect to such party, or with respect to any mortgage loans other than as described in the immediately preceding clause (v), and (D) the consultation rights of the holder of a pari passu companion loan with respect to any related serviced loan combination will be subject to the terms of the related co-lender agreement.

 

    Further for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or serviced loan combination, if none of the controlling class representative, the operating advisor, a risk retention consultation party, or a holder of a pari passu companion loan is a consulting party in accordance with the foregoing definition, then there will be no consulting party for that serviced mortgage loan or serviced loan combination.

 

    Each consulting party may, pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement, have the ability to appoint a representative that is entitled to exercise its rights as consulting party under the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement.

 

Significant Affiliations    
and Relationships   Certain parties to this securitization transaction, as described under “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related

 

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    Transactions Involving Transaction Parties—Transaction Party and Related Party Affiliations”, may:

 

serve in multiple capacities with respect to this securitization transaction;

 

be affiliated with other parties to this securitization transaction, a controlling class certificateholder, a directing holder, a consulting party, an outside controlling class representative and/or the holder of a companion loan or any securities backed in whole or in part by a companion loan;

 

serve as an outside servicer, outside special servicer, outside trustee, outside custodian, outside operating advisor or asset representations reviewer under an outside servicing agreement with respect to an outside serviced loan combination; or

 

be affiliated with an outside servicer, outside special servicer, outside trustee, outside custodian, outside operating advisor or asset representations reviewer under an outside servicing agreement with respect to an outside serviced loan combination.

 

    In addition, certain parties to this securitization transaction or a directing holder may otherwise have financial relationships with other parties to this securitization transaction. Such relationships may include, without limitation:

 

serving as warehouse lender to one or more of the sponsors and/or originators of this securitization transaction through a repurchase facility or otherwise (including with respect to certain mortgage loans to be contributed to this securitization transaction), where the proceeds received by such sponsor(s) and/or originator(s) in connection with the contribution of mortgage loans to this securitization transaction will be applied to, among other things, reacquire the financed mortgage loans from the repurchase counterparty or other warehouse provider;

 

serving as interim servicer for one or more of the sponsors and/or originators of this securitization transaction (including with respect to certain mortgage loans to be contributed by such sponsor(s) and/or originator(s) to this securitization transaction);

 

serving as interim custodian for one or more of the sponsors and/or originators of this securitization transaction (including with respect to certain mortgage loans to be contributed by such sponsor(s) and/or originator(s) to this securitization transaction);

 

entering into one or more agreements with the sponsors to purchase the servicing rights to the related mortgage loans and/or the right to be appointed as the master servicer with respect to such mortgage loans; and/or

 

performing due diligence services prior to the securitization closing date for one or more sponsors, a controlling class certificateholder or the controlling class representative with respect to certain of the mortgage loans to be contributed to this securitization transaction.

 

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    Each of the foregoing relationships, to the extent applicable, is described under “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

    In addition, certain of the sponsors and/or other parties to this securitization transaction or their respective affiliates may hold mezzanine debt, a companion loan, securities backed in whole or in part by a companion loan, or other additional debt related to one or more of the mortgage loans to be included in this securitization transaction, and as such may have certain rights relating to the related mortgage loan(s) and/or loan combination(s), as described under “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties—Loan Combinations and Mezzanine Loan Arrangements”. In the event a sponsor or other party to this securitization transaction or any affiliate of any of the foregoing includes any companion loan in a separate securitization transaction, such sponsor, other party or affiliate may be obligated to repurchase such companion loan from the applicable separate securitization trust in connection with certain breaches of representations and warranties and certain document defects.

 

    These roles and other potential relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest as further described under “Risk Factors—Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests” and “—Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment”.

 

Relevant Dates and Periods

 

Cut-off Date   With respect to each mortgage loan, its respective due date in August 2019 (or, in the case of any mortgage loan that has its first due date subsequent to August 2019, the date that would have been its due date in August 2019 under the terms thereof if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).

 

Closing Date   On or about August 20, 2019.

 

Distribution Date   The 4th business day following the related determination date of each month, beginning in September 2019.

 

Determination Date   The 6th day of each calendar month or, if the 6th day is not a business day, then the business day following such 6th day, beginning in September 2019.

 

Record Date   With respect to any distribution date, the last business day of the month preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs (or, in the event the closing date occurs in the same month as the first distribution date, the first record date will be the closing date).

 

Interest Accrual Period   With respect to any distribution date, the calendar month preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs. Interest will be calculated on the offered certificates assuming each month has 30 days and each year has 360 days.

 

Collection Period   With respect to any distribution date, the period commencing on the day immediately following the determination date in the month preceding the month in which the applicable distribution date occurs (or, in the case of the distribution date occurring in September 2019, with respect to any particular mortgage loan, beginning on the day after the cut-off date) and

 

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    ending on and including the determination date in the month in which the applicable distribution date occurs.

 

Assumed Final Distribution Date Class A-1 May 2024
  Class A-2 August 2024
  Class A-3 August 2026
  Class A-4 July 2029
  Class A-5 August 2029
  Class A-AB May 2029
  Class X-A August 2029
  Class A-S August 2029
  Class B August 2029
  Class C August 2029

 

    The assumed final distribution date for each class of offered certificates is the date on which that class is expected to be paid in full (or, in the case of the Class X-A certificates, the date on which the related notional amount is reduced to zero), assuming no delinquencies, losses, modifications, extensions or accelerations of maturity dates, repurchases or prepayments of the mortgage loans after the initial issuance of the offered certificates (other than the assumed repayment of a mortgage loan on any anticipated repayment date for such mortgage loan).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date   As to each class of offered certificates, the distribution date in August 2056.

 

Transaction Overview

 

GeneralOn 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 New York common law trust created on the closing date. The issuing entity will be formed pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, to be entered into between 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 certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, as well as the sales of the offered certificates by the depositor to the underwriters and by the underwriters to investors that purchase from them, are illustrated below:
     
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    The foregoing illustration does not take into account sales or other transfers of the Uncertificated VRR Interest or any of the non-vertically retained certificates other than the offered certificates.

 

The Certificates

 

The Offered Certificates

 

A. General   We are offering the following classes of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates as part of Series 2019-GC41:

 

Class A-1

 

Class A-2

 

Class A-3

 

Class A-4

 

Class A-5

 

Class A-AB

 

Class X-A

 

Class A-S

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

    Upon initial issuance, the Series 2019-GC41 certificates will consist of the above classes, together with the following classes that are not being offered by this prospectus: the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class J-RR, Class S and Class R certificates and the Class VRR Certificates. In addition, the Uncertificated VRR Interest is not being offered by this prospectus.

 

    The offered certificates, together with the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class J-RR, Class S, Class R and Class VRR Certificates, are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “certificates”. The Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F certificates are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “Class X certificates”). The certificates, exclusive of the Class VRR Certificates, are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “non-vertically retained certificates.” The non-vertically retained certificates (exclusive of the Class X, Class S and Class R certificates) are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “non-vertically retained principal balance certificates.” The non-vertically retained principal balance certificates and the Class VRR Certificates are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “principal balance certificates”. The non-vertically retained certificates (exclusive of the Class S and Class R certificates) are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “non-vertically retained regular certificates.”

 

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B.   Certificate Balances or    
Notional Amounts   Upon initial issuance, each class of the offered certificates will have the approximate initial certificate balance (or notional amount, in the case of the Class X-A certificates) set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

    The certificate balance of any class of principal balance certificates outstanding at any time represents the maximum amount that its holders are entitled to receive at such time as distributions allocable to principal from the cash flow on the mortgage loans and the other assets in the issuing entity, subject to reduction as described below in this “—The Certificates—The Offered Certificates” section.

 

    See “Description of the Certificates—General” in this prospectus.

 

C.   Pass-Through Rates   Each class of the offered certificates will accrue interest at an annual rate called a pass-through rate on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months or a “30/360 basis.” The approximate initial pass-through rate for each class of offered certificates is set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus.

 

    The pass-through rates with respect to 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 will each be fixed at the initial pass-through rate for the applicable class set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus.

 

    The pass-through rate with respect to the Class X-A certificates will generally be a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the net 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 in effect from time to time, over (ii) 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 as in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus.

 

    The pass-through rate with respect to the Class C certificates will generally be a per annum rate equal to the lesser of the (a) initial pass-through rate for such class set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus and (b) the weighted average of the net 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 in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus.

 

    For purposes of calculating the pass-through rate on any class of non-vertically retained certificates that has a pass-through rate limited by, equal to or based on the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans:

 

the mortgage loan interest rates will not reflect any default interest rate, any rate increase occurring after an anticipated repayment date (if applicable), any loan term modifications agreed to by the master servicer, an outside servicer, the special servicer or an outside special servicer or any modifications resulting from a borrower’s bankruptcy or insolvency; and

 

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with respect to each mortgage loan that accrues interest on the basis of the actual number of days in a month, assuming a 360-day year, the related mortgage loan interest rate (net of the administrative fee rate) for any month that is not a 30-day month will be recalculated so that the amount of interest that would accrue at that recalculated rate in that month, calculated on a 30/360 basis, will equal the amount of net interest that actually accrues on that mortgage loan in that month, adjusted for any withheld amounts and/or closing date deposits as described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Accounts” in this prospectus.

 

    See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”, “—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates” and “—Distributions—Interest Distribution Amount” in this prospectus.

 

D.   Servicing and    
Administration Fees   The master servicer and the special servicer are entitled to a master servicing fee and a special servicing fee, respectively, generally from the interest payments on the mortgage loans (or any serviced loan combinations, if applicable) in the case of the master servicer, and from the collection account in the case of the special servicer; provided, that the special servicer for this securitization transaction (acting in such capacity) will not receive any special servicing fee with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan. The master servicing fee for each distribution date will generally be calculated based on: (i) the outstanding principal balance of each mortgage loan in the issuing entity and each serviced companion loan and any successor REO loan; and (ii) the related master servicing fee rate, which includes any sub-servicing fee rate and primary servicing fee rate and ranges on a loan-by-loan basis from 0.00250% to 0.05125% per annum. For presentation purposes, the master servicing fee rate includes, with respect to an outside serviced mortgage loan, the primary servicing fee rate payable to the outside servicer.

 

    The master servicer and the special servicer are also entitled to additional fees and amounts, including income on the amounts held in permitted investments to the extent specified in this prospectus and the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

    The special servicing fee for each distribution date is generally calculated based on the outstanding principal balance of each specially serviced loan or REO loan (that is not part of an outside serviced loan combination) and the special servicing fee rate, which is equal to the greater of 0.25% per annum and the rate that would result in a special servicing fee of $5,000 for the related month.

 

    In addition, the special servicer is entitled to (a) liquidation fees from (and generally calculated at a rate of 1.0%, or such lower rate as would not result in a liquidation fee that is more than $1,000,000, applied to) the recovery of liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and other payments in connection with a full or discounted payoff of (or an unscheduled partial payment in connection with a workout with respect to) a specially serviced loan or REO loan (that is not part of an outside serviced loan combination), subject to a minimum liquidation fee of $25,000, and (b) workout fees from (and generally calculated at a rate of 1.0%, or such lower rate as would not result in a workout fee that is more than $1,000,000, applied to) collections on any mortgage loan or companion loan serviced under the pooling and

 

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    servicing agreement for this securitization transaction, that had previously been a specially serviced loan, but had been worked out, subject to a minimum workout fee of $25,000, in each case net of certain amounts and calculated as further described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” in this prospectus.

 

    With respect to each of the outside serviced mortgage loans and (after the related shift in servicing occurs) the servicing shift mortgage loan set forth in the table below, the outside servicer under the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of that loan will, or is expected to, be entitled to a primary servicing fee equal to a per annum rate (which includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate) set forth in the table below, and the outside special servicer under the related outside servicing agreement will, or is expected to, be entitled to a special servicing fee at a rate equal to the per annum rate, as well as a workout fee and liquidation fee at the respective percentages, set forth below (or, in the case of the servicing shift mortgage loan, set forth in the related outside servicing agreement). In addition, each party to the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of an outside serviced loan combination will, or is expected to, be entitled to receive other fees and reimbursements with respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan in amounts, from sources, and at frequencies, that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to those described under this “—Servicing and Administration Fees” section with respect to serviced mortgage loans and, in certain cases (for example, with respect to unreimbursed special servicing fees and servicing advances with respect to the subject outside serviced loan combination), such amounts will be reimbursable from general collections on the mortgage loans in this securitization to the extent that such amounts are (i) not recoverable from the subject outside serviced loan combination and (ii) allocable to the related outside serviced mortgage loan pursuant to the related co-lender agreement. With respect to the servicing shift mortgage loan, any related outside special servicing fees, outside workout fees and outside liquidation fees (or limitations thereon), if and to the extent set forth in the table below, are generally based on provisions contained in the related co-lender agreement, given that the applicable outside servicing agreement has not yet been entered into. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” and “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” (including the fee and expenses table and the related footnotes contained under that heading).

 

Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Name

Servicing
of Loan Combination

Outside (Primary) Servicer Fee Rate (per annum)(2)

Outside Special Servicer
Fee Rate
(per annum)

Outside
Workout Fee Rate(3)

Outside
Liquidation Fee
Rate(3)

30 Hudson Yards Outside Serviced  0.00125% 0.15000% 0.25000% 0.25000%
           
Grand Canal Shoppes Outside Serviced 0.00250% 0.25000% 1.00000% 1.00000%
           
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Outside Serviced 0.00125% 0.12500% 0.25000% 0.25000%
           
The Zappettini Portfolio Outside Serviced 0.00125% 0.2500%(4) 1.00%(4) 1.00%(4)
           
Wind Creek Leased Fee Servicing Shift 0.00125%(5) 0.2500%(5) 1.00%(5) 1.00%(5)

 

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Mortgaged Property Name

Servicing
of Loan Combination

Outside (Primary) Servicer Fee Rate (per annum)(2)

Outside Special Servicer
Fee Rate
(per annum)

Outside
Workout Fee Rate(3)

Outside
Liquidation Fee
Rate(3)

CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Outside Serviced 0.00895% 0.2500%(4) 1.00%(4) 1.00%(4)
           
The Centre Outside Serviced 0.00125% 0.2500%(4) 1.00%(4) 1.00%(4)

 

 

(1)Includes the servicing shift mortgage loan which will become an outside serviced mortgage loan after the related shift in servicing occurs. Until the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, the related loan combination will be serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction by the parties thereto.

 

(2)Includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate.

 

(3)Subject to such limitations and minimum thresholds as may be provided in the related outside servicing agreement or the related co-lender agreement. See “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” (including the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees” and the related footnotes (if any) to that table).

 

(4)The fees specified in the table above are based on a publicly available preliminary prospectus for the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization and/or the related co-lender agreement.

 

(5)The fees set forth are those specified in the related co-lender agreement as being permitted under the related future outside servicing agreement following the occurrence of the related shift in servicing. However, prior to the occurrence of the related shift in servicing, special servicing fees, workout fees and liquidation fees are as set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization.

 

    The operating advisor is entitled to a fee from general collections on the mortgage loans for each distribution date, calculated based on the outstanding principal balance of each mortgage loan in the issuing entity and each successor REO loan and the operating advisor fee rate of (i) 0.00103% per annum with respect to each such mortgage loan other than the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan, the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan and the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan, (ii) 0.00139% per annum with respect to the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, (iii) 0.00143% per annum with respect to the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, (iv) 0.00151% per annum with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan, (v) 0.00153% per annum with respect to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, (vi) 0.00159% per annum with respect to the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, and (vii) 0.00164% per annum with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan. The operating advisor is also entitled to a consulting fee with respect to each major decision as to which the operating advisor has consultation rights, which will be a fee for each such major decision equal to $10,000 or such lesser amount as the related borrower pays with respect to the subject serviced mortgage loan (or serviced loan combination, if applicable).

 

    The asset representations reviewer will be entitled to an upfront fee of $5,000 on the closing date to be paid by the sponsors. The asset representations reviewer will also be entitled to an ongoing fee on each distribution date calculated on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan and successor REO loan at a per annum rate equal to 0.00020%. 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 “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses—Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation”.

 

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    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 (and, in some cases, together with interest thereon). 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 Uncertificated VRR 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 CRE Finance Council® (“CREFC®”) as an intellectual property royalty license fee for use of their names and trademarks, including in the investor reporting package. This fee will be payable prior to any distributions to certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner.

 

    The fees of the trustee and the certificate administrator will be payable monthly from general collections on the mortgage loans for each distribution date, calculated on the total outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loans in the issuing entity and the combined trustee/certificate administrator fee rate of 0.00480% per annum.

 

    Each of the master servicing fee, the special servicing fee, the operating advisor fee, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee, the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee and the trustee/certificate administrator fee will be calculated on the same interest accrual basis as the related mortgage loan (or any related serviced companion loan, as applicable) and prorated for any partial period. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” in this prospectus.

 

    The administrative fee rate will be the sum of the master servicing fee rate (which, with respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan, for purposes of presentation in this prospectus, includes the per annum servicing fee rate payable to the outside servicer), the operating advisor fee rate, the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee rate, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee rate and the trustee/certificate administrator fee rate and is set forth on Annex A to this prospectus for each mortgage loan.

 

    The master servicing fees, the special servicing fees, the liquidation fees, the workout fees, the operating advisor fees, the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee and the trustee/certificate administrator fees, including any such fees payable with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loans, will be paid prior to distributions to certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner of the available distribution amount as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” and “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Method, Timing and Amount” in this prospectus.

 

    See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”,—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”, and Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”. See also “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” and “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Method, Timing and Amount”.

 

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Distributions    
     
A.   Allocation Between Combined VRR    
Interest and Non-Vertically    
Retained Certificates   The aggregate amount available for distribution to holders of the non-vertically retained certificates and the Combined VRR Interest on each distribution date will be: (i) the gross amount of interest, principal, yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums collected with respect to the mortgage loans in the applicable one-month collection period, net of specified expenses of the issuing entity, including fees payable therefrom to, and losses, liabilities, advances, costs and expenses reimbursable or indemnifiable therefrom to, the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer and CREFC; and (ii) allocated to amounts available for distribution to the holders of the Combined VRR Interest, on the one hand, and amounts available for distribution to the holders of the non-vertically retained certificates, on the other hand. On each distribution date, the portion of such aggregate available funds allocable to: (a) the Combined VRR Interest will be the product of such aggregate available funds multiplied by the “vertically retained percentage”; and (b) the non-vertically retained certificates will at all times be the product of such aggregate available funds multiplied by the “non-vertically retained percentage”.

 

    The “vertically retained percentage” is a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the initial principal balance of the Combined VRR Interest, and the denominator of which is the sum of (x) the aggregate initial certificate balance of all classes of principal balance certificates and (y) the initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

    The “non-vertically retained percentage” is the difference between 100% and the vertically retained percentage.

 

    The term “percentage allocation entitlement” means: (a) with respect to the Combined VRR Interest, the vertically retained percentage; and (b) with respect to the non-vertically retained certificates, the non-vertically retained percentage.

 

B.   Amount and Order of  
DistributionsOn each distribution date, funds available for distribution to the holders of the non-vertically retained certificates (exclusive of any portion thereof that represents the related percentage allocation entitlement of (i) any yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums collected on the mortgage loans, and/or (ii) certain excess interest accrued after the related anticipated repayment date on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date) (“non-vertically retained available funds”) will be distributed in the following amounts and order of priority:

 

    First: 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 X-D and Class X-F certificates: to interest on 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 X-D and Class X-F certificates, up to, and pro rata in accordance with, their respective interest entitlements.

 

    Second: Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates: to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal received or advanced on the mortgage loans:

 

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

 

(B)to principal on 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 principal on 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 principal on 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 principal on 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 principal on 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 principal on the Class A-AB 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 (F) above.

 

    However, if the certificate balances of each and every class of the Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of mortgage loan losses (and other unanticipated expenses) to those certificates, non-vertically retained available funds allocable to 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: Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB certificates: to reimburse 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 the aggregate unreimbursed losses, for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balances of those classes, together with interest.

 

    Fourth: Class A-S certificates: (a) to interest on the Class A-S certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher principal payment 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 principal on the Class A-S certificates until their certificate balance has been

 

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    reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class A-S certificates for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balance of those certificates, together with interest.

 

    Fifth: Class B certificates: (a) to interest on the Class B certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher principal payment 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 principal on the Class B certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class B certificates for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balance of those certificates, together with interest.

 

    Sixth: Class C certificates: (a) to interest on the Class C certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher principal payment 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 principal on the Class C certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class C certificates for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balance of those certificates, together with interest.

 

    Seventh: Remaining non-offered certificates (other than the Class VRR Certificates): in the amounts and order of priority described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

    For more information, see “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

C.   Interest and Principal    
Entitlements   A description of the interest entitlement of each class of non-vertically retained certificates (exclusive of the Class S certificates) can be found in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Interest Distribution Amount” and “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus. 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 related pass-through rate on your offered certificate’s principal amount or notional amount.

 

    A description of the amount of principal required to be distributed to the classes of offered certificates entitled to principal on a particular distribution date also can be found in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Principal Distribution Amount” and “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

D.   Yield Maintenance Charges and    
Prepayment Premiums   The non-vertically retained percentage of yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums with respect to the mortgage loans will be allocated among the respective classes of the non-vertically retained regular certificates as described in “Description of the Certificates—Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums.

 

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    For information regarding yield maintenance charges with respect to the mortgage loans, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Prepayment Provisions”.

 

E.   Subordination, Allocation of    
Losses and Certain Expenses   The amount available for distribution will be applied in the order described in “—Distributions—Amount and Order of Distributions” above.

 

    The following chart generally sets forth the manner in which the payment rights of certain classes of non-vertically retained certificates will be senior or subordinate, as the case may be, to the payment rights of other classes of non-vertically retained certificates.

 

    On any distribution date, the non-vertically retained available funds will be allocated among the various classes of non-vertically retained regular certificates 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, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F certificates), in each case as set forth in the chart below. Certain payment rights between 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 X-D and Class X-F certificates are more particularly described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

    On any distribution date, the non-vertically retained percentage of any mortgage loan losses will be allocated among the various classes of non-vertically retained regular certificates in ascending order (beginning with certain non-vertically retained certificates that are not being offered by this prospectus), in each case as set forth in the chart below.
     
    (GRAPHIC) 

 

 

 

*Interest only certificates. No principal payments or realized mortgage loan losses in respect of principal will be allocated to the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates. However, mortgage loan losses will reduce the notional amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F certificates, in each case, to the

 

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  extent such losses reduce the certificate balance of a class of corresponding principal balance certificates.

 

**Other than the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class S, Class R and Class VRR Certificates.

 

    Principal losses on the mortgage loans allocated to a class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates will reduce the related certificate balance of that class. However, no such principal losses will be allocated to any class of Class X certificates or the Class S or Class R certificates, although loan losses will reduce the notional amount of each class of Class X certificates (in each case, to the extent such losses are allocated to a class of corresponding principal balance certificates), and, therefore, the amount of interest they accrue.

 

    Credit enhancement will be provided solely by certain classes of subordinate non-vertically retained principal balance certificates that will be subordinate to certain classes of senior non-vertically retained certificates as described under “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”. No other form of credit enhancement will be available for the benefit of the holders of the offered 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.

 

    See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses” for more detailed information regarding the subordination provisions applicable to the non-vertically retained certificates and/or the allocation of losses to the non-vertically retained certificates.

 

F.  Shortfalls in Available Funds   The following types of shortfalls in available funds allocated to the non-vertically retained certificates will reduce distributions to the classes of non-vertically retained certificates with the lowest payment priorities:

 

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

 

shortfalls resulting from the payment of asset representations reviewer asset review fees payable in connection with any asset review by the asset representations reviewer, to the extent not paid by the related sponsor;

 

shortfalls resulting from interest on advances made by the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, or an outside servicer, outside special servicer or outside trustee, as applicable (to the extent not covered by modification fees, 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 and the parties to any outside servicing agreement;

 

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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, the non-vertically retained percentage of prepayment interest shortfalls that are not covered by certain compensating interest payments made by the master servicer are required to be allocated to the non-vertically retained regular certificates and are required to be further allocated between the classes of such non-vertically retained certificates, on a pro rata basis, to reduce the amount of interest payable on each such class of certificates to the extent described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

G.  Excess Interest   On each distribution date, any excess interest resulting from the marginal increase in the interest rate on any 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 allocated to the holders of the Class S certificates on the related distribution date as set forth in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsExcess Interest”. This excess interest will not be available to make distributions on any other class of offered certificates, to provide credit support to any class(es) of offered certificates, to offset any interest shortfalls, or to pay any other amounts to any other party under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Advances    
     
A. Principal and Interest Advances   The master servicer is required to advance delinquent monthly debt service payments with respect to each mortgage loan in the issuing entity (including the outside serviced mortgage loans, and even if the related mortgaged property becomes an REO property), unless it determines that the advance will be non-recoverable from collections on that mortgage loan. The master servicer will not be required to advance amounts deemed non-recoverable from related loan collections. The master servicer will not be required or permitted to make an advance for balloon payments, default interest, excess interest, any other interest in excess of a mortgage loan’s regular interest rate, prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges or delinquent monthly debt service payments on the companion loan(s). The amount of the interest portion of any advance will be subject to reduction to the extent that an appraisal reduction amount exists with respect to the related mortgage loan (and with respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a loan combination, to the extent that such appraisal reduction amount is allocated to the related mortgage loan). There may be other circumstances in which the master servicer will not be required to advance a full month of principal and/or interest.

 

    In the event that the master servicer fails to make any required advance, the trustee will be required to make that advance unless the trustee determines that the advance will be non-recoverable from related loan collections. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”. If an advance is made, the master servicer will not advance its servicing fee, but will advance the trustee/certificate administrator fee, the operating advisor fee, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee and the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee. The master servicer or trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement from

 

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    general collections on the mortgage loans for advances determined to be non-recoverable from related loan collections. This may result in losses on your offered certificates.

 

    Neither the master servicer nor the trustee will make, or be permitted to make, any principal or interest advance with respect to any companion loan. The special servicer will have no obligation to make any principal or interest advances.

 

B. Property Protection Advances   The master servicer also may be required to make advances to pay delinquent real estate taxes and assessments, ground lease rent payments, condominium assessments, hazard insurance premiums and similar expenses necessary to protect and maintain the mortgaged property, to maintain the lien on the mortgaged property or enforce the related mortgage loan documents with respect to the serviced mortgage loans and any serviced companion loans, unless the advance is determined to be non-recoverable from related loan proceeds.

 

    The special servicer will have no obligation to make any property protection advances (although it may, in its sole discretion, 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 non-recoverable, in which case the advance 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.

 

    In the event that the master servicer fails to make a required advance of this type, the trustee will be required to make that advance unless the trustee determines that the advance is non-recoverable from related loan collections. The master servicer is not required, but in certain circumstances is permitted, to advance amounts deemed non-recoverable from related loan collections. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”. The master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement from general collections on the mortgage loans for advances determined to be non-recoverable from related loan collections. This may result in losses on your offered certificates.

 

    With respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan, the outside servicer (and the outside trustee, as applicable) under the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of the related outside serviced loan combination 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 all advances as described in this prospectus. Interest accrued on outstanding advances may result in reductions in amounts otherwise payable on the offered certificates. No interest will accrue on advances with respect to principal or interest due on a mortgage loan until any grace period applicable to the scheduled monthly payment on that mortgage loan has expired.

 

    The master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will each be entitled to receive interest on advances they make at the prime rate, compounded annually. If the interest on an advance is not recovered from modification fees, default interest or late payments on the subject

 

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    mortgage loan, a shortfall will result which will have the same effect as a liquidation loss on a defaulted mortgage loan.

 

    See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

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

 

The Mortgage Pool

 

GeneralThe issuing entity’s primary assets will be 43 fixed rate commercial mortgage loans, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the cut-off date of $1,276,634,964. The mortgage loans are secured by first liens on various types of commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties, located in 25 states. See “Risk Factors—Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Community Lending Is Dependent on Net Operating Income; Information May Be Limited or Uncertain”.

 

    In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or otherwise indicated by the context, (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, (ii) references to a mortgage loan or loan combination by name refer to such mortgage loan or loan combination, as the case may be, secured by the related mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A, (iii) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgaged property (or the name of a portfolio of mortgaged properties) indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) 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 (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgaged properties by name or as a group), and (iv) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgage loan or a group of mortgage loans indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) 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 (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgage loans by name or as a group).

 

Fee Simple / Leasehold   Ninety-seven (97) mortgaged properties (90.9%) are each subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on a fee simple estate in the entire related mortgaged property. For purposes of this prospectus, an encumbered interest will

 

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    be characterized as a “fee interest” and not a leasehold interest if (i) the borrower has a fee interest in all or substantially all 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.

 

    Two (2) mortgaged properties (4.4%) are each subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on the related borrower’s leasehold interest in the related mortgaged property.

 

    One (1) mortgaged property (4.7%) is subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on (x) one or more leasehold interests in a portion of the related mortgaged property and (y) one or more fee simple interests in the remaining portion of such related mortgaged property.

 

    See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Leasehold Interests”.

 

The Loan Combinations   Thirteen (13) mortgage loans (53.0%) are each part of a split loan structure (referred to as a “loan combination”) that is comprised of the subject mortgage loan (sometimes referred to as a “split mortgage loan”) and one or more related pari passu and/or subordinate companion loans (each referred to as a “companion loan”) that are held outside the issuing entity. The subject mortgage loan and its related companion loan(s) comprising any particular loan combination are: (i) each evidenced by one or more separate promissory notes; (ii) obligations of the same borrower(s); (iii) cross-defaulted; and (iv) collectively secured by the same mortgage(s) and/or deed(s) of trust encumbering the related mortgaged property or portfolio of mortgaged properties. A companion loan may be pari passu in right of payment with, or subordinate in right of payment to, the related mortgage loan. In connection therewith:

 

If a companion loan is pari passu in right of payment with the related split mortgage loan, then such companion loan would constitute a “pari passu companion loan” and the related loan combination would constitute a “pari passu loan combination”.

 

If a companion loan is subordinate in right of payment to the related split mortgage loan, then such companion loan would constitute a “subordinate companion loan” and the related loan combination would constitute an “AB loan combination”.

 

If a loan combination includes both a pari passu companion loan and a subordinate companion loan, then such loan combination would constitute a “pari passu-AB loan combination” and the discussions in this prospectus regarding both pari passu loan combinations and AB loan combinations will apply to such loan combination.

 

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    The identity of, and certain other information regarding, the loan combinations related to this securitization transaction are set forth in the following table:

 

Loan Combination Summary(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Name

Mortgage Loan Seller(s)

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance

Aggregate
Pari Passu Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Loan Combination Cut-off Date Balance

Servicing
of Loan Combination(2)

Type of Loan Combination

Controlling Note Included in Issuing Entity (Y/N)

30 Hudson Yards GACC, GSMC $100,000,000 7.8% $1,020,000,000 $310,000,000 $1,430,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB N
Millennium Park Plaza GSMC $70,000,000 5.5% $140,000,000 N/A $210,000,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
USAA Office Portfolio GSMC $62,400,000 4.9% $180,000,000 N/A $242,400,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
Grand Canal Shoppes GSMC $60,000,000 4.7% $700,000,000 $215,000,000 $975,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB N
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 GACC, GSMC $55,250,000 4.3% $294,750,000 $155,000,000 $505,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB N
The Zappettini Portfolio CREFI $55,000,000 4.3% $65,000,000 N/A $120,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas GSMC $51,550,000 4.0% $32,250,000 N/A $83,800,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V GSMC $50,000,000 3.9% $80,358,000 N/A $130,358,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
505 Fulton Street CREFI $45,000,000 3.5% $40,000,000 N/A $85,000,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
Wind Creek Leased Fee GACC $45,000,000 3.5% $101,600,000 N/A $146,600,000 Servicing Shift Pari Passu N
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn GSMC $40,800,000 3.2% $29,000,000 N/A $69,800,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio GACC $27,160,000 2.1% $101,440,000 N/A $128,600,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N
The Centre CREFI $15,000,000 1.2% $45,000,000 $70,000,000 $130,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB N

 

 

(1)See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan CombinationsGeneral” for further information with respect to each loan combination, the related companion loans and the identity of the holders thereof.

 

(2)For a discussion of the terms “serviced”, “outside serviced”, “servicing shift” and other related terms see “Relevant Parties—Master Servicer” above and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—General” below.

 

    The identity of, and certain other items of information regarding, the mortgage loans that will be (or, with respect to the servicing shift mortgage loans, are expected to become) outside serviced mortgage loans are set forth in the table under “Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” above.

 

    With respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a loan combination, the loan-to-value ratio, debt service coverage ratio and debt yield have been calculated based on both that mortgage loan and any related pari passu companion loan(s), but without regard to any related subordinate companion loan(s), unless otherwise indicated.

 

    In the case of any loan combination, the allocation of payments to the subject mortgage loan and its related companion loan(s), whether on a senior/subordinated or a pari passu basis (or some combination thereof), is generally effected through a co-lender agreement, intercreditor agreement, agreement among noteholders or comparable agreement to which the respective holders of the subject promissory notes are parties (any such agreement being referred to in this prospectus as a “co-lender

 

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    agreement”). That co-lender agreement will govern the relative rights and obligations of such holders and, in connection therewith, will provide that one of those holders will be the “controlling note holder” entitled (directly or through a representative) to (i) approve or direct material servicing decisions involving the related loan combination (while the remaining such holder(s) generally are only entitled to non-binding consultation rights in such regard) and (ii) in some cases, replace the special servicer with respect to the related loan combination with or without cause. In addition, that co-lender agreement will designate whether servicing of the related loan combination is to be governed by the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization or the servicing agreement for a securitization involving a related companion loan or portion thereof.

 

    For more information regarding the loan combination(s), see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”. Also, see “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus.

 

    Each outside controlling class representative and each holder of a companion loan may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of the offered certificates. See “Risk Factors—Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder”, “—Realization on a Mortgage Loan That Is Part of a Serviced Loan Combination May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Related Serviced Companion Loan Holder” and “—Rights of any Outside Controlling Class Representative or Other Controlling Note Holder with Respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination Could Adversely Affect Your Investment”.

 

    There are no serviced AB loan combinations related to this securitization transaction and, therefore, all references in this prospectus to such type(s) of loan combination(s) or any related terms should be disregarded.

 

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Additional Characteristics    
of the Mortgage Loans   The following table sets forth certain anticipated approximate characteristics of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (unless otherwise indicated).

 

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Characteristics

 

   

All Mortgage Loans

  Initial Pool Balance(1) $1,276,634,964
  Number of Mortgage Loans 43
  Number of Mortgaged Properties 100
  Number of Crossed Groups 0
  Crossed Groups as a percentage of Initial Pool Balance 0.0%
  Range of Cut-off Date Balances $5,950,000 to $100,000,000
  Average Cut-off Date Balance $29,689,185
  Range of Mortgage Rates 3.11000% to 5.68167%
  Weighted Average Mortgage Rate 3.86566%
  Range of original terms to Maturity Date/ARD(2) 60 months to 121 months
  Weighted average original term to Maturity Date/ARD(2) 113 months
  Range of Cut-off Date remaining terms to Maturity Date/ARD(2) 58 months to 120 months
  Weighted average Cut-off Date remaining term to Maturity Date/ARD(2) 113 months
  Range of original amortization terms(3) 360 months to 420 months
  Weighted average original amortization term(3) 371 months
  Range of remaining amortization terms(3) 358 months to 420 months
  Weighted average remaining amortization term(3) 371 months
  Range of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios(4)(5) 31.9% to 85.0%
  Weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(4(5) 58.3%
  Range of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios(2)(4)(5) 31.9% to 72.8%
  Weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio(2)(4)(5) 56.5%
  Range of UW NCF DSCR(4)(6) 1.23x to 4.88x
  Weighted average UW NCF DSCR(4)(6) 2.48x
  Range of Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI(4)(7) 6.6% to 18.3%
  Weighted average Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI(4)(7) 10.4%
  Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
  Interest Only 80.5%
  Amortizing Balloon 10.3%
  Interest Only, then Amortizing Balloon 9.2%
  Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
  Mortgaged Properties with single tenants 33.6%
  Mortgage Loans with mezzanine debt 0.0%
  Mortgage Loans with subordinate debt 13.7%
  Mortgage Loans with mezzanine debt and subordinate debt 4.3%

 

 

  

(1)Subject to a permitted variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

(2)Unless otherwise indicated, mortgage loans with anticipated repayment dates are presented as if they were to mature on the related anticipated repayment date.

 

(3)Does not include any mortgage loan that pays interest-only until its maturity date or anticipated repayment date.

 

(4)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each mortgage loan are presented in this prospectus (i) if such mortgage loan is part of a loan combination, based on both that mortgage loan and any related pari passu companion loan(s) but, unless otherwise specifically indicated, without regard to any related subordinate companion loan(s), and (ii) unless otherwise specifically indicated, 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.

 

(5)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for each mortgage loan are generally based on the “as-is” appraised values (as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus) of the related mortgaged properties, provided that (a) such loan-to-value ratios may be calculated based on (i) “as-stabilized” or similar values for a mortgaged property in certain

 

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  cases where the completion of certain hypothetical conditions or other events at the mortgaged property are assumed and/or where reserves have been established at origination to satisfy the applicable condition or event that is expected to occur, or (ii) the cut-off date balance or balloon balance, as applicable, net of a related earnout or holdback reserve, or (b) the “as-is” appraised value for a portfolio of mortgaged properties may include a premium relating to the valuation of the portfolio of mortgaged as a whole rather than as the sum of individually valued mortgaged properties, in each case as further described in the definitions of “Appraised Value”, “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” and “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. In addition, the “as-is” appraised values (as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus) of certain mortgaged properties have been adjusted based on certain assumptions (or extraordinary assumptions) including that certain hypothetical conditions have been satisfied or that certain budgeted costs for pending renovations are fully escrowed, as further described in the definition of “Appraised Value” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. The weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool using only unadjusted “as-is” appraised values and the cut-off date balance or balloon balance (as applicable) of each mortgage loan, and without regard to portfolio premiums or making any of the adjustments and/or assumptions described in the definitions of “Appraised Value”, “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” and/or “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage PoolCertain Calculations and Definitions”, are 58.8% and 56.9%, respectively.

 

(6)The UW NCF DSCR for each mortgage loan is generally calculated by dividing the underwritten net cash flow for 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 due; provided, that with respect to any mortgage loan structured with an economic holdback reserve, the UW NCF DSCR for such mortgage loan may be calculated based on the annual debt service that would be in effect for such mortgage loan assuming that the related cut-off date balance(s) are net of the related economic holdback reserve. See the definition of “UW NCF DSCR” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

(7)The Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each mortgage loan is generally calculated as the underwritten net operating income for the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties divided by the related cut-off date balance(s) of such mortgage loan, and the Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF for each mortgage loan is generally calculated as the underwritten net cash flow for the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties divided by the related cut-off date balance of such mortgage loan; provided, that with respect to any mortgage loan with an earnout or economic holdback reserve, the Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI and Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF for such mortgage loan may be calculated based on the related cut-off date balance(s) net of the related earnout or economic holdback reserve. See the definitions of “Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI” and “Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

    See “Description of the Mortgage PoolCertain Calculations and Definitions” for important general and specific information regarding the manner of calculation of the underwritten debt service coverage ratios, underwritten debt yield ratios and loan-to-value ratios.

 

    All of the mortgage loans accrue interest on an actual/360 basis.

 

    Except as specifically provided in this prospectus, various information presented in this prospectus is subject to the following general conventions:

 

with respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a loan combination, information regarding 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, is calculated including the principal balance and debt service payment of the related pari passu companion loan(s), but (unless otherwise indicated) 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);

 

in general, when a mortgage loan is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans, we present loan-to-value ratio, debt service coverage ratio and debt yield information

 

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  for all loans in the cross-collateralized group on an aggregate basis in the manner described in this prospectus; on an individual basis, without regard to the cross-collateralization feature, any mortgage loan that is part of a cross-collateralized group of mortgage loans may have a higher loan-to-value ratio, lower debt service coverage ratio and/or lower debt yield than is presented in this prospectus;

 

unless otherwise indicated (including in the prior two bullets), the loan-to-value ratio, the debt service coverage ratio, debt yield and mortgage rate 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;

 

the sum of the numerical data in any column in a table may not equal the indicated total due to rounding;

 

unless otherwise indicated, all figures and percentages presented in this prospectus are calculated as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and, unless otherwise indicated, such figures and percentages are approximate and in each case, unless the context indicates otherwise, represent the indicated figure or percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date;

 

the descriptions in this prospectus of the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties are based upon the mortgage pool as it is expected to be constituted as of the cut-off date, assuming that (i) all scheduled principal and interest payments due on or before the cut-off date will be made, (ii) there are no defaults, delinquencies or prepayments on, or modifications of, any mortgage loan or the companion loan(s) on or prior to the cut-off date, and (iii) each mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date (if any) is paid in full on its related anticipated repayment date;

 

when information presented in this prospectus with respect to the mortgaged properties is expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, if a mortgage loan is secured by more than one (1) mortgaged property, the percentages are based on an allocated loan amount that has been assigned to each of the related mortgaged properties based upon one or more of the related appraised values, the relative underwritten net cash flow or prior allocations reflected in the related mortgage loan documents as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus; and

 

for purposes of the presentation of information in this prospectus, certain loan-to-value ratio, appraised value, debt yield, debt service coverage ratio and/or cut-off date balance information or other underwritten statistics may be based on certain adjustments, assumptions and/or estimates, as further described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

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

 

Modified and Refinanced    
Mortgage Loans   As of the cut-off date, none of the mortgage loans were modified due to a delinquency, nor were any of the mortgage loans refinancings of loans in default at the time of refinancing and/or otherwise involved discounted pay-offs in connection with the origination of the mortgage loan.

 

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

 

    Certain risks relating to bankruptcy proceedings are described in “Risk Factors—A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans”.

 

Loans Underwritten Based on    
Projections of Future Income   Thirteen (13) of the mortgaged properties (26.4%) were constructed or materially renovated, or in a lease-up period, 12 months or less prior to the cut-off date and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

    Forty (40) of the mortgaged properties (16.7%) were acquired 12 months or less prior to the cut-off date and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

    One (1) of the mortgaged properties (1.5%) is subject to a triple-net lease with the related sole tenant and, therefore, has no or limited prior operating history and/or lacks historical financial figures and information.

 

    See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage LoansLoans Underwritten Based on Projections of Future Income Resulting from Mortgaged Properties with Limited Prior Operating History”.

 

Certain Variances from    
Underwriting Guidelines   Each sponsor maintains its own set of underwriting guidelines, which typically relate to credit and collateral analysis, loan approval, debt service coverage ratio and loan-to value ratio analysis, assessment of property condition, escrow requirements and requirements regarding title insurance policy and property insurance. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

    Certain of the mortgage loans may vary from the underwriting guidelines described under “Transaction PartiesThe Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

    Two (2) mortgage loans (8.1%) were originated with one or more exceptions to the related sponsor’s or affiliated originator’s underwriting guidelines. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers—German American Capital Corporation—DB Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions”.

 

Certain Mortgage Loans with Material    
Lease Termination Options   Certain mortgage loans have material lease early termination options. See Annex B to this prospectus for information regarding material lease termination options for the major commercial tenants by base rent at the mortgaged properties securing the 15 largest mortgage loans (considering each crossed group as a single mortgage loan) by principal

 

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    balance as of the cut-off date. Also, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Lease Expirations and Terminations” for information on material tenant lease expirations and early termination options.

 

Removal of Mortgage Loans    
from the Mortgage Pool   Generally, a mortgage loan may only be removed from the mortgage pool as a result of (a) a repurchase or substitution by a sponsor for any mortgage loan for which it cannot remedy the material breach (or, in certain cases, a breach that is deemed to be material) or material document defect (or, in certain cases, a defect that is deemed to be material) affecting such mortgage loan under the circumstances described in this prospectus, (b) the exercise of a purchase option by a mezzanine lender, or the holder of a subordinate companion loan, in each case if any, or (c) a final disposition of a mortgage loan such as a payment in full or a sale of a defaulted mortgage loan or REO property. See “Risk Factors—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors”,The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties”.

 

Additional Aspects of the Offered Certificates

 

DenominationsThe offered certificates with certificate balances will be issued in minimum denominations of authorized initial certificate balances 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  
SettlementEach 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, société anonyme or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System. Transfers within DTC, Clearstream Banking, société anonyme 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, société anonyme 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   This securitization transaction will be subject to the credit risk retention rules of Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. An economic interest in the credit risk of the mortgage loans in this transaction is expected to be retained pursuant to risk retention regulations (as codified at 12 CFR Part 43) promulgated under Section 15G (“Regulation RR”), as a combination of (A) an “eligible vertical interest” in the form of the Combined VRR Interest, and (B) an “eligible horizontal residual interest” in the form of the HRR Certificates. Citi Real

 

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    Estate Funding Inc. will act as retaining sponsor under Regulation RR for this securitization transaction and is expected, on the closing date, to partially satisfy its risk retention obligation through (i) the acquisition by each of Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (or, in each case, a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) thereof) of a portion of the Combined VRR Interest, and (ii) the purchase by a third party purchaser of the HRR Certificates. For a further discussion of the manner in which the credit risk retention requirements are expected to be satisfied by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as retaining sponsor for this securitization transaction, see “Credit Risk Retention” in this prospectus.

 

    None of the sponsors, the depositor, the issuing entity or any other party to the transaction will retain a material net economic interest in the securitization constituted by the issuance of the certificates and the combined VRR Interest in accordance with the EU risk retention and 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 EU risk retention and due diligence requirements or similar requirements. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity of the Offered Certificates”.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The certificate administrator’s website initially located at https://sf.citidirect.com; and

 

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

 

Optional Termination   On any distribution date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the mortgage loans remaining in the issuing entity is less than 1.0% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date certain specified persons will have the option to purchase all of the mortgage loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any mortgage loan) remaining in the issuing entity at the price specified in this prospectus. Exercise of this option will terminate the issuing entity and retire the then outstanding certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

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    and Class R certificates) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest for the mortgage loans remaining in the issuing entity, if (i) the aggregate 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 and the notional amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the master servicer is paid a fee specified in the pooling and servicing agreement and (iii) all of the holders of those classes of outstanding certificates and the owner of the Uncertificated VRR Interest voluntarily participate in the exchange.

 

    See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates” and “—Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase”.

 

Required Repurchases or Substitutions
of Mortgage Loans; Loss of
   
Value Payment   Under certain circumstances, the related mortgage loan seller 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 (or, in certain cases, is deemed to materially and adversely affect) the value of the mortgage loan the value of the related mortgaged property (or any related REO property) or the interests of the trustee or any certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner in the mortgage loan or the related mortgaged 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 (the “Code”) (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”). See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

    With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards mortgage loan, which is comprised of promissory notes contributed to this securitization by German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, each such mortgage loan seller will be obligated to take the above described remedial actions only with respect to the related promissory note sold by it to the depositor as if the note contributed by each such mortgage loan seller and evidencing such mortgage loan were a separate mortgage loan. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”. With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 mortgage loan, which is comprised of promissory notes contributed to this securitization by German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, each such mortgage loan seller will be obligated to take the above described remedial actions only with respect to the related promissory note sold by it to the depositor as if the note contributed by each such mortgage loan seller and evidencing such mortgage loan were a separate mortgage loan. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage    
Loans and REO Properties   Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction, the special servicer may solicit offers for defaulted mortgage loans (or a defaulted pari passu loan combination) serviced thereunder and related REO properties. In the absence of a cash offer at least

 

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    equal to any such defaulted mortgage loan’s (or defaulted pari passu loan combination’s) outstanding principal balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest and outstanding costs and expenses and certain other amounts under the pooling and servicing agreement, the special servicer 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 serviced mortgage loan (or defaulted serviced pari passu loan combination or relevant portion thereof, if applicable) or related REO property, determined as described in “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties”, unless the special servicer determines, in accordance with the servicing standard (and subject to the requirements of any related co-lender agreement), that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest owners and any related affected companion loan holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such certificateholders, such Uncertificated VRR Interest owner and such serviced pari passu companion loan holder(s) constituted a single lender and with respect to a loan combination that includes a subordinate companion loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of such subordinate companion loan).

 

    If any mortgage loan that is part of a serviced loan combination becomes a defaulted mortgage loan, and if the special servicer decides to sell such defaulted mortgage loan as described in the prior paragraph, then the special servicer will be required to sell any related serviced pari passu companion loan(s), together with such defaulted mortgage loan as a single whole loan. In connection with any such sale, the special servicer will be required to follow the procedures set forth under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties”.

 

    Pursuant to the related outside servicing agreement, the party acting as outside special servicer with respect to any outside serviced loan combination may (or is expected to be permitted to) offer to sell to any person (or may offer to purchase) for cash such outside serviced loan combination during such time as such loan combination constitutes a defaulted mortgage loan under the related outside servicing agreement and, in connection with any such sale, the outside special servicer is required to (or is expected to be permitted to) sell both the related outside serviced mortgage loan and the related pari passu companion loan(s) (and, if so provided in the related co-lender agreement any related subordinate companion loan(s)) as a single whole loan, subject in certain cases to the rights of the holders of any subordinate companion loans under the related co-lender agreement to purchase a loan combination that constitutes a defaulted loan under the related outside servicing agreement.

 

    Pursuant to the co-lender agreement with respect to any AB loan combination (except for any loan combination as to which, and for so long as, the related subordinate companion loan(s) is/are included in a securitization), the holder of any related subordinate companion loan has a right to purchase the related defaulted mortgage loan (together with any related pari passu companion loan) as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”.

 

    Pursuant to each mezzanine loan intercreditor agreement with respect to the mortgage loans with mezzanine indebtedness, the holder of the related mezzanine loan has the right to purchase the related mortgage

 

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    loan as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness”. Additionally, in the case of mortgage loans that permit certain equity owners of the borrower to incur future mezzanine debt as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness”, the related future mezzanine lender may have the option to purchase the related mortgage loan after certain defaults.

 

    See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”.

 

Other Investment Considerations

 

Material Federal Income    
Tax Consequences   Two (2) separate real estate mortgage investment conduit (commonly known as a REMIC) elections will be made with respect to designated portions of the issuing entity. The designations for each REMIC created under the pooling and servicing agreement are as follows:

 

The lower-tier REMIC will hold the mortgage loans (excluding any post-anticipated repayment date excess interest) and certain other assets of the issuing entity and will issue certain classes of uncertificated regular interests to the upper-tier REMIC.

 

The upper-tier REMIC will hold the lower-tier REMIC regular interests and will issue 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 X-D, Class X-F, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR certificates and a REMIC regular interest that corresponds to the Combined VRR Interest excluding the right to receive excess interest (the “VRR REMIC regular interest”) as classes of regular interests in the upper-tier REMIC.

 

    The portion of the issuing entity consisting of (i) collections of post-anticipated repayment date excess interest accrued on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date and the related distribution account, beneficial ownership of which is represented by the Class S certificates and the Combined VRR Interest, and (ii) the VRR REMIC regular interest and distributions thereon, beneficial ownership of which is represented by the Combined VRR Interest, will be treated as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, as further described under “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”.

 

    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.

 

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

 

    It is anticipated, for federal income tax purposes, that the Class X-A certificates will be issued with original issue discount, and that the Class

 

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    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 will be issued at a premium.

 

    See “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”.

 

Yield Considerations   You should carefully consider the matters described under “Risk Factors—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors” and “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations”, which may affect significantly the yields on your investment.

 

Certain ERISA Considerations   Subject to important considerations described under “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 offered 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 offered certificates. See “Legal Investment”.

The issuing entity will not be registered under the Investment Company Act. The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” 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. 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 “Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”).

 

RatingsThe 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 offered certificates may negatively impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of those classes of offered 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 offered certificates after the date of this prospectus.

See “Risk Factors—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors”, “—Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Offered Certificates; Ratings of the Offered 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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Risk Factors

 

You should carefully consider the following risks before making an investment decision. In particular, distributions on your offered 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.

 

The Offered Certificates May Not Be a Suitable Investment for You

 

The offered certificates are not suitable investments for all investors. In particular, you should not purchase any class of offered certificates unless you understand and are able to bear the risk that the yield to maturity of, the aggregate amount and timing of distributions on, and the market value of the offered certificates are subject to material variability from period to period and give rise to the potential for significant loss over the life of the offered 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 offered certificates involves substantial risks 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 offered certificates.

 

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 offered certificates may be significantly increased.

 

The Offered Certificates Are Limited Obligations; If Assets Are Not Sufficient, You May Not Be Paid

 

The offered certificates, when issued, will represent beneficial interests in the issuing entity. The offered certificates will not represent an interest in, or obligation of, the sponsors, any party to the pooling and servicing agreement, the underwriters, or any of their respective affiliates, or any other person. The primary assets of the issuing entity will be the notes evidencing the mortgage loans and the primary security and source of payment for the mortgage loans will be the mortgaged properties and the other collateral described in this prospectus. Payments on the offered certificates are expected to be derived from payments made by the borrowers on the mortgage loans. 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 holders of the offered certificates are entitled.

 

No governmental agency or instrumentality will guarantee or insure payment on the offered certificates.

 

Furthermore, some classes of offered certificates will represent a subordinate right to receive payments out of collections and/or advances on the trust assets.

 

If the trust assets are insufficient to make payments on your offered certificates, no other assets will be available to you for payment of the deficiency, and you will bear the resulting loss. See “Description of the Certificates—General”.

 

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Any Credit Support for Your Offered Certificates May Be Insufficient to Protect You Against All Potential Losses

 

The rating agencies that assign ratings to your offered certificates will establish the amount of credit support, if any, for your 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. See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”. If actual losses on the underlying mortgage loans exceed the assumed levels, you may be required to bear the additional losses.

 

Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors

 

General

 

The yield to maturity on each class of the offered certificates will depend in part on the following:

 

the purchase price for the offered 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 principal balances; and

 

the allocation of shortfalls and losses on the mortgage loans to the respective classes of offered certificates.

 

Any changes in the weighted average lives of your offered certificates may adversely affect your yield. In general, if you buy a Class X-A certificate or if you buy any other offered certificate at a premium, and principal distributions occur faster than expected, your actual yield to maturity will be lower than your anticipated yield. If principal distributions are very high, holders of certificates purchased at a premium might not fully recover their initial investment. Conversely, if you buy an offered certificate at a discount and principal distributions occur more slowly than expected, your actual yield to maturity will be lower than your anticipated yield. The potential effect that prepayments may have on the yield of your offered certificates will increase as the discount deepens or the premium increases. If the amount of interest payable on your offered certificates is disproportionately large as compared to the amount of principal payable on your offered certificates, or if your offered certificates entitle you to receive payments of interest but no payments of principal, then you may fail to recover your original investment under some prepayment scenarios.

 

In addition, if you buy offered certificates that entitle you to distributions of principal, prepayments resulting in a shortening of weighted average lives of your offered 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 offered certificates at a rate comparable to the effective yield anticipated by you in making your investment in the offered 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 offered certificates will depend on the terms of the offered certificates, more particularly:

 

a class of offered 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 offered 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.

 

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The Investment Performance and Average Life of Your Offered Certificates Will Depend Upon Payments, Defaults and Losses on the Underlying Mortgage Loans, and Those Payments, Defaults and Losses May Be Highly Unpredictable

 

Payments of principal and/or interest on your offered certificates will depend upon, among other things, the rate and timing of payments on the underlying mortgage loans. Prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans may result in a faster rate of principal payments on your offered certificates, thereby resulting in a shorter average life for your offered certificates than if those prepayments had not occurred.

 

The rate and timing of principal prepayments on pools of mortgage loans varies among pools and is influenced by a variety of economic, demographic, geographic, social, tax and legal factors. Accordingly, neither you nor we can predict the rate and timing of principal prepayments on the mortgage loans underlying your offered certificates. As a result, repayment of your offered certificates could occur significantly earlier or later, and the average life of your offered certificates could be significantly shorter or longer, than you expected.

 

The extent to which prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans ultimately affect the average life of your offered certificates depends on the terms and provisions of your offered certificates. A class of offered certificates may entitle the holders to a pro rata share of any prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans, to all or a disproportionately large share of those prepayments, or to none or a disproportionately small share of those prepayments. If you are entitled to a disproportionately large share of any prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans, your offered certificates may be retired at an earlier date. If, however, you are only entitled to a small share of the prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans, the average life of your offered certificates may be extended. Your entitlement to receive payments, including prepayments, of principal of the underlying mortgage loans may—

 

vary based on the occurrence of specified events, such as the retirement of one or more other classes of offered certificates, or

 

be subject to various contingencies, such as prepayment and default rates with respect to the underlying mortgage loans.

 

Each of the mortgage loans underlying the offered certificates will specify the terms on which the related borrower must repay the outstanding principal amount of the loan. The rate, timing and amount of scheduled payments of principal may vary, and may vary significantly, from mortgage loan to mortgage loan. The rate at which the underlying mortgage loans amortize will directly affect the rate at which the principal balance or notional amount of your offered certificates is paid down or otherwise reduced.

 

In addition, any mortgage loan underlying the offered certificates may permit the related borrower during some or all of the loan term to prepay the loan. In general, a borrower will be more likely to prepay its mortgage loan when it has an economic incentive to do so, such as obtaining a larger loan on the same underlying real property or a lower or otherwise more advantageous interest rate through refinancing. If a mortgage loan includes some form of prepayment restriction, the likelihood of prepayment should decline. These restrictions may include—

 

an absolute or partial prohibition against voluntary prepayments during some or all of the loan term, or

 

a requirement that voluntary prepayments be accompanied by some form of prepayment premium, fee or charge during some or all of the loan term.

 

In many cases, however, there will be no restriction associated with the application of insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds as a prepayment of principal.

 

Notwithstanding the terms of the mortgage loans backing your offered certificates, the amount, rate and timing of payments and other collections on those mortgage loans will, to some degree, be unpredictable because of borrower defaults and because of casualties and condemnations with respect to the underlying real properties.

 

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The investment performance of your offered certificates may vary materially and adversely from your expectations due to—

 

the rate of prepayments and other unscheduled collections of principal on the underlying mortgage loans being faster or slower than you anticipated, or

 

the rate of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans being faster, or the severity of losses on the underlying mortgage loans being greater, than you anticipated.

 

The actual yield to you, as a holder of an offered certificate, may not equal the yield you anticipated at the time of your purchase, and the total return on investment that you expected may not be realized. In deciding whether to purchase any offered certificates, you should make an independent decision as to the appropriate prepayment, default and loss assumptions to be used.

 

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 the holder of a subordinate companion loan or a mezzanine lender 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 mortgage credit;

 

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.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Prepayment Provisions” for a description of certain prepayment protections and other factors that may influence the rate of prepayment of the mortgage loans. See “—Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable” below.

 

In addition, if a sponsor or guarantor repurchases any mortgage loan from the issuing entity due to breaches of representations or warranties or document defects, the repurchase price paid will be passed through to the holders of the offered 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 charge would be payable. Additionally, the holder of any subordinate companion loan or any mezzanine lender may have the option to purchase the related mortgage loan after certain defaults, and the purchase price may not include any yield maintenance payments or prepayment charges. As a result of such a repurchase or purchase, investors in the Class X-A certificates and any classes of offered certificates purchased at a premium might not fully recoup their initial investment. In this respect, see “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Representations and Warranties” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans”.

 

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-A certificates. Investors in the Class X-A certificates

 

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should fully consider the associated risks, including the risk that an extremely rapid rate of amortization, prepayment or other liquidation of the mortgage loans could result in the failure of such investors to recoup fully their initial investments. The yield to maturity of the Class X-A certificates may be adversely affected by the prepayment of mortgage loans with higher net mortgage rates. See “—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-A Certificates” and Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Yield on the Class X-A Certificates”.

 

In addition, 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 on 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/or Class A-5 certificates were outstanding.

 

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 may 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 Annex A to this prospectus. The pooling and servicing agreement will provide that unless required by the mortgage loan documents, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer, as applicable, will 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 allocated to the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates exceed the aggregate certificate balance of the classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates subordinated to a particular class thereof, 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 offered certificates, those losses may affect the weighted average life and yield to maturity of your offered certificates.

 

For example, certain shortfalls in interest as a result of involuntary prepayments may reduce the funds available to make payments on your offered certificates. In addition, if the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee is reimbursed out of general collections on the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity for any advance that it 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 offered certificates and will result in a reduction of the certificate balances of the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates (in the order described in the next paragraph as if it was a loss realized on the mortgage loans) and the Combined VRR Interest, pro rata based on their respective percentage allocation entitlements as described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”. Likewise, if the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee is reimbursed 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-vertically retained principal balance certificates and the Combined 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 with principal balances and extending the weighted average lives of those certificates. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”.

 

In addition, to the extent losses are realized on the mortgage loans and allocated to the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, first the Class J-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

 

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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. 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”.

 

Modifications of the Terms of the Mortgage Loans May Affect the Amount and Timing of Payments on Your Offered Certificates

 

The master servicer or special servicer may, within prescribed limits, extend and modify mortgage loans underlying your offered certificates that are in default or as to which a payment default is imminent in order to maximize recoveries on the defaulted loans. The master servicer or special servicer is only required to determine that any extension or modification is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery than a liquidation of the real property securing the defaulted loan. There is a risk that the decision of the master servicer or special servicer to extend or modify a mortgage loan may not in fact produce a greater recovery.

 

The master servicer (or any related primary servicer) will be responsible for servicing the mortgage loans underlying your offered certificates regardless of whether such mortgage loans are performing or have become delinquent or have otherwise been transferred to special servicing. 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 certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner, the special servicer and any sub-servicer will be required to invest time and resources not otherwise required when collecting payments on non-specially serviced 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 the certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner 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 by the issuing entity with respect to such mortgage loan.

 

The ability to modify mortgage loans by each of the master servicer and the special servicer may be limited by several factors. First, if the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, has to consider a large number of modifications, operational constraints may affect the ability of such servicer to adequately address all of the needs of the borrowers. Furthermore, the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement will significantly limit the actions of the master servicer, and will 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 your offered certificates. In addition, even if a loan modification is successfully completed, there can be no assurance that the related borrower will continue to perform under the terms of the modified mortgage loan.

 

You should note that modifications that are designed to maximize collections in the aggregate may adversely affect a particular class of offered certificates in the transaction. The pooling and servicing agreement will obligate the master servicer and special servicer not to consider the interests of individual classes of offered certificates. You should also note that in connection with considering a modification or other type of loss mitigation, the master servicer or special servicer may incur or bear related out-of-pocket expenses, such as appraisal fees, which would be reimbursed to such servicer from the transaction as servicing advances and paid from amounts received on the modified loan or from other mortgage loans in the related mortgage pool but in each case, prior to distributions being made on your offered certificates.

 

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Payments Allocated to the Combined VRR Interest Will Not Be Available to Make Payments on the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, and Payments Allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates Will Not Be Available to Make Payments on the Combined VRR Interest

 

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-vertically retained certificates and the Combined VRR Interest, pro rata, based upon their respective percentage allocation entitlements. Amounts received and allocated to the non-vertically retained certificates will not be available to satisfy any amounts due and payable to the Combined VRR Interest. Likewise, amounts received and allocated to the Combined VRR Interest will not be available to satisfy any amounts due and payable to the non-vertically retained certificates. Accordingly, any losses incurred by the issuing entity will also be effectively allocated between the non-vertically retained certificates (collectively) and the Combined VRR Interest, pro rata, based upon their respective percentage allocation entitlement. See “Description of the CertificatesDistributions” and “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

Release, Casualty and Condemnation of Collateral May Reduce the Yield on Your Offered Certificates

 

Notwithstanding the prepayment provisions described in this prospectus, certain of the mortgage loans permit the release of a mortgaged property (or a portion of the mortgaged property) subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”. In order to obtain such release (other than with respect to the release of certain non-material portions of the mortgaged properties which may not require payment of a release price), the related borrower may be required (among other things) to pay a release price, which in some cases may not include a prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge on all or a portion of such payment. In addition, some mortgage loans may provide that the application of casualty or condemnation proceeds to pay down the subject mortgage loan does not need to be accompanied by a prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge. Any such prepayments may adversely affect the yield to maturity of your offered certificates. See “—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors” in this prospectus.

 

In addition, certain mortgage loans provide for the release, without prepayment or defeasance, of outparcels or other portions of the related mortgaged property that were given no value or minimal value in the underwriting process, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Certain of the mortgage loans also permit the related borrower to add or substitute collateral under certain circumstances.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Partial Releases” and Annex A for further details regarding the various release provisions.

 

Pro Rata Allocation of Principal Between and Among the Subordinate Companion Loan and the Related Mortgage Loan Prior to a Material Mortgage Loan Event Default

 

With respect to a mortgage loan that is part of a loan combination with a subordinate companion loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a material mortgage loan event of default (or during any period of time that the event of default is being cured in accordance with the related co-lender agreement), any collections of scheduled principal payments and other unscheduled principal payments with respect to the related loan combination (other than, if applicable, any prepayment consisting of any insurance or condemnation proceeds) received from the related borrower may (if so provided in the related co-lender agreement) be allocated to such mortgage loan and any such subordinate companion loan(s) on a pro rata basis. Any such pro rata distributions of principal with respect to a subordinate companion loan and the resulting distributions of principal to the holder(s) of the related subordinate companion loan(s) would have the effect of reducing the total dollar amount of subordination provided to the offered certificates by such companion loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”.

 

Certain Classes of the Offered Certificates Are Subordinate to, and Are Therefore Riskier Than, Other Classes

 

The Class A-S, Class B and Class C certificates are subordinate to other classes of non-vertically retained certificates. If you purchase any offered certificates that are subordinate to one or more other classes, then your offered certificates will provide credit support to such other senior classes. As a result, you will receive payments after, and must bear the effects of losses on the trust assets before, the holders of the senior classes.

 

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When making an investment decision, you should consider, among other things—

 

the payment priorities of the respective classes of the offered certificates,

 

the order in which the principal balances of the respective classes of the offered certificates with balances will be reduced in connection with losses and default-related shortfalls, and

 

the characteristics and quality of the mortgage loans in the trust.

 

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-A Certificates

 

The Class X-A certificates will not be entitled to distributions of principal but instead will accrue interest on the notional amount of such class.

 

The yield to maturity on the Class X-A certificates will be especially sensitive to the rate and timing of reductions made to 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. In each case, the causes of such reductions in the applicable certificate balances may include delinquencies and losses on the mortgage loans due to liquidations, principal payments (including both voluntary and involuntary prepayments, delinquencies, defaults and liquidations) on the mortgage loans and payments with respect to purchases and repurchases thereof, which may fluctuate significantly from time to time. A rate of principal payments and liquidations on the mortgage loans that is more rapid than expected by investors may have a material adverse effect on the yield to maturity of the Class X-A certificates and may result in holders not fully recouping their initial investments. The yield to maturity of the Class X-A certificates may be adversely affected by the prepayment of mortgage loans with higher net mortgage rates. See “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Yield on the Class X-A Certificates”.

 

Book-Entry Registration Will Mean You Will Not Be Recognized as a Holder of Record

 

Your offered certificates will be issued in book-entry form through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company.

 

Your offered certificates will be initially represented by one or more certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee for DTC, 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 offered certificates and—

 

you will be able to exercise your rights as a certificateholder only indirectly through the Depository Trust Company and its participating organizations;

 

you may have only limited access to information regarding your offered certificates;

 

you may suffer delays in the receipt of payments on your offered certificates; and

 

your ability to pledge or otherwise take action with respect to your offered certificates may be limited due to the lack of a physical certificate evidencing your ownership of those certificates.

 

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

 

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

 

In recent years, the real estate and securitization markets, including the market for commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), 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

 

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debt when due. As a result, distributions of principal and interest on your offered certificates, and the value of your offered certificates, could be adversely affected.

 

Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects 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:

 

Investors should be aware of the risk retention and due diligence requirements in the European Union (the “EU Risk Retention and Due Diligence Requirements”) which apply in respect of institutional investors as defined in specified EU Directives and Regulations (“Institutional Investors”) including: institutions for occupational retirement; credit institutions; alternative investment fund managers who manage or market alternative investment funds in the EU; investment firms (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (the “CRR”)); insurance and reinsurance undertakings; and management companies of UCITS funds (or internally managed UCITS), as set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (the “Securitization Regulation”).  These requirements restrict such investors from investing in securitizations unless such investors have 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 the Securitization Regulation and the risk retention is disclosed to Institutional 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 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-EU 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 also be subject to these requirements.

 

Failure to comply with one or more of the 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 on 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 EU Risk Retention and 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 will retain a material net economic interest in this securitization in accordance with any EU Risk Retention and Due Diligence Requirements, provide information allowing a prospective investor to comply with its due diligence obligations under the EU Risk Retention and Due Diligence Requirements, or to take any other action which may be required by prospective investors for the purposes of their compliance with any EU Risk Retention and Due Diligence Requirements. Consequently, the offered certificates may not be a suitable investment for investors that are now or may in the future be subject to any EU Risk Retention and Due Diligence Requirements. As a result, the price and liquidity of the offered certificates in the secondary market may be adversely affected. This could adversely affect your ability to

 

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  transfer your offered certificates or the price you may receive upon your sale of your offered certificates. Each investor should evaluate the impact any such non-compliance may have on it.

 

Recent 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 and other participants in the asset-backed securities markets. In particular, new capital regulations, which were adopted by the U.S. banking regulators in July 2013 and began phasing in on January 1, 2014, implement (i) many aspects of the increased capital framework agreed upon by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems” and also (ii) changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. These new 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. Additional phases of compliance began on January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016, respectively. Further changes in capital requirements were announced by the BCBS in January 2016, 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 on investments in asset-backed securities. As a result of these regulations, investments in CMBS like the offered certificates by financial institutions subject to these regulations may result in greater capital charges to these financial institutions, and the treatment of CMBS for their regulatory capital purposes may otherwise be adversely affected. Such developments could reduce the attractiveness of investments in CMBS for such entities.

 

The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” 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. The issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the regulations adopted to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (such statutory provision, together with such implementing regulations, the “Volcker Rule”). 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 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 Volcker Rule became effective on July 21, 2012, and final regulations implementing the Volcker Rule were adopted on December 10, 2013, with conformance required by July 21, 2015 (or by July 21, 2017 in respect of investments in and relationships with covered funds that were in place prior to December 31, 2013). Although prior to the deadlines for conformance, banking entities were or are required to make good-faith efforts to conform their activities and investments to the Volcker Rule, the general effects of the Volcker Rule remain uncertain. Any prospective investor in the offered certificates, including a U.S. or foreign bank or a subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, 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 commercial mortgage-backed securities for financial reporting purposes.

 

For purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, no class of offered certificates will constitute “mortgage related securities.”

 

In a number of cases that have been filed alleging certain violations of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), certain lower courts have held that the TIA was applicable to certain agreements similar to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that the mortgage-backed certificates issued

 

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  pursuant to such agreements were not exempt under Section 304(a)(2) of the TIA. (See for example, Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago v. The Bank of New York Mellon, 914 F.Supp.2d 422 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 3, 2012), Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago v. Bank of America, NA, et.al, 907 F.Supp.2d 536 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 7, 2012) and American Fidelity Assurance Co. v. Bank of New York Mellon, No. Civ-11-1284-D, 2013 WL 6835277 (W.D. Okla. Dec. 26, 2013)). These rulings are contrary to more than three decades of market practice, as well as guidance regarding Section 304(a)(2) of the TIA that had previously been provided by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance and that, prior to April 24, 2015, had been posted on the SEC’s website as Division of Corporation Finance Interpretive Response 202.01 (“CDI 202.01”). See also Harbor Financial, Inc., 1988 SEC No-Act. LEXIS 1463 (Oct. 31, 1988) (in which the SEC staff agreed that certificates evidencing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans could be issued without qualification of the issuing instrument under the TIA). In addition, on December 23, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the lower court’s ruling in Retirement Bd. of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund regarding the applicability of the TIA to trusts governed by pooling and servicing agreements under New York law, holding that the mortgaged-backed securities at issue are exempt under Section 304(a)(2) of the TIA. See Retirement Board of the Policemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago v. The Bank of New York Mellon, 775 F.3d 154 (2d Cir. 2014). The plaintiffs/appellants in that case filed a petition for rehearing en banc with the Second Circuit, which was denied on April 13, 2015, and such plaintiffs/appellants filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court on September 10, 2015, which was denied on January 11, 2016. On April 24, 2015, CDI 202.01 was withdrawn by the SEC staff without any indication of the reason for such withdrawal. If it is ultimately determined in the American Fidelity Assurance Co. case, which is pending for trial, that the subject mortgage-backed securities are not exempt under Section 304(a)(2) of the TIA and that holding is affirmed on appeal, there would be a split in the United States circuit courts regarding this issue. While the implication of a determination that the TIA does apply to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is unclear, such a determination may have an adverse effect on the issuing entity and/or your offered certificates.

 

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 an 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”.

 

None of the issuing entity, the depositor, the underwriters, the mortgage loan sellers or any other party to the transaction makes any representation to any prospective investor or purchaser of the offered certificates regarding the regulatory capital treatment of their investment in the offered certificates on the closing date or at any time in the future.

 

In addition, this securitization 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 party for any such securitization transaction will at all times satisfy such credit risk retention requirements. At this time, it is unclear what effect a failure of a retaining party to be in compliance with the credit risk retention rules at any time will have on the holders of offered certificates or the market value or liquidity of the offered certificates. Furthermore, notwithstanding any references in this prospectus to the credit risk retention rules, Regulation RR, the retaining party or other risk retention related matters, in the event the credit risk retention rules and/or Regulation RR (or any relevant portion thereof) are repealed or determined by applicable regulatory agencies to be no longer applicable to this securitization transaction, neither the retaining sponsor nor any other party will be required to comply with or act in accordance with the credit risk retention rules or Regulation RR (or such relevant portion thereof).

 

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Other External Factors May Adversely Affect the Value and Liquidity of Your Investment; Global, National and Local Economic Factors

 

Due to factors not directly relating to the offered certificates or the underlying mortgage loans, the market value of the offered certificates can decline even if the offered certificates, the mortgage loans or the mortgaged properties are performing at or above your expectations.

 

Global financial markets have in recent years experienced increased volatility due to uncertainty surrounding the level and sustainability of the sovereign debt of various countries. Much of this uncertainty has related to certain countries that participate in the European Monetary Union and whose sovereign debt is generally denominated in Euros, the common currency shared by members of that union. In addition, some economists, observers and market participants have expressed concerns regarding the sustainability of the monetary union and the common currency in their current form. Concerns regarding sovereign debt may emerge with respect to other countries at any time.

 

Furthermore, many state and local governments in the United States are experiencing, and are expected to continue to experience, severe budgetary strain. One or more states could default on their debt, or one or more significant local governments could default on their debt or seek relief from their debt under Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code) or by agreement with their creditors. Any or all of the circumstances described above may lead to further volatility in or disruption of the credit markets at any time.

 

Moreover, other types of events, domestic or international, may affect general economic conditions, consumer confidence and financial markets:

 

Wars, revolts, insurrections, armed conflicts, energy supply or price disruptions, terrorism, 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 offered 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 offered 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 offered 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 offered certificates may be disproportionately impacted by upward or downward movements in the current interest rates.

 

Investors should consider that the foregoing factors may adversely affect the performance of the mortgage loans and accordingly the performance of the offered certificates.

 

The Offered Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Offered Certificates May Decline

 

The offered certificates may have limited or no liquidity.

 

As described above under “—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” and “—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”, the secondary market for mortgage-backed securities recently experienced extremely limited liquidity. The adverse conditions described above as well as other adverse conditions could continue to severely limit the liquidity for mortgage-backed securities and cause disruptions and volatility in the market for CMBS.

 

Your offered certificates will not be listed on any national securities exchange or the NASDAQ stock market or traded on any automated quotation systems of any registered securities association, and there is currently no secondary market for your offered 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 offered certificates, none of the

 

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underwriters has any obligation to do so, any market-making may be discontinued at any time, and we cannot assure you that an active secondary market for the offered certificates will develop. Additionally, one or more purchasers may purchase substantial portions of one or more classes of offered certificates. Accordingly, you may not have an active or liquid secondary market for your offered certificates. Lack of liquidity could result in a substantial decrease in the market value of your offered certificates. We do not expect that you will have any redemption rights with respect to your offered certificates.

 

Lack of liquidity will impair your ability to sell your offered certificates and may prevent you from doing so at a time when you may want or need to. Lack of liquidity could adversely affect the market value of your offered certificates.

 

In addition, the market value of the offered 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, having a less volatile market value or being more liquid;

 

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 regarding the commercial and multifamily real estate markets, 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 offered certificates, the ability to sell your offered certificates will depend on, among other things, whether and to what extent a secondary market then exists for these offered certificates, and you may have to sell at a discount from the price you paid for reasons unrelated to the performance of the offered certificates or the mortgage loans.

 

Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Offered Certificates; Ratings of the Offered 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 may experience;

 

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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 and do not consider the likelihood of early optional termination of any trust.

 

The amount, type and nature of credit support given the offered certificates will be determined on the basis of criteria established by each rating agency rating classes of the offered certificates. Those criteria are sometimes based upon an actuarial analysis of the behavior of mortgage loans in a larger group. There can be no assurance that the historical data supporting any such actuarial analysis will accurately reflect future experience, or that the data derived from a large pool of mortgage loans will accurately predict the delinquency, foreclosure or loss experience of any particular pool of mortgage loans. In other cases, such criteria may be based upon determinations of the values of the properties that provide security for the mortgage loans. However, we cannot assure you that those values will not decline in the future. As a result, the credit support required in respect of the offered certificates may be insufficient to fully protect the holders of those certificates from losses on the related mortgage asset pool.

 

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 “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 had initial discussions with and submitted certain materials to six 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 organizations to rate the offered certificates but not the others, due in part to their initial subordination levels for the various classes of the offered and non-offered certificates. In the case of one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations selected by the depositor, the depositor has requested ratings for only certain classes of the offered certificates, due in part to the initial subordination levels provided by such nationally recognized statistical rating organization for the various classes of the offered certificates. Had the depositor selected alternative nationally recognized statistical rating organizations to rate the offered certificates, we cannot assure you as to the ratings that such other nationally recognized statistical rating organizations would have ultimately assigned to the offered 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. Had the depositor requested each of the engaged nationally recognized statistical rating organizations to rate all classes of the offered certificates, we cannot

 

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assure you as to the ratings that any such engaged nationally recognized statistical rating organization would have ultimately assigned to the classes of offered certificates that it did not rate.

 

Furthermore, the Securities and Exchange Commission may determine that any or all of the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the offered certificates no longer qualify as a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or are no longer qualified to rate the offered certificates, and that determination may also have an adverse effect on the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of the offered certificates.

 

A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time. No person is obligated to maintain the rating on any offered certificate, and accordingly, there can be no assurance to you that the ratings assigned to any offered certificate on the date on which the certificate is originally issued will not be lowered or withdrawn by a rating agency at any time thereafter.

 

If any rating is revised or withdrawn or if any rating agencies retained by the depositor, a sponsor or an underwriter to provide a security rating on any class of offered certificates no longer qualifies as a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” or is no longer qualified to rate any such class of offered certificates, the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of your offered certificates may be adversely affected.

 

We are not obligated to maintain any particular rating with respect to the offered certificates, and the ratings initially assigned to the offered certificates by any or all of the rating agencies engaged by the depositor to rate the offered certificates could change adversely as a result of changes affecting, among other things, the underlying mortgage loans, the mortgaged properties, the sponsors, or any party 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 offered certificates. Although these changes would not necessarily be or result from an event of default on any underlying 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.

 

To the extent that the provisions of the pooling and servicing agreement or any mortgage loan serviced thereunder 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 offered certificates (and, in the case of certain actions, events or consequences related to any serviced pari passu companion loan that is included in a securitization transaction, the related companion loan rating agencies).

 

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 offered certificates 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. Rating agency confirmations with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan will also be subject to the terms and provisions of the related outside servicing agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions”, “The 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.

 

There can be no assurance that an unsolicited rating will not be issued prior to or after the closing date of the issuance of the offered certificates, and none of the depositor, any related sponsor or any related underwriter is obligated to inform investors (or potential investors) if an unsolicited rating is issued after the date of this prospectus. Consequently, if you intend to purchase the offered certificates, you should monitor whether an unsolicited rating of the offered certificates has been issued by a non-hired rating agency and should consult with your financial and legal advisors regarding the impact of an unsolicited rating on the offered certificates.

 

Any downgrading or unsolicited rating of a class of offered certificates to below “investment grade” may affect your ability to purchase or retain, or otherwise impact the regulatory characteristics, of those certificates.

 

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Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Community Lending Is Dependent on Net Operating Income; Information May Be Limited or Uncertain

 

The mortgage loans are secured by various income-producing commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties. The repayment of a commercial, multifamily or manufactured housing community mortgage 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 or multifamily or manufactured housing community 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 commercial, multifamily or manufactured housing community mortgage loan at any given time.

 

For certain historical financial information relating to the mortgaged properties, including net operating income for the most recent reporting period and prior three calendar years, to the extent available, prospective investors should review Annex A to this prospectus. Certain mortgage loans are secured in whole or in part by mortgaged properties that have no prior operating history available or otherwise lack historical financial figures and information. A mortgaged property may lack prior operating history or historical financial information for various reasons including 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. Although the underwritten net cash flows and underwritten net operating income for mortgaged properties are derived principally from current rent rolls or tenant leases, underwritten net cash flows may also, in some cases, be based on (i) leases (or letters of intent) that are not yet in place (and may still be under negotiation), (ii) tenants that may have signed a lease (or letter of intent) or a lease amendment expanding the leased space, but are not yet in occupancy and/or are not yet paying rent, (iii) tenants that are leasing on a month-to-month basis and have the right to terminate their leases on a monthly basis, and/or (iv) historical expenses, adjusted to account for inflation, significant occupancy increases and a market rate management fee. However, we cannot assure you that such tenants will execute leases (or letters of intent) or expand their space or, in any event, that actual cash flows from such mortgaged properties will meet such projected cash flows, income and expense levels or that those funds will be sufficient to meet the payment obligations of the related mortgage loans.

 

See “—Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based on Incorrect or Failed Assumptions” below and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Mortgage Loan Information”. See also “—Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance” for a discussion of factors that could adversely affect the net operating income and property value of commercial mortgaged properties.

 

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 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 is primarily dependent upon the market value of the mortgaged property and the borrower’s ability to sell or refinance the mortgaged property.

 

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, certain guarantors may be foreign entities or individuals which, while subject to the domestic governing law provisions in the guaranty and related mortgage loan documents, could nevertheless require enforcement of any judgment in relation to a guaranty in a foreign jurisdiction, which could, in turn, cause a significant time delay or result in the inability to enforce the guaranty under foreign law. Additionally, 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

 

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sole asset may be its interest in the related borrower. Certain mortgage loans may have the benefit of a general payment guaranty of a portion of the indebtedness under the mortgage loan. 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.

 

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

 

As described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and Annex A to this prospectus, underwritten net cash flow means cash flow (including any cash flow from master leases) as adjusted based on a number of assumptions used by the related sponsor. 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. Underwritten or adjusted cash flows, by their nature, are speculative and are based upon certain assumptions and projections. 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 exceeded current rent. You should review these assumptions and make your own determination of the appropriate assumptions to be used in determining underwritten net cash flow. The failure of these assumptions or projections in whole or in part could cause the underwritten net cash flow to vary substantially from the actual net cash flow of a mortgaged property.

 

In the event of the inaccuracy of any assumptions or projections used 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 yields 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” 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.

 

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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 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 servicing 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 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 holders of offered certificates. The special servicer may also extend or modify a mortgage loan, which could result in a substantial delay in principal distributions to the holders of offered certificates. 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.

 

The Mortgage Loans Have Not Been Reviewed or Reunderwritten 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 sponsors and the remedies for breach of a representation and warranty as described under “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Representations and Warranties” and “—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”, and the sponsors’ description of their respective underwriting criteria described under “Transaction PartiesThe Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan SellersCiti Real Estate Funding Inc.”—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, “—Goldman Sachs Mortgage CompanyGoldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes” and “—German American Capital Corporation—DB Originators’ Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”.  A description of the review conducted by each sponsor for this securitization transaction is set forth under “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.—Review of the CREFI Mortgage Loans”, “—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company—Review of GSMC Mortgage Loans” and “—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers—German American Capital Corporation —Review of GACC Mortgage Loans”.

 

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 reunderwritten the mortgage loans or the related loan combinations, it is possible that the reunderwriting 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 “—Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans” and “—Any Loss of Value Payment Made by a Sponsor May Not Be Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan” and “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Representations and Warranties” and “—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”.

 

In addition, we cannot assure you that all of the mortgage loans would have complied with the underwriting criteria of a different originator involved in this transaction or, accordingly, that each originator involved in this transaction would have made the same decision to originate every mortgage loan included in the issuing entity or, if it did decide to originate an unrelated mortgage loan, that such mortgage loan would have been underwritten on the same terms and conditions.

 

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.

 

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Historical Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans May Be Limited

 

Some of the mortgage loans that we intend to include in the issuing entity were made to enable the related borrower to acquire the related mortgaged property, and in certain cases, the mortgaged properties were recently constructed. The underwritten net cash flows and underwritten net operating incomes for such mortgaged properties are derived principally from current rent rolls or tenant leases and the appraisers’ projected expense levels. However, we cannot assure you that actual cash flows from such mortgaged properties will meet such projected cash flows, income and expense levels or that those funds will be sufficient to meet the payment obligations of the related mortgage loans.

 

Accordingly, for certain of these mortgage loans, limited or no historical operating information is available with respect to the related mortgaged properties. As a result, you may find it difficult to analyze the historical performance of those mortgaged properties.

 

Ongoing Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans and the Offered Certificates May Be Limited

 

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 and the information we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders; 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.

 

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

 

As a result of the distinct nature of the pool of mortgage loans to be included in the issuing entity, 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. 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.

 

Performance of the Offered Certificates Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases

 

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;

 

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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.

 

In addition, tenants under certain leases included in the underwritten net cash flow, underwritten net operating income and/or occupancy may nonetheless be in financial distress, may be in danger of closing (or being closed by its parent) or may have filed for bankruptcy. Certain tenants at the mortgaged properties may be part of a chain that is in financial distress as a whole, or the tenant’s parent company has implemented or has 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 cut costs. In addition, certain anchor tenants or shadow anchor tenants may be in financial distress or may be experiencing adverse business conditions, which would have a negative effect on the operations of 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, which may involve a tenant at one of the mortgaged properties.

 

There may be (and there may exist from time to time) pending or threatened legal proceedings against, or disputes with, certain tenants and/or their parent companies that may have a material adverse effect on the related tenant’s ability to pay rent or remain open for business. We cannot assure you that any such litigation or dispute will not result in a material decline in net operating income at the related mortgaged property.

 

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.

 

Certain tenants may be subject to special license requirements or regulatory requirements, and may not have the right to operate if such licenses are revoked or such requirements are not satisfied.

 

In addition, certain of the mortgage loans may have tenants who are leasing their spaces on a month-to-month basis and have the right to terminate their leases on a monthly basis.

 

A Tenant Concentration May Result in Increased Losses

 

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 these cases, business issues for a particular tenant could have a disproportionately large impact on the pool of mortgage loans and adversely affect distributions to holders of offered certificates. Similarly, an issue with respect to a particular industry could also have a disproportionately large impact on the pool of 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.

 

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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 to this prospectus for tenant lease expiration dates for the 5 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 of interest. 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 of interest arising where a borrower is affiliated with a tenant at a mortgaged property will not adversely impact the value of the related mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Affiliated Leases and Master Leases” for information on properties leased in whole or in part to borrowers and their affiliates.

 

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.

 

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

 

In the case of certain mortgage loans included in the mortgage pool, it may be possible that the related master lease could be construed in a bankruptcy as a financing lease or other arrangement under which the related master lessee (and/or its affiliates) would be deemed as effectively the owner of the related mortgaged property, rather than a tenant, which could result in potentially adverse consequences for the trust, as the holder of such mortgage loan, including a potentially greater risk of an unfavorable plan of reorganization and competing claims of creditors of the related master lessee and/or its affiliates. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Affiliated Leases and Master 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

 

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

 

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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 such 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 has 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, Rights of First Offer and Rights of First Refusal” for information regarding material purchase options, rights of first offer and/or rights of first refusal, if any, with respect to mortgaged properties securing certain mortgage loans.

 

Early Lease Termination Options May Reduce Cash Flow

 

Any exercise of a termination or contraction 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 on a date earlier than the lease expiration date shown on Annex A to this prospectus or in rent rolls. Any such vacated space may not be re-let. Furthermore, similar 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—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, which may include retail, office and multifamily properties, among others, may have tenants that are charitable institutions that generally rely on contributions from individuals and government grants or other subsidies to pay rent on such properties 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 there can be no assurance 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.

 

Certain Aspects of Co-Lender, Intercreditor and Similar Agreements Executed in Connection with Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Unenforceable

 

One or more mortgage loans included in the trust is part of a split loan structure or loan combination that includes a subordinate non-trust mortgage loan or may be senior to one or more other mortgage loans made to a common borrower and secured by the same real property collateral. Pursuant to a co-lender, intercreditor or similar agreement, a subordinate lender may have agreed that it not take any direct actions with respect to the related subordinated debt, including any actions relating to the bankruptcy of the related borrower, and that the holder of the related mortgage loan that is included in our trust—directly or through an applicable servicer—will have all rights to direct all such actions. There can be no assurance that in the event of the borrower’s bankruptcy, a court will enforce such restrictions against a subordinate lender. While subordination agreements are generally enforceable in bankruptcy, in its decision in In re 203 North LaSalle Street Partnership, 246 B.R. 325 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. March 10, 2000), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois refused to enforce a provision of a subordination agreement that allowed a first mortgagee to vote a second mortgagee’s claim with respect to a Chapter 11 reorganization plan on the grounds that pre-bankruptcy contracts cannot override rights expressly provided by federal bankruptcy law. This holding, which one court has already followed, potentially limits the ability of a senior lender to accept or reject a reorganization plan or to control the enforcement of remedies against a common borrower over a subordinate lender’s objections. In the event the foregoing holding is followed with respect to a co-lender relationship related to one of the mortgage loans underlying your offered certificates, the trust’s recovery with respect to the related borrower in a bankruptcy

 

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proceeding may be significantly delayed, and the aggregate amount ultimately collected may be substantially less than the amount owed.

 

Mezzanine Debt May Reduce the Cash Flow Available to Reinvest in a Mortgaged Property and may Increase the Likelihood that a Borrower Will Default on a Mortgage Loan Underlying Your Offered Certificates

 

In the case of one or more mortgage loans included in the trust, a direct and/or indirect equity holder in the related borrower may have pledged, or be permitted to pledge, its equity interest to secure financing to that equity holder. Such financing is often referred to as mezzanine debt. While a lender on mezzanine debt has no security interest in or rights to the related mortgaged property, a default under the subject mezzanine loan could cause a change in control of the related borrower.

 

In addition, if, in the case of any mortgage loan, equity interests in the related borrower have been pledged to secure mezzanine debt, then the trust may be subject to an intercreditor or similar agreement that, among other things:

 

grants the mezzanine lender cure rights and/or a purchase option with respect to the subject underlying mortgage loan under certain default scenarios or reasonably foreseeable default scenarios;

 

limits modifications of payment terms of the subject underlying mortgage loan; and/or

 

limits or delays enforcement actions with respect to the subject underlying mortgage loan.

 

Furthermore, mezzanine debt reduces the mezzanine borrower’s indirect equity in the subject mortgaged property and therefore may reduce its incentive to invest cash in order to support that mortgaged property.

 

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” in Annex C to this prospectus for a stratification of the remaining terms to maturity of the mortgage loans. Because principal on the respective classes of offered certificates with certificate balances is payable in sequential order of payment priority, and such a class receives principal only after the preceding such class(es) have been paid in full, such classes that have a lower sequential priority are more likely to face these types of risk of concentration than such classes with a higher sequential priority.

 

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 more than 5.0% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date are office, retail, mixed use, industrial, hospitality and multifamily. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—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. Regional areas affected by such events often experience disruptions in travel, transportation and tourism, loss of jobs and an overall decrease in consumer

 

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activity, and often a decline in real estate related investments. If one of these types of events were to occur, we cannot assure you that the economies in states where the mortgaged properties are located would recover sufficiently to support income-producing real estate at pre-event levels or that the costs of the related clean-up will not have a material adverse effect on the performance or net operating income of the mortgaged properties.

 

Mortgaged properties securing more than 5.0% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date are located in New York, California, Virginia, Florida, Illinois and Texas. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—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—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans” for information on the composition of the mortgage pool by property type and geographic distribution and loan concentration.

 

Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance

 

Most of the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates Will Be Non-Recourse.

 

You should consider all of the mortgage loans underlying your offered certificates to be non-recourse loans. This means that, in the event of a default, recourse will be limited to the related real property or properties securing the defaulted mortgage loan. In the event that the income generated by a real property were to decline as a result of the poor economic performance of that property, with the result that the property is not able to support debt service payments on the related mortgage loan, neither the related borrower nor any other person would be obligated to remedy the situation by making payments out of their own funds. In such a situation, the borrower could choose instead to surrender the related mortgaged property to the lender or let it be foreclosed upon. In those cases where recourse to a borrower or guarantor is permitted by the loan documents, we generally will not undertake any evaluation of the financial condition of that borrower or guarantor. Consequently, full and timely payment on each mortgage loan underlying your offered certificates will depend on one or more of the following:

 

the sufficiency of the net operating income of the applicable real property;

 

the market value of the applicable real property at or prior to maturity; and

 

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the ability of the related borrower to refinance or sell the applicable real property.

 

In general, the value of a multifamily or commercial property will depend on its ability to generate net operating income. The ability of an owner to finance a multifamily or commercial property will depend, in large part, on the property’s value and ability to generate net operating income.

 

None of the mortgage loans underlying your offered certificates will be insured or guaranteed by any governmental entity or private mortgage insurer.

 

The risks associated with lending on multifamily and commercial properties are inherently different from those associated with lending on the security of single-family residential properties. This is because, among other reasons, multifamily rental and commercial real estate lending generally involves larger loans and, as described above, repayment is dependent upon:

 

the successful operation and value of the related mortgaged property, and

 

the related borrower’s ability to refinance the mortgage loan or sell the related mortgaged property.

 

See “—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks” below.

 

Many Risk Factors Are Common to Most or All Multifamily and Commercial Properties.

 

The following factors, among others, will affect the ability of a multifamily or commercial property to generate net operating income and, accordingly, its value:

 

the location, age, functionality, design and construction quality of the subject property;

 

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

 

the characteristics of the neighborhood where the property is located;

 

the degree to which the subject property competes with other properties in the area;

 

the proximity and attractiveness of competing properties;

 

the existence and construction of competing properties;

 

the adequacy of the property’s management and maintenance;

 

tenant mix and concentration;

 

national, regional or local economic conditions, including plant closings, industry slowdowns and unemployment rates;

 

local real estate conditions, including an increase in or oversupply of comparable commercial or residential space;

 

demographic factors;

 

customer confidence, tastes and preferences;

 

retroactive changes in building codes and other applicable laws;

 

changes in governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies, including environmental legislation; and

 

vulnerability to litigation by tenants and patrons.

 

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Particular factors that may adversely affect the ability of a multifamily or commercial property to generate net operating income include:

 

an increase in interest rates, real estate taxes and other operating expenses;

 

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

 

a decline in the financial condition of a major tenant and, in particular, a sole tenant or anchor tenant;

 

an increase in vacancy rates;

 

a decline in rental rates as leases are renewed or replaced;

 

natural disasters and civil disturbances such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, eruptions, terrorist attacks or riots; and

 

environmental contamination.

 

The volatility of net operating income generated by a multifamily or commercial property over time will be influenced by many of the foregoing factors, as well as by:

 

the length of tenant leases;

 

the creditworthiness of tenants;

 

the rental rates at which leases are renewed or replaced;

 

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 maintain or replace tenants.

 

Therefore, commercial and multifamily properties with short-term or less creditworthy sources of revenue and/or relatively high operating costs, such as those operated as hospitality and self storage properties, can be expected to have more volatile cash flows than commercial and multifamily properties with medium- to long-term leases from creditworthy tenants and/or relatively low operating costs. A decline in the real estate market will tend to have a more immediate effect on the net operating income of commercial and multifamily properties with short-term revenue sources and may lead to higher rates of delinquency or defaults on the mortgage loans secured by those properties.

 

The Successful Operation of a Multifamily or Commercial Property Depends on Tenants.

 

Generally, multifamily and commercial properties are subject to leases. The owner of a multifamily or commercial property typically uses lease or rental payments for the following purposes:

 

to pay for maintenance and other operating expenses associated with the property;

 

to fund repairs, replacements and capital improvements at the property; and

 

to service mortgage loans secured by, and any other debt obligations associated with operating, the property.

 

Accordingly, mortgage loans secured by income-producing properties will be affected by the expiration of leases and the ability of the respective borrowers to renew the leases or relet the space on comparable terms and on a timely basis.

 

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Factors that may adversely affect the ability of an income-producing property to generate net operating income from lease and rental payments include:

 

a general inability to lease space;

 

an increase in vacancy rates, which may result from tenants deciding not to renew an existing lease or discontinuing operations;

 

an increase in tenant payment defaults or any other inability to collect rental payments;

 

a decline in rental rates as leases are entered into, renewed or extended at lower rates;

 

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

 

a decline in the financial condition and/or bankruptcy or insolvency of a significant or sole tenant; and

 

an increase in leasing costs and/or the costs of performing landlord obligations under existing leases.

 

With respect to any mortgage loan backing the offered certificates, you should anticipate that, unless the related mortgaged property is owner occupied, one or more—and possibly all—of the leases at the related mortgaged property will expire at varying rates during the term of that mortgage loan and some tenants will have, and may exercise, termination options. In addition, some government-sponsored tenants will have the right as a matter of law to cancel their leases for lack of appropriations.

 

Additionally, in some jurisdictions, if tenant leases are subordinated to the lien created by the related mortgage instrument but do not contain attornment provisions, which are provisions requiring the tenant to recognize as landlord under the lease a successor owner following foreclosure, the leases may terminate 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, that mortgaged property could experience a further decline in value if such tenants’ leases were terminated.

 

Some mortgage loans that back offered certificates may be secured by mortgaged properties with tenants that are related to or affiliated with a borrower. In those cases a default by the borrower may coincide with a default by the affiliated tenants. Additionally, even if the property becomes a foreclosure property, it is possible that an affiliate of the borrower may remain as a tenant.

 

Dependence on a Single Tenant or a Small Number of Tenants Makes a Property Riskier Collateral.

 

In those cases where an income-producing property is leased to a single tenant or is primarily leased to one or a small number of major tenants, a deterioration in the financial condition or a change in the plan of operations of any of those tenants can have particularly significant effects on the net operating income generated by the property. If any of those tenants defaults under or fails to renew its lease, the resulting adverse financial effect on the operation of the property will be substantially more severe than would be the case with respect to a property occupied by a large number of less significant tenants.

 

An income-producing property operated for retail, office or industrial purposes also may be adversely affected by a decline in a particular business or industry if a concentration of tenants at the property is engaged in that business or industry.

 

Accordingly, factors that will affect the operation and value of a commercial property include:

 

the business operated by the tenants;

 

the creditworthiness of the tenants; and

 

the number of tenants.

 

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Tenant Bankruptcy Adversely Affects Property Performance.

 

The bankruptcy or insolvency of a major tenant, or a number of smaller tenants, at a commercial property may adversely affect the income produced by the property. Under federal bankruptcy law, a tenant has the option of assuming or rejecting any unexpired lease. If the tenant rejects the lease, the landlord’s claim for breach of the lease would be a general unsecured claim against the tenant unless there is collateral securing the claim. The claim would be limited to:

 

the unpaid rent due under the lease, without acceleration, for the period prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition or any earlier repossession by the landlord, or surrender by the tenant, of the leased premises; plus

 

the rent reserved by the lease, without acceleration, for the greater of one year and 15%, not to exceed three years, of the term of the lease following the filing of the bankruptcy petition or any earlier repossession by the landlord, or surrender by the tenant, of the leased premises.

 

The Success of an Income-Producing Property Depends on Reletting Vacant Spaces.

 

The operations at an income-producing property will be adversely affected if the owner or property manager is unable to renew leases or relet space on comparable terms when existing leases expire and/or become defaulted. Even if vacated space is successfully relet, the costs associated with reletting, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions in the case of income-producing properties operated for retail, office or industrial purposes, can be substantial, could exceed any reserves maintained for that purpose and could reduce cash flow from the income-producing properties. Moreover, if a tenant at an income-producing property defaults in its lease obligations, the landlord may incur substantial costs and experience significant delays associated with enforcing its rights and protecting its investment, including costs incurred in renovating and reletting the property.

 

If an income-producing property has multiple tenants, re-leasing expenditures may be more frequent than in the case of a property with fewer tenants, thereby reducing the cash flow generated by the multi-tenanted property. Multi-tenanted properties may also experience higher continuing vacancy rates and greater volatility in rental income and expenses.

 

Property Value May Be Adversely Affected Even When Current Operating Income Is Not.

 

Various factors may affect the value of multifamily and commercial properties without affecting their current net operating income, including:

 

changes in interest rates;

 

the availability of refinancing sources;

 

changes in governmental regulations, licensing or fiscal policy;

 

changes in zoning or tax laws; and

 

potential environmental or other legal liabilities.

 

Property Management May Affect Property Operations and Value.

 

The operation of an income-producing property will depend upon the property manager’s performance and viability. The property manager generally is responsible for:

 

responding to changes in the local market;

 

planning and implementing the rental structure, including staggering durations of leases and establishing levels of rent payments;

 

operating the property and providing building services;

 

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managing operating expenses; and

 

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

 

Income-producing properties that derive revenues primarily from short-term rental commitments, such as hospitality or self storage properties, generally require more intensive management than properties leased to tenants under long-term leases.

 

By controlling costs, providing appropriate and efficient services to tenants and maintaining improvements in good condition, a property manager can—

 

maintain or improve occupancy rates, business and cash flow,

 

reduce operating and repair costs, and

 

preserve building value.

 

On the other hand, management errors can, in some cases, impair the long-term viability of an income-producing property.

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties will be managed by affiliates of the related borrower or by 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 one or more of the following: an event of default, 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. 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.

 

Maintaining a Property in Good Condition Is Expensive.

 

The owner may be required to expend a substantial amount to maintain, renovate or refurbish a commercial or multifamily property. Failure to do so may materially impair the property’s ability to generate cash flow. The effects of poor construction quality will increase over time in the form of increased maintenance and capital improvements. Even superior construction will deteriorate over time if management does not schedule and perform adequate maintenance in a timely fashion. There can be no assurance that an income-producing property will generate sufficient cash flow to cover the increased costs of maintenance and capital improvements in addition to paying debt service on the mortgage loan(s) that may encumber that property.

 

Competition Will Adversely Affect the Profitability and Value of an Income-Producing Property.

 

Some income-producing properties are located in highly competitive areas. Comparable income-producing properties located in the same area compete on the basis of a number of factors including:

 

rental rates;

 

location;

 

type of business or services and amenities offered; and

 

nature and condition of the particular property.

 

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The profitability and value of an income-producing property may be adversely affected by a comparable property that:

 

offers lower rents;

 

has lower operating costs;

 

offers a more favorable location; or

 

offers better facilities.

 

Costs of renovating, refurbishing or expanding an income-producing property in order to remain competitive can be substantial.

 

The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks

 

General

 

As discussed under “—Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance” above, the adequacy of an income-producing property as security for a mortgage loan depends in large part on its value and ability to generate net operating income. Set forth below is a discussion of some of the various factors that may affect the value and operations of the properties which secure the mortgage loans.

 

Office Properties

 

Factors affecting the value and operation of an office property include:

 

the strength, stability, number and quality of the tenants, particularly significant tenants, at the property;

 

the physical attributes and amenities of the building in relation to competing buildings, including the condition of the HVAC system, parking and the building’s compatibility with current business wiring requirements;

 

whether the area is a desirable business location, including local labor cost and quality, tax environment, including tax benefits, and quality of life issues, such as schools and cultural amenities;

 

the location of the property with respect to the central business district or population centers;

 

demographic trends within the metropolitan area to move away from or towards the central business district;

 

social trends combined with space management trends, which may change towards options such as telecommuting or hoteling to satisfy space needs;

 

tax incentives offered to businesses or property owners by cities or suburbs adjacent to or near where the building is located;

 

local competitive conditions, such as the supply of office space or the existence or construction of new competitive office buildings;

 

the quality and philosophy of building management;

 

access to mass transportation;

 

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accessibility from surrounding highways/streets;

 

changes in zoning laws; and

 

the financial condition of the owner of the property.

 

With respect to some office properties, one or more tenants may have the option, at any time or after the expiration of a specified period, to terminate their leases at the subject property. In many cases, the tenant is required to provide notice and/or pay penalties in connection with the exercise of its termination option. Generally, the full rental income generated by the related leases will be taken into account in the underwriting of the related underlying mortgage loan. Notwithstanding any disincentives with respect to a termination option, there can be no assurance that a tenant will not exercise such an option, especially if the rent paid by that tenant is in excess of market rent. In such event, there may be a decrease in the cash flow generated by such mortgaged properties and available to make payments on the related offered certificates.

 

Office properties may be adversely affected by an economic decline in the business operated by their tenants. The risk associated with that economic decline is increased if revenue is dependent on a single tenant or if there is a significant concentration of tenants in a particular business or industry.

 

Certain office tenants at the mortgaged properties may use their leased space to create shared workspaces that they lease to other businesses. Shared workspaces are rented by customers on a short-term basis. Short term space users may be more impacted by economic fluctuations compared to traditional long-term office leases, which has the potential to impact operating profitability of the company offering the shared space and, in turn, its ability to maintain its lease payments. This may subject the related mortgage loan to increased risk of default and loss.

 

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.

 

Office properties are also subject to competition with other office properties in the same market. Competitive factors affecting an office property include:

 

rental rates;

 

the building’s age, condition and design, including floor sizes and layout;

 

access to public transportation and availability of parking; and

 

amenities offered to its tenants, including sophisticated building systems, such as fiber optic cables, satellite communications or other base building technological features.

 

The cost of refitting office space for a new tenant is often higher than for other property types.

 

The success of an office property also depends on the local economy. Factors influencing a company’s decision to locate in a given area include:

 

the cost and quality of labor;

 

tax incentives; and

 

quality of life considerations, such as schools and cultural amenities.

 

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The strength and stability of the local or regional economy will affect an office property’s ability to attract stable tenants on a consistent basis. A central business district may have a substantially different economy from that of a suburb.

 

Hospitality Properties

 

Hospitality properties may involve different types of hotels and motels, including:

 

full service hotels;

 

resort hotels with many amenities;

 

limited service hotels;

 

hotels and motels associated with national or regional franchise chains;

 

hotels that are not affiliated with any franchise chain but may have their own brand identity; and

 

other lodging facilities.

 

Factors affecting the value, operation and economic performance of a hospitality property include:

 

the location of the property and its proximity to major population centers or attractions;

 

the seasonal nature of business at the property;

 

the level of room rates relative to those charged by competitors;

 

quality and perception of the franchise affiliation;

 

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

 

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

 

the quality of hospitality property management;

 

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

 

economic conditions, either local, regional or national, which may limit the amount that can be charged for a room and may result in a reduction in occupancy levels;

 

the existence or construction of competing hospitality properties;

 

nature and quality of the services and facilities;

 

financial strength and capabilities of the owner and operator;

 

the need for continuing expenditures for modernizing, refurbishing and maintaining existing facilities;

 

increases in operating costs, which may not be offset by increased room rates;

 

the property’s dependence on business and commercial travelers and tourism;

 

changes in travel patterns caused by changes in access, energy prices, labor strikes, relocation of highways, the reconstruction of additional highways or other factors; and

 

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changes in travel patterns caused by perceptions of travel safety, which perceptions can be significantly and adversely influenced by terrorist acts and foreign conflict as well as apprehension regarding the possibility of such acts or conflicts.

 

Because limited-service hotels and motels are relatively quick and inexpensive to construct and may quickly reflect a positive value, an over-building of these hotels and motels could occur in any given region, which would likely adversely affect occupancy and daily room rates. Further, because rooms at hospitality properties are generally rented for short periods of time, hospitality properties tend to be more sensitive to adverse economic conditions and competition than many other types of commercial properties. Additionally, the revenues of some hospitality properties, particularly those located in regions whose economies depend upon tourism, may be highly seasonal in nature and/or may be adversely affected by prolonged unfavorable weather conditions.

 

Hospitality properties may be operated under franchise agreements. The continuation of a franchise is typically subject to specified operating standards and other terms and conditions. The franchisor periodically inspects its licensed properties to confirm adherence to its operating standards. The failure of the hospitality property to maintain those standards or adhere to those other terms and conditions could result in the loss or cancellation of the franchise license. It is possible that the franchisor could condition the continuation of a franchise license on the completion of capital improvements or the making of capital expenditures that the owner of the hospitality property determines are too expensive or are otherwise unwarranted in light of the operating results or prospects of the property. In that event, the owner of the hospitality property may elect to allow the franchise license to lapse. In any case, if the franchise is terminated, the owner of the hospitality property may seek to obtain a suitable replacement franchise, which may be at significantly higher fees than the previous franchise, or to operate property independently of a franchise license. The loss of a franchise license could have a material adverse effect upon the operations or value of the hospitality property because of the loss of associated name recognition, marketing support and centralized reservation systems provided by the franchisor.

 

The viability of any hospitality property that is a franchise of a national or a regional hotel or motel chain is dependent upon:

 

the continued existence and financial strength of the franchisor;

 

the public perception of the franchise service mark; and

 

the duration of the franchise licensing agreement.

 

The transferability of franchise license agreements may be restricted. The consent of the franchisor would be required for the continued use of the franchise license by the hospitality property following a foreclosure. Conversely, a lender may be unable to remove a franchisor that it desires to replace following a foreclosure. Additionally, any provision in a franchise agreement or management agreement providing for termination because of a bankruptcy of a franchisor or manager will generally not be enforceable.

 

In addition, certain hotel properties are limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels. Hotel properties that are limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels may subject a lender to more risk than full-service hotel properties as they generally require less capital for construction than full-service hotel properties. In addition, as limited-service, select service or extended stay hotels generally offer fewer amenities than full-service hotel 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 the event of a foreclosure on a hospitality property, the lender or other purchaser of the hospitality property may not be entitled to the rights under any associated operating, liquor and other licenses. That party would be required to apply in its own right for new operating, liquor and other licenses. There can be no assurance that a new license could be obtained or that it could be obtained promptly. The lack of a liquor license in a hospitality property could have an adverse impact on the revenue from that property or on its occupancy rate.

 

In addition, hospitality properties may be structured with a master lease (or operating lease) in order to minimize potential liabilities of the borrower. Under the master lease structure, an operating lessee (typically affiliated with the borrower) is also an obligor under the related mortgage loan and the operating lessee borrower pays rent to the fee owner borrower.

 

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Retail Properties

 

The term “retail property” encompasses a broad range of properties at which businesses sell consumer goods and other products and provide various entertainment, recreational or personal services to the general public. Some examples of retail properties include—

 

shopping centers,

 

factory outlet centers,

 

malls,

 

automotive sales and service centers,

 

consumer oriented businesses,

 

department stores,

 

grocery stores,

 

convenience stores,

 

specialty shops,

 

gas stations,

 

movie theaters,

 

fitness centers,

 

bowling alleys,

 

salons, and

 

dry cleaners.

 

A number of factors may affect the value and operation of a retail property. Some of these factors include:

 

the strength, stability, number and quality of the tenants;

 

tenants’ sales;

 

tenant mix;

 

whether the property is in a desirable location;

 

the physical condition and amenities of the building in relation to competing buildings;

 

whether a retail property is anchored, shadow anchored or unanchored and, if anchored or shadow anchored, the strength, stability, quality and continuous occupancy of the anchor tenant or the shadow anchor, as the case may be; and

 

the financial condition of the owner of the property.

 

Unless owner occupied, retail properties generally derive all or a substantial percentage of their income from lease payments from commercial tenants. Therefore, it is important for the owner of a retail property to attract

 

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and keep tenants, particularly significant tenants, that are able to meet their lease obligations. In order to attract tenants, the owner of a retail property may be required to—

 

lower rents,

 

grant a potential tenant a free rent or reduced rent period,

 

improve the condition of the property generally, or

 

make at its own expense, or grant a rent abatement to cover, tenant improvements for a potential tenant.

 

A prospective tenant will also be interested in the number and type of customers that it will be able to attract at a particular retail property. The ability of a tenant at a particular retail property to attract customers will be affected by a number of factors related to the property and the surrounding area, including:

 

competition from other retail properties;

 

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

 

perceptions regarding the safety of the surrounding area;

 

demographics of the surrounding area;

 

the strength and stability of the local, regional and national economies;

 

traffic patterns and access to major thoroughfares;

 

the visibility of the property;

 

availability of parking;

 

the particular mixture of the goods and services offered at the property;

 

customer tastes, preferences and spending patterns; and

 

the drawing power of other tenants.

 

The success of a retail property is often dependent on the success of its tenants’ businesses. A significant component of the total rent paid by tenants of retail properties is often tied to a percentage of gross sales or revenues. Declines in sales or revenues of the tenants will likely cause a corresponding decline in percentage rents and/or impair the tenants’ ability to pay their rent or other occupancy costs. A default by a tenant under its lease could result in delays and costs in enforcing the landlord’s rights. Retail properties would be directly and adversely affected by a decline in the local economy and reduced consumer spending.

 

Repayment of a mortgage loan secured by a retail property will be affected by the expiration of space leases at the property and the ability of the borrower to renew or relet the space on comparable terms. Even if vacant space is successfully relet, the costs associated with reletting, including tenant improvements, leasing commissions and free rent, may be substantial and could reduce cash flow from a retail property.

 

With respect to some retail properties, one or more tenants may have the option, at any time or after the expiration of a specified period, to terminate their leases at the subject property. In many cases, the tenant is required to provide notice and/or pay penalties in connection with the exercise of its termination option. Generally, the full rental income generated by the related leases will be taken into account in the underwriting of the related underlying mortgage loan. Notwithstanding any disincentives with respect to a termination option, there can be no assurance a tenant will not exercise such an option, especially if the rent paid by that tenant is in

 

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excess of market rent. In such event, there may be a decrease in the cash flow generated by such mortgaged properties and available to make payments on the related offered certificates.

 

The presence or absence of an anchor tenant in a multi-tenanted retail property can be important. Anchor tenants play a key role in generating customer traffic and making the center desirable for other tenants. Retail properties that are anchored have traditionally been perceived as less risky than unanchored properties. As to any given retail property, an anchor tenant is generally understood to be a nationally or regionally recognized tenant whose space is, in general, materially larger in size than the space occupied by other tenants at the same retail property and is important in attracting customers to the retail property. Retail properties that have anchor tenant-owned stores often have reciprocal easement and operating agreements between the property owner and such anchor tenants containing certain operating and maintenance covenants. Although an anchor tenant is required to pay a contribution toward common area maintenance and real estate taxes on the improvements and related real property, an anchor tenant that owns its own parcel does not pay rent.

 

Certain tenant estoppels will have been obtained from anchor and certain other tenants in connection with the origination of the mortgage loans that identify disputes between the related borrower and the applicable tenant, or alleged defaults or potential defaults by the applicable property owner under the lease or a reciprocal easement and operating agreement. Such disputes, defaults or potential defaults, could lead to a termination or attempted termination of the applicable lease or reciprocal easement and operating agreement by the tenant or to litigation against the related borrower. We cannot assure you that these tenant disputes will not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the related borrowers to repay their portion of the mortgage loan. In addition, we cannot assure you that the tenant estoppels obtained identify all potential disputes that may arise with tenants.

 

A retail property may also benefit from a shadow anchor. A shadow anchor is a store or business that satisfies the criteria for an anchor store or business, but which may be located at an adjoining property or on a portion of the subject retail property that is not collateral for the related mortgage loan. A shadow anchor may own the space it occupies. In those cases where the property owner does not control the space occupied by the anchor store or business, the property owner may not be able to take actions with respect to the space that it otherwise typically would, such as granting concessions to retain an anchor tenant or removing an ineffective anchor tenant.

 

In some cases, an anchor tenant or a shadow anchor may cease to operate at the property, thereby leaving its space unoccupied even though it continues to pay rent on or even own the vacant space. If an anchor tenant or a shadow anchor ceases operations at a retail property or if its sales do not reach a specified threshold, other tenants at the property may be entitled to terminate their leases prior to the scheduled expiration date or to pay rent at a reduced rate for the remaining term of the lease.

 

Accordingly, the following factors, among others, will adversely affect the economic performance of an anchored retail property, including:

 

an anchor tenant’s failure to renew its lease;

 

termination of an anchor tenant’s lease;

 

the bankruptcy or economic decline of an anchor tenant or a shadow anchor;

 

the cessation of the business of a self-owned anchor or of an anchor tenant, notwithstanding its continued ownership of the previously occupied space or its continued payment of rent, as the case may be; or

 

a loss of an anchor tenant’s or shadow anchor’s ability to attract shoppers.

 

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.

 

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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.

 

Retail properties may also face competition from sources outside a given real estate market or with lower operating costs. For example, all of the following compete with more traditional department stores and specialty shops for consumer dollars:

 

factory outlet centers;

 

discount shopping centers and clubs;

 

catalogue retailers;

 

home shopping networks and programs;

 

internet web sites and electronic media shopping; and

 

telemarketing.

 

Similarly, home movie rentals and pay-per-view movies provide alternate sources of entertainment to movie theaters. Continued growth of these alternative retail outlets and entertainment sources, which are often characterized by lower operating costs, could adversely affect the rents collectible at retail properties.

 

Gas stations, automotive sales and service centers and dry cleaners also pose unique environmental risks because of the nature of their businesses and the types of products used or sold in those businesses.

 

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.

 

Mixed Use Properties

 

Certain properties are mixed use properties. Each such mortgaged property is subject to the risks relating to the applicable property types as described in “—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Office Properties”, “—Retail Properties”, “—Multifamily Rental Properties”, “—Warehouse, Mini-Warehouse and Self Storage Facilities” and “—Manufactured Housing Communities, Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks”. See Annex A for the 5 largest tenants (by net rentable square footage 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 PoolStatistical Characteristics of the Mortgage LoansProperty TypesMixed Use Properties”.

 

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Multifamily Rental Properties

 

In addition to the factors discussed under “—Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance”, factors affecting the value and operation of a multifamily rental property include:

 

the physical attributes of the property, such as its age, appearance, amenities and construction quality, in relation to competing buildings;

 

the types of services or amenities offered at the property;

 

the location of the property;

 

distance from employment centers and shopping areas;

 

the characteristics of the surrounding neighborhood, which may change over time;

 

the rents charged for dwelling units at the property relative to the rents charged for comparable units at competing properties;

 

the ability of management to provide adequate maintenance and insurance;

 

the property’s reputation;

 

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

 

the existence or construction of competing or alternative residential properties in the local market, including other apartment buildings and complexes, manufactured housing communities, mobile home parks and single-family housing;

 

compliance with and continuance of any government housing rental subsidy programs and/or low income housing tax credit or incentive programs from which the property receives benefits;

 

the ability of management to respond to competition;

 

the tenant mix and whether the property is primarily occupied by workers from a particular company or type of business, personnel from a local military base or students;

 

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, 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;

 

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

 

local factory or other large employer closings;

 

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

 

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the extent to which the property is subject to land use restrictive covenants or contractual covenants that require that units be rented to low income tenants;

 

the extent to which the cost of operating the property, including the cost of utilities and the cost of required capital expenditures, may increase;

 

whether the property is subject to any age restrictions on tenants;

 

the extent to which increases in operating costs may be passed through to tenants; and

 

the financial condition of the owner of the property.

 

Because units in a multifamily rental property are leased to individuals, usually for no more than a year, the property is likely to respond relatively quickly to a downturn in the local economy or to the closing of a major employer in the area.

 

In addition, multifamily rental properties are typically in markets that, in general, are characterized by low barriers to entry. Thus, a particular multifamily rental property market with historically low vacancies could experience substantial new construction and a resultant oversupply of rental units within a relatively short period of time. Since apartments within a multifamily rental property are typically leased on a short-term basis, the tenants residing at a particular property may easily move to alternative multifamily rental properties with more desirable amenities or locations or to single family housing.

 

Some states regulate the relationship between an owner and its tenants at a multifamily rental property. Among other things, these states may—

 

require written leases;

 

require good cause for eviction;

 

require disclosure of fees;

 

prohibit unreasonable rules;

 

prohibit retaliatory evictions;

 

prohibit restrictions on a resident’s choice of unit vendors;

 

limit the bases on which a landlord may increase rent; or

 

prohibit a landlord from terminating a tenancy solely by reason of the sale of the owner’s building.

 

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.

 

Some counties and municipalities also impose rent control and/or rent stabilization regulations on apartment buildings. These regulations may limit rent increases to—

 

fixed percentages,

 

percentages of increases in the consumer price index,

 

increases set or approved by a governmental agency, or

 

increases determined through mediation or binding arbitration.

 

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Some counties and municipalities may later impose stricter rent control regulations on apartment buildings.

 

Some counties and municipalities may subsequently impose stricter rent control regulations on apartment buildings. For example, on June 14, 2019, the New York State Senate passed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the “HSTP ACT”), which, 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 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.

 

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.

 

In many cases, the rent control or rent stabilization laws do not provide for decontrol of rental rates upon vacancy of individual units. Any limitations on a landlord’s ability to raise rents at a multifamily rental property may impair the landlord’s ability to repay a mortgage loan secured by the property or to meet operating costs.

 

Some multifamily rental properties are subject to land use restrictive covenants or contractual covenants in favor of federal or state housing agencies. These covenants generally require that a minimum number or percentage of units be rented to tenants who have incomes that are substantially lower than median incomes in the area or region. These covenants may limit the potential rental rates that may be charged at a multifamily rental property, the potential tenant base for the property or both. An owner may subject a multifamily rental property to these covenants in exchange for tax credits or rent subsidies. When the credits or subsidies cease, net operating income will decline. In addition, the differences 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 the 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.

 

Industrial Properties

 

Industrial properties may be adversely affected by reduced demand for industrial space occasioned by a decline in a particular industry segment and/or by a general slowdown in the economy. In addition, an industrial property that suited the particular needs of its original tenant may be difficult to relet to another tenant or may become functionally obsolete relative to newer properties. Also, 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.

 

The value and operation of an industrial property depends on:

 

location of the property, the desirability of which in a particular instance may depend on—

 

1.          availability of labor services,

 

2.          proximity to supply sources and customers, and

 

3.          accessibility to various modes of transportation and shipping, including railways, roadways, airline terminals and ports;

 

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building design of the property, the desirability of which in a particular instance may depend on—

 

1.          ceiling heights,

 

2.          column spacing,

 

3.          number and depth of loading bays,

 

4.          divisibility,

 

5.          floor loading capacities,

 

6.          truck turning radius,

 

7.          overall functionality, and

 

8.          adaptability of the property, because industrial tenants often need space that is acceptable for highly specialized activities; and

 

the quality and creditworthiness of individual tenants, because industrial properties frequently have higher tenant concentrations.

 

Industrial properties are generally special purpose properties that could not be readily converted to general residential, retail or office use. This will adversely affect their liquidation value. In addition, properties used for many industrial purposes are more prone to environmental concerns than other property types. 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.

 

Warehouse, Mini-Warehouse and Self Storage Facilities

 

Warehouse, mini-warehouse and self storage properties are considered vulnerable to competition because both acquisition costs and break-even occupancy are relatively low. Depending on their location, mini-warehouses and self storage facilities tend to be adversely affected more quickly by a general economic downturn than other types of commercial properties. In addition, it would require substantial capital expenditures to convert a warehouse, mini-warehouse or self storage property to an alternative use. This will materially impair the liquidation value of the property if its operation for storage purposes becomes unprofitable due to decreased demand, competition, age of improvements or other factors.

 

Successful operation of a warehouse, mini-warehouse or self storage property depends on—

 

building design,

 

location and visibility,

 

tenant privacy,

 

efficient access to the property,

 

proximity to potential users, including apartment complexes or commercial users,

 

services provided at the property, such as security,

 

age and appearance of the improvements, and

 

quality of management.

 

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In addition, it is difficult to assess the environmental risks posed by warehouse, mini-warehouse and self storage properties due to tenant privacy restrictions, tenant anonymity and unsupervised access to such facilities. Therefore, these facilities may pose additional environmental risks to investors. Environmental site assessments performed with respect to warehouse, mini-warehouse and self storage properties would not include an inspection of the contents of the facilities. Therefore, it would not be possible to provide assurance that any of the units included in these kinds of facilities are free from hazardous substances or other pollutants or contaminants.

 

A self storage property 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.

 

Health Care-Related Properties

 

Health care-related properties include:

 

hospitals;

 

medical offices;

 

skilled nursing facilities;

 

nursing homes;

 

congregate care facilities; and

 

in some cases, assisted living centers and housing for seniors.

 

Health care-related facilities, particularly nursing homes, may receive a substantial portion of their revenues from government reimbursement programs, primarily Medicaid and Medicare. Medicaid and Medicare are subject to:

 

statutory and regulatory changes;

 

retroactive rate adjustments;

 

administrative rulings;

 

policy interpretations;

 

delays by fiscal intermediaries; and

 

government funding restrictions.

 

In addition, nursing facilities and assisted living facilities that are dependent on revenues from other third party payors (other than Medicare and Medicaid), such as private insurers, are also affected by the reimbursement policies of those payors.

 

All of the foregoing can adversely affect revenues from the operation of a health care-related facility. Moreover, governmental payors have employed cost-containment measures that limit payments to health care providers. In addition, there are currently under consideration various proposals for national health care relief that could further limit these payments.

 

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Health care-related facilities are subject to significant governmental regulation of the ownership, operation, maintenance and/or financing of those properties. Providers of long-term nursing care and other medical services are highly regulated by federal, state and local law. They are subject to numerous factors which can increase the cost of operation, limit growth and, in extreme cases, require or result in suspension or cessation of operations, including:

 

federal and state licensing requirements;

 

facility inspections;

 

rate setting;

 

disruptions in payments;

 

reimbursement policies;

 

audits, which may result in recoupment of payments made or withholding of payments due;

 

laws relating to the adequacy of medical care, distribution of pharmaceuticals, use of equipment, personnel operating policies and maintenance of and additions to facilities and services;

 

patient care liability claims, including those generated by the recent advent of the use of video surveillance, or “granny cams”, by family members or government prosecutors to monitor care and limited availability and increased costs of insurance; and

 

shortages in staffing, increases in labor costs and labor disputes.

 

Under applicable federal and state laws and regulations, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements generally may not be made to any person other than the provider who actually furnished the related material goods and services. Accordingly, in the event of foreclosure on a health care-related facility, neither a lender nor other subsequent lessee or operator of the property would generally be entitled to obtain from federal or state governments any outstanding reimbursement payments relating to services furnished at the property prior to foreclosure. Furthermore, in the event of foreclosure, there can be no assurance that a lender or other purchaser in a foreclosure sale would be entitled to the rights under any required licenses and regulatory approvals. The lender or other purchaser may have to apply in its own right for those licenses and approvals. There can be no assurance that a new license could be obtained or that a new approval would be granted. In addition, there can be no assurance that the facilities will remain licensed and loss of licensure/provider arrangements by a significant number of facilities could have a material adverse effect on a borrower’s ability to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan and, therefore, on distributions on your offered certificates.

 

With respect to health care-related properties, the regulatory environment has intensified, particularly the long-term care service environment for large, for profit, multi-facility providers. For example, in the past few years, federal prosecutors have utilized the federal false claims act to prosecute nursing facilities that have quality of care deficiencies or reported instances of possible patient abuse and neglect, falsification of records, failure to report adverse events, improper use of restraints, and certain other care issues. Since facilities convicted under the false claims act may be liable for triple damages plus mandatory civil penalties, nursing facilities often settled with the government for a substantial amount of money rather than defending the allegations.

 

The extensive federal, state and local regulations affecting health care-related facilities include regulations on the financial and other arrangements that facilities enter into during the normal course of business. For example, anti-kickback laws prohibit certain business practices and relationships that might affect the provision and cost of health care services reimbursable under Medicare and Medicaid programs, including the payment or receipt of money or anything else of value in return for the referral of patients whose care will be paid by those programs. Sanctions for violations include criminal penalties and civil sanctions, fines and possible exclusion from payor programs. Federal and state governments have used monetary recoveries derived from prosecutions to strengthen their fraud detection and enforcement programs. There can be no assurance that government officials charged with responsibility for enforcing the anti-kickback and/or self-referral laws will not assert that certain arrangements or practices are in violation of such provisions. The operations of a nursing facility or

 

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assisted living facility could be adversely affected by the failure of its arrangements to comply with such laws or similar state laws enacted in the future.

 

Each state also has a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which typically operates as a division of the state Attorney General’s Office or equivalent, which conducts criminal and civil investigations into alleged abuse, neglect, mistreatment and/or misappropriation of resident property. In some cases, the allegations may be investigated by the state Attorney General, local authorities and federal and/or state survey agencies. There are Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and state Attorney General investigations pending and, from time to time, threatened against providers, relating to or arising out of allegations of potential resident abuse, neglect or mistreatment.

 

Further, the nursing facilities and assisted living facilities are likely to compete on a local and regional basis with each other and with other providers who operate similar facilities. They may also compete with providers of long term care services in other settings, such as hospital rehabilitation units or home health agencies or other community-based providers. The formation of managed care networks and integrated delivery systems, as well as increasing government efforts to encourage the use of home and community-based services instead of nursing facility services, could also adversely affect nursing facilities or assisted living facilities if there are incentives that lead to the utilization of other facilities or community-based home care providers, instead of nursing facility or assisted living providers, or if competition drives down prices paid by residents. Some of the competitors of the subject facilities may be better capitalized, may offer services not offered by the facilities, or may be owned by agencies supported by other sources of income or revenue not available to for-profit facilities, such as tax revenues and charitable contributions. The success of a facility also depends upon the number of competing facilities in the local market, as well as upon other factors, such as the facility’s age, appearance, reputation and management, resident and family preferences, referrals by and affiliations with managed care organizations, relationship with other health care providers and other health care networks, the types of services provided and, where applicable, the quality of care and the cost of that care. If the facilities fail to attract patients and residents and compete effectively with other health care providers, their revenues and profitability may decline.

 

Health care-related facilities are generally special purpose properties that could not be readily converted to general residential, retail or office use. This will adversely affect their liquidation value. Furthermore, transfers of health care-related facilities are subject to regulatory approvals under state, and in some cases federal, law not required for transfers of most other types of commercial properties. Moreover, in certain circumstances, such as when federal or state authorities believe that liquidation may adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of the nursing facility and/or assisted living facility residents, a facility operator may not be allowed to liquidate for an indeterminate period of time. Finally, the receipt of any liquidation proceeds could be delayed by the approval process of any state agency necessary for the transfer of a mortgaged property and even reduced to satisfy governmental obligations of the facility, such as audit recoupments from nursing facilities.

 

Manufactured Housing Communities, Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks

 

Manufactured housing communities and mobile home parks consist of land that is divided into “spaces” or “home sites” that are primarily leased to owners of the individual mobile homes or other housing units. The home owner often invests in site-specific improvements such as carports, steps, fencing, skirts around the base of the home, and landscaping. The land owner typically provides private roads within the park, common facilities and, in many cases, utilities. In general, the individual mobile homes and other housing units will not constitute material collateral for a mortgage loan underlying the offered certificates.

 

Recreational vehicle parks lease spaces primarily or exclusively for motor homes, travel trailers and portable truck campers, primarily designed for recreational, camping or travel use. 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. In general, parks that lease recreational vehicle spaces may be viewed as having a less stable tenant population than parks occupied predominantly by mobile homes.

 

Factors affecting the successful operation of a manufactured housing community, mobile home park or recreational vehicle park include—

 

location of the manufactured housing community property;

 

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the ability of management to provide adequate maintenance and insurance;

 

the number of comparable competing properties in the local market;

 

the age, appearance, condition and reputation of the property;

 

whether the property is subject to any age restrictions on tenants;

 

the quality of management; and

 

the types of facilities and services it provides.

 

Manufactured housing communities and mobile home parks also compete against alternative forms of residential housing, including—

 

multifamily rental properties,

 

cooperatively-owned apartment buildings,

 

condominium complexes, and

 

single-family residential developments.

 

Recreational vehicle parks also compete against alternative forms of recreation and short-term lodging, such as staying at a hotel at the beach.

 

Manufactured housing communities, mobile home parks and recreational vehicle parks have few improvements (which are highly specialized) and are “special purpose” properties that could not be readily converted to general residential, retail or office use. This will adversely affect the liquidation value of the property if its operation as a manufactured housing community, mobile home park or recreational vehicle park, as the case may be, becomes unprofitable due to competition, age of the improvements or other factors.

 

Moreover, manufactured housing community 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.

 

Some states regulate the relationship of an owner of a manufactured housing community or mobile home park and its tenants in a manner similar to the way they regulate the relationship between a landlord and tenant at a multifamily rental property. In addition, some states also regulate changes in the use of a manufactured housing community or mobile home park and require that the owner give written notice to its tenants a substantial period of time prior to the projected change.

 

In addition to state regulation of the landlord-tenant relationship, numerous counties and municipalities impose rent control and/or rent stabilization on manufactured housing communities and mobile home parks. These ordinances may limit rent increases to—

 

fixed percentages,

 

percentages of increases in the consumer price index,

 

increases set or approved by a governmental agency, or

 

increases determined through mediation or binding arbitration.

 

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In many cases, the rent control or rent stabilization laws either do not permit vacancy decontrol or permit vacancy decontrol only in the relatively rare event that the mobile home or manufactured housing unit is removed from the homesite. Local authority to impose rent control or rent stabilization on manufactured housing communities and mobile home parks is pre-empted by state law in some states and rent control or rent stabilization is not imposed at the state level in those states. In some states, however, local rent control and/or rent stabilization ordinances are not pre-empted for tenants having short-term or month-to-month leases, and properties there may be subject to various forms of rent control or rent stabilization with respect to those tenants.

 

In addition, some manufactured housing community properties may have a material number of leased homes that are currently owned by the related borrower or an affiliate thereof and rented by the respective tenants like apartments. In circumstances where the leased homes are owned by an affiliate of the borrower, the related pads may, in some cases, be subject to a master lease with that affiliate. In such cases, the tenants will tend to be more transient and less tied to the property than if they owned their own home. Such leased homes do not, in all (or, possibly, in any) such cases, constitute collateral for the related mortgage loan. Some of the leased homes that are not collateral for the related mortgage loan are rented on a lease-to-own basis. In some cases, the borrower itself owns, leases, sells and/or finances the sale of homes, although generally the related income therefrom will be excluded for loan underwriting purposes. Some of the leased homes owned by a borrower or its affiliate may be financed and a default on that financing may materially adversely affect the performance of the manufactured housing community property.

 

Restaurants and Taverns

 

Factors affecting the economic viability of individual restaurants, taverns and other establishments that are part of the food and beverage service industry include:

 

competition from facilities having businesses similar to a particular restaurant or tavern;

 

perceptions by prospective customers of safety, convenience, services and attractiveness;

 

the cost, quality and availability of food and beverage products;

 

negative publicity, resulting from instances of food contamination, food-borne illness and similar events;

 

changes in demographics, consumer habits and traffic patterns;

 

the ability to provide or contract for capable management; and

 

retroactive changes to building codes, similar ordinances and other legal requirements.

 

Adverse economic conditions, whether local, regional or national, may limit the amount that may be charged for food and beverages and the extent to which potential customers dine out. Because of the nature of the business, restaurants and taverns tend to respond to adverse economic conditions more quickly than do many other types of commercial properties. Furthermore, the transferability of any operating, liquor and other licenses to an entity acquiring a bar or restaurant, either through purchase or foreclosure, is subject to local law requirements.

 

The food and beverage service industry is highly competitive. The principal means of competition are—

 

market segment,

 

product,

 

price,

 

value,

 

quality,

 

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service,

 

convenience,

 

location, and

 

the nature and condition of the restaurant facility.

 

A restaurant or tavern operator competes with the operators of comparable establishments in the area in which its restaurant or tavern is located. Other restaurants could have—

 

lower operating costs,

 

more favorable locations,

 

more effective marketing,

 

more efficient operations, or

 

better facilities.

 

The location and condition of a particular restaurant or tavern will affect the number of customers and, to an extent, the prices that may be charged. The characteristics of an area or neighborhood in which a restaurant or tavern is located may change over time or in relation to competing facilities. Also, the cleanliness and maintenance at a restaurant or tavern will affect its appeal to customers. In the case of a regionally- or nationally-known chain restaurant, there may be costly expenditures for renovation, refurbishment or expansion, regardless of its condition.

 

Factors affecting the success of a regionally- or nationally-known chain restaurant include:

 

actions and omissions of any franchisor, including management practices that—

 

1.          adversely affect the nature of the business, or

 

2.          require renovation, refurbishment, expansion or other expenditures;

 

the degree of support provided or arranged by the franchisor, including its franchisee organizations and third-party providers of products or services; and

 

the bankruptcy or business discontinuation of the franchisor or any of its franchisee organizations or third-party providers.

 

Recreational and Resort Properties

 

Any mortgage loan underlying the offered certificates may be secured by a golf course, marina, ski resort, amusement park or other property used for recreational purposes or as a resort. Factors affecting the economic performance of a property of this type include:

 

the location and appearance of the property;

 

the appeal of the recreational activities offered;

 

the existence or construction of competing properties, whether or not they offer the same activities;

 

the need to make capital expenditures to maintain, refurbish, improve and/or expand facilities in order to attract potential patrons;

 

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geographic location and dependence on tourism;

 

changes in travel patterns caused by changes in energy prices, strikes, location of highways, construction of additional highways and similar factors;

 

seasonality of the business, which may cause periodic fluctuations in operating revenues and expenses;

 

sensitivity to weather and climate changes; and

 

local, regional and national economic conditions.

 

A marina or other recreational or resort property located next to water will also be affected by various statutes and government regulations that govern the use of, and construction on, rivers, lakes and other waterways.

 

Because of the nature of the business, recreational and resort properties tend to respond to adverse economic conditions more quickly than do many other types of commercial properties. In addition, some recreational and resort properties may be adversely affected by prolonged unfavorable weather conditions.

 

Recreational and resort properties are generally special purpose properties that are not readily convertible to alternative uses. This will adversely affect their liquidation value.

 

Charitable Organizations and Other Non-Profit Tenants

 

Charitable organizations and other non-profit tenants generally depend on donations from individuals and government grants and subsidies to meet expenses (including rent) and pay for maintenance and capital expenditures. The extent of those donations is dependent on the extent to which individuals are prepared to make donations, which is influenced by a variety of social, political and economic factors, and whether the governmental grants and subsidies will continue with respect to any such institution. Donations may be adversely affected by economic conditions, whether local, regional or national. A reduction in donations, government grants or subsidies may impact the ability of the related institution to pay rent and there can be no assurance that a borrower leasing to a charitable organization or other non-profit tenant will be in a position to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan documents if such tenant fails to pay.

 

Data Centers

 

The primary function of a data center is to provide a secure location for data storage. Data centers are subject to similar risks as office buildings. The value of a data center will be affected by its telecommunications capacity, availability of sufficient power, and availability of support systems including environmental, temperature and hazard risk control, physical security, and redundant backup systems. As data centers contain sensitive and high cost equipment and connections, they are subject to heightened risk in the event of fire, natural disaster or terrorism. In addition, data centers can be the subject of build-to-suit construction to specific user requirements. For example, “powered shells” are data center properties whereby the landlord makes the initial capital investment required to complete an exterior structure with access to power and fiber optics, with tenants providing all additional capital required in order to build-out the interior and convert the asset into a fully operational data center. As such, if the lease with a data center user is terminated for any reason, the cost and time to adapt the space to other users may be considerable. Further, data center properties may not be readily convertible (or convertible at all) to alternative uses if those properties were to become unprofitable, or if the leased spaces were to become vacant, for any reason.

 

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Parking Lots and Parking Garages

 

Certain properties may consist of parking garages, and 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.

 

In the case of parking garages or parking lots that are leased to a single operator, the sole source of income will be the lease to such operator. Accordingly, such properties will be subject to business risks associated with such operator. If the lease with the sole operator is terminated, the related borrower may be unable to find another operator that will lease the property at the same rate.

 

Various types of multifamily and commercial properties may have a parking garage as part of the collateral. Parking garages may not be readily convertible (or convertible at all) to alternative uses if the properties were to become unprofitable, or the leased spaces were to become vacant, for any reason. See “—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses” below.

 

Any Analysis of the Value or Income Producing Ability of a Commercial or Multifamily Property Is Highly Subjective and Subject to Error

 

Mortgage loans secured by liens on income-producing properties are substantially different from mortgage loans made on the security of owner-occupied single-family homes. The repayment of a loan secured by a lien on an income-producing property is typically dependent upon—

 

the successful operation of the property, and

 

its ability to generate income sufficient to make payments on the loan.

 

This is particularly true because most or all of the mortgage loans underlying the offered certificates will be non-recourse loans.

 

The debt service coverage ratio of a multifamily or commercial mortgage loan is an important measure of the likelihood of default on the loan. In general, the debt service coverage ratio of a multifamily or commercial mortgage loan at any given time is the ratio of—

 

the amount of income derived or expected to be derived from the related real property collateral for a twelve-month period that is available to pay debt service on the subject mortgage loan, to

 

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the annualized payments of principal and/or interest on the subject mortgage loan and any other senior and/or pari passu loans that are secured by the related real property collateral.

 

The amount described in the first bullet point of the preceding sentence 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. A more detailed discussion of its calculation is provided under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

The cash flow generated by a multifamily or commercial property will generally fluctuate over time and may or may not be sufficient to—

 

make the loan payments on the related mortgage loan,

 

cover operating expenses, and

 

fund capital improvements at any given time.

 

Operating revenues of a nonowner occupied, income-producing property may be affected by the condition of the applicable real estate market and/or area economy. Properties leased, occupied or used on a short-term basis, such as—

 

some health care-related facilities,

 

hotels and motels,

 

recreational vehicle parks, and

 

mini-warehouse and self storage facilities,

 

tend to be affected more rapidly by changes in market or business conditions than do properties typically leased for longer periods, such as—

 

warehouses,

 

retail stores,

 

office buildings, and

 

industrial facilities.

 

Some commercial properties may be owner-occupied or leased to a small number of tenants. Accordingly, the operating revenues may depend substantially on the financial condition of the borrower or one or a few tenants. Mortgage loans secured by liens on owner-occupied and single tenant properties may pose a greater likelihood of default and loss than loans secured by liens on multifamily properties or on multi-tenant commercial properties.

 

Increases in property operating expenses can increase the likelihood of a borrower default on a multifamily or commercial mortgage loan secured by the property. Increases in property operating expenses may result from:

 

increases in energy costs and labor costs;

 

increases in interest rates and real estate tax rates; and

 

changes in governmental rules, regulations and fiscal policies.

 

Some net leases of commercial properties may provide that the lessee, rather than the borrower/ landlord, is responsible for payment of operating expenses. However, a net lease will result in stable net operating income to

 

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the borrower/landlord only if the lessee is able to pay the increased operating expense while also continuing to make rent payments.

 

Lenders also look to the loan-to-value ratio of a mortgage loan as a factor in evaluating the likelihood of loss if a property is liquidated following a default. In general, the loan-to-value ratio of a multifamily or commercial mortgage loan at any given time is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of—

 

the then outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan and any other senior and/or pari passu loans that are secured by the related real property collateral, to

 

the estimated value of the related real property based on an appraisal, a cash flow analysis, a recent sales price or another method or benchmark of valuation.

 

A low loan-to-value ratio means the borrower has a large amount of its own equity in the multifamily or commercial property that secures its loan. In these circumstances—

 

the borrower has a greater incentive to perform under the terms of the related mortgage loan in order to protect that equity, and

 

the lender has greater protection against loss on liquidation following a borrower default.

 

However, loan-to-value ratios are not necessarily an accurate measure of the likelihood of liquidation loss in a pool of multifamily and commercial mortgage loans. For example, the value of a multifamily or commercial property as of the date of initial issuance of the offered certificates may be less than the estimated value determined at loan origination. The value of any real property, in particular a multifamily or commercial property, will likely fluctuate from time to time. Moreover, even a current appraisal is not necessarily a reliable estimate of value. Appraised values of income-producing properties are generally based on—

 

the market comparison method, which takes into account the recent resale value of comparable properties at the date of the appraisal;

 

the cost replacement method, which takes into account the cost of replacing the property at the date of the appraisal;

 

the income capitalization method, which takes into account the property’s projected net cash flow; or

 

a selection from the values derived from the foregoing methods.

 

Each of these appraisal methods presents analytical difficulties. For example—

 

it is often difficult to find truly comparable properties that have recently been sold;

 

the replacement cost of a property may have little to do with its current market value; and

 

income capitalization is inherently based on inexact projections of income and expense and the selection of an appropriate capitalization rate and discount rate.

 

If more than one appraisal method is used and significantly different results are produced, an accurate determination of value and, correspondingly, a reliable analysis of the likelihood of default and loss, is even more difficult.

 

The value of a multifamily or commercial property will be affected by property performance. As a result, if a multifamily or commercial mortgage loan defaults because the income generated by the related property is insufficient to pay operating costs and expenses as well as debt service, then the value of the property will decline and a liquidation loss may occur.

 

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See “—Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance” above.

 

Changes in Pool Composition Will Change the Nature of Your Investment

 

The mortgage loans underlying your certificates will amortize at different rates and mature on different dates. In addition, some of those mortgage loans may be prepaid or liquidated. As a result, the relative composition of the mortgage asset pool will change over time.

 

If you purchase certificates with a pass-through rate that is equal to or calculated based upon a weighted average of interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans, your pass-through rate will be affected, and may decline, as the relative composition of the mortgage pool changes.

 

In addition, as payments and other collections of principal are received with respect to the underlying mortgage loans, the remaining mortgage pool backing your offered certificates may exhibit an increased concentration with respect to property type, number and affiliation of borrowers and geographic location.

 

Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery

 

Certain of the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity may 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 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 Arrangements

 

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 “—Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable—Cross-Collateralization Arrangements”.

 

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.

 

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

 

Inadequacy of Title Insurers May Adversely Affect Payments on Your Offered 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 as of the date such policy is issued, and in some cases can insure a lender 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:

 

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

 

a 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.

 

In addition, title insurance policies do not cover all risks relating to a lender not having a first lien with respect to a mortgaged property, and in certain cases, the lender may be subject to a more senior lien despite the existence of a title insurance policy. In those circumstances, the existence of a senior lien may limit the issuing entity’s recovery on that property, which may adversely affect payments on your offered certificates.

 

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 loan combination) will depend in part on the identity of the persons or entities who control the related borrower and the related mortgaged property. The performance of a mortgage loan (or loan combination) 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 loan combination) 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 mortgage loans have current or permit future mezzanine or subordinate debt and certain mortgage loans allow for an assignment and assumption of the mortgage loan subject to certain conditions, which generally includes a transfer fee and the lender’s approval of the assignee and/or its principals. 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 offered certificates. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness” and “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions”.

 

Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans

 

Two (2) mortgage loans, secured by the Post Ranch Inn mortgaged property (4.7%) and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 mortgaged property (4.3%), respectively, each provide that, if after a certain date (referred to as an anticipated repayment date) the related borrower has not prepaid such mortgage loan in full, any principal outstanding after the related anticipated repayment date will accrue interest at an increased interest rate rather than the original mortgage loan rate for such mortgage loan. Generally, from and after the anticipated repayment date for each such mortgage loan, cash flow in excess of that required for debt service, the funding of reserves, other amounts then due and payable under the related loan documents (other than “excess interest” described below) and certain budgeted or non-budgeted expenses approved by the related lender with respect to the related mortgaged property or portfolio of mortgaged properties will be applied toward the payment of principal (without payment of a yield maintenance charge or other prepayment premium) of such mortgage loan until its principal

 

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balance has been reduced to zero. Although these provisions may create an incentive for the related borrower to repay each such mortgage loan in full on its anticipated repayment date, a substantial payment would be required and such borrower has no obligation to do so. While interest at the original mortgage loan rate continues to accrue and be payable on a current basis on each such mortgage loan after its related anticipated repayment date, payment of the additional interest accrued by reason of the marginal increase in the interest rate (“excess interest”) will be deferred until (and such deferred excess interest will accrue interest, if and to the extent permitted under applicable law and the related loan documents, and will be required to be paid only after) the outstanding principal balance of such mortgage loan has been paid in full, at which time the excess interest that has been deferred, to the extent actually collected, will be paid to the holders of the Class S certificates, which are not offered by this prospectus. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—ARD Loans”.

 

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

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may not require the related borrower presently 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.

 

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

 

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

 

Mortgage loans with substantial remaining principal balances at their 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

 

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interest on an “actual/360” basis but have fixed monthly payments may, in effect, have a small balloon payment due at maturity.

 

All of the mortgage loans have amortization schedules that are significantly longer than their respective terms to maturity (or, if applicable, any related anticipated repayment date), and many of the mortgage loans require only payments of interest for part or all of such 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 (or, if applicable, anticipated repayment 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 and (ii) lead to increased losses for the issuing entity either during the loan term or at maturity if the mortgage loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan.

 

A borrower’s ability to repay a mortgage loan (or loan combination) on its maturity date or anticipated repayment date, as applicable, typically will depend upon its ability either to refinance the mortgage loan (or loan combination) 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, multifamily or manufactured housing community real estate projects, which fluctuate over time;

 

the prevailing interest rates;

 

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 “—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Retail Properties” and “—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Office Properties”);

 

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.

 

In addition, the promulgation of additional laws and regulations, including the final regulations to implement the credit risk retention requirements under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act, compliance with which was required with respect to the CMBS issued on or after December 24, 2016, may cause commercial real estate lenders to tighten their lending standards and reduce the availability of leverage and/or refinancings for commercial real estate. This, in turn, may adversely affect borrowers’ ability to refinance mortgage loans or sell the related mortgaged property on or before the related maturity date or anticipated repayment date, as applicable.

 

With respect to any split mortgage loan, the risks relating to balloon payment obligations are enhanced by the existence of the related companion loan(s).

 

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Whether or not losses are ultimately sustained, any delay in the collection of a balloon payment on the maturity date or anticipated repayment date that would otherwise be distributable on your offered certificates will likely extend the weighted average life of your offered certificates.

 

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 outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of an outside serviced mortgage loan permits the related outside special servicer) to extend and modify mortgage loans in a manner consistent with the applicable servicing standard, subject to the limitations (or, in the case of an outside serviced mortgage loan, limitations of the type) described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments”. We cannot assure you, however, that any extension or modification will increase the present value of recoveries in a given case.

 

Neither the master servicer nor the special servicer will have the ability to extend or modify an outside serviced mortgage loan because each outside serviced mortgage loan is being serviced pursuant to the applicable outside servicing agreement. Whether or not losses are ultimately sustained, any delay in collection of a balloon payment that would otherwise be distributable in respect of a class of offered certificates, whether such delay is due to a borrower default or to modification of an outside serviced mortgage loan by the outside special servicer, will likely extend the weighted average life of such class of certificates.

 

The credit crisis and economic downturn have resulted in tightened lending standards and a reduction in capital available to refinance mortgage loans at maturity. These factors have increased the risk that refinancing may not be available. 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—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable

 

Cross-Collateralization Arrangements.

 

It may be possible to challenge cross-collateralization arrangements involving more than one borrower as a fraudulent conveyance, even if the borrowers are related. If one of those borrowers were to become a debtor in a bankruptcy case, creditors of the bankrupt party or the representative of the bankruptcy estate of the bankrupt party could seek to have the bankruptcy court avoid any lien granted by the bankrupt party to secure repayment of another borrower’s loan. In order to do so, the court would have to determine that—

 

the bankrupt party—

 

1.          was insolvent at the time of granting the lien,

 

2.          was rendered insolvent by the granting of the lien,

 

3.          was left with inadequate capital, or

 

4.          was not able to pay its debts as they matured; and

 

the bankrupt party did not, when it allowed its property to be encumbered by a lien securing the other borrower’s loan, receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value for pledging its property for the equal benefit of the other borrower.

 

If the court were to conclude that the granting of the lien was an avoidable fraudulent conveyance, it could nullify the lien or security instrument effecting the cross-collateralization. The court could also allow the bankrupt party to recover payments it made under the avoided cross-collateralization. See “—Risks Relating to Enforceability of Cross-Collateralization Arrangements” above.

 

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Prepayment Premiums, Fees and Charges.

 

Under federal bankruptcy law and the laws of a number of states, the enforceability of any mortgage loan provisions that require prepayment lockout periods or payment of a yield maintenance charge or a prepayment premium, fee or charge upon an involuntary or a voluntary prepayment, is unclear. Provisions requiring yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums, fees or 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, fee or charge will be enforceable. In addition, if provisions requiring yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums, fees or charges upon involuntary prepayment were unenforceable, borrowers would have an incentive to default in order to prepay their loans. Also, we cannot assure you that foreclosure proceeds will be sufficient to pay an enforceable yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium, fee or charge.

 

Due-on-Sale and Debt Acceleration Clauses.

 

Some or all of the mortgage loans included in one of our trusts may contain a due-on-sale clause, which permits the lender, with some exceptions, to accelerate the maturity of the mortgage loan upon the sale, transfer or conveyance of—

 

the related real property, or

 

a majority ownership interest in the related borrower.

 

We anticipate that all of the mortgage loans included in one of our trusts will contain some form of debt-acceleration clause, which permits the lender to accelerate the debt upon specified monetary or non-monetary defaults by the related borrower.

 

The courts of all states will enforce acceleration clauses in the event of a material payment default. The equity courts of any state, however, may refuse to allow the foreclosure of a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument or to permit the acceleration of the indebtedness if:

 

the default is deemed to be immaterial,

 

the exercise of those remedies would be inequitable or unjust, or

 

the circumstances would render the acceleration unconscionable.

 

See “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Provisions”.

 

Assignments of Leases.

 

Some or all of the mortgage loans included in one of our trusts may be secured by, among other things, an assignment of leases and rents. Under that document, the related borrower will assign its right, title and interest as landlord under the leases on the related real property and the income derived from those leases to the lender as further security for the related mortgage loan, while retaining a license to collect rents for so long as there is no default. In the event the borrower defaults, the license terminates and the lender is entitled to collect rents. In some cases, those assignments may not be perfected as security interests prior to actual possession of the cash flow. Accordingly, state law may require that the lender take possession of the property and obtain a judicial appointment of a receiver before becoming entitled to collect the rents. Lenders that actually take possession of the property, however, may incur potentially substantial risks attendant to being a mortgagee in possession. The risks include liability for environmental clean-up costs and other risks inherent to property ownership. In addition, the commencement of bankruptcy or similar proceedings by or with respect to the borrower will adversely affect the lender’s ability to collect the rents. See “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Issues.”

 

Defeasance.

 

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specified amount of direct, non-callable United States government securities and thereby obtain a release of the related mortgaged property. The cash amount which a borrower must expend to purchase, or must deliver to a master servicer in order for the master servicer to purchase, the required United States government securities may be in excess of the principal balance of the mortgage loan. A court could interpret that excess amount as a form of prepayment premium or could take it into account for usury purposes. In some states, some forms of prepayment premiums are unenforceable. If the payment of that excess amount were held to be unenforceable, the remaining portion of the cash amount to be delivered may be insufficient to purchase the requisite amount of United States government securities.

 

Jurisdictions with One Action or Security First Rules and/or Anti-Deficiency Legislation May Limit the Ability of the Special Servicer to Foreclose on a Real Property or to Realize on Obligations Secured by a Real Property

 

Several states, including California, have laws that prohibit more than one “judicial action” to enforce a mortgage obligation, requiring the lender to exhaust the real property security for such obligation first and/or limiting the ability of the lender to recover a deficiency judgment from the obligor following the lender’s realization upon the collateral. This could be particularly problematic for cross-collateralized, cross-defaulted or multi-property mortgage loans secured by real properties located in multiple states where only some of those states have such rules. A lender who proceeds in violation of these rules may run the risk of forfeiting collateral and/or forfeiting the right to enforce the underlying obligation. In some jurisdictions, the benefits of such laws may also be available to a guarantor of the underlying obligation, thereby limiting the ability of the lender to recover against a guarantor without first proceeding against the collateral and without a judicial foreclosure. Accordingly, where real properties are located in jurisdictions in which “one action”, “security first” and/or “anti-deficiency” rules may be applicable, the special servicer should seek to obtain advice of counsel prior to enforcing any of the trust’s rights under any of the related mortgage loans and/or guarantees of those mortgage loans. As a result, the special servicer may incur additional – and perhaps significant additional – delay and expense in foreclosing on the underlying real properties located in states affected by “one action”, “security first” or “anti-deficiency” rules. See “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Foreclosure—One Action and Security First Rules” and “—Foreclosure—Anti-Deficiency Legislation”.

 

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 loan combination, if applicable) or at or around the time of the acquisition of the mortgage loan (or loan combination, if applicable) by the related sponsor. See Annex A to this prospectus for 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 greater 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 to this prospectus, 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, 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;

 

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the availability of refinancing; and

 

changes in interest rate levels.

 

In certain cases, appraisals may reflect “as-complete”, “as stabilized” or other similar values. However, the appraised value reflected on Annex A to this prospectus with respect to each mortgaged property, except as described under “Description of the Mortgage PoolCertain Calculations and Definitions” or in the footnotes to Annex A to this prospectus, reflects only the “as-is” value, which may contain certain assumptions, such as future construction completion, future completion of a property improvement plan, projected re-tenanting or increased tenant occupancies, or the sale of a portfolio of properties to a single buyer. See the definition of “Appraised Value” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and the footnotes to Annex A to this prospectus.

 

We cannot assure you that the information set forth in this prospectus regarding appraised values or loan-to-value ratios accurately reflects past, present or future market values of the mortgaged properties. Additionally, with respect to the appraisals setting forth assumptions, particularly those setting forth extraordinary assumptions, or appraisals that set forth a portfolio premium or an “as-complete”, “as stabilized” or other similar value, we cannot assure you that those assumptions are or will be accurate or that such value will be the value of the related mortgaged property at the indicated stabilization date, at the time of sale or at maturity. 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 PartiesThe Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers” for additional information regarding the appraisals.

 

Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties

 

Certain of the mortgaged properties are properties which are currently undergoing or, in the future, are expected to undergo redevelopment, expansion or renovation. In addition, the related borrower may be permitted under the related mortgage loan documents, at its option and cost but subject to certain conditions, to engage in future construction, renovation or alterations of the mortgaged property. To the extent applicable, we cannot assure you that any escrow or reserve collected 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 related 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, and temporarily decreasing the number of available rooms and the revenue-generating capacity of the related hotel. In other cases, these renovations may involve renovations of common spaces or external features of the related hotel, which may cause disruptions or otherwise decrease the attractiveness of the related hotel 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 retail properties securing the mortgage loans are currently undergoing or are scheduled to undergo renovations or property expansions. Such renovations or expansions may be required under one or more tenant leases and a failure to timely complete such renovations or expansions may result in a termination of any such lease and may have a material adverse effect on the cash flow at any such mortgaged property and the related borrower’s ability to meet its payment obligations under the related mortgage loan documents.

 

We cannot assure you that current or planned redevelopment, expansion or renovation will be completed, that such redevelopment, expansion or renovation will be completed in the time frame contemplated, or that, when and if 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.

 

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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 mechanics’ 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 make such mortgaged property less attractive to tenants or their customers, and accordingly could have a negative effect on net operating income. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation” for information regarding mortgaged properties which are currently undergoing or, in the future, are expected to undergo redevelopment or renovation.

 

Risks Relating to Costs of Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations

 

A borrower may be required to incur costs to comply with various existing and future federal, state or local laws and regulations applicable to the related mortgaged property, for example, zoning laws and the 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. If a property does not currently comply with that Act, the property owner may be required to incur significant costs in order to effect that compliance. This will reduce the amount of cash flow available to cover other required maintenance and capital improvements and to pay debt service on the mortgage loan(s) that may encumber that property. There can be no assurance that the owner will have sufficient funds to cover the costs necessary to comply with that Act. In addition, noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by the federal government or an award or damages to private litigants. See “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Americans with Disabilities Act”.

 

Increases in Real Estate Taxes and Assessments 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 (often known as a “PILOT” program) or other tax abatement arrangements. Upon expiration of such program or if such program was 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 until the expiration of such program.

 

As described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness—Permitted Unsecured Debt and Other Debt”, the borrowers with respect to certain mortgage loans may obtain additional financing (in the form of an unsecured loan that may accrue interest at a higher rate than the related mortgage loan) that will repaid through multi-year assessments against the related mortgaged property.

 

An increase in real estate taxes and/or assessments 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.

 

Risks Relating to Tax Credits

 

With respect to certain mortgage loans secured by multifamily properties, the related property owners may be entitled to receive low-income housing tax credits pursuant to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides a tax credit from the state tax credit allocating agency to owners of multifamily rental properties meeting the definition of low-income housing. The total amount of tax credits to which a property owner is entitled is generally based upon the percentage of total units made available to qualified tenants. The owners of the mortgaged properties subject to the tax credit provisions may use the tax credits to offset income tax that they may otherwise owe and the tax credits may be shared among the equity owners of the project. In general, the tax credits on the applicable mortgage loans will be allocated to equity investors in the borrower.

 

The tax credit provisions limit the gross rent for each low-income unit. Under the tax credit provisions, a property owner must comply with the tenant income restrictions and rental restrictions over a minimum 15-year compliance period, although the property owner may take the tax credits on an accelerated basis over a 10-year period. In the event a multifamily rental property does not maintain compliance with the tax credit restrictions on

 

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tenant income or rental rates or otherwise satisfy the tax credit provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the property owner may suffer a reduction in the amount of available tax credits and/or face the recapture of all or part of the tax credits related to the period of noncompliance and face the partial recapture of previously taken tax credits. The loss of tax credits, and the possibility of recapture of tax credits already taken, may provide significant incentive for the property owner to keep the related multifamily rental property in compliance with these tax credit restrictions, which may limit the income derived from the related property.

 

If the issuing entity were to foreclose on such a property it would be unable to take advantage of the tax credits, but could sell the property with the right to the remaining credits to a tax paying investor. Any subsequent property owner would continue to be subject to rent limitations unless an election was made to terminate the tax credits, in which case the property could be operated as a market rate property after the expiration of three years. The limitations on rent and on the ability of potential buyers to take advantage of the tax credits may limit the issuing entity’s recovery on that property.

 

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.

 

Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses

 

Some of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity may not be readily convertible (or convertible at all) to alternative uses if those properties were to become unprofitable for any reason. For example, 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 or ground lease and other related documents, especially in a situation where a mortgaged property consists of the borrower’s interests in a condominium that does not represent the entire condominium regime. Additionally, any vacancy with respect to self storage facilities, hospitality properties, independent living facilities, bank branches, restaurants, shopping malls, water parks, theater space, music venues, dental, medical or veterinary offices, research and development facilities, data centers, health clubs, fitness centers, spas, salons, gas stations, arcades, bowling alleys, sound studios, bank branches and properties with drive-thrus would not be easily converted to other uses due to their unique construction requirements. In addition, converting commercial properties to alternative 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, 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. 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.

 

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

 

Lending on Condominium Units Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on Non-Condominiums

 

Some mortgage loans underlying the certificates will be secured by—

 

the related borrower’s interest in one or more commercial condominium units or multiple units in a residential condominium project, and

 

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the related voting rights in the owners’ association for the subject building, development or project.

 

Condominium interests in buildings and/or other improvements in some cases constitute less than a majority of voting rights and 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 building, 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. 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 the building, may have a significant impact on the related mortgage loans 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. In addition, with respect to each such mortgage loan, there are certain circumstances when insurance proceeds must be used to repair and restore the related mortgaged property in accordance with the terms of the governing documents for the condominium.

 

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 consisting of condominium interests could subject the holders of offered certificates 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.

 

Furthermore, certain properties may be subject to certain low-income housing restrictions in order to remain eligible for low-income housing tax credits or governmental subsidized rental payments that could prevent the conversion of the mortgaged property to alternative uses. The liquidation value of any mortgaged property, 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 the property were readily adaptable to other uses. See “—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Multifamily Rental Properties”.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests”.

 

Lending on Ground Leases Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on a Fee Ownership Interest in a Real Property

 

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, 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.

 

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. If the ground lease does not provide for notice to a lender of a default thereunder on the part of the borrower, together with a reasonable opportunity for the lender to cure the default, the lender may be unable to prevent termination of the lease and may lose its collateral.

 

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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 Section 365(h) of the U.S. bankruptcy code (11 U.S.C. Section 365(h)) 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 or the trustee on its behalf 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 and the trustee could be deprived of its security interest in the leasehold estate, 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 U.S. bankruptcy code, such a result would be consistent with the purpose of the 1994 Amendments to the U.S. 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 U.S. 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 Section 363(f) of the U.S. bankruptcy code (11 U.S.C. Section 363(f)) 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 Section 363(e) of the U.S. bankruptcy code (11 U.S.C. Section 363(a)), 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 Section 363(f) of the U.S. 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 Section 363(f)(1) through (4) of the U.S. 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 Section 363(f) of the U.S. 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 in bankruptcy court. Most of the ground leases contain standard protections typically obtained by securitization lenders, however, certain of the ground leases with respect to a mortgage loan included in the Issuing Entity may not.

 

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 the Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Issues”.

 

Leased Fee Properties Have Special Risks

 

Land subject to a ground lease presents special risks. In such cases, where the borrower owns the fee interest but not the related improvements, such borrower will only receive the rental income from the ground lease and not from the operation of any related improvements. Any default by the ground lessee would adversely affect

 

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the borrower’s ability to make payments on the related mortgage loan. While ground leases may contain certain restrictions on the use and operation of the related mortgaged property, the ground lessee generally enjoys the rights and privileges of a fee owner, including the right to construct, alter and remove improvements and fixtures from the land and to assign and sublet the ground leasehold interest. However, the borrower has the same risk of interruptions in cash flow if such ground lessee defaults under its lease as it would on another single tenant commercial property, without the control over the premises that it would ordinarily have as landlord. In addition, in the event of a condemnation, the borrower would only be entitled to an allocable share of the condemnation proceeds. Furthermore, the insurance requirements are often governed by the terms of the ground lease and, in some cases, certain subtenants may be allowed to self-insure. The ground lessee is commonly permitted to mortgage its ground leasehold interest, and the leasehold lender will often have notice and cure rights with respect to material defaults under the ground lease. In addition, leased fee interests are less frequently purchased and sold than other interests in commercial real property. It may be difficult for the issuing entity, if it became a foreclosing lender, to sell the fee interests if the tenant and its improvements remain on the land. In addition, if the improvements are nearing the end of their useful life, there could be a risk that the tenant defaults in lieu of performing any obligations it may otherwise have to raze the structure and return the land in raw form to the developer. Furthermore, leased fee interests are generally subject to the same risks associated with the property type for which the ground lessee operates the premises because that use is likely a significant source of revenue for the payment of ground rent.

 

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 premises “as-is” in the event of a substantial casualty loss (or, in certain instances, a less than substantial casualty loss). This may adversely affect the cash flow of the property following the loss. If a substantial casualty (or, in certain instances, a less than 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 or building improvements at 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.

 

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.

 

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See Description of the Mortgage Pool—Zoning and Use Restrictions” for examples of mortgaged properties that are subject to restrictions relating to the use of the mortgaged properties or have other material zoning issues.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Earthquake, Flood and Other Insurance May Not Be Available or Adequate

 

Natural disasters, including earthquakes, floods and hurricanes, may adversely affect the mortgaged properties securing the underlying mortgage loans. For example, real properties located in California may be more susceptible to certain hazards, such as earthquakes or widespread fires, than properties in other parts of the country, and real properties located in coastal states generally may be more susceptible to hurricanes than properties in other parts of the country. Hurricanes and related windstorms, floods and tornadoes have caused extensive and catastrophic physical damage in and to coastal and inland areas located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States and certain other parts of the southeastern United States.

 

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.

 

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 (and, in certain cases, may be substantially 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 special servicer, in accordance with the servicing standard, determines that such extension was in the best interest of certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner.

 

In addition, certain types of mortgaged properties, such as manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities, 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.

 

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 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.

 

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Twenty (20) of the mortgaged properties (18.9%) are located in areas that are considered a high earthquake risk (seismic zones 3 or 4). Seismic reports were prepared with respect to these mortgaged properties, and based on those reports, no such mortgaged property has a seismic expected loss of greater than 21.0%.

 

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; and, in certain instances, even where the related mortgaged property was in a flood zone and flood insurance was available, mandatory flood insurance obtained may not be adequate and the lender may not have required any supplemental flood insurance.

 

The National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) is scheduled to expire September 30, 2019. We cannot assure you if or when NFIP will be reauthorized. 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 also Sponsor representation and warranty no. (17) (Insurance) on Annex E-1A to this prospectus and Sponsor representation and warranty no. (16) (Insurance) on Annex E-2A to this prospectus and any related exceptions on Annexes E-1B and E-2B, respectively, to this prospectus (subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the preambles to Annexes E-1A and E-2A, respectively, to this prospectus).

 

Lack of Insurance Coverage Exposes the Trust to Risk for Particular Special Hazard Losses

 

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, subject to the conditions and exclusions specified in the related policy. Most such insurance policies typically do not cover any physical damage resulting from, among other things:

 

war,

 

riot, strike and civil commotion,

 

terrorism,

 

nuclear, biological or chemical materials,

 

revolution,

 

governmental actions,

 

floods and other water-related causes,

 

earth movement, including earthquakes, landslides and mudflows,

 

wet or dry rot,

 

mold,

 

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vermin, and

 

domestic animals.

 

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

 

There is also a possibility of casualty losses on a real property for which insurance proceeds, together with land value, may not be adequate to pay the mortgage loan in full or rebuild the improvements. Consequently, there can be no assurance that each casualty loss incurred with respect to a real property securing one of the mortgage loans included in one of our trusts will be fully covered by insurance or that the mortgage loan will be fully repaid in the event of a casualty.

 

Furthermore, various forms of insurance maintained with respect to any of the real properties for the mortgage loans included in one of our trusts, including casualty insurance, environmental insurance and earthquake insurance, may be provided under a blanket insurance policy. That blanket insurance policy will also cover other real properties, some of which may not secure loans in that trust. As a result of total limits under any of those blanket policies, losses at other properties covered by the blanket insurance policy may reduce the amount of insurance coverage with respect to a property securing one of the loans in our trust.

 

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 extended through December 31, 2014 by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and was subsequently reauthorized on January 12, 2015 for a period of six years through December 31, 2020 pursuant to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“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 equals 81% in 2019 (subject to annual 1% decreases thereafter until such percentage equals 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 $180 million in 2019 (subject to annual $20 million increases thereafter until such threshold equals $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 2020, premiums for terrorism insurance coverage will likely increase and the terms of such insurance policies may be materially amended to

 

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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 “sunset clauses” (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 adopted by the Treasury Department pursuant to TRIPRA, may have a material effect on the availability of federal assistance in the terrorism insurance market. In addition, the failure to maintain such terrorism insurance may constitute a default under the related mortgage loan. Even if terrorism insurance is required by the mortgage loan documents for a mortgage loan, that requirement may be subject to a cap on the cost of the premium for terrorism insurance that a borrower is required to pay or a commercially reasonable standard on the availability or cost of the insurance. See “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for a description of any requirements for terrorism insurance for the largest 10 mortgage loans by aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date. To the extent that uninsured or underinsured casualty losses occur with respect to the related mortgaged properties, losses on the mortgage loans may result.

 

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 terrorism insurance or the Terrorism Insurance Program will be available or provide sufficient protection against risks of loss on the mortgaged properties resulting from acts of terrorism.

 

As a result of any of the foregoing, the amount available to make distributions on your offered 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”.

 

The Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Sponsors and the Depositor Are Subject to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Laws That May Affect the Issuing Entity’s Ownership of the Mortgage Loans

 

In the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or conservatorship of an originator, a mortgage loan seller or the depositor (or certain affiliates thereof), 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.

 

The transfer of the mortgage loans by the sponsors in connection with this offering is not expected to qualify for the securitization safe harbor adopted by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) for securitizations sponsored by insured depository institutions. However, the safe harbor is non-exclusive.

 

An opinion of counsel will be rendered on the closing date to the effect that the transfer of the applicable mortgage loans by each mortgage loan seller to the depositor would generally be respected as a sale in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of such mortgage loan seller. Such opinions, however, are subject to various

 

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assumptions and qualifications, and there can be no assurance that a bankruptcy trustee, if applicable, or other interested party will not attempt to challenge the issuing entity’s right to payment with respect to the related mortgage loans. Legal opinions do not provide any 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 were 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 have inherent limitations primarily because of the pervasive equity powers of bankruptcy courts, the overriding goal of reorganization to which other legal rights and other 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, a creditor, a 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 was not a sale. If such party’s challenge were successful, payments on the offered certificates would be reduced or delayed. Even if the challenge were not successful, payments on the offered certificates would be delayed while a court resolves the claim.

 

Furthermore, Title II of the Dodd-Frank 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, a former acting general counsel of the FDIC issued a 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, its author (the former acting general counsel referred to above) 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. As such, we cannot assure you that a bankruptcy would not result in a delay or reduction in payments on the offered certificates.

 

The issuing entity has been organized as a common law trust, and as such is not eligible to be a “debtor” under the federal bankruptcy laws. If the issuing entity were instead characterized as a “business trust” it could qualify as a debtor under those 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.” If a bankruptcy court were to determine that the issuing entity was a “business trust”, it is possible that payments on the offered certificates would be delayed while the court resolved the issue.

 

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, however, we cannot assure you that such borrowers will comply with such requirements. 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 “special 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 loan combination, 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. If a borrower has owned property other than the related mortgaged property, engaged in a business other than the operation of the related mortgaged property or even owned and/or operated the related mortgaged property for a material period in advance of the origination of the related mortgage loan, that borrower may be subject to liabilities arising out of its activities prior to the origination of the related mortgage loan, including liabilities that may be unrelated to the related mortgaged property. Furthermore, the bankruptcy of

 

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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.

 

In addition, if an underlying mortgage loan is secured by a mortgage on both the related borrower’s leasehold interest in the related mortgaged property and the underlying fee interest in such property, the related borrower may be a special purpose entity, but the owner and pledgor of the related fee interest may not be a special purpose entity.

 

Also any borrower, even an entity structured as a special 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.

 

With respect to those borrowers that are structured as special purposes entities, although the terms of the borrower’s organizational documents and/or related loan documents require that the related borrower covenants to be a special purpose entity, in some cases those borrowers are not required to observe all covenants and conditions that typically are required in order for such an entity to be viewed under the standard rating agency criteria as a special purpose entity.

 

In some cases a borrower may be required to have independent directors, managers or trustees in order to mitigate the risk of a voluntary bankruptcy by that borrower even though it is solvent. However, any director, manager or trustee, even one that is otherwise independent of the applicable borrower and its parent entity, may determine in the exercise of its fiduciary duties to the applicable borrower that a bankruptcy filing is an appropriate course of action to be taken by the applicable borrower. Such determination might take into account the interests and financial condition of affiliates of the applicable borrower, including its parent entity. Accordingly, the financial distress of an affiliate of the borrower on any mortgage loan in one of our trusts might increase the likelihood of a bankruptcy filing by that borrower.

 

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. Substantive consolidation of the assets of such borrowers would likely have an adverse effect on the funds available to make distributions on your offered certificates, and may lead to a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings of your offered certificates.

 

Some of the mortgage loans underlying the offered certificates may have borrowers that are individuals or, alternatively, are entities that either have not been structured to diminish the likelihood of their becoming bankrupt or do not satisfy all the characteristics of special purpose entities. In general, as a result of a borrower not being a special purpose entity or not being limited to owning the related mortgaged property, the borrower may be engaged in activities unrelated to the subject mortgaged property and may incur indebtedness or suffer liabilities with respect to those activities. Further, some of the borrowing entities may have been in existence and conducting business prior to the origination of the related underlying mortgage loans, may own other property that is not part of the collateral for the related underlying mortgage loans and, further, may not have always satisfied all the characteristics of special purpose entities even if they currently do so. This could negatively impact the borrower’s financial conditions, and thus its ability to pay amounts due and owing under the subject underlying mortgage loan. The related mortgage documents and/or organizational documents of those borrowers may not contain the representations, warranties and covenants customarily made by a borrower that is a special purpose entity, such as limitations on indebtedness and affiliate transactions and restrictions on the borrower’s ability to dissolve, liquidate, consolidate, merge, sell all or any material portion of its assets or amend its organizational documents. These provisions are designed to mitigate the possibility that the borrower’s financial condition would be adversely impacted by factors unrelated to the related mortgaged property and the related mortgage loan.

 

Borrowers not structured as bankruptcy-remote entities may be more likely to become insolvent or the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding because those borrowers may be:

 

operating entities with businesses distinct from the operation of the property with the associated liabilities and risks of operating an ongoing business; and

 

individuals that have personal liabilities unrelated to the property.

 

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In addition, certain of the borrowers and their owners may not have an independent director whose consent would be required to file a bankruptcy petition on behalf of the borrower. One of the purposes of an independent director is to avoid a bankruptcy petition filing that is intended solely to benefit a borrower’s affiliate and is not justified by the borrower’s own economic circumstances. Therefore, borrowers without an independent director may be more likely to file or be subject to voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy petitions which may adversely affect payments on your offered certificates.

 

The mortgage loans underlying the offered certificates may have borrowers that own the related mortgaged properties as tenants-in-common or may permit the related borrowers to convert into a tenant-in-common structure in the future. Generally, in tenant-in-common ownership structures, each tenant-in-common owns an undivided share in the subject real property. If a tenant-in-common desires to sell its interest in the subject real property and is unable to find a buyer or otherwise desires to force a partition, the tenant-in-common has the ability to request that a court order a sale of the subject real property and distribute the proceeds to each tenant-in-common owner proportionally. To reduce the likelihood of a partition action, a tenant-in-common borrower may be required to waive its partition right. However, there can be no assurance that, if challenged, this waiver would be enforceable or that it would be enforced in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

The enforcement of remedies against tenant-in-common borrowers may be prolonged because each time a tenant-in-common borrower files for bankruptcy, the bankruptcy court stay is reinstated. While a lender may seek to mitigate this risk after the commencement of the first bankruptcy of a tenant-in-common by commencing an involuntary proceeding against the other tenant-in-common borrowers and moving to consolidate all those cases, there can be no assurance that a bankruptcy court would consolidate those separate cases. Additionally, tenant-in-common borrowers may be permitted to transfer portions of their interests in the subject mortgaged property to numerous additional tenant-in-common borrowers.

 

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, a significant delay in recovery against the tenant-in-common borrowers, a material impairment in property management and a substantial decrease in the amount recoverable upon the related mortgage loan. Not all tenants-in-common for these mortgage loans may be special purpose entities and some of those tenants-in-common may be individuals.

 

In certain instances, borrowers under mortgage loans use a Delaware statutory trust structure in order to gain certain tax free exchange treatment for property of like kind under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. These borrowers can be restricted in their ability to actively operate a property, including with respect to loan work-outs, leasing and re-leasing, making material improvements and other material actions affecting the related mortgaged property. 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.

 

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 or otherwise impair the borrower’s ability to operate the related mortgaged property. 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. See “—Frequent and Early Occurrence of Borrower Delinquencies and Defaults May Adversely Affect Your Investment”, “—The Performance of a Mortgage Loan and Its Related Mortgaged Property Depends in Part on Who Controls the Borrower and Mortgaged Property” and “—Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings May Adversely Affect a Borrower’s Ability to

 

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Repay Its Mortgage Loan” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Tenancies-in-Common”.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Single-Purpose Entity Covenants”, “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Tenancies-in-Common”, and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Issues”.

 

Other Debt of the Borrower or Ability to Incur Other Financings 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 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 loans;

 

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

 

the need to service additional debt 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 loan, 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;

 

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.

 

With respect to any split mortgage loan, although each related companion loan is not an asset of the issuing entity, the related borrower is still obligated to make interest and principal payments on each related companion loan. 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.

 

With respect to mezzanine financing, 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 allow the related borrower to employ so-called “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

 

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of excess cash flow. Such arrangements can present risks that resemble mezzanine debt, including dilution of the sponsor’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.

 

For additional information, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness”, “—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings May Adversely Affect a Borrower’s Ability to Repay Its Mortgage Loan

 

There may be, and there may exist from time to time, legal proceedings pending or threatened against the borrowers, the property sponsors and the managers of the mortgaged properties and their respective affiliates relating to their respective businesses or arising out of their ordinary course of business. We have not undertaken a search for all litigation or disputes that relate to the borrowers, property 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. It is possible that any such litigation or dispute or any settlement of any litigation or dispute may have a material adverse effect on a borrower’s ability to meet its obligations under the related mortgage loan and, therefore, on distributions on your offered certificates.

 

The owner of a multifamily or commercial property may be a defendant in a litigation arising out of, among other things, the following:

 

breach of contract involving a tenant, a supplier or other party;

 

negligence resulting in a personal injury; or

 

responsibility for an environmental problem.

 

Any such litigation or dispute may divert the owner’s attention from operating its property. In addition, any such litigation or dispute may materially impair distributions to holders of offered certificates if borrowers or property sponsors must use property income or other income to pay settlements, 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.

 

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 Legal Considerations”.

 

Reserves to Fund Certain Necessary Expenditures Under the Mortgage Loans May Be Insufficient for the Purpose for Which They Were Established

 

The borrowers under some of the mortgage loans made upfront deposits, and/or agreed to make ongoing deposits, to reserves for the payment of various anticipated or potential expenditures, such as (but not limited to) the costs of tenant improvements and leasing commissions, recommended immediate repairs and seasonality reserves. We cannot assure you that any such reserve will be sufficient, that borrowers will reserve the required amount of funds or that cash flow from the mortgaged properties will be sufficient to fully fund such reserves. See Annex A for additional information with respect to the reserves established for the mortgage loans.

 

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

 

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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 Debt of the Borrower or Ability to Incur Other Financings Entails Risk” above, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Issues”. In addition, if a court determines that the value of a real property is less than the principal balance of the mortgage loan it secures, the court may reduce the amount of secured indebtedness to the then-value of the property. This would make the lender a general unsecured creditor for the difference between the then-value of the property and the amount of its outstanding mortgage indebtedness.

 

A bankruptcy court also may:

 

grant a debtor a reasonable time to cure a payment default on a mortgage loan;

 

reduce monthly payments due under a mortgage loan;

 

change the rate of interest due on a mortgage loan; or

 

otherwise alter a mortgage loan’s repayment schedule.

 

Furthermore, the borrower, as debtor-in-possession, or its bankruptcy trustee has special powers to avoid, subordinate or disallow debts. In some circumstances, the claims of a secured lender, such as the trust, may be subordinated to financing obtained by a debtor-in-possession subsequent to its bankruptcy.

 

Under federal bankruptcy law, a lender may be stayed from enforcing a borrower’s assignment of rents and leases. Federal bankruptcy law also may interfere with a lender’s ability to enforce lockbox requirements. The legal proceedings necessary to resolve these issues can be time consuming and may significantly delay the receipt of rents. Rents also may escape an assignment to the extent they are used by borrower to maintain its property or for other court authorized expenses.

 

As a result of the foregoing, the related trust’s recovery with respect to borrowers in bankruptcy proceedings may be significantly delayed, and the total amount ultimately collected may be substantially less than the amount owed.

 

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 the Mortgage Loans—Foreclosure” in this prospectus.

 

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

 

Bankruptcy of a Servicer May Adversely Affect Collections on the Mortgage Loans and the Ability to Replace the Servicer

 

A servicer for the mortgage loans underlying the offered certificates (i.e., the master servicer or the special servicer) may be eligible to become a debtor under the U.S. bankruptcy code or enter into receivership under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. If a servicer were to become a debtor under the U.S. bankruptcy code or enter into receivership under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, although the pooling and servicing agreement provides that such an event would be a termination event entitling the trust to terminate the servicer, the provision would most likely not be enforceable. However, a rejection of the servicing agreement by the servicer in a bankruptcy proceeding or repudiation of the pooling and servicing agreement in a receivership under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act would be treated as a breach of the pooling and servicing agreement and give the trust a claim for damages and the ability to appoint a successor servicer. An assumption under the U.S. bankruptcy code would require the servicer to cure its pre-bankruptcy defaults, if any, and demonstrate that it is able to perform following

 

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assumption. The bankruptcy court may permit the servicer to assume the pooling and 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 servicer would not adversely impact the servicing of the mortgage loans or that the trust would be entitled to terminate the servicer in a timely manner or at all. If any servicer becomes the subject of bankruptcy or similar proceedings, the trust’s claim to collections in that servicer’s 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 offered certificates may be delayed or reduced.

 

Risks Relating to Shari’ah Compliant Loans

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may be structured to comply with Islamic law (Shari’ah). The related borrower holds the fee interest in the mortgaged property and is owned by a U.S. division of the borrower sponsor, or may be owned by an accommodation party, such as a corporate services provider. The related borrower has master leased the related mortgaged property to a master lessee, which is indirectly owned in part by certain investors of the Islamic faith. The rent payable pursuant to the applicable master lease is intended to cover the debt service payments required under the related mortgage loan, as well as reserve payments and any other sums due under the mortgage loan. By its terms, the master lease is expressly subordinate to the related mortgage loan.

 

There is a risk that in a bankruptcy case of a master lessee, the master lease could be recharacterized as a financing lease in connection with an acquisition of the mortgaged property by the master lessee. If such recharacterization occurred, the master lessee could be deemed to own the fee interest in the related mortgaged property and the master lease would be viewed as a loan. In Shari’ah compliant mortgage loans, the master lessee typically does not grant a leasehold mortgage to the lender. Therefore, there is a risk that if the master lease were recharacterized as a financing lease, the lender could lose its mortgage on the property. To mitigate the effect of such recharacterization, (i) each master lessee has been formed and is obligated to continue as a single-purpose entity, (ii) a bankruptcy by a master lessee is a “bad act” that would trigger guarantor liability under the recourse carveout guaranty for the related mortgage loan, (iii) the master lease is expressly subordinate to the related mortgage loan, and (iv) title insurance was obtained insuring that the related borrower is the fee owner of the related mortgaged property.

 

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 holders of offered certificates. Underwriter Entities hold or may hold companion loans and/or mezzanine loans related to a mortgage loan backing the certificates. 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. 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 holders of offered certificates. 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

 

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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 offered certificates. In connection therewith, each of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (as the retaining sponsor, an expected holder of a portion of the Class VRR Certificates and an expected initial risk retention consultation party) and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (as an expected holder of a portion of the Class VRR Certificates and an expected initial risk retention consultation party) is an Underwriter Entity that is expected to hold certificates as of the closing date of this securitization transaction. In addition, Goldman Sachs Bank USA is an Underwriter Entity that is expected to hold the Uncertificated VRR Interest as of the closing date of this securitization transaction. 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. We cannot assure you that any actions that any such party takes in its capacity as a holder of a certificate (whether in connection with market-making activity or otherwise) or in its capacity as holder of the Uncertificated VRR Interest will necessarily be aligned with the interests of the holders of other classes of any certificates.

 

In addition, none of the Underwriter Entities will have any obligation to monitor the performance of the certificates or the actions of any party to the pooling and servicing agreement, and unless it is a Consulting Party 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. See “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties” and “Plan of Distribution (Underwriter Conflicts of Interest)” in this prospectus for a description of certain affiliations and relationships between the underwriters and other participants in this offering. Each of those affiliations and foregoing relationships should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any certificates.

 

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 (i) Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., one of the sponsors, an originator, the retaining sponsor, an initial risk retention consultation party and an expected holder of a portion of the Class VRR Certificates, (ii) Citibank, N.A., the certificate administrator and custodian, and (iii) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 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 and Master Leases”. This

 

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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 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 transaction.

 

The originators, the sponsors and/or their respective affiliates may have originated and sold or retained mezzanine loans and/or companion loans (or may in the future originate permitted mezzanine loans) related to the mortgage loans. Such transactions may cause the originators, the sponsors and their respective 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 a mezzanine loan or companion loan based on the potential effect on an investor in the offered certificates, and may receive substantial returns from these transactions.

 

In some cases, following the transfer of the mortgage loans to the issuing entity, the originators, the sponsors or their respective affiliates may be the holders of companion loans related to their mortgage loans. See “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”. Any holder of any such pari passu companion loan will have certain consultation rights with respect to servicing decisions involving the related loan combination. However, unless such pari passu companion loan is evidenced by the controlling note, none of the master servicer, the special servicer, an outside servicer or an outside special servicer, as applicable, will be required to take or to refrain from taking any action pursuant to the advice, recommendations or instructions from the holder of a pari passu companion loan or its representative, or due to any failure to approve an action by any such party, or due to an objection by any such party that would cause the master servicer, the special servicer, an outside servicer or an outside special servicer, as applicable, to violate applicable law, the related mortgage loan documents, the pooling and servicing agreements or an outside servicing agreement, as applicable, (including the servicing standard), any related co-lender agreement or intercreditor agreement or the REMIC provisions of the Code. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness” and “—The Loan Combinations” for more information regarding the rights of any companion loan holder.

 

In addition, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as the retaining sponsor, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as an originator, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as an originator (or, in the case of each such originator, a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) thereof), are each expected to hold a portion of the Combined VRR Interest as described in “Credit Risk Retention”; and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch are expected to be appointed as the initial risk retention consultation parties. Each risk retention consultation party may, on a strictly non-binding basis, consult with the master servicer and/or the special servicer and recommend that each such servicer take actions

 

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that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of the offered certificates. However, neither the master servicer nor the special servicer is required to follow any such recommendations or take directions from any 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. The risk retention consultation parties and the parties by whom they are appointed may have interests that are in conflict with those of certain other certificateholders, in particular if any risk retention consultation party or any party that can appoint a risk retention consultation party holds companion loan(s) or securities backed thereby, 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 with respect to a mortgage loan is a risk retention consultation party or the person entitled to appoint such risk retention consultation party (any such mortgage loan being referred to in this context as an “excluded RRCP mortgage loan” as to such risk retention consultation party), then such risk retention consultation party will not have consultation rights solely with respect to any such excluded RRCP mortgage loan. See “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

In addition, the pooling and servicing agreement will provide that, to the extent a risk retention consultation party or a holder of a portion of the Combined VRR Interest receives access pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement to any information relating to an excluded RRCP mortgage loan (or a mortgage loan as to which such holder of a portion of the Combined VRR Interest is a borrower party) and/or the related mortgaged properties (other than information with respect to such excluded RRCP mortgage loan (or such mortgage loan as to which a holder of a portion of the Combined VRR Interest is a borrower party) that is aggregated with information relating to other mortgage loans at a pool level), any risk retention consultation party or any holder of the Combined VRR Interest will be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not provide any such information to, among others, the related borrower party or the employees or personnel of such risk retention consultation party or such holder of a Combined VRR Interest or any of such party’s affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related borrower party or the related mortgaged property, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in order to comply with the limitations described in clause (i) above. There can be no assurance that any of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA or Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (in each case as the parties with the right to appoint a risk retention consultation party) or any risk retention consultation party will not obtain sensitive information related to the strategy of any contemplated workout or liquidation related to any such mortgage loan or loan combination or otherwise seek to exert its influence over the special servicer in the event such mortgage loan or loan combination becomes subject to a workout or liquidation. See “Description of the CertificatesReports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information” in this prospectus.

 

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 thereof, participating in interim servicing and/or custodial arrangements 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, performing certain underwriting services for the originators on a contractual basis and/or conducting due diligence on behalf of an investor with respect to the underlying mortgage loans prior to their transfer to the issuing entity. For a description of certain of the foregoing relationships and arrangements, see “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

These roles and other potential relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest as described above and under “—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”. Each of the foregoing relationships and related interests should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any offered certificates.

 

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Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Outside Servicer and any Outside Special Servicer

 

The master servicer, the special servicer or sub-servicer or any of their respective affiliates, may purchase certificates evidencing interests in the trust.

 

In addition, the master servicer, the special servicer or a sub-servicer for the trust, or any of their respective affiliates, may have interests in, or other financial relationships with, borrowers under the related mortgage loans. These relationships may create conflicts of interest.

 

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 “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans”. Each outside servicing agreement provides that the related outside serviced loan combination is required to be administered in accordance with a servicing standard set forth therein. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

In addition, 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, the special servicer will be required to resign as special servicer with respect to that mortgage loan and the applicable directing holder will be required to select a separate special servicer that is not a borrower party (referred to in this prospectus as an “excluded special servicer”) with respect to any excluded special servicer loan, unless such excluded special servicer loan is also an excluded loan. In the event there is no applicable directing holder, the resigning special servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to select the related excluded special servicer. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”. 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, there can be no assurance 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.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the master servicer, the special servicer or any of their respective sub-servicers and, as it relates to servicing and administration of any outside serviced loan combination, any outside servicer, any outside special servicer, or any of their respective sub-servicers, may have interests when dealing with the mortgage loans that are in conflict with those of holders of the offered certificates, especially if:

 

as it relates to the servicing and administration of mortgage loans under the pooling and servicing agreement, the master servicer, the special servicer, a sub-servicer or any of their respective affiliates holds certificates for this securitization transaction or any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an issuing entity, which assets include a serviced companion loan (or a portion of or interest in a serviced companion loan) (such securities, “serviced companion loan securities”), or

 

as it relates to servicing and administration of any outside serviced loan combination under the related outside servicing agreement, any related outside servicer, any related outside special servicer, a sub-servicer or any of their respective affiliates, holds certificates for this securitization transaction or any securitization involving a companion loan in such outside serviced loan combination;

 

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or, in any case, any of the foregoing parties or any of their respective affiliates directly owns a companion loan or mezzanine loan related to any mortgage loan or otherwise has financial interests in or financial dealings with an applicable borrower, any of its affiliates or a sponsor. Each of these relationships may create a conflict of interest. For example, if the special servicer or its affiliate holds a subordinate class of certificates or serviced companion loan securities, the special servicer might seek to reduce the potential for losses allocable to those certificates or serviced companion loan securities by deferring acceleration of the applicable specially serviced loans 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. Furthermore, none of the master servicer, the special servicer or a sub-servicer is required to act in a manner more favorable to the holders of offered certificates or any particular class of offered certificates than to the holders the non-offered certificates, 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 business, existing and new mortgage loans for third parties, or itself or its affiliates, including portfolios of mortgage loans similar to the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. The real properties securing these other mortgage loans may be in the same markets as, and compete with, or have owners, obligors or property managers in common with, certain of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans that will be included in the issuing entity. As a result of the services described above, the interests of each of the master servicer and the special servicer and each of its affiliates and their clients may differ from, and conflict with, the interests of the issuing entity. 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 included in the issuing entity. This may pose inherent conflicts for the master servicer or the special servicer.

 

A special servicer (whether the initial special servicer or a successor) may enter into one or more arrangements with the controlling class representative, another directing holder, a controlling class certificateholder or other certificateholders, an Uncertificated VRR Interest owner, a companion loan holder, or a holder of a security backed (in whole or in part) by a companion loan (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 special servicer’s appointment (or continuance) as special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement and/or the co-lender agreements and limitations on the right of such person to replace the special servicer. The master servicer may enter into an agreement with a sponsor to purchase the servicing rights to the related mortgage loans and/or the right to be appointed as the master servicer with respect to such mortgage loans. Any person that enters into such an economic arrangement with the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, may be influenced by such economic arrangement when deciding whether to appoint such master servicer or whether to appoint or replace such special servicer from time to time, and such consideration would not be required to take into account the best interests of any holder or a group of holders of offered certificates. See “—Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment” below.

 

Further, the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the trustee and their respective affiliates are acting in multiple capacities in or related to this transaction, which may include, without limitation, participating in interim servicing and/or custodial arrangements with certain transaction parties, providing warehouse financing to certain originators or sponsors prior to transfer of their related mortgage loans to the issuing entity, and/or conducting due diligence on behalf of an investor with respect to the underlying mortgage loans prior to their transfer to the issuing entity. For a description of certain of the foregoing relationships and arrangements, see “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”. Also see “—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”.

 

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 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

 

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circumstances provide the master servicer or the special servicer, as the case may be, with an economic disincentive to comply with this standard.

 

Similarly, with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loans, conflicts described above may arise with respect to an outside servicer, an outside special servicer, a sub-servicer, or any of their respective affiliates.

 

Each of the foregoing relationships should be considered carefully by you before you invest in any offered certificates.

 

In addition, while there is an operating advisor with certain obligations in respect of reviewing the compliance of the special servicer with certain of its obligations under the pooling and servicing agreement, the operating advisor (i) has no control rights over actions by the special servicer at any time, (ii) has no ability to communicate with, or directly influence the actions of, the borrowers at any time, (iii) has no consultation rights over actions by the special servicer prior to the occurrence and continuance of an operating advisor consultation trigger event, (iv) has no consultation rights in connection with a serviced outside controlled loan combination unless consultation rights are granted to the issuing entity as holder of the related split mortgage loan and (v) has no consultation rights in connection with the outside serviced loan combinations, and the special servicer is under no obligation at any time to act upon any of the operating advisor’s recommendations. In addition, the operating advisor only has the limited obligations and duties set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement, and has no fiduciary duty, has no other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under the pooling and servicing agreement and has no duty or liability to any particular class of offered certificates or any holder of offered certificates. It is not intended that the operating advisor act as a surrogate for the holders of offered certificates. Investors should not rely on the operating advisor to monitor the actions of any directing holder or special servicer, other than to the limited extent specifically required in respect of certain actions of the special servicer at certain prescribed times under the pooling and servicing agreement, or to affect the special servicer’s actions under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Additional Compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and Interest on Advances Will Affect Your Right to Receive Distributions on Your Offered Certificates

 

The master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will each be entitled to receive interest on unreimbursed advances made by that party with respect to the mortgage loans. This interest will generally accrue from the date on which the related advance was made or the related expense was incurred through the date of reimbursement. In addition, under certain circumstances, including a default by the borrower in the payment of principal and interest on a mortgage loan, that mortgage loan will become specially serviced and the special servicer will be entitled to compensation for performing special servicing functions pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. Similar considerations exist with respect to outside servicers, outside special servicers and outside trustees in connection with the servicing of the outside serviced mortgage loans. The right to receive interest on advances or special servicing compensation is senior to the rights of holders of offered certificates to receive distributions on the offered certificates. Thus, the payment of interest on advances and the payment of special servicing compensation may lead to shortfalls in amounts otherwise distributable on your offered certificates.

 

Inability to Replace the Master Servicer Could Affect Collections and Recoveries on the Mortgage Loans

 

The structure of the servicing fee payable to the master servicer might affect the ability to find a replacement master servicer. Although the trustee is required to replace the master servicer if the master servicer is terminated or resigns, if the trustee is unwilling (including for example because the servicing fee is insufficient) or unable (including for example, because the trustee does not have the systems to service mortgage loans), it may be necessary to appoint a replacement master servicer. Because the master servicing fee is generally structured as a percentage of the outstanding principal balance of each mortgage loan, it may be difficult to replace the servicer at a time when the balance of the mortgage loans has been significantly reduced because the fee may be insufficient to cover the costs associated with servicing the mortgage assets and/or related REO properties remaining in the mortgage pool. The performance of the mortgage assets may be negatively impacted, beyond the expected transition period during a servicing transfer, if a replacement master servicer is not retained within a reasonable amount of time.

 

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Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of New York, has been appointed as the initial operating advisor with respect to all of the serviced mortgage loans; provided, however, that the operating advisor may have limited consultation rights with an outside special servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer”. In acting as operating advisor, the operating advisor is required to act solely on behalf of the issuing entity, in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner (as a collective whole) and will have no fiduciary duty to any party. In addition, pursuant to Regulation RR, the operating advisor is not permitted to (i) be affiliated with other parties to this securitization transaction (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include the asset representations reviewer) or (ii) directly or indirectly have any financial interest in this securitization transaction other than in fees from its role as the operating advisor. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the operating advisor and its affiliates may have interests that are in conflict with those of holders of offered certificates, especially if the operating advisor or any of its affiliates has financial interests in or other financial dealings with any of the parties to this transaction, a borrower or a parent of a borrower.

 

In the normal course of conducting its business, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC and its affiliates may have rendered services to, performed surveillance of, 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, a directing holder, a companion loan holder, the controlling class representative, the risk retention consultation parties or collateral property owners or affiliates of any of those parties. Each of these relationships, to the extent they exist, may continue in the future and may involve a conflict of interest with respect to Park Bridge Lender Services LLC’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 Park Bridge Lender Services LLC performs its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Additionally, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC or its affiliates, in the ordinary course of their business, may in the future (a) perform for third parties contract underwriting services and advisory services as well as service or specially service mortgage loans and (b) acquire mortgage loans for their own account, or the account of affiliates or third parties, including, in each such case, mortgage loans similar to the mortgage loans that will be included in the issuing entity. 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 that will be included in the issuing entity. Consequently, personnel of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC may perform services, on behalf of the issuing entity, with respect to the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity at the same time as they are performing services with respect to, or while Park Bridge Lender Services LLC or its affiliates are holding, other mortgage loans secured by properties that compete with the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. This may pose inherent conflicts for Park Bridge Lender Services LLC.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of New York has been appointed as the initial asset representations reviewer with respect to all of the mortgage loans. See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer”. In the normal course of conducting its business, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC and its affiliates may have rendered services to, performed surveillance of, 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, a directing holder, a companion loan holder, the controlling class representative, the risk retention consultation parties or collateral property owners or affiliates of any of those parties. Each of these relationships, to the extent they exist, may continue in the future and may involve a conflict of interest with respect to Park Bridge Lender Services LLC’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 Park Bridge Lender Services LLC performs its duties under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

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its affiliates has financial interests in or other financial dealings with any of the parties to this transaction, a borrower or a parent of a borrower.

 

Additionally, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC or its affiliates, in the ordinary course of their business, may in the future (a) perform for third parties contract underwriting services and advisory services as well as service or specially service mortgage loans and (b) acquire mortgage loans for their own account, or the account of affiliates or third parties, including, in each such case, mortgage loans similar to the mortgage loans that will be included in the issuing entity. 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 that will be included in the issuing entity. Consequently, personnel of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC may perform services, on behalf of the issuing entity, with respect to the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity at the same time as they are performing services with respect to, or while Park Bridge Lender Services LLC or its affiliates are holding, other mortgage loans secured by properties that compete with the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity. This may pose inherent conflicts for Park Bridge Lender Services LLC.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder

 

It is expected that (i) RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC (or its affiliate) will be the initial controlling class representative and, accordingly, the initial directing holder with respect to all of the serviced mortgage loans and serviced loan combinations as to which the controlling class representative is entitled to act as directing holder, and (ii) Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. will, as of the closing date, be the holder of the Wind Creek Leased Fee controlling pari passu companion loan and, as such, will be the initial directing holder with respect to the Wind Leased Fee loan combination. See “—Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Outside Servicer and any Outside Special Servicer” above. The initial outside controlling class representative(s) with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage LoansGeneral”.

 

Except as limited by certain conditions described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”, the special servicer may be removed and replaced with or without cause with respect to the applicable serviced loan(s) under the pooling and servicing agreement at any time by (and with a successor to be appointed by) the applicable directing holder. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder” and “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”.

 

In addition, a directing holder will have certain consent rights, and a consulting party will have certain consultation rights, with respect to the applicable serviced mortgage loan(s) and serviced companion loan(s) under the pooling and servicing agreement under certain circumstances, as described in this prospectus. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder”.

 

Neither the holders of the serviced companion loans not any of their representative will be a party to the pooling and servicing agreement, but one or more of such parties will be a third party beneficiary thereof and their rights (which may include being a directing holder or consulting party) may affect the servicing of the related mortgage loan.

 

The controlling class representative will be controlled by the controlling class certificateholders, and the holders of the controlling class, will not, in the case of any such class, have any duty or liability to any other certificateholder. Likewise, no holder of a serviced companion loan or any representative thereof will have any duty or liability to any holder of offered certificates. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder”.

 

Similarly, the related outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder), has, with respect to an outside serviced loan combination, certain consent and consultation rights and rights to replace the related outside special servicer under the related outside servicing agreement, and the controlling class representative for this securitization transaction, at any time that it is a directing holder or consulting party, will have certain consultation rights with respect to such outside serviced loan combination. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

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Any directing holder, consulting party, or outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder) may have interests that are in conflict with those of any or all of the holders of offered certificates, especially if the applicable party or any affiliate thereof holds certificates or has financial interests in or other financial dealings (as lender or otherwise) with a borrower or a parent of a borrower. Each of these relationships may create a conflict of interest.

 

The special servicer, at the direction of or upon consultation with, as applicable, a directing holder or a consulting party, may take actions with respect to the related serviced mortgage loan or serviced loan combination that could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of the offered certificates, to the extent described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”. No directing holder or consulting party will have any duty to the holders of any class of offered certificates, and may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of offered certificates. As a result, it is possible that a directing holder may direct or a consulting party may advise the special servicer to take actions that conflict with the interests of holders of certain classes of the offered certificates. 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.

 

No certificateholder may take any action against any directing holder or consulting party for having acted solely in its own interests. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”, “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder” and “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”.

 

However, if any mortgage loan becomes an “excluded controlling class mortgage loan” (i.e., a mortgage loan or loan combination with respect to which the controlling class representative or any controlling class certificateholder is a borrower party), the controlling class representative or any controlling class certificateholder that is a borrower party (each, as applicable, an “excluded controlling class holder”) will not be entitled to have access to any related “excluded information”, including any asset status reports, final asset status reports or any summaries related thereto (and any other information identified in the pooling and servicing agreement), with respect to such excluded controlling class mortgage loan. Although the pooling and servicing agreement will require (i) each excluded controlling class holder to certify that it acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing and reviewing (and it agrees not to access and review) any related excluded information and (ii) the controlling class representative or any controlling class certificateholder that is not an excluded controlling class holder to certify and agree that they will not share any such excluded information with any excluded controlling class holder, we cannot assure you that any such excluded controlling class holder will not access, obtain, review and/or use, or the controlling class representative or any controlling class certificateholder that is not an excluded controlling class holder will not share with such excluded controlling class holder, such related excluded information in a manner that adversely impacts your offered certificates.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans

 

The anticipated initial investor in the HRR certificates (collectively, the “B-Piece Buyer”) 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 or change in other features of some or all of the mortgage loans. The B-Piece Buyer may have adjusted the mortgage pool as originally proposed by the sponsors by removing or otherwise excluding certain proposed mortgage loans. 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 offered 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 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

 

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exercising remedies or voting or other rights in its capacity as owner of the Class G-RR or Class J-RR 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 origination of such mortgage loan.

 

The B-Piece Buyer will have no liability to any holder of offered certificates 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.

 

It is anticipated that RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC (or an affiliate) will be the initial controlling class representative and, accordingly, the initial directing holder with respect to all of the serviced mortgage loans and serviced loan combinations as to which the controlling class representative is entitled to act as directing holder. The controlling class representative will have certain rights to direct and consult with the special servicer with respect to the applicable serviced loans. In addition, the controlling class representative will generally have certain consultation rights with regard to some or all of the outside serviced mortgage loans under each related co-lender agreement. See “—Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder” above.

 

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 any 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 Directing Holder or an Outside Controlling Class Representative to Terminate the Special Servicer of the Related Loan Combination

 

With respect to each loan combination, the applicable directing holder, or an outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder), as applicable, will be entitled, under certain circumstances, to remove the special servicer or outside special servicer, as applicable, for such loan combination and, in such circumstances, appoint a successor special servicer or successor outside special servicer, as applicable, for such loan combination (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 offered certificates. In addition, that party does not have any duties to the holders of any class of offered certificates, may act solely in its own interests, and will have no liability to any holder of offered certificates for having done so. No holder of offered certificates may take any action against the directing holder or the outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder), as applicable (under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization or any other servicing agreement), or against any other parties for having acted solely in their own respective interests. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” for a description of these rights to terminate a special servicer.

 

Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment

 

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; and

 

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affiliates of the managers and/or the borrowers, or the managers and/or the borrowers themselves, also may own other properties, including competing properties.

 

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.

 

Your Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and Servicing of the Mortgage Loans Can Create Risks

 

Except as described under “Description of the Certificates—Voting Rights” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”, you and other holders of offered certificates 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.

 

Those decisions are generally made, subject to the express terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, by the master servicer, the special servicer, the trustee or the certificate administrator, as applicable. Any decision made by one of those parties in respect of the issuing entity, even if that decision is determined to be in your best interests by that party, may be contrary to the decision that you or other holders of offered certificates would have made and may negatively affect your interests.

 

Except as limited by certain conditions described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”, the special servicer may be removed and replaced with or without cause with respect to the applicable serviced loan(s) under the pooling and servicing agreement at any time by (and with a successor to be appointed by) the applicable directing holder. In addition, the special servicer (but not any outside special servicer) may be replaced based on a certificateholder vote (a) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event, at the request of certain certificateholders entitled to at least a specified percentage of voting rights allocated thereto, or (b) at any time, based on the recommendation of the operating advisor (provided that the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the special servicer has failed to comply with the servicing standard and (2) a replacement special servicer would be in the best interest of the certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner (as a collective whole)). See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder” and “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”.

 

The outside special servicer for any outside serviced loan combination will likewise be subject to removal and replacement by the related outside controlling class representative, in connection with a securityholder vote and/or, with respect to any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, by the related controlling note holder for such outside serviced loan combination, subject to certain conditions provided in the related outside servicing agreement and the related co-lender agreement.

 

In certain limited circumstances, 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, and in either case a particular vote may exclude certain classes. Your interests as an owner of offered 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. Voting rights are generally allocated to a particular class based on the outstanding certificate balance (or outstanding notional amount, as applicable) thereof, which is reduced (or indirectly reduced in the case of a notional amount) by realized losses. In certain cases, however, the allocation of and/or right to exercise voting rights may take into account the allocation of appraisal reduction amounts. Furthermore, quorums have been established for certain votes that would ultimately permit certain actions to be taken based on the affirmative vote of the holders of certificates evidencing less (and perhaps materially less) than a majority of the voting rights. These limitations on voting could adversely affect your ability to protect your interests with respect to matters voted on by certificateholders. You generally have no right to vote on any servicing matters related to any outside serviced loan combination. See “Description of the Certificates—Voting Rights” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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, any mortgage loan seller, a borrower party or any sub-servicer (as applicable) or affiliate of any of such persons will

 

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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; Certain Available Information—Certificate Administrator Reports”.

 

The Servicing of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination Will Shift to Other Servicers

 

The servicing of the Wind Creek Leased Fee loan combination will initially be governed by the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction but is expected to be governed by such pooling and servicing agreement only temporarily, until such time as the related controlling pari passu companion loan is securitized in a separate securitization. At that time, the servicing and administration of the Wind Creek Leased Fee loan combination will shift to the outside servicer and outside special servicer under that other future securitization and will be governed exclusively by the servicing agreement entered into in connection with that securitization and the related co-lender agreement. Neither the closing date of any such future securitization nor the identity of the outside servicer or outside special servicer for any such future securitization has been definitively determined. In addition, the provisions of the related outside servicing agreement that will be in effect upon securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan have not yet been definitively determined, although such agreement will be required to satisfy the requirements of the related co-lender agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations”. Prospective investors should be aware that they will not have any control over the identity of any outside servicer or outside special servicer, nor will they have any assurance as to the particular terms of any such outside servicing agreement except to the extent of compliance with the requirements of the related co-lender agreement.

 

The Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan for Each of Certain of the Loan Combinations Is Expected to Be Contributed to an Outside Securitization That Has Not Yet Closed, and the Provisions of the Related Outside Servicing Agreement Expected to Govern Such Loan Combination Have Yet to Be Finalized

 

It is expected that each of The Zappettini Portfolio loan combination, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio loan combination and The Centre loan combination will be serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the commercial mortgage securitization transaction to which the related controlling pari passu companion loan is to be contributed, which is, in each case, expected to be the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization. However, the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization has not closed, and the provisions of the Benchmark 2019-B12 pooling and servicing agreement have not yet been finalized, although such provisions will be required to satisfy the requirements of the related co-lender agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”. Prospective investors should be aware that they will not have any control over, nor any assurance as to, whether the closing of the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization transaction actually occurs, nor will they have any assurance as to the particular terms of the Benchmark 2019-B12 pooling and servicing agreement, except to the extent of compliance with the requirements of the related co-lender agreement.

 

Rights of the Directing Holders and the Consulting Parties Could Adversely Affect Your Investment

 

In connection with the taking of certain actions that would be a major decision in connection with the servicing of a serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, loan combination under the pooling and servicing agreement, the special servicer generally will be required to obtain the consent of the applicable directing holder. In addition, in connection with such actions or decisions regarding a mortgage loan or, if applicable, loan combination serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement, the special servicer generally will be required to consult with any applicable consulting party. See “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementDirecting Holder” and “—Operating Advisor”. Such actions and decisions include, among others, certain loan modifications, including modifications of monetary terms, foreclosure or comparable conversion of the related mortgaged property or properties, and certain sales of the mortgage loan(s) or, if applicable, loan combination(s), or any related REO property or properties for less than the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest, fees and expenses. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder” and “—Operating Advisor” for a list of actions and decisions requiring consultation with the applicable consulting parties. As a result of these obligations, the special servicer may take actions with respect to a serviced mortgage loan that could adversely affect the interests of investors in one or more classes of offered certificates.

 

You will be acknowledging and agreeing, by your purchase of offered certificates, that any directing holder or consulting party: (i) may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of offered certificates; (ii) may act solely in its own interests (or the interests of any particular class of

 

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certificateholders or the owner of the Uncertificated VRR Interest or such other person that appointed it); (iii) does not have any duties to the holders of any class of offered certificates (other than the holders of any particular class of certificateholders that appointed it); (iv) may take actions that favor its own interests (or the interests of any particular class of certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner or such other person that appointed it) over the interests of the holders of one or more classes or interests (or other classes or interests, as applicable) of certificates; and (v) will have no liability whatsoever (other than to the class or person that appointed it) for having so acted as set forth in (i) – (iv) above, and that no holder of an offered certificate may take any action whatsoever against any directing holder or any consulting party or any affiliate, director, officer, employee, shareholder, member, partner, agent or principal of any directing holder or any consulting party for having so acted.

 

Realization on a Mortgage Loan That Is Part of a Serviced Loan Combination May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Related Serviced Companion Loan Holder

 

If a serviced loan combination 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 pari passu companion loan(s) (and, under certain circumstances, any related subordinate companion loan(s)) together with such defaulted mortgage loan. We cannot assure you that such a required sale of a defaulted loan combination (or applicable portion thereof) 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 loan combination. Further, if, pursuant to the related co-lender agreement, the issuing entity as holder of the related mortgage loan is (and the related serviced pari passu companion loan holder is not) the directing holder (with the right to consent to material servicing decisions and replace the special servicer, subject to the conditions specified under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder” and “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”) with respect to the subject serviced pari passu loan combination, the related serviced pari passu companion loan 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 the serviced pari passu loan combination, then the net proceeds realized by the issuing entity in connection with such sale may be less than would be the case if only the related mortgage loan were subject to such sale.

 

In the case of a serviced outside controlled loan combination, a related companion loan holder, if it is the directing holder, or its representative will generally have the right to consent to certain servicing actions with respect to such loan combination by the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable (and, in certain cases, direct the special servicer to take certain servicing actions with respect to such loan combination). In addition, the controlling class representative if it is a consulting party as to such serviced outside controlled loan combination will have non-binding consultation rights with respect to certain servicing decisions involving such serviced outside controlled loan combination.

 

In connection with the servicing of a serviced pari passu loan combination, the related serviced pari passu companion loan holder, if it is a consulting party, or its representative will be entitled to consult with the special servicer regarding material servicing actions, including making recommendations as to alternative actions to be taken by the special servicer with respect to such serviced pari passu loan combination, and such recommended servicing actions could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of offered certificates. The serviced pari passu companion loan holder and its representative may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of some or all of the classes of offered certificates, and it is possible that the serviced pari passu companion loan holder or its representative may advise the special servicer to take actions that conflict with the interests of the holders of certain classes of the offered certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such consultation with such serviced pari passu companion loan holder or its representative is non-binding, and in no event is the special servicer obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by such serviced pari passu companion loan holder (or its representative).

 

With respect to any serviced AB loan combination, pursuant to the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, if such serviced AB loan combination becomes a defaulted mortgage loan, and if the special servicer determines to sell the related serviced mortgage loan, then such sale will be subject to (and the proceeds derived therefrom may be affected by) any right of the subordinate companion loan holder(s) to purchase, and cure defaults under, the related defaulted mortgage loan (together with any related serviced pari passu companion loans, if any) as and to the extent described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”.

 

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You will be acknowledging and agreeing, by your purchase of offered certificates, that, with respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a serviced loan combination, the related serviced companion loan holder:

 

may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of offered certificates;

 

may act solely in its own interests, without regard to your interests;

 

does not have any duties to any other person, including the holders of any class of offered certificates;

 

may take actions that favor its interests over the interests of the holders of one or more classes of offered certificates; and

 

will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted and that no certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the serviced companion loan holder or any director, officer, employee, agent, representative or principal of the serviced companion loan holder for having so acted.

 

Rights of any Outside Controlling Class Representative or Other Controlling Note Holder with Respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination Could Adversely Affect Your Investment

 

With respect to each outside serviced loan combination, the related outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder) will have rights comparable to those of the controlling class representative for this securitization transaction, and accordingly, prospective investors should consider the following:

 

An outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder) may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of some or all of the classes of offered certificates.

 

With respect to any outside serviced loan combination, although the outside special servicer is not permitted to take actions which are prohibited by law or violate the servicing standard under the related outside servicing agreement or the terms of the related mortgage loan documents, it is possible that the related outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder) may direct the outside special servicer to take actions with respect to the outside serviced loan combination that conflict with the interests of the holders of certain classes of the offered certificates.

 

You will be acknowledging and agreeing, by your purchase of offered certificates, that, with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan, the related outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder):

 

may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of holders of one or more classes of offered certificates;

 

may act solely in its own interests, without regard to your interests;

 

does not have any duties to any other person, including the holders of any class of offered certificates;

 

may take actions that favor its interests over the interests of the holders of one or more classes of offered certificates; and

 

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will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted and that no certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such outside controlling class representative (or other controlling note holder) or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of such outside controlling class representative (or other controlling note holder) for having so acted.

 

You Will Not Have Any Control Over the Servicing of Any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan

 

Each outside serviced mortgage loan is secured by one or more mortgaged properties that also secure a companion loan that is not an asset of the issuing entity and is being serviced under an outside servicing agreement, which is the servicing agreement governing the securitization of such companion loan, by the outside servicer and outside special servicer, and in accordance with the servicing standard provided for in the outside servicing agreement. Further, pursuant to the related co-lender agreement and the outside servicing agreement, the related outside controlling class representative (or, in the case of any outside serviced loan combination as to which the related controlling note has not been securitized, the related controlling note holder) (and not any party to this securitization transaction) has certain rights to direct and advise the outside special servicer with respect to such outside serviced loan combination (including the related outside serviced mortgage loan). As a result, you will have less control over the servicing of the outside serviced mortgage loans than you would if the outside serviced mortgage loans are being serviced by the master servicer and the special servicer under the pooling and servicing agreement for your offered certificates.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans

 

Each sponsor is the sole warranting party in respect of the mortgage loans sold by such sponsor to us. Neither we nor any of our affiliates (except Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. in its capacity as a sponsor) are obligated to repurchase or substitute any mortgage loan or make any loss of value payment in connection with either a breach of any sponsor’s representations and warranties or any document defects, if such sponsor defaults on its obligation to do so. We cannot assure you that the sponsors will have the financial ability to effect or cause such repurchases or substitutions or make such payment to compensate the issuing entity. In addition, the sponsors may have various legal defenses available to them in connection with a repurchase or substitution obligation. In particular, in the case of any outside serviced mortgage loan that is serviced under the outside servicing agreement entered into in connection with the securitization of a related pari passu companion loan, the asset representations reviewer, if any, under that outside 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 designated portions of the issuing entity to fail to qualify as one or more REMICs or cause the issuing entity to incur a tax. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements” for a summary of certain representations and warranties and the remedies in connection therewith.

 

In addition, with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards mortgage loan (7.8%), which is comprised of promissory notes contributed to this securitization by German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, 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 sold by it to the depositor as if the note 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 of German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 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. In addition, with respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 mortgage loan (4.3%), which is comprised of promissory notes contributed to this securitization by German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, 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 sold by it to the depositor as if the note 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 of German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company will repurchase, or otherwise comply with

 

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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.

 

Any Loss of Value Payment Made by a Sponsor May Not Be Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan

 

In lieu of repurchasing or substituting a mortgage loan in connection with either a material breach of the related sponsor’s representations and warranties or any material document defects (other than a material breach or material document defect that is related to a mortgage loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3)), the related sponsor may make a payment to the trust to compensate it for the loss of value of the affected mortgage loan. Upon its making such payment, the sponsor will be deemed to have cured the related material breach or material defect in all respects. Although such “loss of value payment” may only be made to the extent that the special servicer, with the consent of the controlling class representative prior to the occurrence of a control termination event, deems such amount to be sufficient to compensate the trust for the related material breach or material document defect, we cannot assure you that such payment will fully compensate the trust for such material breach or material document defect in all respects. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Representations and Warranties” and “—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions” in this prospectus for a summary discussion of the loss of value payment.

 

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. Environmental reports were prepared for the mortgaged properties as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Environmental Considerations”; however, it is possible that the environmental reports and/or supplemental “Phase II” sampling did not reveal all environmental liabilities, or that there are material environmental liabilities of which we are not aware. Also, the environmental condition of the mortgaged properties in the future could be affected by the activities of tenants and occupants or by third parties unrelated to the borrowers. For a more detailed description of environmental matters that may affect the mortgaged properties, see “—Environmental Liabilities Will Adversely Affect the Value and Operation of the Contaminated Property and May Deter a Lender from Foreclosing” below and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Environmental Considerations”.

 

Environmental Liabilities Will Adversely Affect the Value and Operation of the Contaminated Property and May Deter a Lender from Foreclosing

 

There can be no assurance—

 

as to the degree of environmental testing conducted at any of the real properties securing the mortgage loans that back your offered certificates;

 

that the environmental testing conducted by or on behalf of the applicable originators or any other parties in connection with the origination of those mortgage loans or otherwise identified all adverse environmental conditions and risks at the related real properties;

 

that the results of the environmental testing were accurately evaluated in all cases;

 

that the related borrowers have implemented or will implement all operations and maintenance plans and other remedial actions recommended by any environmental consultant that may have conducted testing at the related real properties; or

 

that the recommended action will fully remediate or otherwise address all the identified adverse environmental conditions and risks.

 

Environmental site assessments vary considerably in their content, quality and cost. Even when adhering to good professional practices, environmental consultants will sometimes not detect significant environmental problems because to do an exhaustive environmental assessment would be far too costly and time-consuming to be practical.

 

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In addition, the current environmental condition of a real property securing a mortgage loan underlying your offered certificates could be adversely affected by—

 

tenants at the property, such as gasoline stations or dry cleaners, or

 

conditions or operations in the vicinity of the property, such as leaking underground storage tanks at another property nearby.

 

Various United States federal, state, local and municipal environmental laws, ordinances and regulations may make a current or previous owner or operator of real property liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under or adjacent to the property. Those laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. For example, certain laws impose liability for release of asbestos-containing materials into the air or require the removal or containment of the materials. The owner’s liability for any required remediation generally is unlimited and could exceed the value of the property and/or the total assets of the owner. In addition, the presence of hazardous or toxic substances, or the failure to remediate the adverse environmental condition, may adversely affect the owner’s or operator’s ability to use the affected property. In some states, contamination of a property may give rise to a lien on the property to ensure payment of the costs of cleanup. In some states, this lien has priority over the lien of a pre-existing mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument. In addition, third parties may seek recovery from owners or operators of real property for cleanup costs, property damage or personal injury associated with releases of or other exposure to hazardous substances, including asbestos and lead-based paint. Persons who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of the substances at the disposal or treatment facility.

 

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, as well as other federal and state laws, provide that a secured lender, such as one of our trusts, may be liable as an “owner” or “operator” of the real property, regardless of whether the borrower or a previous owner caused the environmental damage, if—

 

agents or employees of the lender are deemed to have participated in the management of the borrower, or

 

the lender actually takes possession of a borrower’s property or control of its day-to-day operations, including through the appointment of a receiver or foreclosure.

 

Although recently enacted legislation clarifies the activities in which a lender may engage without becoming subject to liability under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and similar federal laws, that legislation has no applicability to state environmental laws. Moreover, future laws, ordinances or regulations could impose material environmental liability.

 

Federal law requires owners of residential housing constructed prior to 1978—

 

to disclose to potential residents or purchasers information in their possession regarding the presence of known lead-based paint or lead-based paint-related hazards in such housing, and

 

to deliver to potential residents or purchasers a United States Environmental Protection Agency approved information pamphlet describing the potential hazards to pregnant women and young children, including that the ingestion of lead-based paint chips and/or the inhalation of dust particles from lead-based paint by children can cause permanent injury, even at low levels of exposure.

 

In addition, owners may be liable for injuries to their tenants resulting from exposure under various laws that impose affirmative obligations on property owners of residential housing containing lead-based paint.

 

The owner’s liability for any required remediation generally is not limited by law and could, accordingly, exceed the value of the property and/or the aggregate assets of the owner. The presence of, or strong potential for contamination by, hazardous substances consequently can have a materially adverse effect on the owner’s ability to refinance the property or to sell the property to a third party, the value of the property and a borrower’s ability to repay its mortgage loan.

 

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Certain Types of Operations Involved in the Use and Storage of Hazardous Materials May Lead to an Increased Risk of Issuing Entity Liability

 

Portions of some of the mortgaged properties securing the mortgage loans may include tenants that operate as, were previously operated as, or are located near other properties currently or previously operated as, on-site dry-cleaners or gasoline stations. Both types of operations involve the use and storage of hazardous materials, leading to an increased risk of liability to the tenant, the landowner and, under certain circumstances, a lender (such as the issuing entity) under environmental laws. These operations incur ongoing costs to comply with environmental permit or license requirements and other environmental laws governing, among other things, containment systems and underground storage tank systems. Any liability to borrowers under environmental laws, especially in connection with releases into the environment of gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents or other hazardous substances from underground storage tank systems or otherwise, could also adversely impact the related borrower’s ability to repay the related mortgage loan.

 

Tax Matters and Changes in Tax Law May Adversely Impact the Mortgage Loans or Your Investment

 

General

 

If an entity intended to qualify as a REMIC fails to satisfy one or more of the REMIC provisions of 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 (or a portion thereof), including the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, would likely be treated as one or more separate associations taxable as a corporation under Treasury regulations, and the offered certificates may be treated as stock interests in those associations and not as debt instruments. The Code authorizes the granting of relief from disqualification if failure to meet one or more of the requirements for REMIC status occurs inadvertently and steps are taken to correct the conditions that caused disqualification within a reasonable time after the discovery of the disqualifying event. The relief may be granted by either allowing continuation as a REMIC or by ignoring the cessation entirely. However, any such relief may be accompanied by sanctions, such as the imposition of a corporate tax on all or a portion of the REMIC’s income for the period of time during which the requirements for REMIC status are not satisfied. While the United States Department of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations regarding the granting of relief from disqualification if the failure to meet one or more of the requirements of REMIC status occurs inadvertently and in good faith, no such regulations have been issued.

 

In addition, changes to REMIC restrictions on loan modifications may impact your investment in the offered certificates. See “—Changes to REMIC Restrictions on Loan Modifications May Impact an Investment in the Offered Certificates” below.

 

Tax Considerations Relating to Foreclosure

 

If the issuing entity acquires a mortgaged property (or, in the case of an outside serviced mortgage loan, a beneficial interest in a mortgaged property) subsequent to a default on the related mortgage loan pursuant to a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the special servicer (or, in the case of an outside serviced mortgage loan, the related outside 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 build-outs, unless the construction was more than 10% completed when the mortgage loan defaulted or when the default of the mortgage loan became imminent. The issuing entity, however, may be unable to prevent the completion of any construction work in certain circumstances.  In any such case, depending on the facts and circumstances at the time of any default, the issuing entity may be required to dispose or otherwise recover on the related mortgage loan other than by immediately acquiring the mortgaged property. In addition, any (i) net income from the operation of the mortgaged properties (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 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 holders of offered certificates. The special servicer (or, in the case of an outside serviced mortgage loan, the related outside special servicer) may permit the Lower-Tier REMIC to earn “net income from foreclosure

 

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property” that is subject to tax if it determines that the net after-tax benefit to certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR 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 “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Standards for Conduct Generally in Effecting Foreclosure or the Sale of Defaulted Loans”. In addition, if the issuing entity were to acquire one or more mortgaged properties (or, in the case of an outside 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 an outside 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 holders of offered certificates.

 

No Gross Up in Respect of the Offered Certificates Held by Non-U.S. Persons

 

To the extent that any withholding tax is imposed on payments of interest or other payments on any offered certificates, as a result of any change in applicable law or otherwise, there will be no obligation to make any “gross-up” payments to holders of offered certificates in respect of such taxes and such withholding tax would therefore result in a shortfall to affected holders of offered certificates. See “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences—Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors” and “—FATCA”.

 

Certain Federal Tax Considerations Regarding Original Issue Discount

 

Certain classes of certificates may be issued with original issue discount for federal income tax purposes. Original issue discount is taxable when it accrues rather than when it is received, which generally will result in recognition of 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 regard to the original issue discount. See “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences—Taxation of the Regular Interests—Original Issue Discount” in this prospectus.

 

State, Local and Other Tax Considerations

 

In addition to the federal income tax consequences described under the heading “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”, potential purchasers should consider the state and local, and any other, tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the offered certificates. State, local and other tax laws may differ substantially from the corresponding federal tax law, and this prospectus does not purport to describe any aspects of the tax laws of the states or localities, or any other jurisdiction, in which the mortgaged properties are located or of any other applicable state or locality or other jurisdiction.

 

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, the sponsors, a related borrower or a mortgaged property or on some other basis, may require nonresident holders of certificates 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 or other taxing jurisdiction.

 

If any tax or penalty is successfully asserted by any state, local or other taxing jurisdiction, none of the sponsors, the related borrower, or the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement will be obligated to indemnify or otherwise to reimburse the holders of certificates for such tax or penalty.

 

You should consult with your own tax advisor with respect to the various state and local, and any other, tax consequences of an investment in the offered certificates.

 

Changes to REMIC Restrictions on Loan Modifications May Impact an Investment in the Offered Certificates

 

Ordinarily, a grantor trust that modifies a mortgage loan jeopardizes its tax status as a grantor trust, and a REMIC that modifies a mortgage loan jeopardizes its tax status as a REMIC and risks having a 100% penalty tax being imposed on any income from the mortgage loan. A REMIC, and possibly a grantor trust, may avoid such

 

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consequences, however, if the default of such mortgage loan is “reasonably foreseeable” or other special circumstances apply.

 

The IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2009-45 easing the tax requirements for a servicer to modify a commercial or multifamily mortgage loan held in a REMIC or a grantor trust by interpreting the circumstances when default is “reasonably foreseeable” to include those where the related servicer reasonably believes that there is a “significant risk of default” with respect to the mortgage loan upon maturity of the mortgage 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 of payments and ultimate recovery on that mortgage loan, and likewise on one or more classes of offered certificates.

 

In addition, the IRS has issued final regulations under the REMIC provisions of the Code that allow a servicer to modify terms of REMIC-held mortgage loans that relate to changes in collateral, credit enhancement and recourse features, provided that after the modification the mortgage loan remains “principally secured by real property” (that is, as long as the loan continues to satisfy the “REMIC LTV Test”). In general, a mortgage loan meets the REMIC LTV Test if the loan-to-value ratio is no greater than 125%. One of the modifications covered by the final regulations is a release of a lien on one or more of the properties securing a REMIC-held mortgage loan. Following such a release, however, it may be difficult to demonstrate that a mortgage loan still meets the REMIC LTV Test. To provide relief for taxpayers, the IRS has issued Revenue Procedure 2010-30, which describes circumstances in which the IRS will not challenge whether a mortgage loan satisfies the REMIC LTV Test following a lien release. The lien releases covered by Revenue Procedure 2010-30 are “grandfathered transactions” and transactions in which the release is part of a “qualified paydown transaction.” 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 special servicer’s actions in negotiating the terms of a workout or in allowing minor lien releases for cases in which a mortgage loan could fail the REMIC LTV Test following the release. This could impact the timing and ultimate recovery on a mortgage loan, and likewise on one or more classes of offered certificates. Further, if a mortgaged property becomes the subject of a partial condemnation and, after giving effect to the partial taking the mortgaged property has a loan-to-value ratio in excess of 125%, the related mortgage loan may be subject to being paid down by a “qualified amount” (within the meaning of Revenue Procedure 2010-30) notwithstanding the existence of a prepayment lockout period.

 

You should consider the possible impact on your investment of any existing REMIC or grantor trust restrictions as well as any potential changes to the tax rules governing REMICs or grantor trusts.

 

Sale-Leaseback Transactions Have Special Risks

 

Certain mortgaged properties were each the subject of a sale-leaseback transaction in connection with the acquisition of such property (or a portion of such property) by the related borrower or following such acquisition, including a portion of the 30 Hudson Yards mortgaged property (7.8%). Each of these mortgaged properties (or a portion thereof) are leased to a tenant, who is the former owner of the mortgaged property or portion thereof, 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

 

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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, 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 offered 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 as to which the related mortgaged properties were the subject of sale-leaseback transactions.

 

The application of any of these doctrines to the sale-leaseback transaction identified above could result in substantial, direct and material impairment of the rights of the holders of offered certificates.

 

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Description of the Mortgage Pool

 

General

 

The issuing entity with respect to the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will be Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-GC41 (the “Issuing Entity”). The assets of the Issuing Entity will primarily consist of a pool (the “Mortgage Pool”) of 43 fixed rate commercial mortgage loans (collectively (including, without limitation, any REO Mortgage Loan), the “Mortgage Loans”) with an aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off Date after deducting payments of principal due on such respective dates, of approximately $1,276,634,964 (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the “Cut-off Date Balance” and, in the aggregate, the “Initial Pool Balance”). The “Cut-off Date” with respect to each Mortgage Loan is its respective due date in August 2019 (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first due date subsequent to August 2019, the date that would have been its due date in August 2019 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a Monthly Payment were scheduled to be due in that month). 

 

Each Mortgage Loan is (i) evidenced by one or more promissory notes or similar evidence of indebtedness (each, a “Mortgage Note”) and (ii) secured by (or, in the case of an indemnity deed of trust, backed by a guaranty that is secured by) a mortgage, deed of trust or other similar security instrument (a “Mortgage”) creating a first lien on a fee simple and/or leasehold interest in an office, retail, mixed use, industrial, hospitality, multifamily, land or self storage property (each, a “Mortgaged Property”) (or, in certain cases, secured by multiple Mortgages encumbering a portfolio of Mortgaged Properties).

 

When information presented in this prospectus with respect to the Mortgaged Properties is expressed as a percentage of the Initial Pool Balance, if a Mortgage Loan is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property, the percentages are based on an allocated loan amount that has been assigned to each of the related Mortgaged Properties based upon one or more of the related appraised values, the relative underwritten net cash flow or prior allocations reflected in the related Mortgage Loan documents as set forth on Annex A.

 

The Mortgage Loans are generally non-recourse loans. In the event of a borrower default on a non-recourse Mortgage Loan, recourse may be had only against the specific Mortgaged Property(ies) and the other limited assets securing the Mortgage Loan, and not against the borrower’s other assets. The Mortgage 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 to be non-recourse 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.

 

Thirteen (13) of the Mortgage Loans (collectively, 53.0%) (each such Mortgage Loan, a “Split Mortgage Loan”), are each part of a split loan structure (a “Loan Combination”). A Loan Combination consists of the particular Split Mortgage Loan to be included in the Issuing Entity and one or more “companion loans” (each, a “Companion Loan”) that, will be held outside the Issuing Entity. If a Companion Loan is pari passu in right of payment to the related Split Mortgage Loan, it may be referred to in this prospectus as a “Pari Passu Companion Loan” and the related Loan Combination may be referred to in this prospectus as a “Pari Passu Loan Combination”. If a Companion Loan is subordinate in right of payment to the related Split Mortgage Loan, it may be referred to in this prospectus as a “Subordinate Companion Loan” and the related Loan Combination may be referred to in this prospectus as an “AB Loan Combination”. If a Loan Combination includes both a Pari Passu Companion Loan and a Subordinate Companion Loan, then such Loan Combination may be referred to in this prospectus as a “Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” and the discussions in this prospectus regarding both Pari Passu Loan Combinations and AB Loan Combinations will be applicable to such Loan Combination. The subject Split Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s) comprising any particular Loan Combination are: (i) each evidenced by one or more separate promissory notes; (ii) obligations of the same borrower(s); (iii) cross-defaulted; and (iv) collectively secured by the same mortgage(s) and/or deed(s) of trust encumbering the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties. Only each Split Mortgage Loan is included in the Issuing Entity. No Companion Loan is an asset of the Issuing Entity. See “—The Loan Combinations” below for more information regarding the identity of, and certain other information regarding, the Loan Combinations, as well as rights of the holders of the Companion Loans and the servicing and administration of the Loan Combinations that will not be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction.

 

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The Mortgage Loans were originated or acquired by the mortgage loan sellers (or will be acquired, on or prior to the Closing Date, by the mortgage loan sellers) set forth in the following chart (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Sellers”), and such entities will sell their respective Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, which will in turn transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Issuing Entity:

 

Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

Mortgage Loan Seller 

Number of Mortgage Loans 

Aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of Mortgage Loans 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company (“GSMC”)

20 

(the “GSMC Mortgage Loans”)(1) 

 $540,512,906 42.3%
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”)

11 

(the “CREFI Mortgage Loans”) 

   306,920,000 24.0  
German American Capital Corporation (“GACC”) 10
(the “GACC Mortgage Loans”)(1)
   273,952,059 21.5  
German American Capital Corporation / Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(2)

    155,250,000 

12.2  

Total

43 

$1,276,634,964 

100.0% 

 

 

(1)Regarding (i) the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, (x) although the number of GACC Mortgage Loans does not take into account the GACC 30 Hudson Yards Notes (as defined below), references (without regard to such number) to the “GACC Mortgage Loans” throughout this prospectus are intended to include the GACC 30 Hudson Yards Notes, and (y) although the number of GSMC Mortgage Loans does not take into account the GSMC 30 Hudson Yards Note (as defined below), references (without regard to such number) to the “GSMC Mortgage Loans” throughout this prospectus are intended to include the GSMC 30 Hudson Yards Note; and (ii) the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, (x) although the number of GACC Mortgage Loans does not take into account the GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note (as defined below), references (without regard to such number) to the “GACC Mortgage Loans” throughout this prospectus are intended to include the GACC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note, and (y) although the number of GSMC Mortgage Loans does not take into account the GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note (as defined below), references (without regard to such number) to the “GSMC Mortgage Loans” throughout this prospectus are intended to include the GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note.

 

(2)The 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%) is part of a Loan Combination that was co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and is evidenced by three (3) promissory notes: (i) notes A-1-C6 and A-1-C8, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $70,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GACC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller (the “GACC 30 Hudson Yards Note”); and (ii) note A-2-C2, with an outstanding principal balance of $30,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GSMC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller (the “GSMC 30 Hudson Yards Note”). The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%) is part of a Loan Combination that was co-originated by Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and is evidenced by two (2) promissory notes: (i) note A-2-C, with an outstanding principal balance of $43,175,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GACC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller (the “GACC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note”); and (ii) note A-3-C, with an outstanding principal balance of $12,075,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GSMC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller (the “GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note”).

 

The Sponsors originated (or co-originated) the Mortgage Loans or acquired (or, on or prior to the Closing Date, will acquire) the Mortgage Loans, directly or indirectly, from the originators as set forth in the following chart:

 

Originators

 

Originator 

Sponsor 

Number of Mortgage Loans 

Aggregate Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(1) 20(2)   $540,512,906 42.3%
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 11    306,920,000 24.0  
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch German American Capital Corporation(3) 6(4)    142,152,059 11.1  
DBR Investments Co. Limited German American Capital Corporation 3       86,800,000 6.8
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Goldman Sachs Bank USA German American Capital Corporation and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(5) 2(5)    
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch German American Capital Corporation(3)       113,175,000 8.9
Goldman Sachs Bank USA Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(1)        42,075,000 3.3
Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. German American Capital Corporation

      45,000,000 

3.5 

  Total

43 

$1,276,634,964 

100.0% 

 

 

(1)The Mortgage Loans being sold by Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company were originated or co-originated by an affiliate thereof, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and will be transferred to Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(2)Includes the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), which is part of a loan combination that was co-originated by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and is evidenced by the promissory note designated as note A-4-1, with outstanding principal balances of $60,000,000 as of the Cut-Off Date.

 

(3)German American Capital Corporation has acquired or will acquire the Mortgage Loans that were originated or co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(4)Includes the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), which is part of a Loan Combination that was co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, New York Branch, and is evidenced by the promissory notes designated as notes A-2-2 and A-3, respectively, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $27,160,000 as of the Cut-off Date.

 

(5)GACC and GSMC are co-sponsors with respect to each of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%) and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%). The 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan is part of a Loan Combination that was co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, and is evidenced by three (3) promissory notes: (i) the GACC 30 Hudson Yards Notes, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $70,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GACC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller; and (ii) the GSMC 30 Hudson Yards Note, with an outstanding principal balance of $30,000,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GSMC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan is part of a Loan Combination that was co-originated by Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, and is evidenced by two (2) promissory notes: (i) the GACC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note, with an outstanding principal balance of $43,175,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GACC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller; and (ii) the GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note, with an outstanding principal balance of $12,075,000 as of the Cut-off Date, as to which GSMC is acting as Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

CREFI, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and DBR Investments Co. Limited and are referred to in this prospectus as originators.

 

GACC has acquired or will acquire the GACC Mortgage Loans that were originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, DBR Investments Co. Limited and Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

GSMC has acquired or will acquire the GSMC Mortgage Loans that were originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. (the “Depositor”) will acquire the Mortgage Loans from each of CREFI, GSMC and GACC (collectively, the “Sponsors”) on or about August 20, 2019 (the “Closing Date”) pursuant to a separate Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (as defined under “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements” below) between the Depositor and each such Mortgage Loan Seller. The Depositor will cause the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool to be assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement” below).

 

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, Annex B and Annex C to this prospectus may not equal the indicated total due to rounding. The information on Annex A, Annex B and Annex C to this prospectus with respect to the Mortgage Loans (or any Loan Combination, if applicable) and the Mortgaged Properties is based upon the Mortgage Pool as it is expected to be constituted as of the close of business on the Closing Date, assuming that (i) all scheduled principal and interest payments due on or before the Cut-off Date will be made, (ii) there will be no principal prepayments on or before the Closing Date, and (iii) each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date pays in full on its related Anticipated Repayment Date. When information presented in this prospectus with respect to the Mortgaged Properties is expressed as a percentage of the Initial Pool Balance, the percentages are, in the case of multiple Mortgaged Properties securing the same Mortgage Loan, 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 relative underwritten net cash flow or prior allocations reflected in the related Mortgage Loan documents as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus. The statistics on Annex A, Annex B and Annex C to this prospectus were primarily derived from information provided to the Depositor by each Sponsor, which information may have been obtained from the borrowers.

 

With respect to any Split Mortgage Loan, all debt service coverage ratio, debt yield and loan-to-value ratio information presented in this prospectus is calculated and presented in a manner that reflects the aggregate indebtedness evidenced by the subject Split Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan, but without regard to any related Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

From time to time, a particular Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties may be identified in this prospectus by name (for example, the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property); when that occurs, we are referring to the Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified by that name on Annex A to this

 

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prospectus. From time to time, a particular Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination may be identified in this prospectus by name (for example, the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan or the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination); when that occurs, we are referring to the Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination, as the case may be, secured by the Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified by that name on Annex A to this prospectus. From time to time, a particular Companion Loan may be identified by name (for example, a 30 Hudson Yards Companion Loan); when that occurs, we are referring to the (or, if applicable, an individual) Companion Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified by that name on Annex A to this prospectus. With respect to any Split Mortgage Loan, when the name of a related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified on Annex A to this prospectus (for example, 30 Hudson Yards) is combined with any Loan Combination-related defined term (for example, 30 Hudson Yards Companion Loan Holder), reference is being made to such combined term (for example, “30 Hudson Yards Companion Loan Holder”) as it relates to that particular Split Mortgage Loan or the related Loan Combination as if it were so defined in this prospectus.

 

Unless otherwise specified or otherwise indicated by the context, any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a Mortgaged Property (or the name of a portfolio of Mortgaged Properties) indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) 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 (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple Mortgaged Properties by name or as a group), and any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a Mortgage Loan or a group of Mortgage Loans indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) 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 (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple Mortgage Loans by name or as a group).

 

With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the appraisal of such Mortgaged Property, the Phase I environmental report, any Phase II environmental report and any seismic or property condition report obtained in connection with origination (each, a “Third Party Report”) were prepared prior to the date of this prospectus. The information included in the Third Party Reports may not reflect the current economic, competitive, market and other conditions with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Third Party Reports may be based on assumptions regarding market conditions and other matters as reflected in those Third Party Reports. The opinions of value rendered by the appraisers in the appraisals are subject to the assumptions and conditions set forth in those appraisals.

 

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 the related Mortgage Loan documents or one or more of the related appraised values, the relative underwritten net cash flow or prior allocations reflected in the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided that with respect to any Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination principal balance. Information presented in this prospectus (including Annex A and Annex B) 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” means, for any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the current annualized debt service payable on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as of August 2019 (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that has its first Due Date subsequent to August 2019, the anticipated annualized debt service payable on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as of August 2019); 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 during the amortization period.

 

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 MAI standards, as set forth under “Appraised Value” on Annex A to this prospectus. With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the Appraised Value set forth in this prospectus and on Annex A or Annex B to this prospectus is an “as-is” appraised value (which may contain certain assumptions, including extraordinary

 

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assumptions), unless otherwise specified below, and is in each case as determined by an appraisal made not more than 4 months prior to the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan, as described under “Appraisal Date” on Annex A to this prospectus. For the Appraised Values on a property-by-property basis, see Annex A to this prospectus and the related footnotes.

 

In the following cases, the Appraised Value set forth in this prospectus and on Annex A or Annex B to this prospectus is not the “as-is” appraised value, but is instead calculated based on the condition(s) set forth below, or reflects the “as-is” appraised value for the entire portfolio of Mortgaged Properties (which represents more than the sum of the “as-is” appraised value of the individual Mortgaged Properties) or reflects an “as-is” appraised value that has been determined inclusive of an upward adjustment):

 

With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property is a “prospective market value upon stabilization” of $790,000,000 as of December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020 and which assumes that Facebook takes occupancy, construction is complete, and that Facebook begins paying rent for Building 4 on December 1, 2019 and for Building 3 on January 1, 2020. The “as-is” appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as of May 3, 2019 was $726.0 million.

 

With respect to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (3.9%), the Appraised Value is based on the portfolio “as-is” appraised value of $202,500,000, reflecting a portfolio premium of 4.02%. The related Mortgaged Properties had an “as-is” aggregate appraised value of $194,670,000.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), the Appraised Value is based on the portfolio “as-is” appraised value of $198,100,000, reflecting a portfolio premium of 4.98%. The related Mortgaged Properties had an “as-is” aggregate appraised value of $188,710,000.

 

With respect to the Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield Mortgage Loan (1.5%), the Appraised Value is based on the “prospective market value upon completion” appraised value of $28,500,000 as of June 1, 2020, which assumes completion of a PIP. The “as-is” appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as of June 1, 2019 is $27,000,000.

 

With respect to the Crescent Ridge Mortgage Loan (0.9%), the Appraised Value is based on the “prospective market value upon completion/stabilization” appraised value of $17,200,000 as of July 15, 2019, which assumes that eight units under construction and other improvements have been completed. The “as-is” appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as of May 14, 2019 is $16,430,000.

 

ARD” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, any related Anticipated Repayment Date.

 

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 any related Anticipated Repayment Date assuming that all monthly debt service payments are timely received and there are no prepayments or defaults.

 

Crossed Group” means each group of Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other (either individually or as part of a Pari Passu Loan Combination), if any. Each Crossed Group, if any, is identified by a separate letter on Annex A to this prospectus.

 

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 to this prospectus divided by (2) the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties set forth on Annex A to this prospectus, except as set forth below:

 

with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the calculation of the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is based on the aggregate principal balance of such Split Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s);

 

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with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Subordinate Companion Loan, the calculation of the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio does not include the principal balance of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s), unless otherwise indicated; and

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Properties or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio was calculated based on the related Cut-off Date Balance less a related earnout or holdback reserve, divided by the related Appraised Value set forth on Annex A to this prospectus:

 

Mortgaged
Property Name 

Approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance 

Unadjusted Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 

Earnout or
Holdback Amount 

Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 

Crescent Ridge 0.9% 73.0% $671,433 65.9%

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Properties or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio was calculated using the related Appraised Value set forth on Annex A to this prospectus, which is subject to certain adjustments and/or assumptions as described under the definition of “Appraised Value” above:

 

Mortgaged
Property Name 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Cut-off Date
LTV Ratio
(Appraised Value) 

Appraised Value 

Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (Unadjusted “as-is” appraised value)(1) 

Unadjusted  

“as-is” appraised value(1) 

Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 4.3% 44.3% $790,000,000 48.2% $726,000,000
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 3.9% 64.4% $202,500,000 67.0% $194,670,000
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 2.1% 64.9% $198,100,000 68.1% $188,710,000
Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 1.5% 65.3%    $28,500,000 68.9%   $27,000,000
Crescent Ridge 0.9% 65.9%   $17,200,000 73.0%   $16,430,000

 

 

(1)Reflects the Appraised Value set forth on Annex A to this prospectus, discounting the adjustments and/or assumptions with respect to such Mortgage Loans set forth in the definition of “Appraised Value” above.

 

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 any Split Mortgage Loan with a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the calculation of the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow is based on the aggregate principal balance of such Split Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s);

 

with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Subordinate Companion Loan, the calculation of the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow does not include the principal balance of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s); and

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Properties or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow was calculated based on the related Underwritten Net Cash Flow divided by the related Cut-off Date Balance less a related earnout or holdback reserve:

 

Mortgaged
Property Name 

Approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance 

Unadjusted
Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF 

Earnout or
Holdback Amount 

Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF 

The Lincoln Apartments 4.7% 6.3% $1,000,000 6.4%
Townhomes with a View 2.0% 7.4% $2,000,000 8.0%
Crescent Ridge 0.9%   8.01% $671,433 8.4%

 

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Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income” 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 any Split Mortgage Loan with a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the calculation of the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income is based on the aggregate principal balance of such Split Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s);

 

with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Subordinate Companion Loan, the calculation of the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income does not include the principal balance of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s); and

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Properties or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income was calculated based on the related Underwritten Net Operating Income divided by the related Cut-off Date Balance less a related earnout or holdback reserve:

 

Mortgaged
Property Name 

Approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance 

Unadjusted
Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI 

Earnout or
Holdback Amount 

Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI 

The Lincoln Apartments 4.7% 6.4% $1,000,000 6.6%
Townhomes with a View 2.0% 7.6% $2,000,000 8.3%
Crescent Ridge 0.9% 8.1% $671,433 8.6%

 

DSCR,” “Debt Service Coverage Ratio,” “Cut-off Date DSCR”, “Underwritten NCF DSCR” or “UW 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 any Split Mortgage Loan with a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the calculation of the DSCR is based on the Annual Debt Service that is due in connection with such Split Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s); and

 

with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Subordinate Companion Loan, the calculation of DSCR does not include the monthly debt service that is due in connection with the Subordinate Companion Loan(s), unless expressly stated otherwise.

 

Hard Lockbox” means an account into which either (i) the related borrower is required to direct the tenants to pay rents directly to a lockbox account controlled by the lender, or (ii) in the case of hospitality, mixed use, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties, all credit card receivables, cash, checks and “over the counter” receipts are required to be deposited into a lockbox account controlled by the lender either directly (in the case of credit card receivables for certain properties) or by an unaffiliated property manager; provided, that in the case of certain flagged hospitality properties, such unaffiliated property manager may instead be required to deposit only the portion of such revenue that is payable to the borrower, which may be net of hotel reserves, management fees and operating expenses that are payable to the property manager.

 

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 Mortgage Loan documents with any excess remitted to the related borrower or master tenant (unless an event of default or one or more specified trigger events under the related Mortgage Loan documents 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 footage.

 

Largest Tenant Lease Expiration” means the date at which the applicable Largest Tenant’s lease is scheduled to expire.

 

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Loan Per Unit” means the principal balance per unit of measure as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio”, “Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio” or “LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio, expressed as a percentage of (1) the Balloon Balance of a Mortgage Loan as adjusted to give effect to the amortization of the applicable Mortgage Loan as of its maturity date, assuming no prepayments or defaults, divided by (2) the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties shown on Annex A to this prospectus, except as set forth below:

 

with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the calculation of the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio is based on the aggregate Balloon Balance of such Split Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s);

 

with respect to any Split Mortgage Loan with a Subordinate Companion Loan, the calculation of the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio does not include the principal balance of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s), unless otherwise indicated; and

 

with respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Properties or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, the Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio was calculated using the related Appraised Value set forth on Annex A to this prospectus; which is subject to certain adjustments and/or assumptions as described under the definition of “Appraised Value” above:

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Maturity Date/ARD
LTV Ratio
(Appraised Value) 

Appraised Value 

Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio
(Unadjusted  

“as-is” appraised
value)
(1) 

Unadjusted “as-is” appraised value(1) 

Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 4.3% 44.3% $790,000,000 48.2% $726,000,000
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 3.9% 64.4% $202,500,000 67.0% $194,670,000
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 2.1% 64.9% $198,100,000 68.1% $188,710,000
Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 1.5% 51.7%   $28,500,000 54.6%   $27,000,000
Crescent Ridge 0.9% 63.4%   $17,200,000 66.4%   $16,430,000

 

 

(1)Reflects the Appraised Value set forth on Annex A to this prospectus, discounting the adjustments and/or assumptions with respect to such Mortgage Loans set forth in the definition of “Appraised Value” above.

 

We cannot assure you that the value of any particular Mortgaged Property will not have declined from the Appraised Value shown on Annex A 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.

 

Most Recent NOI” and “Trailing 12 NOI” (which is for the period ending as of the date specified on Annex A 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 a 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 or manufactured housing community space) properties, the percentage of rental Units, as applicable, that are rented as of the Occupancy Date; (ii) in the case of office, retail, mixed use (to the extent the related Mortgaged Property includes office, retail or self storage space), industrial and self storage 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

 

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assumptions); and (iii) in the case of hospitality properties, the percentage of available Rooms occupied for the trailing 12-month period ending on the 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 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 the footnotes to Annex A 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 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, as applicable, 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 to this prospectus.

 

RevPAR” means, with respect to any hospitality property, revenues per available room.

 

Soft Lockbox” means an account into which either (i) the related borrower is required to deposit, or cause the property manager to deposit, all rents collected into a lockbox account (rather than tenants directly depositing such amounts), or (ii) in the case of hospitality, mixed use, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties, all credit card receivables, cash, checks and “over the counter” receipts are deposited into a lockbox account by the borrower or an affiliated property manager (rather than credit card companies directly depositing credit card receivables); provided, that in the case of certain flagged hospitality properties, such affiliated property manager may instead be required to deposit only the portion of such revenue that is payable to the borrower, which may be net of hotel reserves, management fees and operating expenses that are payable to the property manager.

 

Soft Springing Lockbox” means an account initially established as a Soft Lockbox; provided, that upon the occurrence of an event of default or one or more specified trigger events under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the lockbox account converts to a Hard Lockbox.

 

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 account is forwarded to an account controlled by the related borrower (or master tenant) or is otherwise made available to the related borrower (or master tenant). 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 Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Springing Lockbox” means a lockbox that is not currently in place, but the related Mortgage 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 related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Underwritten Expenses” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, means an estimate of operating expenses, as determined by the related Sponsor 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

 

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with respect to any Mortgaged Property will, in fact, be consistent with that Mortgaged Property’s actual performance.

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow,” “Net Cash Flow” or “Underwritten NCF” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, means cash flow available for debt service, generally equal to the Underwritten NOI decreased by an amount that the related Sponsor has determined for tenant improvements 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. In the case of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%) and the Comcast Building Tucson Mortgage Loan (1.5%), in the case of certain investment grade-rated or institutional tenants at the related Mortgaged Property, Underwritten NCF 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. In addition, with respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the Mortgage Loan was underwritten based on the average increase in annual base rent under the sole tenant’s lease over the life of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, which assumes contractual consumer price index increases of 2.0% annually. Underwritten NCF for other Mortgage Loans may also include straight line rent for certain tenants. No representation is made as to the future cash flows of the Mortgaged Properties, nor is the Underwritten Net Cash Flow set forth in this prospectus intended to represent such future cash flows.

 

The Underwritten Net Cash Flow for each Mortgaged Property is calculated 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. No representation is made as to the future cash flows of the Mortgaged Properties, nor are the Underwritten Net Cash Flows set forth in this prospectus intended to represent such future cash flows. See “Risk Factors—Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based on Incorrect or Failed Assumptions”.

 

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 related Sponsor, 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 Loan Combination, 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 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. In the case of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%) and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%), in the case of certain investment grade-rated or institutional tenants at the related Mortgaged Property, Underwritten NOI is based on the “straight line” rent of those tenants 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. Underwritten NOI for other Mortgage Loans may also include straight line rent for certain tenants. No representation is made as to the future cash flows of the Mortgaged Properties, nor is the Underwritten NOI set forth in this prospectus intended to represent such future cash flows.

 

Underwritten Revenues” or “Underwritten EGI” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, means an estimate of operating revenues, as determined by the related Sponsor and generally derived from the rental revenue (which may include rental revenue related to reimbursement of tenant improvements and leasing commissions) based on leases in place, leases that have been executed but the tenant is not yet paying rent, month-to-month leases (based on current rent roll and annualized), leases that are being negotiated and

 

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expected to be signed, additional space that a tenant has committed to take and in certain cases contractual rent steps generally within 12 months following the Cut-off Date, in certain cases certain appraiser 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 Sponsor; plus any additional recurring revenue fees. Additionally, in determining rental revenue for multifamily rental , self storage and manufactured housing community properties, the related Sponsor 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 1- to 12-month periods or in some cases may have relied on information provided in the appraisal for market rental rates and vacancy. In certain cases, with respect to Mortgaged Properties with leases with rent increases or rent decreases during the term of the related Mortgage Loan, Underwritten Revenues were based on the average rent over the term of the Mortgage Loan. In some cases, the related Sponsor 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 or one or more months or periods of rent abatements during the lease term. See “—Tenant Issues” below.

 

Units” or “Rooms” means, respectively, (a) in the case of a Mortgaged Property operated as a multifamily property, the number of apartments, regardless of the size of or number of rooms in such apartment, or (b) in the case of a Mortgaged Property that is a hospitality property, the number of guest rooms.

 

Weighted Average Mortgage Rate” means the weighted average of the Mortgage Rates as of the Cut-off Date.

 

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Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans

 

Overview

 

General Mortgage Loan Characteristics
(As of the Cut-off Date, unless otherwise indicated)

 

  All Mortgage Loans
Initial Pool Balance(1)  $1,276,634,964
Number of Mortgage Loans  43
Number of Mortgaged Properties  100
Number of Crossed Groups  0
Crossed Groups as a percentage of Initial Pool Balance  0.0%
Range of Cut-off Date Balances  $5,950,000 to $100,000,000
Average Cut-off Date Balance  $29,689,185
Range of Mortgage Rates  3.11000% to 5.68167%
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate  3.86566%
Range of original terms to Maturity Date/ARD(2)  60 months to 121 months
Weighted average original term to Maturity Date/ARD(2)  113 months
Range of Cut-off Date remaining terms to Maturity Date/ARD(2)  58 months to 120 months
Weighted average Cut-off Date remaining term to Maturity Date/ARD(2)  113 months
Range of original amortization terms(3)  360 months to 420 months
Weighted average original amortization term(3)  371 months
Range of remaining amortization terms(3)  358 months to 420 months
Weighted average remaining amortization term(3)  371 months
Range of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios(4)(5)  31.9% to 85.0%
Weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(4)(5)  58.3%
Range of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios(2)(4)(5)  31.9% to 72.8%
Weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio(2)(4)(5)  56.5%
Range of UW NCF DSCR(4)(6)  1.23x to 4.88x
Weighted average UW NCF DSCR(4)(6)  2.48x
Range of Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI(4)(7)  6.6% to 18.3%
Weighted average Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI(4)(7)  10.4%
Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
Interest Only  80.5%
Amortizing Balloon  10.3%
Interest Only, then Amortizing Balloon  9.2%
Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
Mortgaged Properties with single tenants  33.6%
Mortgage Loans with mezzanine debt  0.0%
Mortgage Loans with subordinate debt  13.7%
Mortgage Loans with mezzanine debt and subordinate debt  4.3%

 

 

(1)Subject to a permitted variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

(2)Unless otherwise indicated, Mortgage Loans with Anticipated Repayment Dates are presented as if they were to mature on the related Anticipated Repayment Date.

 

(3)Does not include any Mortgage Loan that pays interest-only until its maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date.

 

(4)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each Mortgage Loan are presented in this prospectus (i) if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Loan Combination, based on both that Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) but, unless otherwise specifically indicated, without regard to any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s), and (ii) unless otherwise specifically indicated, 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.

 

(5)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for each Mortgage Loan are generally based on the “as-is” Appraised Values (as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus) of the related Mortgaged Properties, provided that (a) such loan-to-value ratios may be calculated based on (i) “as-stabilized” or similar values for a Mortgaged Property in certain cases where the completion of certain hypothetical conditions or other events at the Mortgaged Property are assumed and/or where reserves have been established at origination to satisfy the applicable condition or event that is expected to occur, or (ii) the Cut-off Date Balance or Balloon Balance, as applicable, net of a related earnout or holdback reserve, or (b) the “as-is” Appraised Value for a portfolio of Mortgaged Properties may include a premium relating to the valuation of the portfolio of Mortgaged Properties as a whole rather than as the sum of individually valued Mortgaged Properties, in each case as further described in the definitions of “Appraised Value”, “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” and “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. In addition, the “as-is” Appraised Values (as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus) of certain Mortgaged Properties have been adjusted based on certain assumptions (or extraordinary assumptions) including that certain hypothetical conditions have been satisfied or that certain budgeted costs for pending renovations are fully escrowed, as further described in the definition of “Appraised Value” under “—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. The weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for the Mortgage Pool using only unadjusted “as-is” Appraised Values and the Cut-off Date Balance or Balloon Balance (as applicable) of each Mortgage Loan, and without regard to portfolio premiums or making any of the adjustments and/or assumptions described in the definitions of “Appraised Value”, “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” and/or “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “—Certain Calculations and Definitions”, are 58.8% and 56.9%, respectively.

 

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(6)The UW NCF DSCR for each Mortgage Loan is generally calculated by dividing the Underwritten NCF for 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 due; provided, that with respect to any Mortgage Loan structured with an economic holdback reserve, the UW NCF DSCR for such Mortgage Loan may be calculated based on the Annual Debt Service that would be in effect for such Mortgage Loan assuming that the related Cut-off Date Balance is net of the related economic holdback reserve. See the definition of “UW NCF DSCR” under “—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

(7)The Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each Mortgage Loan is generally calculated as the Underwritten NOI for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties divided by the related Cut-off Date Balance(s) of such Mortgage Loan, and the Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF for each Mortgage Loan is generally calculated as the Underwritten NCF for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties divided by the related Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan; provided, that with respect to any Mortgage Loan with an earnout or economic holdback reserve, the Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI and Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF for such Mortgage Loan may be calculated based on the related Cut-off Date Balance(s) net of the related earnout or economic holdback reserve. See the definitions of “Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI” and “Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF” under “—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

See “—Certain Calculations and Definitions” for important general and specific information regarding the manner of calculation of the underwritten debt service coverage ratios, underwritten debt yield ratios and loan-to-value ratios.

 

All of the Mortgage Loans (and Loan Combination(s)) are expected to have substantial remaining principal balances as of their respective maturity dates or Anticipated Repayment Dates, as applicable. This includes 27 Mortgage Loans (80.5%) that pay interest-only for their entire terms through their respective maturity dates or Anticipated Repayment Dates, as applicable, 8 Mortgage Loans (9.2%) that pay interest-only for a portion of their respective terms and 8 Mortgage Loans (10.3%) that pay principal and interest for their entire terms.

 

Property Types

 

The table below shows the property type concentrations of the Mortgaged Properties:

 

Property Type Distribution(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Type  Number of Mortgaged
Properties
 

Aggregate Cut-off

Date Balance

 

Approx. % of Initial

Pool Balance

Office  23  $425,547,745  33.3%
Suburban  20    268,197,745  21.0%
CBD  2    146,850,000  11.5%
Medical  1     10,500,000     0.8%
          
Retail  15  $207,670,140  16.3%
Anchored  12    115,770,140     9.1%
Specialty Retail  1      60,000,000    4.7%
Shadow Anchored  2      31,900,000    2.5%
          
Mixed Use  5  $163,700,000  12.8%
Multifamily/Office/Retail  1      70,000,000    5.5%
Self Storage/Retail  1     54,300,000    4.3%
Multifamily/Retail  1     20,750,000    1.6%
Office/Retail  1      12,700,000    1.0%
Manufactured Housing Community/Self Storage  1        5,950,000    0.5%
          
Industrial  42  $161,508,868  12.7%
Data Center  7      92,350,000    7.2%
Warehouse/Distribution  22     30,081,764    2.4%
Flex  1      17,000,000    1.3%
Manufacturing  10     14,122,617    1.1%
Cold Storage  1      5,586,377    0.4%
Manufacturing/Warehouse  1        2,368,110    0.2%
          
Hospitality  6  $130,588,212  10.2%
Full Service  2      78,600,000    6.2%
Extended Stay  3      44,696,153    3.5%
Limited Service  1        7,292,059    0.6%
          
Multifamily  5  $121,620,000     9.5%
High Rise  2      75,420,000     5.9%
Garden  3      46,200,000     3.6%
          
Land  1    $45,000,000    3.5%
          
Self Storage  3    $21,000,000    1.6%
          
Total 

100

 

$1,276,634,964   

 

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 to this prospectus.

 

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Office Properties

 

Twenty-three (23) office properties (33.3%) secure, in whole or in part, eleven (11) of the Mortgage Loans. A large number of factors may adversely affect the operation and value of office properties. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Office Properties”.

 

Certain of the office Mortgaged Properties may have specialty use tenants, such as dental or medical offices, physical therapy facilities (including aquatic physical therapy facilities), emergency room facilities, urgent care facilities, data centers, long-term care facilities, restaurants, fitness centers, schools/classrooms, bank branches, concert halls, rooftop cell towers and/or parking garages, as part of the Mortgaged Property. 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 “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Specialty Use Concentrations” below and “Risk Factors—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

Certain of the Mortgage Loans secured by office Mortgaged Properties may have borrower sponsors (or their affiliates) that own and/or operate competitive office properties near the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgaged Property (4.3%), the Mortgaged Property is part of a larger development owned by affiliates of the borrower. These other properties, totaling nearly 6.5 million square feet, compete with the Mortgaged Property, and in certain cases are leased to the same tenant as the Mortgaged Property. The related Mortgage Loan documents do not contain “anti-poaching” provisions to prevent the related borrower or its affiliates from steering or directing existing or prospective tenants to the competing properties.

 

Retail Properties

 

Fifteen (15) retail properties (16.3%) secure, in whole or in part, nine (9) of the Mortgage Loans. A large number of factors may adversely affect the operation and value of retail properties. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Retail Properties”.

 

The presence or absence of an “anchor tenant” or a “shadow anchor tenant” in or near a retail property also can be important because anchors play a key role in generating customer traffic and making a center desirable for other tenants. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Retail Properties”.

 

Certain of the retail properties may have specialty use tenants, such as dental or medical offices, hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, physical therapy facilities (including aquatic physical therapy facilities), restaurants, fitness centers, dry cleaners, gas stations, hair salons, arcades, churches, schools/classrooms, concert halls, performance studios, movie theaters, data centers and/or parking garages as part of the Mortgaged Property. 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 “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Specialty Use Concentrations” below and “Risk Factors—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

In addition, the development of certain properties (other than the Mortgaged Properties) that have tenants that operate as part of the same chain of stores as, or are otherwise in direct competition with, the tenants at the Mortgaged Properties may be planned or imminent in the vicinity of the Mortgaged Properties. Such tenants may compete with tenants at the retail Mortgaged Properties, and thereby have an adverse effect on the cash flow at any affected Mortgaged Property.

 

Certain of the Mortgage Loans secured by retail Mortgaged Properties may have borrower sponsors (or their affiliates) that own and/or operate competitive retail properties near the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), 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

 

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gaming license by such resorts, or a decline in visitors to such resorts, could have a material adverse effect on the Grand Canal Shoppes Property.

 

Hospitality Properties

 

Six (6) hospitality properties (10.2%) secure, in whole or in part, six (6) of the Mortgage Loans. Four (4) of the hospitality properties (5.0%) are flagged hotels that are affiliated with a franchise or hotel management company through a franchise or management agreement. A large number of factors may adversely affect the operation and value of hospitality properties. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Hospitality Properties”.

 

A hospitality property subject to a franchise or management agreement is typically required by the hotel chain to satisfy certain criteria or risk termination of its affiliation. We cannot assure you that any franchise agreement or management agreement will remain in place or that any hotel will continue to be operated under a franchised brand or under its current name. In addition, transferability of a franchise agreement is generally restricted. In the event of a foreclosure, the lender or its agent may not have the right to use the franchise license without the franchisor’s consent. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Hospitality Properties”.

 

The following table shows, with respect to each Mortgaged Property associated with a hotel brand operated through a license, franchise agreement, operating agreement or similar agreement, the expiration date of such agreement, or the date a franchisor termination right may be exercised:

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Expiration/Termination of Related License/ Franchise/Operating Agreement 

Mortgage Loan Maturity Date 

Home2 Suites Austin North Domain  $21,474,547 1.7% 11/30/2033 7/6/2029
Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield  $18,600,000 1.5% 7/31/2034 8/6/2029
Home2 Suites Orlando South Park  $12,000,000 0.9% 3/31/2038 8/6/2026
Home2 Suites Florence  $11,221,606 0.9% 2/28/2038 6/6/2024

 

Securing a new franchise license may require significant capital investment for renovations and upgrades necessary to satisfy a franchisor’s requirements. Renovations, replacements and other work are ongoing at certain of the hospitality properties in connection with, among other things, franchise agreement and franchisor program requirements. See “—Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation” below.

 

Certain of the hospitality properties may have a parking garage as part of the collateral. 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 “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Specialty Use Concentrations” below and “Risk Factors—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

With respect to the Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan (4.7%), the Mortgaged Property is managed by Post Ranch Management LLC, which is owned and controlled by the borrower sponsors. The manager is paid a base management fee equal to 3.0% of total revenues and an incentive management fee equal to 5.0% of gross operating profit. The manager of the Mortgaged Property may only be removed from and after the date of a notice of sale for foreclosure of the property by the lender or in other circumstances described in the loan documents.

 

Hospitality properties may be particularly affected by seasonality. The Floridian Hotel & Suites Mortgage Loan (0.6%) requires a seasonality reserve that was established in connection with the origination of each such Mortgage Loan and/or that is required on an ongoing basis.

 

With respect to the Floridian Hotel & Suites Mortgage Loan (0.6%), the related borrower sponsor or its affiliates currently own a property within a 5-mile radius which competes with the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In addition, hospitality properties may derive a material portion of their Underwritten Revenue from income sources other than room rent. For example, the Post Ranch Inn Mortgaged Property (4.7%) and the Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield Mortgaged Property (1.5%) each derive a significant portion of their underwritten

 

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revenue ((19.5%) and (19.7%), respectively) from the operation of entertainment facilities (i.e. restaurants, lounges, nightclubs and/or banquet and meeting spaces. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Restaurants and Taverns”.

 

With respect to the Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan (4.7%), the Mortgaged Property has two rental service agreements in place, whereby the Mortgaged Property maintains the right to rent out three homes located on a separate parcel of land adjacent to the Mortgaged Property. The first rental service agreement is between Michael Freed, one of the borrower sponsors, and Elaine McKay, as tenants-in-common, and Post Ranch Inn LLC for the right to rent out the South Coast House to guests of the Post Ranch Inn. The second rental service agreement is between Onesimo Parcel C LLC, an affiliate of the borrower sponsors, and Post Ranch Inn LLC for the rights to rent out the Post House and the Callahan Cottage to guests of the Post Ranch Inn. These agreements were signed on July 29, 2014. The initial term on both agreements was for one year and can be automatically extended for consecutive one-year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. Both agreements remain currently active and there are no restrictions on the number of days per year the Mortgaged Property can utilize the homes. In the twelve-month period ending May 31, 2019, the estimated net income from these houses totaled approximately $194,000.

 

Mixed Use Properties

 

Five (5) mixed use properties (12.8%) secure, in whole or in part, five (5) of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Each of the mixed use properties has one or more office, retail, multifamily, self-storage, manufactured housing community and/or other components. To the extent a mixed use property has the above-referenced components, such Mortgaged Property is subject to the risks relating to the applicable property types described in “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Office Properties”, “—Retail Properties”, —Multifamily Rental Properties”, “—Warehouse, Mini-Warehouse and Self Storage Facilities” and “—Manufactured Housing Communities, Mobile Home Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks”. 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.

 

Certain of the mixed use properties may have specialty use tenants, such as medical and dental offices, urgent care facilities, bio-medical facilities, data centers, research and development facilities, educational facilities, music venues, theaters, parking garages, bank branches, ballroom event spaces, arcades, fitness centers, churches or non-profits, spas and/or restaurants. 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 “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Specialty Use Concentrations” below and “Risk Factors—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

With respect to the Delong Self Storage Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the related borrower sponsor or its affiliates currently own properties within a 5-mile radius which compete with the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Multifamily Properties

 

Five (5) multifamily properties (9.5%) secure, in whole or in part, five (5) of the Mortgage Loans. A large number of factors may adversely affect the operation and value of multifamily properties. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Multifamily Rental Properties”.

 

With respect to The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan (4.7%), in connection with a 421-a tax abatement program benefitting the Mortgaged Property, 43 of the 141 units (representing approximately 30.5% of the total units) at the related Mortgaged Property must be set aside for tenants at or below 130% of the Kings County, New York area median income. The 421-a tax abatement program provides that a certain number of affordable units are required to be leased to persons with visual and/or hearing impairments prior to leasing the remainder of the units. The tenant lottery for the affordable units at the related Mortgaged Property did not yield a sufficient number of eligible applicants to fill the visual and hearing impaired affordable units, therefore, the related borrower has requested approval from the related housing authority for a waiver of the requirement to set aside affordable units for the visually and/or hearing impaired. In connection with the lease-up of the affordable units, the lender required the related borrower to deposit $1,000,000 into a holdback reserve account at origination date of related

 

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Mortgage Loan. The reserve, which represents approximately one year of rent for the affordable units, will be held by the lender until achievement of a debt yield of at least 7.25%; provided, however, if The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan does not achieve a debt yield of at least 7.25% on or before August 6, 2021, such funds will be held as additional collateral of The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan. We cannot assure you that the waiver of the requirement to set aside affordable units for the visually and/or hearing impaired program will be granted, or that the 421-a program, if continued in its present form with the waiver in effect, will be sufficient to generate enough revenues for the related borrower to meet its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan. See also “—Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations” below.

 

With respect to the Powell Court Apartments Mortgage Loan (0.6%), seven tenants (representing approximately 10% of the total units) at the related Mortgaged Property rely in part on subsidies under Section 8 and other affordable housing programs. We cannot assure you that such programs will be continued in their present form or that the level of assistance provided will be sufficient to generate enough revenues for the related borrower to meet its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the Powell Court Apartments Mortgage Loan (0.6%), 10 units in the 72-unit complex are rented under month-to-month leases.

 

Industrial Properties

 

Forty-two (42) industrial properties (12.7%) secure, in whole or in part, five (5) of the Mortgage Loans. A large number of factors may adversely affect the operation and value of industrial properties.

 

Certain industrial Mortgaged Properties may also derive a portion of the Underwritten Revenues from revenue from (a) rent derived from the leasing of office space at the Mortgaged Property and (b) rent derived from cell tower leases.

 

Seven (7) of the industrial Mortgaged Properties (7.2%) are data centers. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Industrial Properties” and “—Data Centers”.

 

Self Storage Properties

 

Three (3) self storage properties (1.6%) secure, in whole or in part, two (2) of the Mortgage Loans. A large number of factors may adversely affect the operation and value of self storage properties. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Warehouse, Mini-Warehouse and Self Storage Facilities”.

 

Certain self storage properties also derive a portion of their Underwritten Revenue from one or more of (a) rent derived from storage spaces used primarily for office and/or warehouse use located at the related Mortgaged Property, (b) rent derived from truck rentals located at the Mortgaged Property, (c) rent derived from on-site apartments leased out to third parties, (d) rent derived from cell tower and/or antenna leases, (e) rent derived from leasing billboard space to third parties, (f) the leasing of certain parking spaces located at the related Mortgaged Properties for purposes of recreational vehicle, other vehicle and/or boat storage and/or (g) rent derived from retail operations.

 

Land (Leased Fee) Properties

 

One (1) Mortgage Loan (3.5%) is secured by the fee interest, but not the improvements (subject to the provisions of the related ground lease) in one (1) Mortgaged Property. Certain factors may adversely affect the operation and value of a Mortgaged Property that consists entirely of a leased fee interest. See “Risk Factors—Leased Fee Properties Have Special Risks”.

 

The Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgaged Property (3.5%) consists of a fee simple interest that is ground leased to Sands Bethworks Gaming LLC. The Wind Creek Casino and Resort Bethlehem is managed by Wind Creek Hospitality, an affiliate of Sands Bethworks Gaming LLC, and the principal gaming and hospitality entity for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Generally, Native American tribes have immunity from private lawsuits and may not be sued in tribal, state or federal courts. While the lender has obtained a waiver from the tenant of its

 

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sovereign rights with respect to termination of the ground lease following an event of default under the ground lease, we cannot assure you that any attempt by the lender to enforce the terms of the lease or the waiver after a foreclosure on the Mortgaged Property would not be challenged. In addition, casino licenses are generally not transferable. As such, in the event of a foreclosure and termination of the ground lease, the lender or its agent would not have the right to operate the casino without first obtaining a license.

 

In addition, with respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgaged Property (3.5%), the Mortgage Loan documents provide that the provisions of the ground lease govern the application of casualty insurance proceeds. The ground lease provides that the proceeds of any casualty shall be provided to the tenant (or its leasehold mortgagee), to be applied to restoration, provided that if the restoration cost would reasonably be anticipated to be greater than the Casualty Threshold (as defined below) or the casualty occurs within five years of expiration of the applicable term of the ground lease, the tenant has the right to terminate the lease, in which case the lease requires that the casualty proceeds be distributed as follows: (i) the landlord shall receive an amount not to exceed $80,000,000; (ii) the tenant (or its leasehold mortgagee) shall receive an amount not to exceed $920,000,000, and (iii) any balance shall be distributed, pari passu, 8% to the landlord and 92% to the tenant. “Casualty Threshold” means $15,000,000, subject to increase based on a consumer price index adjustment. The related Loan Combination has an outstanding principal balance of $146,600,000. Accordingly, such provisions of the ground lease may result in there being insufficient proceeds to repay the related Loan Combination (and therefore the Mortgage Loan) if the tenant elects not to restore the Mortgaged Property.

 

Specialty Use Concentrations

 

As indicated on Annex A to this prospectus, certain of the Mortgaged Properties have, as one or more of its 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) or as a single tenant operating at the related Mortgaged Property, a tenant that operates the property as a specialty use, which may not allow the space to be readily converted to be suitable for another type of tenant. For example, with respect to the 5 largest tenants at the Mortgaged Properties securing the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) by Cut-off Date Balance, or Mortgaged Properties with respect to which a single tenant operates the Mortgaged Property, certain tenants of the Mortgaged Property are specialty uses:

 

Specialty Use 

Number of Mortgaged
Properties 

Approx. % of Initial
Pool Balance 

Restaurant(1) 4 19.2%
R&D facility and/or data center(2) 15 10.5%
Theater(3) 1 4.7%
Grocery(4) 1 4.7%
Entertainment Venue, Gondola Ride(5) 1 4.7%

 

 

(1)Includes the following Mortgaged Properties: Grand Canal Shoppes, Delong Self Storage, Millennium Park Plaza and The Lincoln Apartments.

 

(2)Includes the following Mortgaged Properties: 1212 Terra Bella, 1350 West Middlefield,1330 West Middlefield,1340 West Middlefield, 1277 Terra Bella,1305 Terra Bella, 1255 Terra Bella,1245 Terra Bella, Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18, Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20, Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19, Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23, Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15, Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 and Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17

 

(3)Includes the following Mortgaged Properties: Grand Canal Shoppes.

 

(4)Includes The Lincoln Apartments Mortgaged Property.

 

(5)Includes the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property.

 

Restaurants are subject to certain unique risks including that the restaurant space is not easily convertible to other types of retail or office space and that the restaurant receipts are not only affected 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. See “Risk Factors—The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks—General—Restaurants and Taverns”.

 

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

 

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vacant, for any reason. See “Risk Factors—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio – Central Park Shopping Center Mortgaged Property (0.2%), a tenant operates an automobile repair shop on site.

 

With respect to each of (i) the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio – Valley Plaza Mortgaged Property (0.3%) and (ii) the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio – Central Park Shopping Center Mortgaged Property (0.2%), a tenant operates an on-site dry cleaner.

 

Mortgage Loan Concentrations

 

The table below presents the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance and percentage of Initial Pool Balance of the largest Mortgage Loans and the largest groups of Mortgage Loans with related borrowers:

 

Pool of Mortgage Loans

 

 

Aggregate
Cut-off Date Balance 

Approx. % of Initial
Pool Balance 

     
Largest Mortgage Loan  $100,000,000 7.8%
Five (5) Largest Mortgage Loans   $352,820,000 27.6%
Ten (10) Largest Mortgage Loans  $628,920,000 49.3%
Largest Related-Borrower Concentration(1)  $92,350,000 7.2%
Next Largest Related-Borrower Concentration(1)  $78,450,000 6.1%

 

 

(1)Excludes single-borrower Mortgage Loans that are not otherwise related to a borrower under any other Mortgage Loan.

 

Other than with respect to the largest 10 Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan), each of the other Mortgage Loans represents no more than approximately 4.0% of the Initial Pool Balance. See “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for more information on the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan).

 

The table below shows each individual Mortgage Loan that is secured by two or more Mortgaged Properties.

 

Multi-Property Mortgage Loans

 

Mortgaged Property Name  Aggregate Cut-off
Date Balance
  Approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance
USAA Office Portfolio  $62,400,000    4.9%  
The Zappettini Portfolio  $55,000,000    4.3%  
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas  $51,550,000    4.0%  
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V  $50,000,000    3.9%  
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn  $40,800,000    3.2%  
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio  $27,160,000    2.1%  
Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio  $10,000,000    0.8%  
Grand Total  $296,910,000    23.3%  

 

Three (3) groups of Mortgage Loans (15.2%), set forth in the table entitled “Related Borrower Loans” below, have borrower sponsors that are related to each other. No such group of Mortgage Loans represents more than approximately 7.2% of the Initial Pool Balance. See “Risk Factors—Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses” in addition to Annex A to this prospectus.

 

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Related Borrower Loans

 

Mortgaged Property Name  Aggregate
Cut-off Date Balance
  Approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance
Group 1          
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas  $51,550,000    4.0%  
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn  $40,800,000    3.2%  
Total for Group 1:  $92,350,000    7.2%  
           
Group 2          
505 Fulton Street  $45,000,000    3.5%  
309 Canal Street  $20,750,000    1.6%  
34 Howard  $12,700,000    1.0%  
Total for Group 2:  $78,450,000    6.1%  
           
Group 3          
Home2 Suites Orlando South Park  $12,000,000    0.9%  
Home2 Suites Florence  $11,221,606    0.9%  
Total for Group 3:  $23,221,606    1.8%  

 

Geographic Concentrations

 

This table shows the states that have concentrations of Mortgaged Properties that secure 5.0% or more of the Initial Pool Balance:

 

Geographic Distribution(1)

 

State 

Number of
Mortgaged Properties 

Aggregate
Cut-off Date Balance 

Approx. % of Initial
Pool Balance 

       
New York  6 $293,170,000 23.0%
California  17 $203,037,548 15.9%
Virginia  7 $92,350,000 7.2%
Florida  10 $83,614,729 6.5%
Illinois  4 $73,764,062 5.8%
Texas  6 $68,910,217 5.4%

 

 

(1)Because this table presents information relating to Mortgaged Properties and not the Mortgage Loans, the information for the Mortgage Loans secured by more than one Mortgaged Property is based on allocated loan amounts as stated on Annex A to this prospectus.

 

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, 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 California, Georgia, Texas and South Carolina, among others, are more susceptible to certain hazards (such as earthquakes and wildfires) than properties in other parts of the country.

 

Mortgaged Properties located in coastal states or the Great Lakes region, which include Mortgaged Properties located in, for example, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, California, Florida, Mississippi, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Georgia. 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

 

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  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 the states that stretch from Texas to Canada, with its core centered in northern Texas, as well as in the southern United States and particularly the northern and central parts of Mississippi, are prone to tornados.

 

With respect to the Post Ranch Inn Mortgaged Property (4.7%), the Soberanes wildfire, spanning from July 22 through October 12, 2016, caused the Mortgaged Property to shut down for nearly two weeks. On February 15, 2017, the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge closed after heavy rains caused hillside supports to collapse. In March 2017, the old bridge was demolished and a new bridge opened in October 2017. With the bridge down, the Mortgaged Property was accessible only by helicopter.

 

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.

 

Twenty (20) Mortgaged Properties (18.9%) are located in areas that are considered a high earthquake risk (seismic zones 3 or 4). 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 21%.

 

Loans Underwritten Based on Projections of Future Income Resulting from Mortgaged Properties with Limited Prior Operating History

 

Thirteen (13) of the Mortgaged Properties (26.4%), namely, the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property, The Lincoln Apartments Mortgaged Property, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgaged Property, The Zappettini Portfolio - 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property, the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgaged Properties, The Centre Mortgaged Property, the 34 Howard Mortgaged Property, the Home2 Suites Orlando South Park Mortgaged Property, the Crescent Ridge Mortgaged Property and the MedVet Dallas Mortgaged Property were constructed or materially renovated, or in a lease-up period, 12 months or less prior to the Cut-off Date and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

Forty (40) of the Mortgaged Properties (16.7%), namely, the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgaged Properties, the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgaged Properties, the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgaged Property, the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgaged Properties, the 353 Kearny Street Mortgaged Property and the Fleming Island Business Park Mortgaged Property, were acquired 12 months or less prior to the Cut-off Date and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

One (1) of the Mortgaged Properties (1.5%), namely, the Comcast Building Tucson Mortgaged Property, is subject to a triple-net lease with the related sole tenant and, therefore, has no or limited prior operating history and/or lacks historical financial figures and information.

 

Tenancies-in-Common

 

Certain borrowers may own a Mortgaged Property as tenants-in-common. In the case of each of the Oglethorpe Square Mortgage Loan (1.3%), the related borrowers are tenants-in-common. However, with respect to each such Mortgage Loan, the related tenants-in-common have waived their respective right to partition.

 

See “Risk Factors—The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks” and “—Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery”.

 

Shari’ah Compliant Loans

 

With respect to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (3.9%) is structured as a Shari’ah compliant loan. Each Mortgagor leases the entire Mortgaged Property to a single-purpose master lessee (each, a “Master Tenant”). Each Master Tenant operates the applicable Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of a master lease. Each Master Tenant in turn sub-leases each applicable Mortgaged Property to an operating company (the “Operating Company”), which in turn leases the applicable Mortgaged Property to the end-user

 

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tenant. The Operating Company operates the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the sub-lease. The master lease and the sub-lease are subordinate to the Mortgage Loan Documents. The Operating Company entered into an Assignment of Leases and Returns with respect to each Mortgaged Property in favor of the applicable Master Tenant, which document collaterally assigns the rights to collect such rents (upon a default under the sub-lease) to the applicable Master Tenant. Each Master Tenant in turn entered into an Assignment of Leases and Rents with respect to each Mortgaged Property in favor of each applicable Mortgagor, which document collaterally assigns the rights to collect such rents (upon a default under the master lease) to the applicable Mortgagor. Each Mortgagor then collaterally assigned this document to the Mortgagee as security for the Mortgage Loan. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Shari’ah Compliant Loans”.

 

The purpose of Shari’ah compliant lending structures is to provide financing to those that follow the Islamic faith and want to comply with Shari’ah. Although there are many requirements under Shari'ah that affect lending, the rule most affecting the standard loan structure is that Shari’ah prohibit transactions involving the payment of interest. This is based on the Shari’ah principle that it is unacceptable, in and of itself, for money to increase in value merely by being lent to another person. To accommodate the prohibition on interest, the structure is generally set up so that, although the Shari’ah compliant party is paying the amount that the lender would expect to receive as principal and interest payments, the payments themselves are characterized as rent. This is accomplished through the use of a non-compliant party that receives a traditional loan, and leases the property to the Shari’ah compliant party using a master lease (with the Shari’ah compliant party having an option to purchase at the end of the term of the Mortgage Loan, which option to purchase is subordinate to the related Mortgage Loan).

 

Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests

 

Seven (7) Mortgage Loans, namely, the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), the Delong Self Storage Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the City Center Plaza Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the Townhomes with a View Mortgage Loan (2.0%), the Burbank Collection Mortgage Loan (1.6%), and The Centre Mortgage Loan (1.2%), are secured, in whole or in part, by the related borrower’s interest in one or more units in a condominium.

 

With respect to each such Mortgage Loan secured by a condominium interest, 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(s) without the borrower’s consent, other than as described below.

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), the Mortgaged Property is subject to the 20-30 Hudson Yards condominium declaration. The condominium is comprised of eight units: the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property (the WarnerMedia Unit) (36.09% common interest), a retail unit (33.39% common interest), five office units (28.04% common interest collectively) and an observation deck unit (2.48% common interest). The condominiums are governed by a condominium association, consisting of a board with seven members, and the condominiums (other than the retail condominium) are also governed by a tower association, consisting of a board with six members. Under the condominium documents, the related borrower has the right to appoint a board member on each such condominium board, provided that such right is exercisable by WarnerMedia, the sole tenant of the related Mortgaged Property (subject to certain restrictions set forth in the related lease), for so long as certain conditions in the related lease continue to be satisfied. Certain decisions of the unit owners through their designated board members (such as adoption of annual budgets, the imposition of any special assessments, the amount of reserves for cost control category budgets, certain alterations, and other actions affecting the common areas) must be approved by a majority in common interest vote or a majority in budget interest vote (for which unit owner percentages vary on a cost control category basis), as applicable, and be approved by at least two unaffiliated board members in each case. Changes to the allocation of unit owner expenses among the unit owners must be approved by a unanimous vote of all board members designated by the units affected by such cost control category. In the event of a casualty affecting the common elements, with some exceptions (such as if there is a casualty to 75% or more of the building), the condominium and tower boards, as applicable, will be obligated to restore and repair the affected common elements. Insurance proceeds received for the common elements are to be held by (i) an insurance trustee if in excess of $10,000,000 and (ii) by the condominium board if less than $10,000,000, and disbursed for restoration in accordance with the condominium documents.

 

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With respect to the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the Mortgaged Property is subject to a condominium regime that is comprised of one commercial unit, which is collateral for the related Mortgage Loan, and one rental unit, which is not collateral for the Mortgage Loan and consists of 121 residential apartments. The related borrower holds a 46.78% interest in the common elements, and decisions are taken based on a majority vote. The related borrower does not control the condominium board, provided, however, the by-laws may not be amended or modified so as to adversely effect the commercial unit or the commercial unit owner without the prior consent of the commercial unit owner.

 

With respect to the Burbank Collection Mortgage Loan (1.6%), the Mortgaged Property is a ground floor retail condominium unit and is part of a condominium regime that includes a 118-unit residential development, which is not part of the collateral for the Burbank Collection Mortgage Loan. The borrower does not control the condominium board. The Mortgaged Property is allocated a 25% interest in the condominium structure. The board of directors is composed of five members, elected through a general election every three years.

 

Even if the borrower or its designated board members, either through control of the appointment and voting of sufficient members of the condominium board or by virtue of other provisions in the condominium documents, have consent rights over actions by the condominium associations or owners, we cannot assure you that the condominium board will not take actions that would materially adversely affect the borrower’s unit(s). See “Risk Factors—Lending on Condominium Units Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on Non-Condominiums” and “—Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses”.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), 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 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, Rights of First Offer 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 Loan Combination and, in the case of acceleration of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, has the right, subject to the satisfaction of certain financial covenants, to purchase the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination 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.

 

Leasehold Interests

 

For purposes of this prospectus, an encumbered interest will be characterized as a “fee interest” 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, and the fee interest in such portion is not also encumbered, then 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

 

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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.

 

One (1) Mortgaged Property, namely, Grand Canal Shoppes (4.7%), is subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on (x) one or more leasehold interests in a material portion of the related Mortgaged Property and (y) one or more fee simple interests in the remaining portion of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Two (2) Mortgaged Properties, namely, Summit Technology Center Mortgaged Property (4.0%) and Compass Self Storage Shelby Mortgaged Property (0.4%), are subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on the related borrower’s or borrowers’, as applicable, leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property.

 

In general, unless the related fee interest is also encumbered by the related Mortgage and except as disclosed in the following paragraph, each of the ground leases has a term that extends at least 20 years beyond the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan (or at least 10 years beyond the maturity date of a Mortgage Loan that fully amortizes by such maturity date) (in each case, taking into account all freely exercisable extension options) and, except as noted on Annex E-1B or Annex E-2B to this prospectus, 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 Summit Technology Center Mortgage Loan (4.0%), the related borrower is a tenant under a ground lease underlying the related Mortgaged Property. The ground lease has a term expiring December 1, 2028, which is approximately four (4) years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan on August 6, 2024. The Ground Lease was entered into with the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, as ground lessor, in connection with a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes tax abatement arrangement benefitting the related Mortgaged Property. The related borrower has the option, at any time, to purchase the ground lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property for consideration of $100, plus repayment of certain municipal bonds that were issued in connection with the tax abatement. The related borrower has the obligation, upon expiration of the related ground lease on December 1, 2028, to purchase the ground lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property for consideration of $100, plus repayment of certain municipal bonds that were issued in connection with the tax abatement. See also “—Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations” below.

 

See “Risk Factors—Lending on Ground Leases Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on a Fee Ownership Interest in a Real Property”. See also Sponsor representations and warranties no. (35) (Ground Leases) on Annex E-1A to this prospectus and Sponsor representations and warranties no. (34) (Ground Leases) on Annex E-2A to this prospectus and any related exceptions on Annexes E-1B and E-2B, respectively, to this prospectus (subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the preambles to Annexes E-1A and E-2A to this prospectus).

 

Condemnations

 

There may be Mortgaged Properties securing Mortgage Loans as to which there have been or are currently condemnations, takings and/or grant of easements affecting portions of such Mortgaged Properties, or property adjacent to such Mortgaged Properties, which, in general, would not and do not materially affect the use, value or operation of such Mortgaged Property.

 

Delinquency Information

 

None of the Mortgage Loans were 30 days or more delinquent as of the Cut-off Date, and no Mortgage Loan has been 30 days or more delinquent during the 12 months preceding the Cut-off Date (or since origination if such Mortgage Loan has been originated with the past 12 months). 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.

 

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Environmental Considerations

 

An environmental report was prepared for each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan no more than 7 months prior to the Cut-off Date. See Annex A to this prospectus 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 (each, an “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, depending upon the property use and/or age. 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.

 

The environmental reports may have revealed material adverse conditions or circumstances at a Mortgaged Property:

 

that were remediated or abated before the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan or are anticipated to be remediated or abated before the Closing Date;

 

for which an operations and maintenance plan, abatement as part of routine maintenance or periodic monitoring of the Mortgaged Property or nearby properties will be in place or recommended;

 

for which an escrow, guaranty or letter of credit for the remediation will have been established pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

for which an environmental insurance policy will have been obtained from a third party insurer;

 

for which the principal of the borrower or another financially responsible party will have provided an indemnity or will have been required to take, or will be liable for the failure to take, such actions, if any, with respect to such matters as will have been required by the applicable governmental authority or recommended by the environmental reports;

 

for which such conditions or circumstances will have been investigated further and the environmental consultant has recommended no further action or remediation;

 

as to which the borrower or other responsible party has obtained, or will be required to obtain post-closing, a “no further action” letter or other evidence that governmental authorities would not be requiring further action or remediation;

 

that would not require substantial cleanup, remedial action or other extraordinary response under environmental laws; or

 

for which the related borrower has obtained or sought to obtain or agreed to seek a “case closed” or similar status for the issue from the applicable governmental agency.

 

It was not uncommon for the environmental testing to reveal the presence of asbestos containing materials, lead based paint, mold and/or radon at any Mortgaged Property. Where these substances were present, the environmental consultant generally recommended, and the borrower was generally required to establish an operations and maintenance plan to address the issue or, in some cases involving asbestos containing materials and lead based paint, an abatement or removal program.

 

Other identified conditions could, for example, include leaks from surface level storage tanks, underground storage tanks (each, a “UST”), leaking underground storage tanks (each, a “LUST”), onsite dry cleaning facilities, gas stations, and on site spills. In such cases, corrective action, as required by the regulatory agencies, has been or is currently being undertaken and, in some cases, the related borrowers have made deposits into environmental reserve accounts. However, we cannot assure you that any environmental indemnity, insurance, letter of credit, guaranty or reserve amounts will be sufficient to remediate the environmental conditions or that all

 

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environmental conditions have been identified or that operations and maintenance plans will be put in place and/or followed.

 

Problems associated with mold may pose risks to the real property and may also be the basis for personal injury claims against a borrower. Although the Mortgaged Properties will be required to be inspected periodically, there is no set of generally accepted standards for the assessment of mold currently in place. If left unchecked, the growth of mold could result in the interruption of cash flow, litigation and remediation expenses which could adversely impact collections from a Mortgaged Property.

 

It is possible that the environmental reports and/or Phase II sampling did not reveal all environmental liabilities, or that there are material environmental liabilities of which we are not aware. Also, the environmental condition of the Mortgaged Properties in the future could be affected by the activities of tenants and occupants or by third parties unrelated to the borrowers. For further general discussion of the environmental matters that may affect the Mortgaged Properties, see “Risk Factors—Environmental Liabilities Will Adversely Affect the Value and Operation of the Contaminated Property and May Deter a Lender from Foreclosing” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Environmental Considerations”.

 

With respect to The Zappettini Portfolio Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the related ESA with respect to the 1212 Terra Bella (0.6%), 1277 Terra Bella (0.6%), 1215 Terra Bella (0.4%), 1340 West Middlefield (0.4%), 1255 Terra Bella (0.3%), 1305 Terra Bella (0.3%), 1330 West Middlefield (0.3%), and 1245 Terra Bella (0.3%) Mortgaged Properties, identifies as a REC for the Mortgaged Properties their location within a National Priorities List (“NPL”) site groundwater plume. According to the ESA consultant, groundwater remediation activities have been and are continuing to be performed by the responsible party identified as Thermo Fisher (formerly Spectra Physics). As part of the remediation, soil vapor extraction/mitigation systems have been installed at 1245 Terra Bella and the 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Properties, and a system has been proposed at the 1255 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property. The identified responsible party is also conducting vapor intrusion investigations and monitoring activities at certain properties within the area overlying the groundwater plume. While Thermo Fisher remains responsible and liable for investigation and remediation of the groundwater plume underlying the Mortgaged Properties, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (“RWQCB”) has recommended that the related borrower under the Mortgage Loan share in the cost of the soil vapor mitigation at 1277 Terra Bella Avenue due to a low concentration of an Halogenated Volatile Organic Compound identified in the soil in such Mortgaged Property, the source of which is unknown and possibly not related to the Thermo Fisher plume. Subject to this cost sharing with respect to the 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property, and subject to the continued remediation of the Mortgaged Properties by Thermo Fisher (who has been conducting remediation activities at the NPL site, including the Mortgaged Properties, since the late 1980s), the ESA consultant concluded that United States Environmental Protection Agency and the RWQCB are unlikely to seek any enforcement against or require action by the related borrower.

 

With respect to the Summit Technology Center Mortgage Loan (4.0%), the Phase I ESA identifies as a controlled REC a release at an adjacent facility, which migrated onto the Mortgaged Property. To address the release, the adjacent facility was entered in the Missouri Voluntary Cleanup Program in 1997, remediation was conducted, and the release was issued a no further remediation (“NFR”) letter. The NFR determination allowed certain impacts to remain in place with the imposition of a deed restriction requiring certain activity and use limitations on the Mortgaged Property. The deed restriction, which was recorded on April 24, 2007, restricts use of the Mortgaged Property to non-residential use, restricts groundwater usage, and requires the maintenance of engineering controls consisting of a soil cap and a portion of the concrete slab floor in the South Building (Building 50) on the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property currently maintains a “Engineering Control Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan”. Given the “no further remediation” status of the release and the Engineering Control O&M Plan currently in place at the Mortgaged Property, the Phase I ESA consultant determined that no further investigation is required. However, the Phase I ESA consultant recommended that the activity and land use limitations under the recorded deed restriction and the requirements of the Engineering Control O&M Plan be followed.

 

With respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the Phase I ESA identified as a controlled recognized environmental condition (“CREC”) impacts to soil and groundwater associated with historical activities conducted on site by the Bethlehem Steel Company (“BSC”). According to the Phase I ESA, the Mortgaged Property is part of a larger, 1,800-acre property historically owned and occupied by BSC, and historically operated as a steel plant. BSC discontinued steel manufacturing operations at the property in 1995. The former BSC property has undergone extensive environmental investigation since 1995, which identified impacts to soil and

 

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groundwater associated with historic on-site activities. Specific details on the remedial actions undertaken on the subject property were not provided. However, remedial actions were conducted from about the late 1990s until about 2010, have been successfully completed, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PA DEP”) and US Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signed off on such remedial actions. PA DEP previously approved releases of liability at the BSC property for soil on February 13, 2003, and for groundwater on April 5, 1999 (under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act). However, heavy metals remain in soil, and volatile organic compounds remain in the groundwater.  PA DEP’s approval was contingent upon the BSC property owners placing restrictive covenants on land and groundwater use at the BSC property.  BSC complied with this requirement, as established by the Bethlehem Works Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Release and Indemnification dated September 13, 2004, and recorded by the County of Northampton Recorder of Deeds. The Mortgaged Property is subject to two environmental covenants, one for each of the two condominium units that comprise the Mortgaged Property. The environmental covenants were recorded on May 9, 2013 and detail Activity and Use Limitations (“AULs”), compliance reporting, and other requirements imposed on the Mortgaged Property. The Phase I ESA recommends continued compliance with the AULs and other terms and conditions in the environmental covenants. In addition, the borrower sponsors are providing the lender with an environmental indemnity and purchased a Pollution Liability Policy from Great American Insurance Group, rated “A+: XV” by AM Best, in the amount of $10,000,000 which provides coverage for third party bodily injury and property damage claims arising out of new or existing pollution conditions on, at, under or migrating from the Mortgaged Property. The policy covers the period from May 31, 2019 to May 31, 2029.

 

With respect to the 309 Canal Street Mortgaged Property (1.6%), the Phase I ESA identifies as a REC for the Mortgaged Property impacts to soils within a concrete enclosure associated with an historic aboveground heating oil storage tank, which was removed from the Mortgaged Property in June 2019. The environmental consulting firm that removed the tank from the Mortgaged Property noted that confirmatory soil sampling conducted subsequent to the removal of impacted soils did not detect any subsurface impacts, and that closure documentation was in the process of being prepared to be filed with the New York State Petroleum Bulk Storage Facility Registry. In addition, the related borrower is required to deliver to the lender a notice from the regulatory agency evidencing the closure of an open spill related to the above ground storage tank. Regulatory closure is anticipated upon submittal of the closing documents to the NYSDEC. The Phase I ESA also noted an Environmental Restrictive Declaration (“Declaration”), which was recorded on the Mortgaged Property in September 2007 as required by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in association with the Mortgaged Property’s conversion to residential units. The Declaration required that a soil vapor monitoring program be conducted throughout the cellar and basement, and beneath the slab of the Mortgage Property, and that a hazardous material survey be completed prior to any renovation or demolition activities. The Phase I ESA environmental consultant was unable to confirm whether the activities required by the Declaration had been completed. At origination of the Mortgage Loan, the lender obtained a Lender Environmental Collateral Protection and Liability Insurance policy issued by Steadfast Insurance Company in the amount of $1,000,000 individually and in the aggregate, with a deductible of $25,000, for a period expiring on July 22, 2032.

 

With respect to the Two Rivers Center Mortgage Loan (0.5%), the related Phase I ESA identified a REC in connection with potential subsurface impacts stemming from the historic operation of an auto repair facility at the Mortgaged Property. In lieu of obtaining a Phase II ESA, at origination the borrower (i) executed an environmental indemnity and (ii) obtained an environmental insurance policy from Sirius International Insurance Corporation – UK Branch with a combined aggregate policy limit of $1,500,000, a deductible of $25,000 and a term expiring on June 20, 2032.

 

Litigation and Other Legal Considerations

 

Certain risks relating to litigation or other legal proceedings regarding the Mortgaged Properties or the borrowers are described in “Risk Factors—Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings May Adversely Affect a Borrower’s Ability to Repay Its Mortgage Loan”. There may be material pending or threatened litigation or other legal proceedings against the borrowers, their sponsors and managers of the Mortgaged Properties and their respective affiliates. Below are descriptions of certain material current or threatened litigation matters or other legal proceedings relating to certain Mortgage Loans:

 

With respect to the Comcast Building Tucson Mortgaged Property (1.5%), the Pima County Tax Assessor (the “Tax Assessor”) filed a case in the Arizona Tax Court disputing the reduction in its established full cash value of the property for tax year 2018. According to documents filed with the

 

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  court by the previous owner of the related Mortgaged Property, Oracle Realty Associations, L.L.C. (the “Seller”), the Tax Assessor set the initial cash value of the property at $18,666,910 for 2018. The Seller timely challenged the valuation alleging the value was based on incorrect square footage. The Tax Assessor denied the challenge, and the decision was appealed to the State Board of Equalization (the “SBOE”). The SBOE reduced the value of the property to $12,355,163, upon which amount the Seller paid property taxes in 2018. The Tax Assessor appealed the SBOE decision, which case is pending before the Arizona Tax Court. To the extent the Tax Assessor wins the appeal and establishes a full cash value of $18,666,910, the 2018 property taxes would increase by $202,487. The title policy notes an exception based on the possibility of taxes coming due and borrower reserved $225,000 for such taxes.

 

We cannot assure you that the above-described litigation matters or any current litigation matters relating to certain Mortgage Loans would not have an adverse effect on, or provide any other indication of the future performance of the obligors or the non-recourse carveout guarantors under, the related Mortgage Loans.

 

Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties are properties which are currently undergoing or, in the future, are expected to undergo redevelopment, renovation or expansion or, with respect to hospitality properties, are subject to property improvement plans (“PIPs”) required by the franchisors.  Certain risks related to redevelopment, expansion and renovation or the obligation to execute PIPs at a Mortgaged Property are described in “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties”.

 

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 Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan (4.7%), the Mortgaged Property is currently undergoing an estimated $6,345,000 two-year elective capital improvement plan. The capital improvement plan includes renovations to guestrooms, mechanical and electrical systems, outdoor furniture, maintenance carts and vehicles, laundry equipment, kitchen equipment, wine cellar, wastewater systems and various additional upgrades. The borrower budgeted $2,490,000 in 2019 for capital improvements at the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), there is a planned renovation and redevelopment of the common areas within the shopping areas located above the Palazzo Resort and Casino at the Mortgaged Property that is expected to commence in September 2019. Approximately $12.0 million is expected to be spent to improve lighting and finishes. In addition, renovation, new finishes and lighting are expected to be completed in 2020 in conjunction with a proposed, 27,422 SF international food hall. Such renovation and redevelopment, as well development of the new food hall, are not required by or reserved for under the Loan Combination documents.

 

With respect to the Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield Mortgaged Property (1.5%), the Mortgaged Property is required to complete a PIP anticipated to cost approximately $500,000 which will include renovations to guest rooms, recreational facilities, lobby, and exterior components of the building, the costs of which were reserved at origination of the Mortgage Loan. The majority of the work is required to be completed by on or around January 2021.

 

We cannot assure you that the above-described renovations and build outs will not temporarily interfere with the use and operation of portions of the related Mortgaged Property and/or make the related Mortgaged Property less attractive to potential guests, patrons, customers and/or tenants.  See “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for additional information on the 15 largest Mortgage Loans.

 

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Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings

 

Defaults, Refinancings, Discounted Pay-offs, Foreclosure or REO Property Purchases

 

As of the Cut-off Date, none of the Mortgage Loans were modified due to a delinquency, nor were any of the Mortgage Loans refinancings of loans in default at the time of refinancing and/or otherwise involved discounted pay-offs in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Borrowers, Principals or Affiliated Entities Have Been or Currently Are Parties to Defaults, Bankruptcy Proceedings, Criminal or Civil Legal Proceedings, Pending Investigations, Foreclosure Proceedings, Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure Transactions and/or Mortgage Loan Workouts

 

Certain of the borrowers, principals of the borrowers and other entities affiliated with such principals are or previously have been or currently are parties to loan defaults, bankruptcy proceedings, criminal or civil legal proceedings, pending investigations, foreclosure proceedings, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions and/or mortgage loan workouts (which may have included a discounted payoff), in addition to any bankruptcy-related litigation issues discussed above in “—Litigation and Other Legal Considerations”, which in some cases may have involved a Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan to be included in the Issuing Entity. For example, among the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) taking into account any such material defaults, proceedings, pending investigations, transactions and/or mortgage loan workouts that are currently occurring or have occurred within the last 15 years and of which we are aware:

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), 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 Summit Technology Center Mortgage Loan (4.0%), an affiliate of the borrower sponsor, Weinreb Management LLC, was the subject of two loan defaults in 2014 with respect to two unrelated mortgaged properties that it purchased in 2007.

 

There are likely other material defaults, bankruptcy proceedings, legal proceedings, foreclosure proceedings, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions and/or mortgage loan workouts involving certain of the borrowers, principals of the borrowers and other entities under the control of such principals that have (i) occurred prior to the last 15 years, (ii) occurred during the last 15 years with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not among the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan), or (iii) otherwise occurred at any time (including with respect to the 15 largest Mortgage Loans) and of which we are not aware.

 

We cannot assure you that there are no other defaults, bankruptcy proceedings, legal 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—A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans”.

 

Tenant Issues

 

Tenant Concentrations

 

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, if that tenant defaults or if that tenant fails to renew its lease. This is so because:

 

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

 

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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.

 

See Annex A to this prospectus for tenant lease expiration dates for the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) at each office, retail, industrial, mixed use and self storage Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Properties have single tenants as set forth below:

 

Fifty-seven (57) of the Mortgaged Properties, securing, in whole or in part, nine (9) Mortgage Loans (33.6%), are each leased to a single tenant.

 

No Mortgaged Property leased to a single tenant secures a Mortgage Loan representing more than approximately 7.8% 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 its 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.

 

Identified in the table below are certain tenants that are among the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) at each of 2 or more Mortgaged Properties that collectively secure 2.0% or more of the Initial Pool Balance:

 

Name of Tenant 

Number of Mortgaged Properties 

Aggregate approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance(1) 

Vadata, Inc. 7 7.2%
USAA 4 4.9%

     
(1)Refers to the percentage of the Initial Pool Balance represented by the related Mortgage Loan(s).

 

In the event of a default by any of the foregoing tenants, 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 related leases. In certain cases where the tenant owns the improvements to the Mortgaged Property, the related borrower may be required to purchase such improvements in connection with the exercise of its remedies.

 

Lease Expirations and Terminations

 

Lease Expirations

 

See Annex A to this prospectus for tenant lease expiration dates for the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable area leased) at each office, retail, mixed use and industrial Mortgaged Property. Even if none of the 5 largest tenants at a particular Mortgaged Property have leases that expire before, or shortly after, the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, (i) some of the Mortgaged Properties have significant leases (not related to the 5 largest tenants) or a significant concentration of leases that expire before, or shortly after, the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, and (ii) there may 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. Identified below are certain lease expirations or concentrations of lease expirations with respect to the office, retail, mixed use and industrial Mortgaged Properties:

 

In certain cases, the lease of a sole tenant or the lease of an anchor or other tenant that is one of the 5 largest tenants at a Mortgaged Property expires prior to the maturity date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus. Set forth in the table below are examples of Mortgaged Properties as to which the sole tenant or a single tenant representing greater than 50% of the net rentable square footage

 

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  occupies its space at the Mortgaged Property under a lease that expires prior to, or within approximately 12 months after, the maturity date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan.

  

Mortgaged Property Name 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Name of Tenant 

Percentage of Net Rentable Square Footage Expiring(1) 

Date of Lease Expiration 

Maturity Date 

Summit Technology Center  4.0% GSA 63.3% 2/19/2022(2) 8/6/2024
Comcast Building Tucson  1.5% Comcast 100.0%(3) 3/31/2026 6/6/2029
Legacy Corporate Centre I & II  1.5% USAA 100.0% 12/31/2029 8/6/2029
6265 Gunbarrel Avenue  1.3% BI Incorporated 72.8% 3/31/2030 6/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18  1.2% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 12/31/2027 7/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15  1.2% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 4/30/2026 7/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16  1.2% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 4/30/2026 7/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20  1.1% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 4/30/2027 7/6/2029
34 Howard  1.0% 13 Rattles 58.5% 9/30/2028 8/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17  0.9% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 9/30/2026 7/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19  0.8% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 4/30/2027 7/6/2029
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23  0.8% Vadata, Inc. 100.0% 4/30/2029 7/6/2029
353 Kearny Street  0.6% Canopy 73.7% 8/31/2029 8/6/2029
1350 West Middlefield  0.6% Egnyte, Inc. 100.0% 4/30/2024 6/6/2024
1212 Terra Bella  0.6% Iridex Corporation 100.0% 2/28/2022 6/6/2024
850 - 900 North Shoreline  0.6% Zendesk (X Motors) 53.0% 12/31/2021 6/6/2024
1277 Terra Bella  0.6% Elementum SCM, Inc. 100.0% 12/31/2024 6/6/2024
1215 Terra Bella  0.4% Elementum SCM, Inc. 100.0% 1/31/2023 6/6/2024
1340 West Middlefield  0.4% Nuro, Inc. 100.0% 8/15/2023 6/6/2024
Wood Village Town Center  0.4% Kohl’s Department Stores 63.8% 1/31/2027 6/6/2029
1255 Terra Bella  0.3% Google, Inc 100.0% 3/10/2021 6/6/2024
1305 Terra Bella  0.3% Vimo, Inc. 100.0% 6/30/2023 6/6/2024
1330 West Middlefield  0.3% The County of Santa Clara 100.0% 9/30/2021 6/6/2024
1245 Terra Bella  0.3% Google, Inc 100.0% 3/10/2021 6/6/2024
2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA  0.1% 48 Forty Solutions 100.0% 5/31/2023 6/6/2029
606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN  0.0% 48 Forty Solutions 100.0% 4/30/2024 6/6/2029
Homeland - Bartow, FL  0.0% 48 Forty Solutions 100.0% 6/30/2025 6/6/2029
2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA  0.0% 48 Forty Solutions 100.0% 5/31/2023 6/6/2029

 

 

(1)Calculated based on a percentage of occupied net rentable square footage of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(2)GSA leases its space pursuant to two different leases. Its lease with respect to 36.7% of the net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property expires on February 19, 2022, and its lease with respect to 26.7% of the net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property expires on April 30, 2022.

 

(3)The sole tenant leases 76.1% of the net rentable square footage at the related Mortgaged Property. However, the tenant has the option to expand into the remaining 23.9% of net rentable square footage on or before April 1, 2022 pursuant to its lease and is obligated to expand into the remaining 23.9% of net rentable square footage after April 1, 2022.

 

With respect to the Mortgaged Properties identified in the table below, tenant leases representing in the aggregate greater than 50% of the net rentable square footage at the related Mortgaged Property (excluding Mortgaged Properties leased to a sole tenant or single tenant representing greater than 50% of the net rentable square footage, as identified in the table above) expire in a single calendar year that is prior to, or in the same year as, the year in which the maturity date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the Anticipated Repayment Date) of the related Mortgage Loan occurs.

 

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Mortgaged Property Name 

Approx. % of
Initial Pool Balance 

Approximate Aggregate Percentage of Leases Expiring(1) 

Calendar Year of Expiration 

Maturity Date 

505 Fulton Street  3.5% 54.4% 2024 7/6/2029
353 Kearny Street  0.6% 73.7% 2029 8/6/2029
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio – Pear Tree  0.3% 51.9% 2024 6/6/2029

 

 

(1)Calculated based on a percentage of occupied net rentable square footage of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

There may be other Mortgaged Properties with related leases (including leases representing in the aggregate 50% or greater of the net rentable square footage at the related Mortgaged Property), that expire over two or more calendar years prior to maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, which may be consecutive calendar years.

 

Further, 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 at the related Mortgaged Property that expire in a single calendar year (or several calendar years) prior to, or shortly after, the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Lease Terminations

 

Certain Mortgage Loans have material lease early termination options. Leases often give tenants the right to terminate the related lease, reduce the amount of space they are leasing, 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 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 borrower does not complete certain improvements to the property as contemplated in the lease,

 

(ix)if the borrower 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,

 

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(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,

 

(xiii)if the borrower defaults on any other obligations under the lease, or

 

(xiv)based upon contingencies other than those set forth in this “—Tenant Issues—Lease Expirations and Terminations” section.

 

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 material termination rights or situations in which the tenant may no longer occupy its leased space or pay full (or any) rent.

 

Unilateral Lease Termination Rights

 

Certain of the tenant leases permit the related tenant to unilaterally terminate its lease (with respect to all or a portion of its leased property) prior to, or shortly after the maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, 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 a Mortgaged Property securing the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) by 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 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), the sole tenant, WarnerMedia, has the right, which if timely exercised would become effective on June 14, 2024, to exclude from its leased premises a portion of such leased premises equal to one or more contiguous full floors comprising floors 42 through 51, inclusive (the “Contraction Floors”). Such contraction option may be exercised only from the highest of the Contraction Floors downwards, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including (i) delivery of irrevocable notice by WarnerMedia to the related borrower of such exercise on or before the date (the “Contraction Exercise Date") that occurs on (A) December 14, 2021, if the contraction space consists of 5 or more floors, (B) June 14, 2022, if the contraction space consists of 3 or 4 floors, or (c) December 14, 2022 if the contraction space consists of not more than 2 floors and (ii) payment to the related borrower on June 14, 2024, of an amount equal to $24,000,000 per floor that is being excluded. If WarnerMedia fails to deliver such notice timely (time being of the essence), then WarnerMedia is deemed according to the terms of its lease to have irrevocably waived its right to exclude the amount of contraction space applicable to such Contraction Exercise Date.

 

With respect to The Zappettini Portfolio Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the sole tenant at the 1350 West Middlefield Mortgaged Property (0.6%), Egnyte, Inc., has the right to terminate its lease at any time after April 30, 2022 with 9 months’ notice. The second largest tenant at the 850 - 900 North Shoreline Mortgaged Property (0.6%), Vita Insurance Associates, Inc., representing 47% of the net rentable square footage, has the right to terminate its lease at any time after December 31, 2020 with 6 months’ notice. The sole tenant at the 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property (0.6%), Elementum SCM, Inc., has the right to terminate its lease at any time on or after December 31, 2020 with 9 months’ notice. The sole tenant at the 1215 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property (0.4%), Elementum SCM, Inc., has the right to terminate its lease at any time after January 31, 2021 with 9 months’ notice. The sole tenant at the 1340 West Middlefield Mortgaged Property (0.4%), Nuro, Inc., has the right to terminate its lease at any time after February 1, 2022 with 9 months’ notice.

 

With respect to the Summit Technology Center Mortgage Loan (4.0%), the second largest tenant, Caremark, Inc., representing 12.2% of the net rentable square footage, may terminate its lease effective as of May 31, 2023 with 12 months’ prior notice and payment of the unamortized leasing commission, free rent and $1,002,876 for landlord’s work costs.

 

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With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), the sole tenant at the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property (0.03%), 48 Forty Solutions, may terminate its lease at such Mortgaged Property effective at any time on or after July 1, 2022, with at least 12 months’ prior notice and payment of a termination fee equal to the sum of $500,000 plus any unamortized tenant improvements.

 

With respect to the City Center Plaza Mortgage Loan (3.7%), the second largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, US Bank, may terminate the portion of its lease related to its storage space (2,461 square fee representing 0.6% of such tenant’s net rentable square footage) at any time upon 30 days' notice. The third largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, US Ecology, has a one-time right after November 30, 2021 to surrender a minimum of 2,000 square feet and a maximum of 14,230 square feet with six months' notice and payment of a termination fee. The fourth largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Stoel Rives, has the right to surrender (i) up to 3,581 square feet, representing 0.9% of such tenant’s net rentable square footage at any time after April 1, 2023 and (ii) all or part of its storage space (8,164 square feet) at any time. The fifth largest tenant, PCA, has a one-time right to terminate its lease as of July 1, 2023 with 12 months’ notice and payment of a termination fee.

 

With respect to the 309 Canal Street Mortgage Loan (1.6%), the sole retail tenant, Center for Goods (100% of commercial net rentable square footage), has a right to terminate its lease any time upon 120 days’ prior notice and payment of a termination fee equal to $466,667, plus four months’ of the then-current rent.

 

Rights to Terminate Lease or Abate or Reduce Rent Triggered by Failure to Meet Business Objectives or Actions of Other Tenants

 

Certain of the tenant leases for the Mortgaged Properties 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. For example, taking into account the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) at those Mortgaged Properties securing the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) by aggregate Cut-off Date Balance:

 

With respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan (3.5%), whenever base rent exceeds 3% of the sum of gross slot machine revenue and gross table game revenue from all of the ground lessee’s and its subtenants’, operators’ and affiliates’ gaming facilities (“Wind Creek Tenant Gaming Proceeds”) within a 50-mile radius of the Mortgaged Property (defined as for the immediately preceding year), Wind Creek Base Rent (as defined below) will be adjusted to 3% of the Tenant Gaming Proceeds for the previous year. Gross slot machine revenue and gross table game revenue are calculated in accordance with the Pennsylvania Gaming Law as of May 31, 2019 and as reported to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, subject to the gaming proceeds methodology (which is provided as exhibit to the ground lease that clarifies and interprets how gross slot machine revenue and gross table game revenue are calculated). Pursuant to the ground lease, the rent payable may not be less than $8,500,000. Additionally, in no event may the Wind Creek Base Rent be reduced if the cause of the Wind Creek Tenant Gaming Proceeds reduction is attributable to casualty, condemnation and/or a temporary closure in furtherance of a capital improvement. As of the cut-off date, the ground rent was for an annual amount of $9,500,000, with consumer price index increases up to 2% annually (the “Base Rent”).

 

With respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan (3.5%), during a period after May 31, 2019 where Wind Creek Tenant Gaming Proceeds decrease below $475,439,460 for a trailing four-quarter testing period and any of the following events occur: (i) the addition of live table games or internet gaming at the Resorts World Casino in New York, New York; (ii) the addition of live table games or internet gaming at the Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York; (iii) the opening of any new gaming or internet gaming facility in the following regions: New York City, Westchester County, Rockland County, Suffolk County, or Nassau County; (iv) the opening of any gaming facility anywhere in the state of New Jersey outside of Atlantic County; (v) the opening of any gaming facility in Pennsylvania within 50 miles of the Mortgaged Property; or (vi) the opening of any internet

 

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  gaming facility in Pennsylvania (in each case with respect to items (i)-(vi), by an entity that is not the ground lessee or an affiliate of the ground lessee), the Wind Creek Base Rent will be adjusted to 90% of the then applicable Wind Creek Base Rent. Pursuant to the ground lease, the rent payable may not be less than $8,500,000. Additionally, in no event may the Base Rent be reduced if the cause of the Tenant’s Gaming Proceeds reduction is attributable to casualty, condemnation and/or a temporary closure in furtherance of a capital improvement.

 

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 subject 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 to termination options tied to certain triggers as set forth above that are common with respect to retail properties, certain tenant leases permit the related tenant to terminate its lease without any such triggers.

 

Certain of the tenant leases permit the related tenant to terminate its lease based upon contingencies other than those set forth above in this “—Tenant Issues—Rights to Terminate Lease or Abate or Reduce Rent Triggered by Failure to Meet Business Objectives or Actions of Other Tenants” subsection.

 

See “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for more information on material lease termination options relating to the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan).

 

Rights to Cease Operations (Go Dark) at the Leased Property

 

Certain of the tenant leases may permit a tenant to go dark at any time. For example, taking into account (i) the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) at a Mortgaged Property securing the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) by aggregate Cut-off Date Balance or (ii) cases where any Mortgaged Property is leased to a tenant that leases more than 50% of the net rentable square footage of the Mortgaged Property who has the option to go dark:

 

With respect to the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the second largest tenant, H&M, representing approximately 25.9% of net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property, has the right to go dark upon three months’ prior written notice. The related borrower has a right to terminate the related lease upon 60 days’ written notice. The third largest tenant, Old Navy, representing approximately 19.7% of net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property, has the right to go dark at any time. The related borrower has the right to terminate the related lease upon 90 days’ notice if the tenant has been dark for a period of 120 consecutive days. The fourth largest tenant, TJ Maxx, representing approximately 18.9% of net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property, has the right to go dark at any time. The related borrower has the right to terminate the related lease upon 30 days’ notice if TJ Maxx remains dark for 150 days or longer.

 

There may be other tenant leases, other than those disclosed above, that do not require the related tenant to continue to operate its space at the related Mortgaged Property, and therefore such tenants may also have the option to go dark at any time, but such right to go dark is not expressly provided for under the subject lease.

 

Termination Rights of Government Sponsored Tenants

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties, as set forth in the table below, may be leased in whole or in part by government sponsored tenants or by tenants with government contracts. 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. Tenants that are party to a government contract frequently have termination options related to termination or cessation of such government contract. For example, set forth below are certain government sponsored tenants that (i) have leases with the risks described above in this paragraph and (ii) individually represent 5% or more of the underwritten base rent at the related Mortgaged Property.  One or more other leases at the related Mortgaged Property representing less than 5% of the base rent at such Mortgaged Property could also have these types of risks.

 

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Mortgaged Property Name 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Tenant 

Approx. % of Net Rentable Area 

Approx. % of UW Base Rent 

Summit Technology Center 4.0% GSA(1) 63.3% 68.8%
Fleming Island Business Park  0.5% Florida Department of Child and Family 14.2% 21.8%
Fleming Island Business Park  0.5% Florida Department of Revenue 5.1% 10.1%

 

 

(1)GSA has a right to terminate its lease without penalty after April 30, 2021 upon 120 days’ notice.

 

Other Tenant Termination Issues

 

In addition to the tenant termination issues described above, anchor tenants at, and shadow anchor tenants with respect to, certain Mortgaged Properties may close or otherwise become vacant. We cannot assure you that any such anchor tenants would be replaced in a timely manner or without incurring material additional costs to the related borrower and resulting in adverse economic effects.

 

Rights to Sublease

 

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, taking into account (i) the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) at those Mortgaged Properties securing the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) or (ii) cases where 10% or more of the aggregate net rentable area at a Mortgaged Property is sublet:

 

With respect to the Zappettini Portfolio Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the largest tenant at the 850 – 900 North Shoreline Mortgaged Property (0.6%), Zendesk, which represents 53.0% of the net rentable square footage, subleases 100% of its space to X Motors. Effective as of January 1, 2020, X Motors will become the direct tenant under the related lease, which expires December 31, 2021. With respect to the 1215 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property (0.4%), the sole tenant, Elementum SCM, Inc., subleases 100% of its space to two sub-tenants, Firewood Marketing, Inc. (12,861 net rentable square feet) and Glowlink Communications Technology, Inc. (12,139 net rentable square feet). Both subleases expire January 31, 2021. The lease with respect to Elementum SCM, Inc. expires January 31, 2023. With respect to the 1245 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property (0.3%), the sole tenant, Google, Inc., subleases 100% of its space to Planet Labs, and the lease and related sublease expire in March 2021.

 

Tenants Not Yet in Occupancy or in a Free Rent Period, Leases Under Negotiation and LOIs

 

Tenants under certain leases included in the Underwritten Net Cash Flow, Underwritten Net Operating Income and/or Occupancy may not be in physical occupancy, may not have commenced paying rent, or may be in the process of negotiating such leases. We cannot assure you that any of these tenants will take possession of their premises or commence paying rent as expected or at all. For example, with respect to single tenant properties, tenants that are one of the 5 largest tenants (based on net rentable square footage) at a Mortgaged Property securing the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) or tenants in the aggregate representing more than 25% of the net rentable square footage at a Mortgaged Property, certain of such tenants have not taken possession or commenced paying rent or have outstanding rent as set forth below:

 

With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgaged Property (4.3%), the property is 100% leased to Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) pursuant to two separate triple-net leases. Facebook has not completed its build-out. The leases commenced when Facebook took possession on June 1, 2019 with respect to Building 3, and May 1, 2019 with respect to Building 4. Facebook is required to begin paying rent on the rent commencement date, which is expected to occur on December 1, 2019 with respect to Building 4 and January 1, 2020 with respect to Building 3. At origination, the borrower funded a reserve in the amount of $16,127,329 in connection with such free rent periods.

 

With respect to the 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue Mortgage Loan (1.3%), the second largest tenant at the Mortgaged Property, Tecomet (which represents approximately 27.2% of the net rentable square

 

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  footage), has executed its lease and taken possession effective January 2019. They are currently in the build-out of their premises. Tecomet is expected to take occupancy in September 2019, and begin paying rent. At origination, the borrower funded a reserve amount of $275,401 in connection with such free rent period.

 

With respect to the MedVet Dallas Mortgage Loan (0.8%), the largest tenant, MedVet Associates, LLC (which represents approximately 66.1% of the net rentable square footage), has executed its lease and taken possession effective February 11, 2019. They are currently in a two-year free rent period ending January 2021.

 

In addition, in some cases, tenants at a Mortgaged Property may have signed a letter of intent or notified the related borrower of their intent to continue to lease space at the Mortgaged Property but not executed a lease with respect to the related space. We cannot assure you that any such proposed tenant will sign a lease or lease renewal or take or remain in occupancy at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Further, the underwritten occupancy, Underwritten Net Cash Flow and Underwritten Net Operating Income of the Mortgaged Properties may reflect tenants, and rents from tenants, whose lease terms or renewal leases are under negotiation but not yet signed. Certain of the Mortgage Loans may also have tenants who are leasing their spaces on a month-to-month basis and have the right to terminate their leases on a monthly basis.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, we cannot assure you that tenants who have not yet taken occupancy, begun paying rent or executed a lease will take occupancy, begin paying rent or execute their lease. If these tenants do not take occupancy of the leased space, begin paying rent or execute their lease, it could result in a higher vacancy rate and re-leasing costs that may adversely affect cash flow on the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Charitable Institutions / Not-For-Profit Tenants

 

Certain Mortgaged Properties may have tenants or sub-tenants that are charitable institutions or other not-for-profit tenant organizations that generally rely on contributions from individuals and government grants or other subsidies to pay rent on such space and other operating expenses.

 

Tenants that are charitable institutions that generally rely on contributions from individuals and government grants or other subsidies to pay rent on such space and other operating expenses may default upon their respective leases should such contributions, grants or subsidies no longer be available.

 

See “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for more information on other tenant matters relating to the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan).

 

See the footnotes to Annex A to this prospectus for further information regarding the 5 largest tenants by net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Properties.

 

Purchase Options, Rights of First Offer and Rights of First Refusal

 

With respect to certain of the Mortgaged Properties, certain tenants, franchisors, property managers, ground lessors, developers or owners’ associations or other parties may have a purchase option, right of first offer or a right of first refusal or similar right, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, to purchase all or a portion of such Mortgaged Properties. Below are certain purchase options, rights of first offer and rights of first refusal to purchase all or a portion of certain Mortgaged Properties:

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), 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 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 “—Condominiums and Other Shared Interests”.

 

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With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgaged Property (4.3%), the sole tenant, Facebook, has a right of first refusal to purchase the Mortgaged Property if the borrower is willing and able to accept an offer to sell the Mortgaged Property to one of Facebook’s competitors (defined as Alphabet Inc., Amazon, Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation). The right of first refusal will remain active so long as Facebook has not assigned its lease to an unaffiliated third party and is not in material monetary default under its lease. The lease specifically carves out transfers in connection with a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and transfers of membership interests in the related borrower to a foreclosure owner.

 

With respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan (4.0%), pursuant to a ROFO, ROFR and Development Agreement between the borrower and the sole tenant, Vadata, Inc., provided that none of the leases with Vadata, Inc. have been terminated due to an event of default, assigned to an unaffiliated third party or reduced to less than 75% of the rentable square feet occupied by Vadata, Inc., a transfer of the Mortgaged Properties (other than collateral security transfers in connection with any debt or equity financing, or transfers pursuant to a foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) is subject to a right of first offer in favor of Vadata, Inc. If the subsequent transfer is not for at least 95% of the price of the offer to Vadata, Inc., Vadata, Inc. would be entitled to purchase the Mortgaged Properties at such lower sales price.

 

With respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the sole tenant of the Mortgaged Property has a right of first offer to purchase the Mortgaged Property. Such right of first offer does not apply to a transfer or sale of the Mortgaged Property in connection with a foreclosure by a mortgagee of the Mortgaged Property. In addition, in the event that the borrower fails to comply with certain covenants relating to the gaming license of the sole tenant at the Mortgaged Property, and fails to timely cure such breach, the sole tenant may require the borrower to sell its interest in the land prior to or on the date so required by the applicable gaming authorities, and the tenant shall have a right of first offer to purchase the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan (3.2%), pursuant to a ROFO, ROFR and Development Agreement between the borrower and the sole tenant, Vadata, Inc., provided that none of the leases with Vadata, Inc. have been terminated due to an event of default, assigned to an unaffiliated third party or reduced to less than 75% of the rentable square feet occupied by Vadata, Inc., a transfer of the Mortgaged Properties (other than collateral security transfers in connection with any debt or equity financing, or transfers pursuant to a foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) is subject to a right of first offer in favor of Vadata, Inc. If the subsequent transfer is not for at least 95% of the price of the offer to Vadata, Inc., Vadata, Inc. would be entitled to purchase the Mortgaged Properties at such lower sales price.

 

Affiliated Leases and Master Leases

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties are leased in whole or in part by borrowers or borrower affiliates. Set forth below are examples of Mortgaged Properties at which (A) at least (i) 5.0% of the gross income at the Mortgaged Property relates to leases between the borrower and an affiliate of the borrower or (ii) 5.0% of the net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property is leased to an affiliate of the borrower or (B) master leases were included in the underwritten base rent:

 

With respect to The Lincoln Apartments Mortgaged Property (4.7%), the second largest commercial tenant, Gaia Nomaya, representing 27.8% of the net rentable commercial area and 4.5% of the total net rentable area at the Mortgaged Property, is an affiliate of the related borrower sponsor. The third largest commercial tenant, Wellness Womb, representing 8.6% of the net rentable commercial area and 1.4% of the total net rentable area at the Mortgaged Property, is an affiliate of the related borrower sponsor.

 

With respect to the Trinity Springs Oaks Mortgaged Property (0.5%), two affiliates of the related borrower sponsor collectively own 16 mobile homes and lease the land on which such mobile home parks are located, which leases represent approximately 21.1% of the total mobile home lots located at the related Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan permits the affiliates of the related borrower sponsors to obtain financing on the affiliate-owned property, subject to the lender’s approval of such

 

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  financing. In the event there is a default by any affiliate of the related borrower sponsor under such financing, the borrower must, within 5 days after lender’s request, deliver a fully executed master lease with respect to such affiliate-owned mobile home, with the related borrower as the tenant thereunder, which such master lease will be guaranteed by the carveout guarantor.

 

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 square footage of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Insurance Considerations

 

In the case of 81 Mortgaged Properties, which secure, in whole or in part, 27 Mortgage Loans (65.3%), the related borrowers maintain insurance under blanket policies.

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), only the improvements and betterment insurance and the business interruption insurance for the Mortgaged Property is covered by the blanket policy.

 

With respect to the Townhomes with a View Mortgage Loan (2.0%), the borrower is permitted to rely upon insurance for general common elements maintained by the condominium board, provided that such insurance complies with the requirements of the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

The Centre Mortgaged Property (1.2%) includes two stories of the three-story parking garage located beneath the residential building. The third story of the parking garage (i.e. the Municipal Unit) is owned by the Borough of Cliffside Park, New Jersey (the “Municipality”). At all times during the term of The Centre Mortgage Loan, the borrower is required to obtain and maintain insurance required in The Centre loan agreement with respect to the Municipal Unit, and the borrower is required to cause restoration of the Municipal Unit following a casualty or condemnation in accordance with The Centre loan documents. The borrower is permitted to maintain such insurance, and has certain self-help rights to restore the Municipal Unit pursuant to a reciprocal easement agreement between the borrower and the Municipality.

 

Further, certain Mortgaged Properties may be insured, in whole or in part, by a sole or significant tenant. For example:

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), the borrower may rely on the insurance provided by the sole tenant, WarnerMedia, provided that, in each instance, such insurance complies with the requirements of the Mortgage Loan documents and (with respect to self-insurance and captive insurance only) there is no default beyond any applicable notice and cure periods under the lease. In addition, the borrower may rely upon insurance for general common elements maintained by the condominium board, provided that such insurance complies with the requirements of the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

With respect to the MedVet Dallas Mortgage Loan (0.8%), the borrower may rely on the insurance provided by the largest tenant, MedVet Associates, LLC, which represents approximately 66.1% of the net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property, provided that, in each instance, such insurance complies with the requirements of the Mortgage Loan documents and there is no default beyond any applicable notice and cure periods under the lease. If MedVet Associates, LLC, fails to provide the insurance required by the Mortgage Loan documents, the borrower is required to obtain such coverage at its sole cost and expense.

 

In addition, 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 (and, in certain cases, may be substantially lower) than the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

See “Risk Factors—Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance” and “—Earthquake, Flood and Other Insurance May Not Be Available or Adequate”.

 

In addition, with respect to Mortgaged Properties that are part of condominium regimes, the insurance may be maintained by the condominium association rather than the related borrower.

 

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Further, many Mortgage Loans contain limitations on the obligation to obtain terrorism insurance. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties”.

 

Zoning and Use Restrictions

 

Certain of the Mortgaged Properties are subject to restrictions that restrict the use of the Mortgaged Properties to their current use or some other specified use or have other zoning issues, as further described below:

 

With respect to The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan (4.7%), the Mortgaged Property received a zoning variance with respect to the applicable maximum building height by designating 6,065 square feet of space on the ground floor (the “Premises”) of the Mortgaged Property for use solely as a food store pursuant to the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (“FRESH”) program. In connection with such variance, a declaration was recorded against the Mortgaged Property setting forth certain terms and conditions for the development and operation of the approved FRESH food store at the Mortgaged Property. The Premises is currently occupied by the largest commercial tenant, Lincoln Market, a grocery store, which represents approximately 63.6% of the commercial net rentable area pursuant to a lease that expires on November 16, 2041. We cannot assure you that the Premises will be marketable to a replacement grocery store tenant in the event that Lincoln Market vacates the Premises or its lease is terminated, or that a variance from the current authorized use as a grocery store would be approved.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property only has indirect access to a public road over railway tracks pursuant to a non-recorded license agreement dated as of June 16, 1982 with the owner of such railway tracks (the “Bartow License Agreement”). The related title policy makes no exception for access to the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property and the Mortgage Loan documents require the borrowers to comply with the Bartow License Agreement. If at any time there is a lack of legal access to the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property (due to a termination of the Bartow License Agreement or otherwise), the borrowers are required to prepay the Mortgage Loan and obtain the release of the related Mortgaged Property as more particularly described in “—Partial Releases—Property Releases; Partial Prepayment” below. The borrowers’ failure to transfer the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents is an event of default.

 

With respect to the 34 Howard Mortgaged Property (1.0%), the current certificate of occupancy does not permit the certain uses of the Mortgaged Property on certain floors. The related borrower has sought approval from the New York City Department of Buildings for such uses, and has represented that it has satisfied all outstanding conditions required for the legal occupancy of the Mortgaged Property other than ministerial and/or document filing conditions, and the related borrower is required to pursue completion of all conditions required for the issuance of a revised certificate of occupancy permitting the current uses. We cannot assure you that such revised certificate of occupancy will be issued.

 

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 remedy the violations (which may include a requirement for a reserve of funds for remediation), and (ii) certain of the Mortgaged Properties are legal non-conforming uses that may be restricted or prohibited entirely after certain events, such as casualties, or may restrict renovations at the Mortgaged Properties. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions”.

 

Further, the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans may have zoning, building code, or other local law issues (including with respect to certificates of occupancy) 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 sponsor of the property to maintain the TCO, and to cause the TCO to be continuously renewed at all times until a permanent certificate of occupancy (“PCO”) is obtained for the related Mortgaged Property or contain covenants to similar effect.

 

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See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions”. See also the Sponsor representations and warranties no. (25) (Local Law Compliance) and no. (26) (Licenses and Permits) on Annex E-1A to this prospectus and representations and warranties no. (24) (Local Law Compliance) and no. (25) (Licenses and Permits) on Annex E-2A to this prospectus and any related exceptions on Annex E-1B and Annex E-2B, respectively, to this prospectus (subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the preambles to Annexes E-1A and E-2A, respectively, to this prospectus).

 

Non-Recourse Carveout Limitations

 

While the Mortgage Loans generally contain non-recourse carveouts for liabilities (for example, as a result of fraud by the borrower, certain voluntary insolvency proceedings or other matters), certain of the Mortgage Loans do not contain such carveouts, contain limitations to such carveouts and/or do not provide for a non-recourse carveout guarantor. Certain other Mortgage Loans may have additional limitations to the non-recourse carveouts as described on Annex E-1B or Annex E-2B to this prospectus. See “Risk Factors—Mortgage Loans Are Non-Recourse and Are Not Insured or Guaranteed”. For example:

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), there is not a separate non-recourse carveout guarantor, and the borrower is the only indemnitor under the related environmental indemnity agreement.

 

With respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan (4.0%), the non-recourse carveout guarantor’s liability under the bankruptcy-related carveouts is limited to 20% of the then-current outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan (3.2%), the non-recourse carveout guarantor’s liability under the bankruptcy-related carveouts is limited to 20% of the then-current outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), Joshua Volen and Trevor Smith (the “Individual Guarantors”), two of the three related guarantors, will be released from any and all liability for any guaranteed obligations and will no longer be guarantors under the Mortgage Loan documents upon the date that the Individual Guarantors provide written notice and supporting evidence to the lender (as confirmed by the lender in writing within 10 days of such notice), that the third guarantor, CIRE OPCO I, LLC, independently (and not in the aggregate with any other guarantors), maintains a net worth and liquid assets equal to or greater than the net worth and liquid assets thresholds required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

We cannot assure you that the net worth or liquidity of any non-recourse carveout guarantor under any of the Mortgage Loans will be sufficient to satisfy any claims against that guarantor under its non-recourse guaranty. In most cases, the liquidity and net worth of a non-recourse carveout guarantor under a Mortgage Loan will be less, and may be materially less, than the outstanding principal amount of that Mortgage Loan. 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, among other things, the domicile or citizenship of any such guarantor.

 

Certain of the Mortgage Loan documents may provide that recourse for environmental matters terminates immediately (or in some cases, following a specified period, such as two years) after payment or defeasance in full of such Mortgage Loans (or after a permitted transfer of the related Mortgaged Property) if certain conditions are satisfied, such as the lender receiving searches or an environmental inspection report meeting criteria set forth in such Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, as to certain Mortgage Loans, the related guaranty and/or environmental indemnity may provide that the recourse liability of the guarantor will not apply to any action, event or condition arising after the foreclosure, delivery of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or appointment of a receiver, of the Mortgaged Property, or of ownership interests in the borrower, pursuant to such Mortgage Loan or a related mezzanine loan.

 

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

 

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Mortgaged Property and made available to the related borrower and/or non-recourse carveout guarantor to take or prevent such required action.

 

Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations

 

Below are descriptions of certain additional real estate and other tax matters relating to certain Mortgaged Properties. Certain risks relating to real estate taxes regarding the Mortgaged Properties or the borrowers are described in “Risk Factors—Increases in Real Estate Taxes and Assessments May Reduce Available Funds”.

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property (7.8%), during the term of the agency lease between the New York City Industrial Development Agency (the “IDA”), as lessor, and the related borrower, as lessee, the related borrower is required to make payments in lieu of New York City real property taxes (“PILOT”) with respect to the related Mortgaged Property in the following amounts: (i) during 2019 through 2022 New York City tax fiscal years (July 1 to June 30 of the next year) (each, a “City Tax Fiscal Year”) following completion of construction of the project improvements (“Completion”), the sum of (a) the product (“CCP PILOT”) of (1) 60% multiplied by (2) the amount of New York City real property taxes that would otherwise be payable with respect to the related Mortgaged Property (excluding any capital improvements made to the related Mortgaged Property after completion of construction of the project improvements) in the absence of any real property tax exemption made available by reason of the IDA’s leasehold interest therein under the company lease between the related borrower, as lessor, and the IDA as lessee (“CCP Taxes”) plus (b) 100% of the New York City real property taxes that would otherwise be payable with respect to capital improvements made to the related Mortgaged Property after completion of construction of the project improvements (the “Other Improvement Taxes”) and (ii) during the 2023 through 2033 City Tax Fiscal Years after Completion, the sum of (a) 103% of the CCP PILOT for the previous City Tax Fiscal Year plus (b) the Other Improvement Taxes. PILOT amounts payable by the related borrower under the agency lease increase annually thereafter until the 2038 City Tax Fiscal Year after Completion, when the related borrower is required to pay 100% of the New York City real property taxes that would otherwise be payable with respect to the related Mortgaged Property in the absence of any real property tax exemption.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property (7.8%) is subject to a lease (the “Company Lease”) pursuant to which the related borrower leased the Mortgaged Property to the IDA, as well as to a lease (the “Agency Lease”) pursuant to which the IDA subleased the Mortgaged Property back to the related borrower. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the Company Lease and the Agency Lease each have terms expiring on June 30, 2044, with annual automatic extensions of 1 year each thereafter. Under the Agency Lease, the related borrower is required to make PILOT payments with respect to the Mortgaged Property. On the origination date of the Mortgage Loan, the IDA assigned its right to receive payments of PILOT under the Agency Lease to Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation (“HYIC”). The related borrower’s obligation to pay PILOT under the Agency Lease is secured by three fee and leasehold PILOT mortgages, each dated as of April 15, 2019 from the related borrower and the IDA in favor of HYIC in the aggregate maximum principal amount of $547,760,000 encumbering the related borrower’s fee simple interest in the Mortgaged Property, the borrower’s interest as subtenant under the Agency Lease and the IDA’s interest under the Company Lease. The liens of the PILOT mortgages are senior in priority to the Mortgage Loan in the same manner that any real property tax lien would be senior in priority to the mortgage securing the Mortgage Loan. As a condition precedent to HYIC foreclosing under the PILOT mortgages, HYIC must provide notice to the holder of any subordinate mortgage of the underlying default under the PILOT mortgages and may proceed with foreclosure only if the related borrower or any subordinate lender fails to cure such default within 1 year after such notice and thereafter fails to cure such default within 5 business days after a second notice from HYIC. The Agency Lease contains certain mortgagee protection provisions in favor of the mortgage lender, including advance notice of default under the Agency Lease and a chance for the mortgage lender to cure such default.

 

With respect to The Lincoln Apartments Mortgaged Property (4.7%), the related Mortgaged Property benefits from a 35-year, 421-a tax abatement program under the Affordable New York Program Option C. Under this abatement program, the Mortgaged Property located at 510 Flatbush Avenue (“510 Flatbush Avenue Building”) will receive a 98.19% tax exemption for 25 years (through the 2041/2042 tax year), and the Mortgaged Property located at 31-33 Lincoln Road (“31-33 Lincoln Road Building”) will receive a 96.5% tax exemption for 25 years (through the 2042/2043 tax year), in each case, on any assessment increase above the base year assessment of $506,867 for the 510 Flatbush Avenue Building and $977,879 for the 31-33 Lincoln Road Building (total of $1,484,746). In return, the related borrower must designate 30% of units at each property (43 units in the aggregate) as affordable units at 130% of the area median income for the New York City region. Following the

 

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2041/2042 or 2042/2043 tax year, as applicable, the Mortgaged Property will receive a 29.56% tax exemption through the 2051/2052 tax year with respect to the 510 Flatbush Avenue Building and 26.5% tax exemption through the 2052/2053 tax year with respect to the 31-33 Lincoln Road Building.

 

With respect to the Delong Self Storage Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the property benefits from three separate tax abatement programs through the New York City Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program (“ICAP”). The self storage portion of the Mortgaged Property (the “Storage Condo”) is subject to a 25-year ICAP. The ICAP related to the Storage Condo went into effect in the 2016/17 tax year. Until the 2032/33 tax year, the Storage Condo will be subject to property taxes equal to 19.3% of unabated taxes. For tax years 2033/34 through 2042/43, unabated taxes will phase in on the Storage Condo at a rate of 10% per year. The ground floor retail portion of the Mortgaged Property (the “Retail Condo”) benefits from a 15-year ICAP. The ICAP for the Retail Condo went into effect in the 2016/17 tax year. Until the 2026/27 tax year, the Retail Condo will be subject to taxes equal to 12.6% of unabated taxes. For tax years 2027/28 through 2031/32, unabated taxes for the Retail Condo will phase in at a rate of 20% per year. The retail pad site portion of the Mortgaged Property (the “Retail Pad Site”) benefits from a 15-year ICAP tax abatement that will maintain real estate taxes at approximately 6.3% of unabated taxes for 11 years, beginning in the 2019/20 tax year. For tax years 2030/31 through 2034/35, unabated taxes for the Retail Condo will phase in at a rate of 20% per year.

 

With respect to the Summit Technology Center Mortgaged Property (4.0%), the Mortgaged Property benefits from a 30-year PILOT tax abatement program, which is scheduled to expire in December 2028. Taxes due in 2019 with the tax abatement are $568,355 and are estimated to be $1,517,473 without the tax abatement. The lender underwrote the 2019 abated real estate taxes at $568,355 with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan (3.5%), the related Mortgaged Property is the subject of a 25-year Industrial and Commercial Incentive Program (the “ICIP Abatement”), which is scheduled to expire in the 2039/2040 tax year. The tax abatement amount is equal to 100% of the real estate taxes with respect to the improvements on the Mortgaged Property (and does not include any abatement with respect to the underlying land) for the first 16 years of the ICIP Abatement and is reduced by 10% per year for each of the remaining 9 years of the ICIP Abatement, beginning in the 2031/2032 tax year until it expires in the 2039/2040 tax year.

 

With respect to the Oglethorpe Square Mortgage Loan (1.3%), the Mortgaged Property is subject to a tax agreement between the borrower and the City of Hinesville Development Authority (the “PILOT Agreement”). Pursuant to the PILOT Agreement, the borrower is required to make payments in lieu of property taxes, which are equal to (i) a percentage (the “PILOT Percentage”) of the taxes that would otherwise be due in relation to the Mortgaged Property and (ii) an annual administrative payment. The PILOT Percentage is 0% from 2017 through 2036, and 100% thereafter and the annual administrative payments were $58,605 from 2017 through 2021, $88,675 from 2022 through 2026, $121,876 from 2027 through 2031 and $149,200 from 2032 through 2036. A leasehold structure was put in place in connection with the PILOT Agreement.

 

With respect to The Centre Mortgaged Property (1.2%), the Mortgaged Property benefits from a PILOT Agreement that reduces the overall tax payment for 30 years. The agreement is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2045. The PILOT Agreement requires payments based on (i) 10.0% of the annual gross revenue from the Mortgaged Property (“AGR”) in years 1-15, (ii) the greater of 10.0% of AGR and 20.0% of market taxes in years 16-21, (iii) the greater of 10.0% of AGR and 40.0% of market taxes in years 22-27, (iv) the greater of 10.0% of AGR and 60.0% of market taxes in years 28-29, and (v) the greater of 10.0% of AGR and 80.0% of market taxes in year 30. The related appraisal estimated market-oriented taxes, based on a $91,437,888 market value, a $77,877,649 assessed value and the 2018 tax rate, of $1,898,657. Taxes at the Mortgaged Property were underwritten to the current abated real estate tax expense of $1,048,862, which is calculated as 10.0% of the underwritten effective gross income.

 

See “Risk Factors—Increases in Real Estate Taxes and Assessments May Reduce Available Funds”.

 

See also Sponsor representations and warranties no. (18) (Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots) on Annex E-1A to this prospectus and Sponsor representations and warranties no. (17) (Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots) on Annex E-2A to this prospectus and any related exceptions on Annexes E-1B and E-2B, respectively, to this prospectus (subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the preambles to Annexes E-1A and E-2A to this prospectus).

 

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Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans

 

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 monthly payments of interest and/or principal are due under the related Mortgage Note (each such date, a “Due Date”) that occur as described in the following table with the indicated grace period.

 

Due Date 

Default Grace Period Days 

Number of Mortgage Loans 

% of Initial
Pool Balance 

1     0(1) 1 4.7%
1 5 2 7.2%
6 0

40 

88.1% 

Total 

43 

100.0% 

  

     
(1)In the case of the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the borrower is entitled to two business days’ grace once every twelve months.

 

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 to this prospectus for information on the number of days before late payment charges are due under the Mortgage Loan. The information on Annex A to this prospectus 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.

 

All 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”).

 

Twenty-seven (27) of the Mortgage Loans (80.5%) provide for monthly payments of interest-only until the related maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as applicable (the “Interest Only Mortgage Loans”).

 

Each of the remaining 16 Mortgage Loans (19.5%) provides for monthly payments of principal based on amortization schedules significantly longer than the remaining terms to maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date for such Mortgage Loans (those 16 Mortgage Loans, together with the Interest Only Mortgage Loans, the “Balloon Mortgage Loans”). Eight (8) of these 16 Mortgage Loans (10.3%) referenced in the preceding sentence provide for amortizing debt service payments for their entire loan term. The remaining 8 of these 16 Mortgage Loans (9.2%) provide for monthly payments of interest-only for a period of 24 months to 84 months following the related origination date and then provide for amortizing debt service payments for the remainder of their loan term.

 

Each Balloon Mortgage Loan will have a balloon payment due at its related maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as applicable, unless prepaid prior thereto.

 

ARD Loans

 

Two (2) Mortgage Loans, namely, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%) and the Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan (4.7%), are ARD Loans.

 

An “ARD Loan” is a Mortgage Loan that provides that, after a certain date (an “Anticipated Repayment Date”), if the related borrower has not prepaid such Mortgage Loan in full, then (among other things) any principal outstanding on that date will accrue interest at an increased interest rate (the “Revised Rate”) rather than the original Mortgage Rate (the “Initial Rate”) for such Mortgage Loan. Annex A to this prospectus sets forth the Anticipated Repayment Date and the Revised Rate for each ARD Loan (if any). “Excess Interest” with respect to each ARD Loan is the interest accrued at the related Revised Rate in respect of such ARD Loan in excess of the interest accrued at the related Initial Rate (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the related Mortgage Loan documents, any compound interest thereon).

 

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An ARD Loan further requires that, after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, all cash flow available from the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties after payment of the monthly debt service payments required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, all escrows and other amounts then due and payable under the related Mortgage Loan documents (other than Excess Interest) and certain budgeted or non-budgeted expenses approved by the related lender with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties be applied toward the payment of principal (without payment of any yield maintenance premium or other prepayment premium) on such ARD Loan.  While interest at the Initial Rate continues to accrue and be payable on a current basis on an ARD Loan after its Anticipated Repayment Date, payment of Excess Interest will be deferred until (and such Excess Interest will be required to be paid only after) the outstanding principal balance of such ARD Loan has been paid in full, at which time the Excess Interest, to the extent actually collected, will be paid to the holders of any Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest owner evidencing an interest in such Excess Interest (if applicable).

 

The features described above, to the extent applicable, are designed to increase the likelihood that an ARD Loan will be prepaid by the related borrower on or about its related Anticipated Repayment Date. However, we cannot assure you that any ARD Loan will be prepaid on its respective Anticipated Repayment Date. See “Risk Factors—Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans”.

 

Single-Purpose Entity Covenants

 

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 that the borrower’s financial condition would be adversely impacted by factors unrelated to the related Mortgaged Property and Mortgage Loan. That 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, 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 “special purpose entities.”

 

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. In any event, we cannot assure you that a borrower will not file for bankruptcy protection or that creditors of a borrower will not initiate a bankruptcy or similar proceeding against such borrower or that if initiated, a bankruptcy case of the borrower could be dismissed. For example, there are certain Mortgage Loans for which there is no independent director, manager or trustee in place with respect to the related borrower.

 

With respect to the 309 Canal Street Mortgaged Property (1.6%), the related borrower is not required to have an independent director.

 

In all cases, the terms of the borrowers’ organizational documents or the terms of the Mortgage Loans limit the borrower’s activities to the ownership of only the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties and related activities, and limit the borrowers’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, other than certain trade debt, equipment financing and other unsecured debt relating to property operations, and other than subordinated debt permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents. See “—Additional Indebtedness” below. Such provisions are designed to mitigate the possibility that the borrower’s financial condition would be adversely impacted by

 

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factors unrelated to the related Mortgaged Property and Mortgage Loan. 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.

 

See “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Bankruptcy Issues”.

 

Prepayment Provisions

 

Prepayment Lock-out, Defeasance, Prepayment Consideration and Open Periods.

 

All of the Mortgage Loans provide for one or more of the following:

 

a prepayment lock-out period, during which the principal balance of a Mortgage Loan may not be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part;

 

a defeasance period, during which voluntary principal prepayments are still prohibited, but the related borrower may obtain a release of the related Mortgaged Property through defeasance;

 

a prepayment consideration period, during which voluntary prepayments are permitted, subject to the payment of a yield maintenance premium or other additional consideration for the prepayment; and/or

 

an open period, during which voluntary prepayments are permitted without payment of any prepayment consideration.

 

Notwithstanding otherwise applicable lock-out periods, defeasance periods or prepayment consideration periods, certain prepayments of some of the underlying Mortgage Loans may occur under the circumstances described under “—Other Prepayment Provisions and Certain Involuntary Prepayments” below. The prepayment terms of each of the Mortgage Loans are indicated on Annex A to this prospectus.

 

The table below shows, with respect to all of the Mortgage Loans, the prepayment provisions in effect as of the Cut-off Date, the number of Mortgage Loans with each specified prepayment provision “string” and the percentage represented thereby of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

Prepayment Provisions as of the Cut-off Date

 

Prepayment Provisions(1) 

Number of
Mortgage Loans 

 

Approx. % of Initial
Pool Balance 

L, D, O  31     61.5%  
L, YM1%, O  6     14.2%  
L, D or YM1%, O  1     7.8%  
YM0.5%, D or YM0.5%, O  2     7.2%  
L, YM1%, D or YM1%, O  1     4.3%  
YM1%, D or YM1%, O  1     4.3%  
L, YM2%, O 

1

   

0.6%

 
Total 

43

   

100.0%

 

 

 

(1)Any prepayment restriction period identified as “D or YM” or “D or YMx%” is, for the purposes of this prospectus, treated as a yield maintenance period.

 

For the purposes of the foregoing table, the letter designations under the heading “Prepayment Provisions” have the following meanings, as further described in the first paragraph of this “—Prepayment Lock-out, Defeasance, Prepayment Consideration and Open Periods” subheading—

 

“L” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a prepayment lock-out period;

 

“D” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a defeasance period;

 

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“YM” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a prepayment consideration period during which the Mortgage Loan is prepayable together with payment of a yield maintenance charge;

 

“YMx%” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a prepayment consideration period during which the Mortgage Loan is prepayable together with payment of the greater of (i) a yield maintenance charge and (ii) a specified percentage of the prepaid amount;

 

“% Penalty” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a prepayment consideration period during which the Mortgage Loan is prepayable together with payment of a prepayment premium calculated as a percentage of the amount prepaid;

 

“D or YM” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a period during which the borrower has the option to either defease the Mortgage Loan or prepay the Mortgage Loan together with payment of a yield maintenance charge;

 

“D or YMx%” means the Mortgage Loan provides for a period during which the borrower has the option to either defease the Mortgage Loan or prepay the Mortgage Loan together with payment of the greater of (i) a yield maintenance charge and (ii) a specified percentage of the prepaid amount; and

 

“O” means the Mortgage Loan provides for an open period.

 

Set forth below is information regarding the remaining terms of the prepayment lock-out and prepayment lock-out/defeasance periods, as applicable, for the Mortgage Loans for which a prepayment lockout period is currently in effect:

 

the maximum remaining prepayment lock-out or combined prepayment lock-out/defeasance period as of the Cut-off Date is 117 months;

 

the minimum remaining prepayment lock-out or combined prepayment lock-out/defeasance period as of the Cut-off Date is 9 months; and

 

the weighted average remaining prepayment lock-out or combined prepayment lock-out/defeasance period as of the Cut-off Date is 83 months.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions on prepayments, each Mortgage Loan generally permits voluntary prepayments without payment of a yield maintenance charge or any prepayment premium during a limited “open period” immediately prior to and including the maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as applicable, for such Mortgage Loan, as follows:

 

Prepayment Open Periods

 

Open Periods (Payments) 

Number of
Mortgage Loans 

 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

2     1.4 %
21     42.8  
10     28.2  
2     7.2  

8

   

20.4

 
Total 

43

   

100.0

%

 

 

Prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges received on the Mortgage Loans, whether in connection with voluntary or involuntary prepayments, will be distributed in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities described under “Description of the Certificates—Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums” in this prospectus. However, we cannot assure you that the obligation to pay any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium will be enforceable. Limitations may exist under applicable state law on the enforceability of the provisions of the Mortgage Loans that require payment of prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges. In addition, in the event of a liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, prepayment

 

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consideration will be one of the last items to which the related liquidation proceeds will be applied. Neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation or warranty as to the collectability of any prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans. See “Risk Factors—Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable—Prepayment Premiums, Fees and Charges”.

 

Other Prepayment Provisions and Certain Involuntary Prepayments.

 

In addition to the above-referenced permitted partial prepayments, certain of the Mortgage Loans permit partial defeasance in connection with releases of individual Mortgaged Properties or portions of individual Mortgaged Properties, and certain of the Mortgage Loans that permit defeasance in whole permit partial release with the payment of a release price plus, in certain cases, applicable yield maintenance. See “—Partial Releases” below.

 

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, that the related Mortgage Loans may be prepaid in part prior to the expiration of a prepayment/defeasance lockout provision. See “—Tenant Issues—Purchase Options, Rights of First Offer and Rights of First Refusal” and “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Partial Releases” below.

 

Generally, the Mortgage Loans provide that condemnation proceeds and insurance proceeds may be applied to reduce the Mortgage Loan’s principal balance, to the extent such funds will not be used to repair the improvements on the Mortgaged Property or given to the related borrower, in many or all cases without prepayment consideration. 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 (after application of the related insurance proceeds or condemnation award to pay the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan) or prepay a release amount based on the allocated loan amount of the related property, and obtain the release of the related property. 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. Investors should not expect any prepayment consideration to be paid in connection with any partial or full prepayment described in this paragraph.

 

In addition, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, particularly those secured in whole or in part by a ground lease or a single tenant Mortgaged Property and other Mortgage Loans which require that insurance and/or condemnation proceeds be used to repair or restore the Mortgaged Property, such proceeds may be required to be used to restore the related Mortgaged Property rather than to prepay that Mortgage Loan or, where a ground lease is involved, may be payable in whole or in part to the ground lessor.

 

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.

 

See “—Escrows” below. Also, see Annex A to this prospectus and “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for more information on reserves relating to the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan).

 

Defeasance; Collateral Substitution

 

The terms of 31 of the Mortgage Loans (61.5%) (the “Defeasance Loans”) permit the applicable borrower at any time (provided, in most cases, that no event of default exists), after a lockout period of at least two years following the Closing Date (or, in the case of a Loan Combination, the earlier of (a) the second anniversary of the securitization of the last pari passu note included in such Loan Combination and (b) a specified date no earlier

 

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than three years from the date of origination of such Loan Combination) (the “Defeasance Lock Out Period”) and prior to the related open prepayment period described below, to obtain a release of a Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage (a “Defeasance Option”) in connection with a defeasance. Certain of those Mortgage Loans also permit the related borrower to make certain voluntary prepayments or effect a partial defeasance in connection with partial releases as described under “—Prepayment Provisions” above and “—Partial Releases” below.

 

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 Loan Combination, if applicable) 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 Loan Combination, if applicable) and under all other related Mortgage Loan documents executed in connection with the Defeasance Option, (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 Loan Combination, if applicable)) and (2) in amounts equal to the scheduled payments due on such due dates under the Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, if applicable), or under the defeased portion of the Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, if applicable) in the case of a partial defeasance, including in the case of a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the balloon payment (or the borrower may be required to provide such government securities directly rather than making such deposit), 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.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer will be responsible for purchasing (or causing the purchase of) the government securities on behalf of the borrower at the borrower’s expense to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents. Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any amount in excess of the amount necessary to purchase such government securities will be returned to the borrower or other designated party, but in any event will not be assets of the Issuing Entity. Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer may accept as defeasance collateral any “government security,” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), notwithstanding any more restrictive requirements in the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided that the Master Servicer has received an opinion of counsel that acceptance of such defeasance collateral will not endanger the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Issuing Entity (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property” as set forth in Section 860G(c) of the Code). Simultaneously with such actions, the related Mortgaged Property (or applicable portion of the Mortgaged Property, in the case of partial defeasance) will be released from the lien of the Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, if applicable) and the pledged government securities (together with any Mortgaged Property not released, in the case of a partial defeasance) will be substituted as the collateral securing the Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, if applicable).

 

For additional information on Mortgage Loans that permit partial defeasance, see “—Partial Releases” below.

 

In general, if consistent with the related Mortgage 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; provided that certain Mortgage Loans may permit the borrower to designate a successor borrower. If a Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, if applicable) is partially defeased, if consistent with the related Mortgage 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.

 

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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 prepayment, partial defeasance, 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.

 

Property Releases; Partial Prepayments

 

With respect to the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan (4.9%), provided that no event of default is continuing, the borrowers have the right at any time from and after July 6, 2020, to obtain the release of a single Mortgaged Property subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) the borrowers’ prepayment (together with any applicable yield maintenance premium) in an amount equal to the greater of (x) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the applicable Mortgaged Property or (y) the portion of the net proceeds received by the borrowers in connection with the sale of such Mortgaged Property that when applied to the repayment of the related Mortgage Loan would result in a loan-to-value ratio of not greater than 60% (based on a newly acquired appraisal of the applicable Mortgaged Properties), (ii) after giving effect to such release, the debt yield (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter, is no less than the greater of (x) 8.3% and (y) the debt yield (as calculated under the related Mortgage Loan documents) immediately prior to such release, (iii) delivery of a rating agency confirmation and (iv) delivery of a REMIC opinion.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), after the earlier of (i) May 9, 2020 and (ii) the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized, the related borrowers are permitted to obtain the release of any individual Mortgaged Property, provided that, among other conditions: (a) the borrowers provide at least 20 days’ prior written notice; (b) the borrowers prepay the Mortgage Loan (1) if the release is pursuant to an arm’s-length agreement with a third party not affiliated with the borrowers or the guarantors (and in which no borrower or guarantor or any affiliate of any borrower or guarantor has any beneficial interest), in an amount equal to the greater of (A) 100% of the net sales proceeds or (B) 115% of the allocated loan amount, or (2) if the release is in connection with a transfer to an affiliated party, in an amount equal to 125% of the allocated loan amount, along with, in either case, any applicable prepayment fee and all interest which would have accrued on such allocated loan amount to be prepaid; (c) after giving effect to such release, (1) the borrower owning the applicable Mortgaged Property is dissolved and liquidated, (2) the debt service coverage ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties will not be less than the greater of (x) the debt service coverage ratio immediately preceding such release and (y) 1.52x; and (3) the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties is not greater than the lesser of (x) the loan-to-value ratio immediately preceding such release or (y) 64.9%; (d) the borrowers pay all of the lender’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with such release (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees); and (e) satisfaction of customary REMIC requirements.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), after the earlier of (i) May 9, 2020 and (ii) the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized, the related borrowers are permitted to obtain the release of certain unimproved portions of the Mortgaged Properties (each such unimproved portion, a “Non-Income Producing Release Parcel”) provided that, among other conditions: (a) the borrowers prepay the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to (1) the greater of (A) 100% of the net sales proceeds or (B) the applicable allocated loan amount set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, plus (2) any prepayment fee as defined in the Mortgage Loan documents on the principal being prepaid, plus (3) all interest which would have accrued on such allocated loan amount to be prepaid; (b) the release of such Non-Income Producing Release Parcel will not have a material adverse effect on the use or operation of, or access to or from, the portion of its remaining respective Mortgaged Property, (c) after giving effect to such release, the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties is not greater than 125%; (d) the borrowers pay all of the lender’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with such release (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees); (e) the borrowers deliver an anti-poaching agreement satisfactory to the lender (to which the lender and its successors and assigned are a named third party beneficiary) from the applicable borrower and the transferee(s) of the Non-

 

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  Income Producing Release Parcel in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (f) satisfaction of customary REMIC requirements.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), after the earlier of (i) May 9, 2020 and (ii) the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized, the related borrowers are permitted to obtain the release of certain improved portions of the Mortgaged Properties (each such improved portion, an “Income Producing Release Parcel”) provided that, among other conditions: (a) the borrowers prepay the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to (1) the greater of (A) 100% of the net sales proceeds or (B) the applicable allocated loan amount set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, plus (2) any prepayment fee as defined in the Mortgage Loan documents on the principal being prepaid, plus (3) all interest which would have accrued on such allocated loan amount to be prepaid; (b) the release of such Non-Income Producing Release Parcel will not have a material adverse effect on the use or operation of, or access to or from, the portion of its remaining respective Mortgaged Property; (c) after giving effect to such release, the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties is not greater than 125%; (d) the borrowers pay all of the lender’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with such release (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees); (e) after giving effect to such release, (1) the debt service coverage ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties will not be less than the greater of (x) the debt service coverage ratio immediately preceding such release and (y) 1.52x, (2) the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties is not greater than the lesser of (x) the loan-to-value ratio immediately preceding such release or (y) 64.9%; (f) the borrowers deliver an anti-poaching agreement satisfactory to the lender (to which the lender and its successors and assigns are a named third-party beneficiary) from the applicable borrower and the transferee(s) of the Income Producing Release Parcel in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (g) satisfaction of customary REMIC requirements.

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan (2.1%), if at any time there is a lack of legal access to the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property (due to a termination of the Bartow License Agreement, to the extent no other legal access to the Mortgaged Property then exists, or otherwise) (any such event, a “Bartow Access Restriction Event”), the borrowers are required to prepay the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to (a) the greater of 100% of the net sale proceeds and 115% of the allocated loan amount with respect to the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property plus (b) payment of any prepayment fee as defined in the Mortgage Loan documents on the principal being prepaid, plus (c) all interest which would have accrued on such allocated loan amount to be prepaid (the “Bartow Access Restriction Payment”). If the borrowers make the Bartow Access Restriction Payment, the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property will be released from the liens of the mortgages upon the borrowers’ satisfaction of conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, including satisfaction of customary REMIC requirements. The borrowers’ failure to transfer the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property within 30 days after the earlier to occur of (a) the discovery of any Bartow Access Restriction Event and (b) the lender’s written request for such transfer and release, will be an immediate event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents. For additional information, see “—Zoning and Use Restrictions” above. The guarantors also will be liable for payment of all or any amounts set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents in connection with a release of the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property up to $1,976,259.87, which liability will expire and be of no further force and effect from and after the date that the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property has been released from the lien of the mortgages pursuant to terms set forth the Mortgage Loan document.

 

Property Releases; Partial Defeasance

 

With respect to the Delong Self Storage Mortgage Loan (4.3%), after August 20, 2021, the borrower may obtain the release of the Storage Condo or both the Retail Condo and the Retail Pad Site (as one unit) from the mortgage in connection with an arm’s length sale to an unrelated third party, by defeasing the greater of (x) 125% of the allocated loan amount of the subject condominium unit, or (y) 100% of the net sales proceeds of the condominium unit in an arm's length sale to an unrelated third party, which in no event may be less than 94% of the gross sales price of the condominium unit, and subject to terms and conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, including but not limited to: (i) the debt service coverage ratio after giving effect to such release is at least the greater of (x) 1.85x and (y) the aggregate debt service coverage ratio immediately prior to such sale; (ii) the loan-to-value

 

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  ration after giving effect to such release is no more than the lesser of (x) 60.3% and (y) the aggregate loan-to-value ratio immediately prior to such release; (iii) the debt yield after giving effect to such release is at least the greater of (x) 8.00% and (y) the aggregate debt yield immediately prior to such sale; and (iv) no event of default under the Mortgage Loan has occurred and be continuing. In addition to the foregoing, no partial release will be permitted unless, immediately after such release, the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan to the value of the remaining collateral (taking into account only the leased fee value of the land and buildings, and excluding personal property value and going concern value, if any) is equal to or less than 125% (such value to be determined, in lender's sole discretion, by any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC) and such release complies with all other REMIC and other requirements which are customary for securitized loans.

 

With respect to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (3.9%), provided that no event of default is continuing, from and after the first payment date following the earlier of (i) July 23, 2022 and (ii) the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of one or more Mortgaged Properties upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the debt yield for the remaining Mortgaged Properties is not less than the greater of the debt yield immediately preceding the partial release and 10.9% and (ii) delivery of defeasance collateral equal to (A) (x) 110% of the allocated loan amount until the outstanding balance of the loan is reduced to $110,804,300, (y) 115% of the allocated loan amount until the outstanding balance of the loan is reduced to $91,250,600 and (z) 120% of the allocated loan amount thereafter or (B) with respect to the release of the Solon property, 100% of the allocated loan amount.

 

With respect to the City Center Plaza Mortgage Loan (3.7%), provided that no event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents is continuing, from and after the first payment date following the second anniversary of the securitization closing date, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of either the US Bank building or the Clearwater & Centre buildings from the lien granted in favor of the lender in connection with a sale of the US Bank building or the Clearwater & Centre buildings to an unaffiliated third party subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) delivery of defeasance collateral in an amount equal to (a) with respect to a sale of the US Bank building, the greater of (x) 90% of the net sales proceeds and (y) $31,411,920 or (b) with respect to a sale of the Clearwater & Centre buildings, $22,740,740, (ii) the aggregate portfolio debt yield after giving effect to such release must be at least equal to the greater of (x) 10.93% and (y) the aggregate portfolio debt yield immediately prior to such sale, (iii) delivery of a REMIC opinion, (iv) delivery of a rating agency confirmation and (v) payment of customary defeasance fees, subject to a cap of $35,000.

 

Property Releases; Partial Defeasance and Partial Prepayments

 

With respect to The Zappettini Portfolio Mortgage Loan (4.3%), provided that no event of default is continuing under the related Mortgage Loan documents (I) at any time after the earlier of (a) the third anniversary of the Closing Date, and (b) the date that is two years after the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized, the borrower may deliver defeasance collateral and obtain release of one or more individual Mortgaged Properties, and (II) at any time prior to the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan, the borrower may partially prepay the Mortgage Loan and obtain release of one or more individual Mortgaged Properties, in each case, provided that, among other conditions (i) the defeasance collateral or partial prepayment, as applicable, is in an amount equal to 120% of the allocated loan amount for the individual Mortgaged Property, (ii) the borrower delivers a REMIC opinion, (iii) the borrower delivers (in the case of a partial prepayment, if requested by the lender) a rating agency confirmation, (iv) as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release (whether by partial prepayment or partial defeasance), after giving effect to the release, the debt service coverage ratio with respect to the remaining Mortgaged Properties is greater than the greater of (a) the debt service coverage ratio for all of the Mortgaged Properties as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release, as applicable, and (b) 1.80x, (v) as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release (whether by partial prepayment or partial defeasance), after giving effect to the release, the debt yield with respect to the remaining Mortgaged Properties is greater than the greater of (a) 7.7% and (b) the debt yield for all of the Mortgaged Properties as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release, as applicable, (vi)

 

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  as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release (whether by partial prepayment or partial defeasance), after giving effect to the release, the debt yield (which will be calculated, solely with respect to this clause (vi) by excluding gross rents on any leases that are scheduled to expire or terminate within eighteen months from the consummation of the release) with respect to the remaining Mortgaged Properties is greater than 6.0%, and (vii) as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release (whether by partial prepayment or partial defeasance), after giving effect to the release, the loan-to-value ratio with respect to the remaining Mortgaged Properties is no greater than the lesser of (a) 64.0% and (b) the loan-to-value ratio for all of the Mortgaged Properties as of the date of notice of the partial release or the consummation of the partial release, as applicable.

 

With respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan (4.0%), provided no event of default under the Mortgage Loan is continuing, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of one or more of the Mortgaged Properties subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) prepayment, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium (or, from and after July 6, 2022, delivery of defeasance collateral) in an amount equal to the product of its amortized allocated loan amount (the “Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Release Price”) times either (x) 105% (if the outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan is greater than $62,850,000) or (y) 110% (if the outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan is less than or equal to $62,850,000); (ii) after giving effect to such release, either (a) the debt yield (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) is at least 9.13% or (b) if each applicable Mortgaged Property is being sold to an unaffiliated third party, the aggregate amount of the reduction of the outstanding principal balance pursuant to clause (i) (inclusive of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price) is not less than the greater of (1) the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price of such Mortgaged Property and (2) the lesser of (x) the gross sales proceeds actually received by the borrower from such sale or (y) the amount necessary to achieve a debt yield (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) of 9.13%; (iii) delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation; and (iv) delivery of a REMIC opinion. The borrower is also permitted to obtain the release of a Mortgaged Property in connection with curing an event of default with respect to such property by defeasance or prepayment of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price without meeting the requirements of clause (ii) above if the borrower has demonstrated in good faith to the lender that it has pursued a cure of such event of default, and such cure does not require any capital contribution to the borrower or any obligation of the borrower or the non-recourse carveout guarantor to use revenues from any property other than the property that is the subject of such event of default to effectuate such cure and such release cures such event of default.

 

With respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan (3.2%), provided that no event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents is continuing, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of one or more of the Mortgaged Properties by providing at least 10 days’ prior written notice to the lender and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) provided that no portion of the Mortgage Loan has previously been defeased, the borrower makes a partial payment, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium, (or, from and after July 6, 2022, provided that no partial prepayment has previously been made, delivers defeasance collateral) in an amount (the “Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Minimum Release Price”) equal to the product of (x) the amortized allocated loan amount of each applicable Mortgaged Property times (y) 105% until the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is reduced to $52,350,000, and 110% thereafter; (ii) after giving effect to such release, either (a) the debt yield (as calculated under the Mortgage Loan documents) is at least 9.08% or (b) if such Mortgaged Property is being sold to an unaffiliated third party, the aggregate amount of the reduction of the outstanding principal balance pursuant to clause (i) (inclusive of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Minimum Release Price) is not less than the greater of (1) the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Minimum Release Price of such Mortgaged Property and (2) the lesser of (x) the gross sales proceeds actually received by the borrower from such sale or (y) the amount necessary to achieve a debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) of 9.08%; (iii) delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation; and (iv) delivery of a REMIC opinion. The borrower is also permitted to obtain the release of a property in connection with curing an event of default with respect to such property by defeasance or prepayment of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Minimum Release Price without meeting the requirements of clause (ii) above if the borrower has demonstrated in good faith to the lender that it

 

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  has pursued a cure of such event of default, and such cure does not require any capital contribution to the borrower or any obligation of the borrower or the non-recourse carveout guarantor to use revenues from any property other than the property that is the subject of such event of default to effectuate such cure and such release cures such event of default.

 

Property Releases; Free Releases

 

Certain of the Mortgage Loans, including the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%) and the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan (3.9%), permit the release or substitution of specified parcels of real estate or improvements that secure such Mortgage Loans (which parcels or improvements may consist of a significant portion of the net rentable square footage at the Mortgaged Property) 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 permitted releases of real estate are generally, subject to satisfaction of certain REMIC rules (and other conditions such as separation of the release parcel from the Mortgaged Property), without payment of a release price and consequent reduction of the principal balance of the subject Mortgage Loan. We cannot assure you that the development of a release parcel would not have a material adverse effect on the remaining Mortgaged Property, whether due to, for example, potential disruptions to the Mortgaged Property related to construction at the release parcel site or related to the improvements that are ultimately built at the release parcel site.

 

Substitutions

 

The following Mortgage Loan provides for the substitution of real property for the Mortgaged Property:

 

With respect to the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgaged Properties (2.1%), after the earlier of (i) May 9, 2020 and (ii) the closing date of the securitization that includes the last note to be securitized , the related borrowers are permitted to obtain the release of one of more of the individual Mortgaged Properties (each, a “Released Property”), and the release of the applicable borrower’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan documents with respect to such Released Property (other than those obligations expressly stated to survive), by simultaneously substituting another fee interest (not subject to a ground lease or condominium regime) in real property (or properties) (each, a “Substitute Property”) for the Released Property, provided that, among other conditions: (a) the borrowers provide at least 45 days’ prior written notice; (b) the allocated loan amounts previously released in connection with a substitution, including the Released Property for such requested substitution, do not exceed $32,150,000; (c) the appraised value of the Substitute Property is not less than the greater of (1) the appraised value of the Released Property as of the date of origination, and (2) the appraised value of the Released Property immediately preceding such substitution; (d) after giving effect to such substitution, (1) the debt service coverage ratio for the remaining Mortgaged Properties will not be less than the greater of (x) the debt service coverage ratio immediately preceding such substitution and (y) 1.52x, and (2) the allocated loan-to-value ratio for the Substitute Property is not greater than the lesser of (x) the allocated loan-to-value ratio for the Released Property immediately preceding such sale or (y) the allocated loan-to-value ratio for the Released Property as of the date of origination; (e) the geographic diversity of the Mortgaged Properties is not materially different than the geographic diversity of the Mortgaged Properties immediately prior thereto; (f) the Substitute Property must be of the same asset type (i.e., a retail or industrial property) of like kind and quality as the Released Property, except that, (x) if the Released Property is a retail property, such Substitute Property may be a retail, office or industrial property, and (y) if the Released Property is the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property, such Substitute Property may be an office or industrial property; (g) a new borrowing entity is formed to own the Substitute Property and must have a fee interest in the entire Substitute Property; (h) the weighted average expiration of the term of the leases at the Substitute Property is no earlier than that weighted average expiration of the term of the leases at the Released Property; (i) the borrowers pay the lender a fee of $15,000 for each substitution plus all of the lender’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with such release (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees); and (j) satisfaction of customary REMIC requirements.

 

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Additions to the Mortgaged Property

 

The following Mortgage Loans provide for the addition of real property for, or the construction of improvements on, the related Mortgaged Property:

 

With respect to the Townhomes with a View Mortgage Loan (2.0%), following the final securitization of the loan, the borrower may, from time-to-time, acquire additional residential condominium units that do not constitute collateral for the Townhomes with a View Mortgage Loan so long as, among other things, each of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) no event of default under the loan documents has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the acquisition is consummated in full compliance with the condominium documents; (iii) the borrower delivers a lien spreader and/or other amendment to or modification of the mortgage to explicitly include the new property; (iv) the borrower delivers and pays for in full such endorsements, supplements and amendments to the lender’s title insurance policy as may be reasonably required; (v) the borrower provides lender with updated appraisals, market studies, environmental reviews and reports (Phase I’s and, if appropriate, Phase II’s), property condition reports and other due diligence investigations with respect to such new property reasonably acceptable to the lender; and (vi) the borrower has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Escrows

 

Thirty-three (33) Mortgage Loans (60.2%) provide for monthly or upfront escrows to cover ongoing replacements and capital repairs.

 

Thirty-four (34) Mortgage Loans (57.7%) provide for monthly or upfront escrows to cover property taxes on the Mortgaged Properties.

 

Fifteen (15) Mortgage Loans (29.5%) provide for monthly or upfront escrows to cover insurance premiums on the Mortgaged Properties.

 

Eighteen (18) Mortgage Loans (50.9%) secured by office, retail, mixed use and industrial properties, provide for upfront or monthly escrows 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 office, retail, mixed use and industrial properties only.

 

Certain of the reserves described above permit the related borrower to post a guaranty or letter of credit in lieu of maintaining cash reserves.

 

Many of the Mortgage Loans provide for other escrows and reserves, including, in certain cases, reserves for debt service, operating expenses, renovations or other property enhancements, vacancies at the related Mortgaged Property and other shortfalls or reserves to be released under circumstances described in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

See Annex A to this prospectus and “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus for more information on reserves relating to the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan).

 

“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 permit the holder of the Mortgage Loan to accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan if the borrower sells or otherwise transfers or encumbers (subject to certain exceptions set forth in the related 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 related 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

 

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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 Mortgage 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 Rating Agency;

 

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

 

the assumption fee has been received (which assumption fee will be applied as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”, but will in no event be paid to the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner); 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) or other permitted pledge of borrower interest or a preferred equity investment (if any) will also result in a permitted transfer. See “—Additional Indebtedness” below.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, will be required to determine, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, subject in each case to any consent rights of the Special Servicer (in the case of the Master Servicer) and the applicable Directing Holder provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, whether to exercise any right the mortgagee may have under any such clause to accelerate payment of the related Serviced Loan upon, or to withhold its consent to, any transfer of interests in the borrower or the Mortgaged Property or further encumbrances of the related Mortgaged Property, subject to any approval rights of the applicable Directing Holder or its representative to any waiver of any such clause. See “Risk Factors—Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable—Due-on-Sale and Debt Acceleration Clauses” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans—Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Provisions”. The Depositor makes no representation as to the enforceability of any due-on-sale or due-on-encumbrance provision in any Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, without any other approval or consent, the Master Servicer (for non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (for Specially Serviced Loans) may grant and process a borrower’s request for consent to subject the related Mortgaged Property to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose and may consent to subordination of the related Mortgage Loan to such easement, right of way or similar agreement.

 

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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 types of lockbox accounts prescribed for the Mortgage Loans:

 

Lockbox Account Types

 

Lockbox Type 

Number of Mortgage Loans 

Aggregate Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans 

Approx. % of Initial  

Pool Balance 

Hard  17   $626,144,567   49.0 %
Springing  22   539,540,398   42.3  
Soft (Residential); Hard (Nonresidential)  1   70,000,000   5.5  
Soft (Residential); Hard (Retail)  1   20,750,000   1.6  
None  1   12,000,000   0.9  
Soft 

1

 

8,200,000

 

0.6

 

Total: 

43

 

$1,276,634,964

 

100.0

%

 

See “—Certain Calculations and Definitions” for a description of the lockbox types set forth in the table above. The lockbox accounts will not be assets of the Issuing Entity.

 

Additional Indebtedness

 

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;

 

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 its 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.

 

Existing Additional Secured Debt

 

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Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties, and the rights of the holders of such Split Mortgage Loan and corresponding Companion Loan(s) are set forth in a Co-Lender Agreement. Also, see “Significant Loan SummariesLoan #1: 30 Hudson Yards”, “—Loan #2: Millennium Park Plaza”, “—Loan #3: USAA Office Portfolio”, “—Loan #6: Grand Canal Shoppes”, “—Loan #7: Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4”, “—Loan #8: The Zappettini Portfolio”, “—Loan #10: Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas”, “—Loan #12: U.S. Industrial Portfolio V”, “—Loan #14: 505 Fulton Street” and “—Loan #15: Wind Creek Leased Fee” in Annex B to this prospectus.

 

Existing Mezzanine Debt

 

Mezzanine debt is debt that is incurred by the direct or indirect owner of equity in one or more borrowers and is secured by a pledge of the equity ownership interests in such borrowers. Because mezzanine debt is secured by the obligor’s direct or indirect equity interest in the related borrowers, such financing effectively reduces the obligor’s economic stake in the related Mortgaged Property. The existence of mezzanine debt may reduce cash flow on the borrower’s Mortgaged Property after the payment of debt service 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.

 

As of the Cut-off Date, except as disclosed in the following table, each Sponsor has informed us that it is unaware of any existing mezzanine debt with respect to the Mortgage Loans it is selling to the Depositor. The table below further identifies, for each Mortgage Loan that has one or more related existing mezzanine loans, certain Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF information for such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, for the total debt with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties.

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Aggregate Mezzanine Debt Cut-off Date Balance 

Aggregate Pari Passu Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Cut-off Date Total Debt Balance(1) 

Cut-off Date Wtd. Avg. Total Debt Interest Rate(1) 

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2) 

Total Debt Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan UW NCF DSCR(2) 

Cut-off Date Total Debt UW NCF DSCR(1) 

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF(2) 

Cut-off Date Total Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF(1) 

Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4  $55,250,000 $85,000,000 $294,750,000 $155,000,000 $590,000,000 4.05000% 44.3% 74.7% 3.46x 1.91x 13.2% 7.8%

 

 

 

(1)Calculated taking into account the mezzanine debt and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan and Subordinate Companion Loan.

(2)Calculated taking into account any related Pari Passu Companion Loan (but without regard to any related Subordinate Companion Loan).

 

The mezzanine loans related to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%) identified in the table above, are each subject to an intercreditor agreement between the holder of the related mezzanine loan and the lender under the related Mortgage Loan that sets forth the relative priorities between the related Mortgage Loan and the related mezzanine loan. Each related intercreditor agreement provides, among other things, generally that (a) all payments due under the related mezzanine loan are subordinate after an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (taking into account the cure rights of the related mezzanine lender) to any and all payments required to be made under the related Mortgage Loan, payments made in connection with the enforcement of the mezzanine lender’s rights with respect to the equity collateral, any accounts established under the mezzanine loan documents, funds distributed to the mezzanine lender under the Mortgage Loan documents, certain insurance proceeds, and any proceeds thereof not directly constituting security for the Mortgage Loan and any payments from funds other than the related Mortgaged Property or proceeds of any enforcement upon the mezzanine loan collateral and any mezzanine loan guarantees in respect of which the related Mortgage Loan lender does not hold a corresponding claim or right, or in certain circumstances, even if the related Mortgage Loan lender holds 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 related mezzanine lender), the related mezzanine lender may accept payments on and, in certain cases, prepayments of the related mezzanine loan 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 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 may amend or modify the related mezzanine loan in certain respects without the consent of the related Mortgage Loan lender, and the Mortgage Loan lender must obtain the mezzanine lender’s consent to amend or modify the related Mortgage Loan in certain respects, (e) upon the occurrence of an event of default under the related mezzanine loan documents, the related mezzanine lender may foreclose upon the membership interests in the related Mortgage Loan borrower, which could result in a change of control with respect to the related Mortgage Loan borrower and a change in the management of the related Mortgaged Property, (f) if the related Mortgage Loan is accelerated or,

 

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in some cases, becomes specially serviced or if a monetary or material non-monetary default occurs and continues for a specified period of time under the related Mortgage Loan (or in certain cases, if any event of default has occurred under the related Mortgage Loan) or if the related 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 has 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 interest and other amounts due thereon, plus any servicing advances made by the related Mortgage Loan lender or its servicer and any interest thereon, and interest on any principal and interest advances made by the Mortgage Loan lender or its servicer, plus, subject to certain limitations, any Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees and Special Servicing Fees payable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (net of certain amounts and subject to certain other limitations, each as specified in the related intercreditor agreement), and 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, and (g) an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan will trigger an event of default under the related mezzanine loan.

 

Generally, upon a default under a mezzanine loan, 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 (as described under “—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—‘Due-On-Sale’ and ‘Due-On-Encumbrance’ Provisions” above), it could cause a change in control of the borrower or a change in the management of the Mortgaged Property 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.

 

Permitted 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.

 

In addition, 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 Mortgage 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:

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Mortgage Loan
Cut-off Date Balance 

Combined Maximum LTV Ratio 

Combined Minimum DSCR 

Combined Minimum Debt Yield 

Intercreditor Agreement Required 

Post Ranch Inn  $60,000,000 55.0% 3.60x 13.50%  Y
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V  $50,000,000 61.2% 2.98 11.45%  Y
Townhomes with a View  $26,000,000 66.5% 1.24x 8.06% Y

 

Each of the Mortgage Loans listed above conditions the incurrence of future mezzanine debt on the execution of an intercreditor agreement between the holder of the related mezzanine loan and the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan that, in each case, sets forth the relative priorities between the related Mortgage Loan and the related mezzanine loan.

 

Preferred Equity and Preferred Return Arrangements

 

Further, borrowers under certain of the Mortgage Loans are permitted to issue preferred equity in such borrowers or in certain parent entities of such borrowers. Because preferred equity often provides for a higher rate of return to be paid to certain holders, 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

 

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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 slightly greater risk that a borrower will default on the Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property whose value or income is relatively weak.

 

With respect to The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan (4.7%), Lincoln Pref Holdco LLC (the “Preferred Equity Holder”), an entity wholly owned by Kawa Capital Partners LLC, contributed $12,580,000 of preferred equity (the “Preferred Equity Investment”) as a non-managing member of Lincoln JV LLC (the “JV”), an entity that wholly owns the related borrower, Lincoln Sponsor LLC. The Preferred Equity Investment provides for a preferred return of 9.75% per annum (or following a “change of control” event, 16% per annum) (the “Preferred Return”), of which 5.00% is required to be paid current monthly and with the remainder payable only to the extent that The Lincoln Apartments Property generates sufficient cash flow for the payment thereof (after payment of debt service and other amounts payable, including reserve payments, pursuant to The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan documents and operating expenses). Any portion of the preferred return not paid current on the applicable monthly payment date accrues at a rate of 11.00% per annum. The Preferred Equity Investment is required to be redeemed on the earlier to occur of (i) the maturity date of The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan or (ii) the acceleration of The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan or (iii) the prepayment or defeasance of The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan. At any time the Preferred Equity Investment is redeemed, the Preferred Equity Holder is entitled to an amount equal to (i) the Preferred Equity Investment and any other capital contributions made to the JV in accordance with the JV’s operating agreement, (ii) the Preferred Return, and (iii) The Lincoln Apartments Prepayment Premium, if any. “The Lincoln Apartments Prepayment Premium” means (i) on or prior to July 19, 2026, the present value as of the applicable calculation date of all remaining required scheduled payments of the Preferred Return (computed at a discount rate equal to the semi-annual yield to maturity on the U.S. Treasury bond with a maturity date closest to July 19, 2026, plus 50 basis points), (ii) after July 19, 2026 but on or prior to the July 19, 2027, an amount equal to 4% of (a) the sum of any unreturned Preferred Equity Investment and any other capital contributions by the Preferred Equity Holder, less (b) the aggregate amount received by the Preferred Equity Holder from the JV, as a return of capital contributions made by Preferred Equity Holder to the JV in accordance with the JV’s operating agreement (the “Investor Unreturned Capital Contribution”), (iii) after July 19, 2027 but on or prior to July 19, 2028, an amount equal to 2% of the Investor Unreturned Capital Contribution, and (iv) from and after July 19, 2028, zero. In addition, the loan documents permit a change of control in connection with the exercise of remedies by the Preferred Equity Investor. This change of control is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) a “qualified equity holder” owning 51% of the preferred equity interest and (ii) a satisfactory supplemental guarantor executing a recourse carveout guaranty and environmental indemnity.

 

Permitted Unsecured Debt and Other Debt

 

With respect to the Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan (4.7%), the predecessor to the borrower entered into an agreement with the adjacent lot owners in connection with a lot line adjustment that was necessary to facilitate the addition of ten new units at the Mortgage Property. The agreement was subsequently assigned to the borrower. In connection with the agreement, the borrower is required to pay an annual fee equal to the greater of $25,000 and 1.25% of gross revenue attributed to the 10 units, until the death of the owners of the adjacent property. The fee is paid each year in two parts. A base fee of $25,000 is due in January and a true-up to 1.25% of gross revenue is due in December. The agreement is subject to a minimum aggregate fee of $400,000. The annual fee for 2018 was $86,474 and the underwritten annual fee was $97,000.

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), the initial investors in the related borrower, through certain of their affiliates, contributed their respective capital for acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property as a combination of equity contributions to 30 HY WM REIT Owner LP, the owner of 100% of the limited partnership interests in 30 HY WM REIT LP (the “Shareholder Loan Borrower”) and unsecured loans (collectively, the “Shareholder Loans”) to the Shareholder Loan Borrower, an indirect 100% owner of the related borrower. The initial investors’ capital for the gross acquisition costs (excluding transaction and closing costs) was contributed in an approximate equity-to-debt ratio of 60% to 40%. The Shareholder Loans, in the aggregate principal amount of $290 million, were made by RSA 30 HY WM LLC in the stated principal amount of $2,929,000, RFM Cactus NYSS 30 HY Sub LLC (an entity that is approximately 98.04% owned by Arizona State Retirement System) in the stated principal amount of $144,971,000, Allianz Lebensversicherungs AG in the stated principal amount of $127,890,000 and Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs AG in the stated principal amount of $14,210,000. Pursuant to the terms of the shareholder loan agreement, if an “event of default” occurs thereunder, although the lenders thereunder (the “Shareholder Loan Lenders”) may seek a judgment against the Shareholder Loan

 

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Borrower, until the related Mortgage Loan has been fully repaid, the Shareholder Loan Lenders may not execute upon any such judgment (including without limitation, the Shareholder Loan Lenders may not seek to obtain or accept any judgment lien against any of the Shareholder Loan Borrower’s assets (or any other lien encumbering any of Shareholder Loan Borrower’s assets to secure Shareholder Loan Borrower’s obligations under the Shareholder Loan documents or under any such judgment), foreclose any lien or accept an assignment-in-lieu of foreclosure of any lien). Therefore, during the term of the related Mortgage Loan, the Shareholder Loans are at all times required to remain an unsecured obligation of the Shareholder Loan Borrower, even following an “event of default” under the Shareholder Loans. The lender (and its successors and assigns) were made express third-party beneficiaries of this standstill provision, which cannot be modified without the lender’s prior consent.

 

There may be other Mortgage Loans that permit the related borrower to incur unsecured loans or indebtedness, including unsecured loans in the ordinary course of business without limitation on the amount of such indebtedness. In addition, certain borrowers may have incurred, prior to the Cut-off Date, unsecured loans or unsecured indebtedness of which we are not aware.

 

Certain risks relating to additional debt are described in “Risk Factors—Other Debt of the Borrower or Ability to Incur Other Financings Entails Risk”.

 

The Loan Combinations

 

General

 

Each of the Split Mortgage Loans is part of a Loan Combination comprised of the subject Mortgage Loan which is included in the Issuing Entity, and one or more Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and/or Subordinate Companion Loan(s) that are held outside the Issuing Entity, each of which is evidenced by a separate promissory note (each a “Companion Note”) and all of which are secured by the same Mortgage(s) encumbering the same Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties.

 

Set forth in the chart below is certain information regarding each Split Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s).

 

Loan Combination Summary

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Mortgage Loan Seller(s) 

Mortgage Loan
Cut-off Date Balance 

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial
Pool Balance 

Aggregate Pari Passu Companion Loan
Cut-off Date Balance 

Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Loan Combination Cut-off Date Balance 

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

Loan Combination LTV Ratio(1)(3) 

Mortgage Loan Underwritten NCF DSCR(2) 

Loan Combination Underwritten NCF DSCR(3) 

Mortgage Loan Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF(2) 

Loan Combination Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF(3) 

Controlling Note Included in Issuing Entity (Y/N) 

30 Hudson Yards  GACC, GSMC $100,000,000 7.8% $1,020,000,000 $310,000,000 $1,430,000,000 50.9% 65.0% 3.45x 2.51x 10.9% 8.5% N
Millennium Park Plaza  GSMC $70,000,000 5.5% $140,000,000 N/A $210,000,000 65.8% 65.8% 2.01x 2.01x 7.5% 7.5% Y
USAA Office Portfolio  GSMC $62,400,000 4.9% $180,000,000 N/A $242,400,000 63.8% 63.8% 2.84x 2.84x 9.7% 9.7% Y
Grand Canal Shoppes  GSMC $60,000,000 4.7% $700,000,000 $215,000,000 $975,000,000 46.3% 59.5% 2.46x 1.67x 9.3% 7.3% N
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4  GACC, GSMC $55,250,000 4.3% $294,750,000 $155,000,000 $505,000,000 44.3% 63.9% 3.46x 2.40x 13.2% 9.2% N
The Zappettini Portfolio  CREFI $55,000,000 4.3% $65,000,000 N/A $120,000,000 64.0% 64.0% 1.83x 1.83x 8.0% 8.0% N
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas  GSMC $51,550,000 4.0% $32,250,000 N/A $83,800,000 55.9% 55.9% 2.61x 2.61x 9.6% 9.6% Y
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V  GSMC $50,000,000 3.9% $80,358,000 N/A $130,358,000 64.4% 64.4% 2.49x 2.49x 9.5% 9.5% Y
505 Fulton Street  CREFI $45,000,000 3.5% $40,000,000 N/A $85,000,000 48.6% 48.6% 2.67x 2.67x 9.6% 9.6% Y
Wind Creek Leased Fee  GACC $45,000,000 3.5% $101,600,000 N/A $146,600,000 85.0% 85.0% 1.27x 1.27x 7.1% 7.1% N
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn  GSMC $40,800,000 3.2% $29,000,000 N/A $69,800,000 58.2% 58.2% 2.59x 2.59x 9.6% 9.6% Y
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio  GACC $27,160,000 2.1% $101,440,000 N/A $128,600,000 64.9% 64.9% 2.28x 2.28x 9.6% 9.6% N
The Centre  CREFI $15,000,000 1.2% $45,000,000 $70,000,000 $130,000,000 31.9% 69.1% 2.26x 1.32x 13.0% 6.0% N

 

 

(1)With respect to certain of the Mortgage Loans identified above, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratios have been calculated using “as-stabilized”, “portfolio premium” or similar hypothetical values, as described under the definition of “Appraised Value” set forth under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

(2)Calculated including the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) but excluding any related Subordinate Companion Loan.

(3)Calculated including the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and any related Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

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With respect to each Loan Combination, the related Co-Lender Agreement (as defined below) generally provides, among other things, that—

 

I.the holder(s) of one or more specified controlling notes (collectively, the “Controlling Note”) will be the “controlling note holder(s)” (collectively, the “Controlling Note Holder”) entitled (directly or through a representative) to (a) approve or, in some cases, direct material servicing decisions involving the related Loan Combination (while the remaining such holder(s) generally are only entitled to non-binding consultation rights in such regard), and (b) in some cases, replace the applicable special servicer with respect to such Loan Combination with or without cause, and

 

II.the holder(s) of the note(s) other than the Controlling Note (each, a “Non-Controlling Note”) will be the “non-controlling note holder(s)” (the “Non-Controlling Note Holders”) generally entitled (directly or through a representative) to certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to any decisions as to which the Controlling Note Holder has consent rights involving the related Loan Combination, subject to certain exceptions, including that in certain cases where the related Controlling Note is a B-note, C-note or other subordinate note, such consultation rights will not be afforded to the holder(s) of the Non-Controlling Notes until after a control trigger event has occurred with respect to either such Controlling Note(s) or certain certificates backed thereby, in each case as set forth in the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Set forth in the chart below, with respect to each Loan Combination, is certain information regarding (in each case as of the Cut-off Date): (i) whether such Loan Combination will be a Serviced Loan Combination, an Outside Serviced Loan Combination or a Servicing Shift Loan Combination as of the Closing Date, (ii) with respect to the related Controlling Note, the identity of the related Controlling Note, Controlling Note Holder and anticipated Controlling Note Holder after the securitization of the related Controlling Note, and the aggregate principal balance of the Controlling Note; and (iii) with respect to the related Non-Controlling Notes, the identity of the related Non-Controlling Note Holder(s) and any anticipated Non-Controlling Note Holder(s) after the securitization of the related Non-Controlling Note(s), and the aggregate principal balance of such Non-Controlling Notes. With respect to each Loan Combination, any related Controlling Notes or Non-Controlling Notes may be a Mortgage Note held by the Issuing Entity, or a Companion Note held by an Outside Securitization, the originator thereof, or another third-party transferee.

 

Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Servicing of Loan Combination 

Note Detail 

Controlling Note 

Current Holder of
Unsecuritized Note(1)(2)(3) 

Current or
Anticipated Holder of Securitized Note(2) 

Aggregate Cut-off
Date Balance 

30 Hudson Yards Outside Serviced Notes A-1-S1, A-1-S2, A-1-S3, A-2-S1, A-2-S2, A-2-S3, A-1-C1, A-1-C2, A-1-C9, A-2-C1, A-3-S1, A-3-S2, A-3-S3 No HY 2019-30HY $698,000,000
Notes A-1-C6, A-1-C8, A-2-C2 No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $100,000,000
Notes A-1-C4, A-1-C5, A-1-C10 No Benchmark 2019-B12(4) $93,200,000
Note A-1-C7 No DBNY(5) Not Identified $40,000,000
Notes A-1-C3, A-2-C3, A-2-C4, A-2-C5 No GSB Not Identified $104,400,000
Notes A-3-C1, A-3-C2, A-3-C3, A-3-C4, A-3-C5 No WFB Not Identified $84,400,000
Notes B-1, B-2, B-3 Yes (Note B-1) HY 2019-30HY $310,000,000
             
Millennium Park Plaza Serviced Note A-1 Yes CGCMT 2019-GC41 $70,000,000
Notes A-2, A-3, A-4 No GSB Not Identified $140,000,000
             
USAA Office Portfolio Serviced Note A-1 Yes CGCMT 2019-GC41 $62,400,000
Notes A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5 No GSB Not Identified $180,000,000
             
Grand Canal Shoppes Outside Serviced Notes A-1-1, A-1-6

Control Shift Note 

(Note A-1-1)(6) 

MSC 2019-H7 $70,000,000
Notes A-1-2, A-2-1 No BANK 2019-BNK19(7) $100,000,000
Notes A-1-3, A-1-4, A-1-5, A-1-7, A-1-8 No MSBNA Not Identified $113,846,154
Notes A-2-2, A-2-3, A-2-4, A-2-5 No WFB Not Identified $125,384,615
Note A-3-1 No Benchmark 2019-B12(4) $50,000,000
Note A-4-1 No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $60,000,000
Notes A-3-2, A-3-3, A-3-4, A-3-5 No JPMCB Not Identified $125,384,615
Notes A-4-2, A-4-3, A-4-4, A-4-5 No GSB Not Identified $115,384,615
Note B Yes(6) CRE Fund Investments III LLC Not Identified $215,000,000

 

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Mortgaged Property Name 

Servicing of Loan Combination 

Note Detail 

Controlling Note 

Current Holder of
Unsecuritized Note(1)(2)(3) 

Current or
Anticipated Holder of Securitized Note(2) 

Aggregate Cut-off
Date Balance 

             
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Outside Serviced Notes A-1-A, A-2-A, A-3-A No MFTII 2019-B3B4 $5,000,000
Notes A-2-C, A-3-C No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $55,250,000
Notes A-1-B, A-1-D, A-1-E

Control Shift Note 

(Note A-1-B)(6) 

BCREI Not Identified $139,750,000
Note A-1-C No BANK 2019-BNK19(7) $50,000,000
Note A-2-B No DBNY Not Identified $34,450,000
Note A-3-B No GSB Not Identified $65,550,000
Notes B-1, B-2, B-3 Yes(6) MFTII 2019-B3B4 $155,000,000
             
The Zappettini Portfolio Outside Serviced Note A-1 Yes Benchmark 2019-B12(4) $65,000,000
Note A-2 No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $55,000,000
             
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Serviced Note A-1 Yes CGCMT 2019-GC41 $51,550,000
Note A-2 No GSB Not Identified $32,250,000
             
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Serviced Note A-1 Yes CGCMT 2019-GC41 $50,000,000
Notes A-2, A-3 No GSB Not Identified $80,358,000
             
505 Fulton Street Serviced Note A-1 No CREFI Not Identified $40,000,000
Note A-2 Yes CGCMT 2019-GC41 $45,000,000
             
Wind Creek Leased Fee Servicing Shift Note A-3 No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $45,000,000
Note A-1 Yes CCRE Not Identified $30,000,000
Notes A-2, A-4, A-5, A-6 No DBRI Not Identified $71,600,000
             
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Serviced Note A-1 Yes CGCMT 2019-GC41 $40,800,000
Note A-2 No GSB Not Identified $29,000,000
             
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Outside Serviced Notes A-1, A-2-1 Yes Benchmark 2019-B12(4) $50,000,000
Notes A-2-2, A-3 No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $27,160,000
Note A-4 No WFCM 2019-C51 $22,000,000
Notes A-5, A-6 No UBS AG Not Identified $29,440,000
             
The Centre Outside Serviced Note A-1 Control Shift Note(6) Benchmark 2019-B12(4) $30,000,000
Note A-2-1 No CGCMT 2019-GC41 $15,000,000
Note A-2-2 No CREFI Not Identified $15,000,000
Note B-1 Yes(6) Benchmark 2019-B12(4) $70,000,000

 

 

(1)Unless otherwise specified, with respect to each Loan Combination, any related unsecuritized Controlling Note and/or Non-Controlling Note may be further split, modified, combined and/or reissued (prior to its inclusion in a securitization transaction) as one or multiple Controlling Notes or Non-Controlling Notes, as the case may be, subject to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement (including that the aggregate principal balance, weighted average interest rate and certain other material terms cannot be changed). In connection with the foregoing, any such split, modified, combined or re-issued Controlling Note or Non-Controlling Note, as the case may be, may be transferred to one or multiple parties (not identified in the table above) prior to its inclusion in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction.

 

(2)Unless otherwise specified, with respect to each Loan Combination, each related unsecuritized pari passu Companion Note (whether controlling or non-controlling) is expected to be contributed to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions. Under the column “Current or Anticipated Holder of Securitized Note”, (i) the identification of a securitization trust means we have identified an Outside Securitization that has closed or as to which a preliminary prospectus or final prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that has included or is expected to include the subject Controlling Note or Non-Controlling Note, as the case may be, (ii) “Not Identified” means the subject Controlling Note or Non-Controlling Note, as the case may be, has not been securitized and no preliminary prospectus or final prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that identifies the future Outside Securitization that is expected to include the subject Controlling Note or Non-Controlling Note, and (iii) “Not Applicable” means the subject Controlling Note or Non-Controlling Note is not intended to be contributed to a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction. Under the column “Current Holder of Unsecuritized Note”, “—” means the subject Controlling Note or Non-Controlling Note is not an unsecuritized note and is currently held by the securitization trust referenced under the “Current or Anticipated Holder of Securitized Note” column.

 

(3)Entity names have been abbreviated for presentation.

 

BCREI” means Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc.

 

CCRE” means Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

 

“CREFI” means Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

 

“DBNY” means Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch.

 

“DBRI” means DBR Investments Co. Limited.

 

“JPMCB” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association.

 

“WFB” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

“MSBNA” means Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.

 

“GSB” means Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

 

“UBS AG” means UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.

 

(4)The Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization transaction is scheduled to close on or about August 8, 2019.

 

(5)DBNY expects to transfer the related pari passu Companion Note to DBR Investments Co. Limited and contribute such note to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

 

(6)The subject Loan Combination is an AB Loan Combination or a Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination, and the Controlling Note as of the date hereof (as identified in the chart above) is a related subordinate note. 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 Loan Combination (each identified in the chart above as a “Control Shift Note”), which more senior note will thereafter be the Controlling Note. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination”, “—The Loan Combinations—The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” and “—The Loan Combinations—The Centre Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” in this prospectus for more information regarding the manner in which control shifts under each such Loan Combination.

 

(7)The BANK 2019-BNK19 securitization transaction is scheduled to close on or about August 8, 2019.

 

Each Split Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s) are cross-defaulted. Each Pari Passu Companion Loan is pari passu in right of payment with its related Split Mortgage Loan. Each Subordinate

 

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Companion Loan is subordinate in right of payment to the related Split Mortgage Loan. Only each Split Mortgage Loan is included in the Issuing Entity. No Companion Loan is an asset of the Issuing Entity. In addition, with respect to each Loan Combination, notwithstanding the disclosure above with respect to the number of related Companion Loans, any of the unsecuritized Pari Passu Companion Loans identified above may be further split, modified, combined and reissued (prior to its inclusion in a securitization transaction) as multiple Pari Passu Companion Loans, subject to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement (including that the aggregate principal balance, weighted average interest rate and certain other material terms cannot be changed).In connection with each Loan Combination, the relative rights and obligations of the Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity and each related Companion Loan Holder are generally governed by a co-lender agreement, intercreditor agreement, agreement among noteholders or comparable agreement (each, a “Co-Lender Agreement”). Each Co-Lender Agreement provides, among other things: (i) for the identification and relative rights of the Controlling Note Holder and Non-Controlling Note Holder(s); (ii) for the servicing and administration of the subject Loan Combination and any related Mortgaged Property; and (iii) that expenses, losses and shortfalls relating to the Loan Combination will be allocated first, to any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (if any), and then, on a pro rata basis to the holders of the subject Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) (if any), in each case as more particularly described below in this “—The Loan Combinations” section.

 

Set forth below are certain terms and provisions of each Loan Combination and the related Co-Lender Agreement. Certain of the Loan Combinations are Outside Serviced Loan Combinations and Servicing Shift Loan Combinations. For more information regarding the servicing of each of the Loan Combinations that will not be serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement but will be serviced and administered pursuant to the servicing arrangements for a related Companion Loan, see “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Certain Considerations Regarding the Outside Serviced Loan Combinations” and “—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

The Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations

 

Each Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination will be serviced pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 Advances on the Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations unless such advancing party (or, even if it is not the advancing party, the Special Servicer) determines that such a Property Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Each Servicing Shift Loan Combination will be serviced pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (and, accordingly, will be a Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination) prior to the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, after which such Loan Combination will be serviced pursuant to the related Outside Servicing Agreement (and, accordingly, will be an Outside Serviced Loan Combination). With respect to each Servicing Shift Loan Combination, the discussion under this section only applies to the period prior to the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date.

 

Co-Lender Agreement

 

The Co-Lender Agreement related to each Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination provides that:

 

The Split Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) comprising such Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination are of equal priority with each other and none of such Split Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan(s) will have priority or preference over any other such loan.

 

All payments, proceeds and other recoveries on the Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination will be applied to the Split Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan(s) comprising such Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

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The transfer of up to 49% of the beneficial interest of a Split Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan is generally permitted. The transfer of more than 49% of the beneficial interest of any such Split Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan is generally prohibited unless (i) the transferee is a large institutional lender or investment fund (other than 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 of a Split Mortgage Loan or a Companion Loan 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 Loan Combination 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 Split Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the related Co-Lender Agreement does not limit the transfer of more than 49% of the beneficial interest in such Split Mortgage Loan or a related Companion Loan.

 

With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination, certain costs and expenses (such as a pro rata share of a Property 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. This may result in temporary (or, if not ultimately reimbursed, permanent) shortfalls to the holders of Offered Certificates.

 

Control Rights with respect to Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations other than Servicing Shift Loan Combinations. With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination (other than a Servicing Shift Loan Combination), the related Controlling Note will be included in the Issuing Entity, and the applicable Directing Holder will have consent rights and any applicable Consulting Party will have consultation rights with respect to such Mortgage Loan as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder”.

 

Control Rights with respect to Servicing Shift Loan Combinations. With respect to any Servicing Shift Loan Combination prior to the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, the related Controlling Note will be held as of the Closing Date by the Controlling Note Holder listed as the “Current Holder of Unsecuritized Note” or “Current or Anticipated Holder of Securitized Note”, as applicable, in the table titled “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” above under “—General”. The related Controlling Note Holder will be entitled (i) to direct the servicing of such Loan Combination, (ii) to consent to certain servicing decisions in respect of such Loan Combination and actions set forth in a related asset status report and (iii) to replace the Special Servicer with respect to such Loan Combination with or without cause; provided, that with respect to each Servicing Shift Loan Combination, if such holder or its representative is (or is an affiliate of) the related borrower or if all or a specified portion of the related Controlling Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, no party will be entitled to exercise the rights of such “Controlling Note Holder”, and there will be deemed to be no such “Controlling Note Holder” under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder. With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination, the holder of any related Non-Controlling Note (or if such Non-Controlling Note has been securitized, the controlling class representative 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-Controlling Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, there will be deemed to be no such Non-Controlling Note Holder under the related Co-Lender Agreement with respect to such Non-Controlling Note or the Non-Controlling Note Holder will not be permitted to exercise any of the related consent or consultation rights. With respect to each Servicing Shift Loan Combination, one or more related Non-Controlling Notes will be included in the Issuing Entity, and any applicable Consulting Parties will be entitled to exercise the consultation rights described below.

 

The Special Servicer will be required, with respect to each Non-Controlling Note Holder that is a Consulting Party (i) to provide to such Non-Controlling Note Holder 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 Loan Combination or any proposed action

 

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to be taken in respect of a Major Decision with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination within the same time frame it is required to provide such notice, information or report to the Directing Holder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to such Directing Holder (i.e. including if such Directing Holder is no longer a Directing Holder due to the occurrence of an applicable trigger event)) and (ii) to consult or use reasonable efforts to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder 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 by the Special Servicer or any proposed action to be taken by the Special Servicer in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination that constitutes a Major Decision.

 

Such consultation right will expire 10 business days after the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note 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 Note Holder has responded within such period (unless the Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such 10-business 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 Note 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 Loan Combination, it may take, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, any action constituting a Major Decision with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination or any action set forth in any applicable asset status report before the expiration of the aforementioned 10-business day period.

 

In addition to the aforementioned consultation right, each Non-Controlling Note Holder will have the right to annual conference calls or meetings with the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination are discussed.

 

If a Servicer Termination Event has occurred with respect to the Special Servicer that affects a Non-Controlling Note Holder, such holder will have the right to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination, other than with respect to any rights such Special Servicer may have as a Certificateholder, or any other rights of the Special Servicer at the time of termination that survive the termination, including rights to indemnification and any other amounts payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loan. If any Split Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, and if the Special Servicer decides to sell such Split Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer will be required to sell such Split 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 Loan Combination without the consent of each Non-Controlling Note Holder unless it has delivered to such holder (a) at least fifteen (15) business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination, (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 Special Servicer, a copy of the most recent appraisal and certain other supplementary documents (if requested by such 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 Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations

 

Each Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination will be serviced pursuant to the related Outside Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement. No Outside Servicer, Outside Special Servicer or Outside Trustee will be required to make monthly payment advances on an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, but the related Outside Servicer or Outside Trustee, as applicable, will be required to (and the Outside Special Servicer, at its option in certain cases, may) make servicing advances on the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination in accordance with the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement unless such advancing party (or, in certain cases, the related Outside Special Servicer, even if it is not the advancing party) determines that such a servicing advance would be a nonrecoverable advance. P&I Advances on each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan will be made by the Master

 

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Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to the extent provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee will be obligated to make servicing advances with respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” for a description of certain of the servicing terms of the Outside Servicing Agreements.

 

With respect to any Servicing Shift Loan Combination, the discussion under this “—The Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations” section only applies to the period commencing on the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date.

 

Co-Lender Agreement

 

The Co-Lender Agreement related to each Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination provides that:

 

The Split Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) comprising such Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination are of equal priority with each other and none of such Split Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan(s) will have priority or preference over any other such loan.

 

All payments, proceeds and other recoveries on the Outside Serviced Loan Combination will be applied to the Split Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan(s) comprising such Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination 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 Outside Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement).

 

The transfer of up to 49% of the beneficial interest of a Split Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan comprising the Outside Serviced Loan Combination is generally permitted. The transfer of more than 49% of the beneficial interest of any such Split Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan is generally prohibited unless (i) the transferee is a large institutional lender or investment fund (other than 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 of a Split Mortgage Loan or a Companion Loan 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 Outside Serviced Loan Combination 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 Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan together with the related Outside Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

Any losses, liabilities, claims, fees, costs and/or expenses incurred in connection with an Outside Serviced Loan Combination that are not otherwise paid out of collections on such Loan Combination may, to the extent allocable to the related Outside Serviced 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 holders of Offered Certificates.

 

Control Rights. With respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination, the related Controlling Note will be held as of the Closing Date by the Controlling Note Holder listed as the “Current Holder of Unsecuritized Note” or “Current or Anticipated Holder of Securitized Note”, as applicable, in the table entitled “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” above under “—General”. With respect to any Servicing Shift Loan Combination on or after the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, the related Controlling Note Holder will be the related Outside Securitization. The related Controlling Note Holder (or a designated representative) will be entitled (i) to direct the servicing of such Loan Combination, (ii) to consent to certain servicing decisions in respect of such Loan Combination and actions set forth in a related asset status report and (iii) to replace the special servicer with respect to such Loan Combination with or without cause; provided, that with respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination (including any Servicing Shift Loan Combination on or after the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date), if such holder

 

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(or its designated representative) is (or is an affiliate of) the related borrower or if all or a specified portion of the subject Controlling Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, there will be deemed to be no such “Controlling Note Holder” under the related Co-Lender Agreement and no person will be entitled to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Certain Rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder. With respect to any Outside Serviced Loan Combination, the holder of any related Non-Controlling Note (or if such Non-Controlling Note has been securitized, the controlling class representative 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 with respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination, 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-Controlling Note is held by the borrower or an affiliate thereof, there will be deemed to be no “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Controlling Note under the related Co-Lender Agreement or the Non-Controlling Note Holder will not be permitted to exercise any of the related consent or consultation rights. With respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination (including each Servicing Shift Loan Combination after the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date), one or more related Non-Controlling Notes will be included in the Issuing Entity, and the Controlling Class Representative, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event (as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans—Related Provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement”, will be entitled to exercise the consent or consultation rights described below.

 

With respect to any Outside Serviced Loan Combination, the related Outside Special Servicer or Outside Servicer, as applicable pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement, will be required (i) to provide to each Non-Controlling Note Holder copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the related Outside Controlling Class Representative under the related Outside Servicing Agreement with respect to the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an asset status report relating to the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination or any proposed action to be taken in respect of a major decision under the related Outside Servicing Agreement with respect to such Outside Serviced Loan Combination (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the related Outside Controlling Class Representative due to the occurrence and continuance of a “control termination event” or a “consultation termination event” (or analogous concepts) under such Outside Servicing Agreement) and (ii) to consult or use reasonable efforts to consult each Non-Controlling Note Holder 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 by such Outside Special Servicer or any proposed action to be taken by such Outside Special Servicer in respect of the applicable major decision.

 

Such consultation right will expire 10 business days after the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note 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 Note Holder has responded within such period (unless the related Outside Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such 10-business day period will be deemed to begin anew). In no event will the related Outside Special Servicer be obligated to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its representative).

 

If the related Outside Special Servicer determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the promissory notes comprising an Outside Serviced Loan Combination, it may take, in accordance with the servicing standard under the Outside Servicing Agreement, any action constituting a major decision with respect to such Outside Serviced Loan Combination or any action set forth in any applicable asset status report before the expiration of the aforementioned 10-business day period.

 

In addition to the aforementioned consultation right, each Non-Controlling Note Holder will have the right to annual meetings or conference calls with the related Outside Servicer or the related Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to such Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination are discussed.

 

If a special servicer termination event under the related Outside Servicing Agreement has occurred that affects a Non-Controlling Note Holder, such holder will have the right to direct the related Outside Trustee to terminate the related Outside Special Servicer under such Outside Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the

 

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related Outside Serviced Loan Combination, other than with respect to any rights such Outside Special Servicer may have as a certificateholder under such Outside Servicing Agreement, or any other rights of such Outside Special Servicer at the time of termination that survive the termination, including rights to indemnification and any other amounts payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to such Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

Custody of the Mortgage File. The Outside Custodian is the custodian of the mortgage file related to the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination (other than any promissory notes not contributed to the related Outside Securitization).

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loan. If any Outside Serviced Loan Combination becomes a “defaulted mortgage loan” (or other similar term) within the meaning of the related Outside Servicing Agreement, and if the related Outside Special Servicer decides to sell the related Controlling Note contributed to the Outside Securitization, such Outside Special Servicer will be required to sell the related Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and each Outside Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together as interests evidencing one whole loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the related Outside Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell an Outside Serviced Loan Combination without the consent of each Non-Controlling Note Holder that is not a related borrower or affiliate thereof unless it has delivered to such holder (a) at least fifteen (15) business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination, (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 related Outside Special Servicer, a copy of the most recent appraisal and certain other supplementary documents (if requested by such 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 Outside Controlling Class Representative under the related Outside Servicing Agreement) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and documents being provided to offerors or otherwise approved by the related Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination

 

General

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%) is evidenced by three (3) senior promissory notes with a Cut-off Date Balance of $100,000,000. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination (as defined below) consists of (i) the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, (ii) twenty-six (26) companion loans (the “30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans” and together with the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, the “30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes” or the “30 Hudson Yards A Notes” and the holders of such 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes, the “30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders” and each holder, a “30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder”) that are pari passu with the related 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and (iii) three (3) subordinate companion loans (evidenced by promissory notes B-1, B-2 and B-3) (the “30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans” and together with the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans (the “30 Hudson Yards Companion Loans”) that are subordinate to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans. None of the 30 Hudson Yards Companion Loans are included in the Issuing Entity. The holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans are referred to in this prospectus as the “30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders” and each holder, a “30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder”. The 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans and the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination”.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans evidenced by promissory notes A-1-S1, A-1-S2, A-1-S3, A-2-S1, A-2-S2, A-2-S3, A-1-C1, A-1-C2, A-1-C9, A-2-C1, A-3-S1, A-3-S2, A-3-S3 (with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $698,000,000) and the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans evidenced by Notes B-1, B-2 and B-3 (with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $310,000,000) (together, the “30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans” were included in the Hudson Yards 2019-30HY securitization. The remaining notes are held by the parties identified in the “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” chart above under “—General”.

 

The rights of the holders of the promissory notes evidencing the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination (the “30 Hudson Yards Noteholders”) are subject to a Co-Lender Agreement (the “30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement”).

 

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Servicing

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and any related REO Property will be serviced and administered pursuant to the terms of the trust and servicing agreement, dated as of July 6, 2019 (the “HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement”), between Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity the “30 Hudson Yards Servicer”), Situs Holdings, LLC, as special servicer (the “30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “30 Hudson Yards Trustee”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as paying agent and as custodian (in such capacity, the “30 Hudson Yards Custodian”). The HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement was entered into in connection with the securitization of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans.

 

Custody of the Mortgage File

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Custodian will be the custodian of the mortgage file related to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination (other than any promissory notes not contributed to the HY 2019-30HY securitization, which will be held by the holders thereof).

 

Application of Payments

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement sets forth the respective rights of the 30 Hudson Yards Noteholders with respect to distributions of funds received in respect of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, and provides, in general, that:

 

Each of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans and the rights of each holder thereof to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to its respective 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan will, at all times, be junior, subject and subordinate to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans and the rights of the issuing entity, as the holder of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, and the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans to receive payments with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and their respective 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

If no 30 Hudson Yards Triggering Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, then all amounts tendered by the borrower (net of certain amounts payable or reimbursable to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer, as applicable) will be distributed as follows:

 

(i)       first, (A) initially, to the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee and, if applicable, the master servicers of the related non-lead securitizations), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their respective outstanding principal balances), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable property advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any non-lead securitization, if applicable, its pro rata share of any nonrecoverable property advances previously reimbursed to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee from general collections of the related non-lead securitization trust) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate), (B) then, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans, on the one hand, and the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, on the other hand), to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee) and the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans (or the master servicer or trustee of the non-lead securitizations), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable P&I Advances or analogous concept under the non-lead securitizations, as applicable, that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate under the securitization of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans or analogous advance rate under such non-lead securitization) (and such reimbursement to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, will be made on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans), and (C) finally, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans), to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30

 

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Hudson Yards Trustee), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable administrative advances that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate);

 

(ii)        second, to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee, as applicable), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the unreimbursed amount of costs paid or payable), up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs paid or any costs currently payable or paid or advanced by such holders (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee, as applicable), with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, including, without limitation, unreimbursed property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon at the applicable advance rate, to the extent such costs, property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon are then payable or reimbursable under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii)        third, (A) initially, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer), the applicable accrued and unpaid servicing fee on the related 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes or the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans (without duplication of any portion of the servicing fee paid by the borrower), as the case may be, and (B) then, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder (or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer), any special servicing fees, any workout fees and liquidation fees earned by it with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement;

 

(iv)        fourth, pari passu to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, up to an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the related principal balance at the related interest rate on such 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes, net of the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of accrued and unpaid interest due to each such 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder;

 

(v)         fifth, pari passu, in respect of principal, to the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders all payments and prepayments of amounts allocable to the reduction of the principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination until the principal balances of the 30 Hudson Yards A Notes have been reduced to zero, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis (based on their respective outstanding principal balances);

 

(vi)       sixth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(v), pari passu to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, in each case, in an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, plus interest thereon at the related 30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate minus the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of realized losses previously allocated to each such 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder;

 

(vii)       seventh, to the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders, which 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans, if any, are no longer included in the HY 2019-30HY securitization (or any servicer or trustee, as applicable), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the unreimbursed amount of costs paid or payable), up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs paid or any costs currently payable or paid or advanced by such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee), with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, including, without limitation, unreimbursed property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon at the applicable advance rate, to the extent such costs, property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon are then payable or reimbursable under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement and any cure payment made by such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders as described in “-Cure Rights” below;

 

(viii)      eighth, pari passu, to each holder of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans, up to an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the related principal balance at the related interest rate on such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan, net of the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion

 

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Loans on a pro rata basis according to the amount of accrued and unpaid interest due to each such holder of a 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan;

 

(ix)       ninth, pari passu, in respect of principal to the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders, all payments and prepayments of amounts allocable to the reduction of the principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination until the principal balances of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans have been reduced to zero, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders on a pro rata basis (based on their respective outstanding principal balances);

 

(x)        tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(ix), pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, in each case, in an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, plus interest thereon at the related 30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate minus the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of realized losses previously allocated to each such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder;

 

(xi)       eleventh, any interest accrued at the 30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate on the outstanding principal balance to the extent such default interest amount is (i) actually paid by the borrower, (ii) in excess of interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance at the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination Interest Rate and (iii) not required to be paid to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer, or the master servicer or trustee under a servicing agreement relating to the securitization of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan or any 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loan, and pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder in an amount calculated on the principal balance of the related Note at the excess of (x) the related 30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate for such Note over (y) the 30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the Notes on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts due to such Notes under this clause (xi);

 

(xii)       twelfth, pro rata and pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, any prepayment charge, to the extent actually paid by the borrower and allocable to any prepayment of the related 30 Hudson Yards A Note under the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan documents, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts due to them under this clause (xii);

 

(xiii)      thirteenth, pro rata and pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, any prepayment charge, to the extent actually paid by the borrower and allocable to any prepayment of the related 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans under the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan documents, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts due to them under this clause (xiii);

 

(xiv)      fourteenth, pro rata and pari passu (in the case of penalty charges, only to the extent not required to be paid to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer or the master servicer or trustee under a trust and servicing agreement relating to the securitization of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan or any 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loan), to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder (or any servicer or trustee (if any), as applicable, on its behalf) its percentage interest of any assumption fees and penalty charges, in each case to the extent actually paid by the borrower; and

 

(xv)       fifteenth, any excess amount not otherwise applied pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) - (xiv) above to the 30 Hudson Yards Noteholders pro rata and pari passu in accordance with their respective initial percentage interests.

 

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Notwithstanding clause (xiv) above, to the extent that the borrower actually pays any assumption fees, such assumption fees otherwise allocable to the 30 Hudson Yards Noteholders instead will be payable as additional servicing compensation as provided in the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

After the occurrence of and during the continuance of a 30 Hudson Yards Triggering Event of Default, all amounts tendered by the borrower (net of certain amounts payable or reimbursable to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer, as applicable) will be distributed as follows:

 

(i) first, (A) initially, to the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee and, if applicable, the master servicers of the related non-lead securitizations), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their respective outstanding principal balances), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable property advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any non-lead securitization, if applicable, its pro rata share of any nonrecoverable property advances previously reimbursed to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee from general collections of the related non-lead securitization trust) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate), (B) then, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Securitization Companion Loans, on the one hand, and the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, on the other hand), to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Master Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee) and the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans (or the master servicer or trustee of the non-lead securitizations), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable P&I advances or analogous concept under the non-lead securitizations, as applicable, that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate) (and such reimbursement to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, will be made on a pro rata and pari passu basis based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans), and (C) finally, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Securitization Companion Loans), to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Master Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable administrative advances that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate);

 

(ii) second, to the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Master Servicer, 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee, as applicable), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the unreimbursed amount of costs paid or payable), up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs paid or any costs currently payable or paid or advanced by such holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Securitization Companion Loans (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee, as applicable), with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, including, without limitation, unreimbursed property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon at the applicable advance rate, to the extent such costs, property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon are then payable or reimbursable under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii) third, (A) initially, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer), the applicable accrued and unpaid servicing fee on the related 30 Hudson Yards A Note or 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan (without duplication of any portion of the servicing fee paid by the borrower), as the case may be, and (B) then, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder (or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer), any special servicing fees, any workout fees and liquidation fees earned by it with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement;

 

(iv) fourth, pari passu to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, up to an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the related principal balance at the related interest rate on such 30 Hudson Yard A Note, net of the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of accrued and unpaid interest due to each such 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder;

 

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(v) fifth, pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, up to an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the related principal balance at the related interest rate on such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan, net of the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of accrued and unpaid interest due to each such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder;

 

(vi) sixth, pari passu, in respect of principal, to the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders, all remaining funds until the principal balances of the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes have been reduced to zero, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis (based on their respective outstanding principal balances);

 

(vii) seventh, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(vi), pari passu to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, in each case, in an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, plus interest thereon at the related 30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate minus the servicing fee, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of realized losses previously allocated to each such 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder;

 

(viii) eighth, to 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders, which 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans, if any, are no longer included in the HY 2019-30HY securitization (or any servicer or trustee, as applicable), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the unreimbursed amount of costs paid or payable), up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs paid or any costs currently payable or paid or advanced by such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee), with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, including, without limitation, unreimbursed property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon at the applicable advance rate, to the extent such costs, property advances and administrative advances and interest thereon are then payable or reimbursable under HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ix) ninth, pari passu, in respect of principal, to the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders, all remaining funds until the principal balances of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans have been reduced to zero, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders on a pro rata basis (based on their respective outstanding principal balances);

 

(x) tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(ix), pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, in each case, in an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed realized losses previously allocated to such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, plus interest thereon at the related 30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate minus the servicing fee rate, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders on a pro rata basis according to the amount of realized losses previously allocated to each such 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder;

 

(xi) eleventh, pro rata and pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder, any prepayment charge, to the extent actually paid by the borrower and allocable to any prepayment of the related 30 Hudson Yards A Note under the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan documents, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts due to them under this clause (xi);

 

(xii) twelfth, pro rata and pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, any prepayment charge, to the extent actually paid by the borrower and allocable to any prepayment of the related 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans under the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan documents, with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts due to them under this clause (xii);

 

 

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(xiii) thirteenth, any interest accrued at the 30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate on the outstanding principal balance to the extent such default interest amount is (i) actually paid by the borrower, (ii) in excess of interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance at the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination Interest Rate and (iii) not required to be paid to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer, or the master servicer or trustee under a servicing agreement relating to the securitization of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan or any 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, and pari passu, to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder in an amount calculated on the principal balance of the related note at the excess of (x) the related 30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate for such 30 Hudson Yards Note over (y) the 30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate with the aggregate amount so payable to be allocated between the 30 Hudson Yard Notes on a pro rata basis according to the respective amounts due to such 30 Hudson Yards Notes under this clause (xiii);

 

(xiv) fourteenth, pro rata and pari passu (in the case of penalty charges, only to the extent not required to be paid to the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer, the 30 Hudson Yards Trustee or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer or the master servicer or trustee under a trust and servicing agreement relating to the securitization of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan or any of the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans), to each 30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder and each 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder its percentage interest of any assumption fees and penalty charges, in each case to the extent actually paid by the borrower; and

 

(xv) fifteenth, any excess amount not otherwise applied pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) - (xiv) above will be distributed to the 30 Hudson Yards Noteholders pro rata and pari passu in accordance with their respective initial percentage interests.

 

Notwithstanding clause (xiv) above, to the extent that the borrower actually pays any assumption fees, such assumption fees otherwise allocable to the 30 Hudson Yards Noteholders instead will be payable as additional servicing compensation as provided in the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

30 Hudson Yards Triggering Event of Default” means (i) any event of default under the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination with respect to an obligation to pay money due under the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or (ii) any non-monetary event of default for which the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. A 30 Hudson Yards Triggering Event of Default will not be deemed to exist to the extent the holders of the 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans is exercising its cure rights under the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement.

 

30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate” means with respect to any 30 Hudson Yards Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues thereon following any event of default under the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan documents, including a default in the payment of a monthly payment or a balloon payment.

 

30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate” means with respect to any 30 Hudson Yards Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such 30 Hudson Yards Note (without giving effect to the 30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate).

 

30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination Interest Rate” means the per annum rate at which interest accrues on the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination (without giving effect to the 30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate.

 

Consultation and Control

 

The “controlling holder” under the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement will be Hudson Yards 2019-30HY Mortgage Trust, a New York common law trust (the “30 Hudson Yards Controlling Noteholder”). The 30 Hudson Yards Controlling Noteholder will be entitled to appoint (or act as) a “directing lender” (the “30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder”) with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Combination Loan and to exercise the rights and powers granted to the 30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder and the 30 Hudson Yards Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the terms of the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement and under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement, the Hudson Yards 2019-30HY Mortgage Trust (or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer on its behalf) is required, prior to

 

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taking any “major decision” (as defined in the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement), to notify in writing the 30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder of any proposal to take any of such actions (and to provide the 30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder with such information requested by such 30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of such 30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder in order to make a judgment.) and to receive the written approval of the 30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder (which approval may be withheld in its sole discretion).

 

No objection, direction or advice by any 30 Hudson Yards Noteholder under the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement may require or cause the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan documents, applicable law, the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement, the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the 30 Hudson Yards Servicer or the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Cure Rights

 

So long as any 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan is included in the HY 2019-30HY securitization, no cure rights of a holder of a 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan under the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement will apply.

 

Purchase Option

 

So long as any 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan is included in the HY 2019-30HY securitization, no purchase option of a holder of a 30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan under the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement will apply.

 

Sale of Defaulted Loan Combination

 

Pursuant to the terms of the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement, if the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination becomes a defaulted loan, and if the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer determines to sell the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination in accordance with the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement, then the 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer will be required to sell the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination together as one whole loan. The 30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer is required to give each 30 Hudson Yards Noteholder 10 business days’ notice of its intention to sell the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination.

 

Special Servicer Appointment Rights

 

Pursuant to the terms of the 30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement, the 30 Hudson Yards Controlling Noteholder will have the right, with or without cause, to replace the special servicer then acting with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and appoint a replacement special servicer in lieu thereof without the consent of the other 30 Hudson Yards Noteholders.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination

 

General

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%) is part of a loan combination (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination”) evidenced by the promissory notes listed in the table entitled “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” above, each of which is secured by the same mortgage instrument on the same underlying Mortgaged Property (collectively, the “Grand Canal Shoppes Notes”).

 

The promissory note designated Note A-4-1 in such table is referred to herein as the “Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan.” The remaining promissory notes with the prefix “Note A-“ listed in such table are referred to collectively herein as the “Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans” and, together with the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the “Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes.” The promissory note designated Note B in such table is referred to herein as the “Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan.” The Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes are generally pari passu in right of payment with each other, and the Grand Canal

 

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Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan is generally subordinate in right of payment to the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes.

 

Only the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan is included in the issuing entity. The current holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Notes are set forth in the table entitled “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” above.

 

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 Notes 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 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 holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Notes are subject to a Co-Lender Agreement (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement”), the terms of which are described below.

 

Servicing

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

Custody of the Mortgage File

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the custodian under the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement is the custodian of the mortgage file related to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination (other than the promissory notes evidencing the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan and the related Grand Canal Shoppes Notes not included in the MSC 2019-H7 securitization).

 

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 Notes 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 Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) will be applied and distributed as follows:

 

first, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes, pro rata, in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the aggregate principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate;

 

second, (i) to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis in an amount equal to the product of (A) the sum of the Percentage Interests of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes, 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 Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis until the principal balances thereof have been reduced to zero;

 

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third, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes 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 Loan Combination pursuant to the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement;

 

fourth, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of the Percentage Interests of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes 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 Loan Combination 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 Notes, 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 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 Notes 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 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 Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Loan Combination), 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 Percentage Interests; and

 

twelfth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, 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 Percentage Interests.

 

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Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of (i) any monetary event of default with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, (ii) any other event of default with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination that causes the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 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 Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) will be applied and distributed as follows:

 

first, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes, pro rata, in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the aggregate principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes at the Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate;

 

second, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes, 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 Notes 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 Loan Combination pursuant to the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement;

 

fourth, to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, in an amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of the Percentage Interests of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes 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 Loan Combination 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 Notes, 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 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 Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Loan Combination), 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 Percentage Interests; and

 

twelfth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, 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 Percentage Interests.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate” means the note rate applicable to the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes, 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 Loan Combination Rate.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Relative Spread” means the ratio of the Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Rate to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination Rate.

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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.

 

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 Loan Combination.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” means with respect to each Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Note and the related holders thereof (or, to the extent specified herein, a subset of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes or the related holders thereof), the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount among such notes or such noteholders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such note or any such noteholder over another such note or noteholder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each such note or noteholder, as the case may be, is allocated its pro rata amount (calculated in proportion to the outstanding principal balance of the related note, relative to the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the applicable Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes or otherwise in proportion to the amount due to the holder of the subject Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Note, relative to the aggregate amount due to holders of all of the applicable Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes) of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 Loan Combination, 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

  

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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 Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination 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 forth above in clauses (1) through (3), insurance and condemnation proceeds that constitute collateral for the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination (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 Loan Combination 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 Notes (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 shall 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 Notes 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 Notes 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 Loan Combination. 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 Loan Combination, such Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral will be available to reimburse each Grand Canal Shoppes Note holder for any realized principal loss in accordance with the priority of distributions described under “— Distributions” above with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination after application of the net proceeds of liquidation, not in excess of the principal balance of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon

 

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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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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 Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination, or any extension of the maturity date of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination;

 

(iii)following a default or an event of default with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination (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 Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination 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);

 

(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

 

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  Shoppes Loan Combination, 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 Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination;

 

(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 Loan Combination rather than to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xvii)any determination by the master servicer to transfer the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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 special servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of the Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement or the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, require or cause such master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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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 Loan Combination, 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 Loan Combination 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 Note holder (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 Loan Combination, modifying, amending or waiving any provisions of the related Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination as a specially serviced loan).

 

Purchase Option

 

At any time an event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination has occurred and is continuing, upon written notice to the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes (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 Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes, (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 Loan Combination, 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 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 Loan Combination is purchased after 90 days after such option first becomes exercisable, any liquidation or workout fees payable under the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination and (g) any Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs, but only to the extent not reimbursed previously to a Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Note 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

 

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clauses (d) through (f) of this definition. If the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 Note at the Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate as if the related Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination or the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgaged Property.

 

Sale of Defaulted Loan Combination

 

If the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination becomes a defaulted mortgage loan, the special servicer will be required to sell the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes 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 Note 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 Notes, (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 Notes), 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 Notes 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement from and after the date it becomes the special servicer of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination under the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the trustee under the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (c) the trustee under the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 servicer with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination under MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement is in compliance with the terms of the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) such replacement special servicer will be bound by the terms of the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination and (iii) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, the MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be enforceable against the replacement special servicer, in accordance with its terms.

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination

 

General

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%) is part of a Loan Combination (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination”) comprised of the notes listed in the table entitled “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” above under “—General”, and which consists of 11

 

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senior promissory notes (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes”) and 3 subordinate promissory notes (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes” or the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans”; and, collectively with the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes, the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes”). Each such promissory note is secured by the same mortgage instrument on the same underlying Mortgaged Property, and such promissory notes have an aggregate initial principal balance of $505,000,000.

 

Each of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes has been (or is expected to be) transferred to a securitization trust. Note A-2-C, with an outstanding principal balance of $43,175,000 as of the Cut-off Date; and (ii) Note A-3-C, with an outstanding principal balance of $12,075,000 as of the Cut-off Date, will be deposited into this securitization and will constitute a “Mortgage Loan” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (and will be referred to collectively as the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan”). Each remaining Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note will constitute a “Pari Passu Companion Loan” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (and will be collectively referred to herein as the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans”).

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans are collectively referred to herein as the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Companion Loans”. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Companion Loans collectively comprise the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination.

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans are generally pari passu in right of payment with each other and with the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans are generally subordinate in right of payment to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan and Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

Only the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan is included in the issuing entity. Servicing of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination will be governed by the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA with respect to the related securitization (the “MFTII 2019-B3B4 Securitization”). The remaining Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans have either been contributed to other securitizations or are expected to be contributed to other securitizations from time to time in the future; however, the holders of the related unsecuritized promissory notes are under no obligation to do so.

 

The rights of the holders of the promissory notes evidencing the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders”) are subject to a Co-Lender Agreement (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement”). The following summaries describe certain provisions of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Servicing

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and any related REO Property will be serviced and administered pursuant to the terms of the trust and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Securitization (the “MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA”), by KeyBank National Association as servicer, and, if necessary, Situs Holdings, LLC, as special servicer, in the manner described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”, but subject to the terms of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Custody of the Mortgage File

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the custodian under the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA is the custodian of the mortgage file related to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination (other than the promissory notes evidencing the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan and the related Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes not included in the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA).

 

Application of Payments

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement sets forth the respective rights of the holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan and the holders of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Companion Loans with respect to distributions of funds received in respect of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, and provides, in general, that the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion

 

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Loans and the rights of the holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans Noteholder”) to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes, will at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes and the respective rights of the holders of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, respectively, as and to the extent set forth in the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement, in each case as further described below.

 

All amounts tendered by the related borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination or the related Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be held as reserves or escrows and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to the related Outside Servicer, Outside Special Servicer, Outside Certificate Administrator or Outside Trustee pursuant to the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA, will be applied and distributed by the Outside Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication:

 

(i)     first, (A) to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note (or the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee and, if applicable, the master servicers of the related other securitization trusts), up to the amount of any property protection advances that are nonrecoverable advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any other securitization trust, if applicable, its pro rata share of any property protection advances that are nonrecoverable advances previously reimbursed to the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee from general collections of the related other securitization trusts) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate), (B) second, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note (or the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee and the master servicers or trustees of the related other securitization trusts), up to the amount of any monthly payment advance that is a nonrecoverable advance or analogous concept under the related servicing agreement with respect to such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the total outstanding principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes) that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate or analogous concept under such other securitization trust), (C) third, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note (or the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee), up to the amount of any monthly payment advance that is a nonrecoverable advance with respect to such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, as applicable, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, based on the total outstanding principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes, that remain unreimbursed (together with interest thereon at the applicable advance rate) and (D) fourth, to the holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note (or the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee), up to the amount of any nonrecoverable administrative advances (or in the case of a master servicer of any other securitization trust, if applicable, its pro rata share of any nonrecoverable administrative advances previously reimbursed to the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee from general collections of the related other securitization trusts);

 

(ii)     second, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note (or any servicer or trustee (if any), as applicable) on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on the unreimbursed amount of costs paid or payable) up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs paid or any costs currently payable or paid or advanced by the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes (or any servicer or the trustee (if any), as applicable), with respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination pursuant to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement or the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA, including, without limitation, unreimbursed property protection advances and administrative advances and interest thereon at the applicable advance rate, to the extent such costs, property protection advances and administrative advances and interest thereon are then payable or reimbursable under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement or under the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA;

 

(iii)     third, to pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to interest) in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the applicable note principal balances at the applicable note interest rate minus the applicable servicing fee rate;

 

(iv)     fourth, to pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements

 

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to interest) in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the applicable note principal balances at the applicable note interest rate minus the applicable servicing fee rate;

 

(v)     fifth, (A) prior to the anticipated repayment date, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such notes) in an amount equal to all principal payments received, including any insurance and condemnation proceeding received, if any, with respect to such monthly payment date, allocated as principal on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and payable to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders, until the respective note principal balances have been reduced to zero and (B) on and after the anticipated repayment date, first (1) to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such notes) in an amount equal to funds sufficient to pay the monthly amount determined by the lender to be required to fully amortize the then outstanding principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination over an amortization schedule of 30 years using an assumed interest rate of the initial Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note interest rate and the initial Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note interest rate, and then (2) to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such notes) in an amount equal to all principal payments received with respect to such monthly payment date, allocated as principal on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and payable to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders, until the respective note principal balances have been reduced to zero;

 

(vi)     sixth, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements) in an amount equal to the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal balance of such a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the principal balances of all Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes multiplied by (ii) the ratio of the related Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note’s interest rate to the weighted average of the interest rates of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes based on their principal balances and (iii) any prepayment premium to the extent paid by the related borrower;

 

(vii)     seventh, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination or related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(vi) and, as a result of a workout the aggregate principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes has been reduced, such excess amount to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes) in an aggregate amount up to the reduction, if any, of the principal balance of the each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such aggregate amount at the related note rate;

 

(viii)     eighth, (A) prior to the anticipated repayment date, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such notes) in an amount equal to all principal payments received, including any insurance and condemnation proceeding received, if any, with respect to such monthly payment date, allocated as principal on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and payable to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders until the respective note principal balances have been reduced to zero and (B) on and after the anticipated repayment date, first (1) to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such notes) in an amount equal to funds sufficient to pay the monthly amount determined by the lender to be required to fully amortize the then outstanding principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination over an amortization schedule of 30 years using an assumed interest rate of the initial Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes interest rate and the initial Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes interest rate, and then (2) to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata (based on the principal balances of such notes) in an amount equal to all principal payments received with respect to such monthly payment date, allocated as principal on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and payable to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders, until the respective note principal balances have been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)     ninth, to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements) in an amount equal to the product of (i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal balance of such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the principal balances of all Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes multiplied by (ii) the ratio of the related Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note’s interest rate to the weighted average of the interest rates

 

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of all Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes based on their principal balances and (iii) any prepayment premium to the extent paid by the borrower;

 

(x)     tenth, to any holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note that has made any payments or advances to cure defaults pursuant to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement, to such holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to reimbursements for cure payments) to reimburse them for all such cure payments;

 

(xi)     eleventh, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination or related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(x) and, as a result of a workout the aggregate principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes has been reduced, such excess amount to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note, pro rata, in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the principal balance of the each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note as a result of such workout, plus interest on such aggregate amount at the related note rate;

 

(xii)     twelfth, to each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to interest) in an amount equal to all anticipated repayment date interest on such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note;

 

(xiii)     thirteenth, to each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to interest) in an amount equal to all anticipated repayment date interest on such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note;

 

(xiv)     fourteenth, to pay default interest and late payment charges then due and owing under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, all of which will be applied in accordance with the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA; and

 

(xv)     fifteenth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(xiv), any remaining amount will be paid pro rata to each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Note and each holder of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note based on their initial principal balances.

 

Advances

 

The applicable master servicer or the trustee, as applicable, will be responsible for making any required principal and interest advances on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (but not on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Companion Loans) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement unless the applicable master servicer, the applicable special servicer or the trustee, as applicable, determines that such an advance would not be recoverable from collections on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan. Principal and interest advances in respect of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Companion Loans and property protection advances in respect of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination will be made as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Workout

 

If the related Outside Special Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is decreased, (ii) the applicable note interest rate or scheduled amortization payments on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination are reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, such modification will not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan documents will be structured to preserve, the sequential order of payment of the Notes as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan agreement and the priority of payment described under “—Application of Payments” above. Accordingly, any modification, amendment or waiver resulting in a reduction in the principal entitlement as a result of a work-out of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination will be applied to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes in the following order: (a) first, to the reduction of the note principal balance of each of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes, on a pari passu basis, until the note principal balance of each such note is reduced to

 

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zero; and (b) second, to the reduction of the note principal balance of each of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes, on a pari passu basis, until the note principal balance of each such note is reduced to zero.

 

Control and Consultation Rights

 

The controlling note holder under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement will be (i) the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Securitization as holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes, unless a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing; or (ii) if a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder of Note A-1-B (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note”) (either clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder” and the related note, the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note). During a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period, the securitization containing the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note is referred to as the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note Securitization”.

 

As of the Closing Date, the rights of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder will be exercised by the directing holder under the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Securitization. If the holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note becomes Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note is included in a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note Securitization, it is expected that its rights as Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder would be exercised by the entity identified as the “directing certificateholder” of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note Securitization or analogous entity pursuant to the related pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period” means any period, with respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, if and for so long as:

 

(a)        (1) the initial Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note aggregate principal balance minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes after the date of creation of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes, (y) any appraisal reduction amount for the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination that is allocated to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes and (z) any losses realized with respect to the Mortgaged Property or Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination that are allocated to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes, is less than

 

(b)        twenty-five percent (25%) of the remainder of the (i) initial Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Note principal balance less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received by, the holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes after the date of creation of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes.

 

Consultation Rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holders

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans, other than the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note, are referred to herein as the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Control Notes” and the holders of such a note, the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holders”. Pursuant to the terms of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement, at any time the holder of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note is the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder, the related Outside Special Servicer will be required to consult with each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Noteholder (or its related representative) on a strictly non-binding basis with respect to any major decision or the implementation of any recommended actions in the summary of the asset status report relating to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the expiration of a period of 10 business days (or, in the case of a determination of an acceptable insurance default, 20 days) from the delivery to a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related representative) by the related Outside Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holders, the Outside Special Servicer will no longer be obligated to consult with such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its representative), whether or not such Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its representative) has responded within such 10 business day or 20 day period.

 

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Notwithstanding the consultation rights of any Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its representative) set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, the related Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, may make any major decision or take any action set forth in the asset status report before the expiration of the aforementioned 10 business day or 20 day period if the related Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders. In no event will the related Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its representative).

 

Sale of Defaulted Loan Combination

 

Upon the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination becoming a defaulted mortgage loan, the related Outside Special Servicer will be required to sell the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes together with the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes as notes evidencing one Loan Combination in accordance with the terms of the MFTII 2019- B3B4 TSA.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the related Outside Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination if the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination becomes a defaulted Loan Combination without the written consent of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holders (as defined below) (provided that such consent is not required if a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder is a borrower affiliate) unless the related Outside Special Servicer has delivered to each Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder: (a) at least 15 business days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination; (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 related Outside 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 for the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by any Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder that are material to the price of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related directing holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the related Outside Servicer or the Outside Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided that the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements described in this sentence.

 

Special Servicer Appointment Rights

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement and the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder with respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination will have the right, with or without cause, to replace the related Outside Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and appoint a replacement special servicer.

 

The Centre Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination

 

General

 

The Centre Mortgage Loan (1.2%) is part of a split loan structure comprised of four mortgage notes, each of which is secured by the same mortgage instrument on the same underlying Mortgaged Property.

 

The Centre Mortgage Loan is evidenced by one promissory note, Note A-2-1, with a Cut-off Date Balance of $15,000,000.

 

The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan is subordinate to The Centre Mortgage Loan and The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans (as defined below) and is evidenced by one promissory note, Note B-1, with a Cut-off Date Balance of $70,000,000.

 

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The related Pari Passu Companion Loans (collectively, “The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans”) are evidenced by two promissory notes: Note A-1, with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30,000,000 (“The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan”) and Note A-2-2, with a Cut-off Date Balance of $15,000,000 (“The Centre Note A-2-2 Pari Passu Companion Loan”). Only The Centre Mortgage Loan is included in the issuing entity. The Centre Mortgage Loan and The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans are pari passu with each other in terms of priority. The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan is subordinate to The Centre Mortgage Loan and The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans in terms of priority. The Centre Mortgage Loan, The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan and The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans are collectively referred to in this prospectus as The Centre Loan Combination (“The Centre Loan Combination”). The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan and The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan are expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 Mortgage Trust securitization transaction. However, we cannot assure you that this will ultimately occur.

 

The Centre Mortgage Loan and The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans are together referred to in this prospectus as “The Centre Senior Loans”.

 

The rights of the issuing entity as the holder of The Centre Mortgage Loan and the rights of the holders of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans and The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan are subject to a Co-Lender Agreement (“The Centre Co-Lender Agreement”). The following summaries describe certain provisions of The Centre Co-Lender Agreement.

 

A “Centre Control Appraisal Period” will exist with respect to The Centre Loan Combination, if and for so long as (a)(1) the initial principal balance of The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal allocated to, and received on, The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan, (y) any appraisal reductions for The Centre Loan Combination that are allocated to The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan and (z) any losses realized with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or The Centre Loan Combination that are allocated to The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan, is less than (b) 25% of the remainder of the (i) initial principal balance of The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan less (ii) any payments of principal allocated to, and received, by the holder of The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Servicing

 

The Centre Loan Combination is expected to be serviced pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of August 1, 2019 (the “BMARK 2019-B12 PSA”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “BMARK 2019-B12 Servicer”) and as general special servicer, Pacific Life Insurance Company, as Woodlands Mall special servicer, Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC, as The Centre special servicer (the “Centre Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, national association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “BMARK 2019-B12 Trustee”), Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “BMARK 2019-B12 Certificate Administrator”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “BMARK 2019-B12 Operating Advisor”) and asset representations reviewer, in accordance with the terms of the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA and The Centre Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Amounts payable to the issuing entity as holder of The Centre Mortgage Loan pursuant to The Centre 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 the custodian under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA is the custodian of the mortgage file related to The Centre Loan Combination (other than the promissory notes evidencing The Centre Mortgage Loan and The Centre Note A-2-2 Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

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Application of Payments

 

The Centre Co-Lender Agreement sets forth the respective rights of the holders of The Centre Mortgage Loan, The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans and The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan with respect to distributions of funds received in respect of The Centre Loan Combination, and provides, in general, that after payment of amounts for reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan documents, payments and proceeds received with respect to The Centre Loan Combination will generally be applied in the following order:

 

first, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, to the holder of The Centre Mortgage Loan and the holders of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans, in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for each applicable note at the applicable net interest rate;

 

second, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, to the holder of The Centre Mortgage Loan and the holders of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans, based on the outstanding principal balances of The Centre Mortgage Loan and The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans, in an amount equal to the principal payments received, if any, with respect to such Due Date with respect to The Centre Loan Combination until their principal balances have been reduced to zero;

 

third, on pro rata and pari passu basis, to the holder of The Centre Mortgage Loan and the holders of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans, up to the amount of any unreimbursed costs and expenses paid by such holders, including any unreimbursed trust fund expenses not previously reimbursed to such holders (or paid or advanced by any servicer on its behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed) with respect to The Centre Loan Combination pursuant to The Centre Co-Lender Agreement or the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA;

 

fourth, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, to the holder of The Centre Mortgage Loan and the holders of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis in an amount equal to the product of (i) the percentage interest of each such note multiplied by (ii) the applicable relative spread (as set forth in The Centre Co-Lender Agreement) and (iii) any prepayment premium to the extent paid by the borrower;

 

fifth, to The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan holder in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance for The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan at the applicable net interest rate;

 

sixth, to The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan holder in an amount equal to all remaining principal payments received on The Centre Loan Combination, if any, with respect to such Due Date with respect to The Centre Loan Combination, until the principal balance for The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan has been reduced to zero;

 

seventh, any prepayment premium, to the extent paid by the borrower, will be paid to The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan holder in an amount up to its pro rata interest therein, based on the product of The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan percentage interest multiplied by its relative spread (as set forth in The Centre Co-Lender Agreement);

 

eighth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of The Centre Loan Combination or the related Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through seventh and, as a result of a workout the principal balance for The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan has been reduced, such excess amount will be paid to The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan holder in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the principal balance for The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan as a result of such workout, plus interest on such amount at the related net interest rate;

 

ninth, to the extent assumption or transfer fees actually paid by the borrower are not required to be otherwise applied under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, including, without limitation, to provide reimbursement for interest on any advances, to pay any additional servicing expenses or to compensate a servicer (in each case provided that such reimbursements or payments relate to The Centre Loan Combination), any such assumption or transfer fees, to the extent actually paid by The Centre Loan Combination borrower, will be paid to the holders of The Centre Mortgage Loan, The

 

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  Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans and The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan, pro rata, based on their respective percentage interests; and

 

tenth, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of The Centre Loan Combination, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses first through ninth, any remaining amount will be paid pro rata to the holders of The Centre Mortgage Loan, The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans and The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan in accordance with their respective initial percentage interests.

 

All expenses and losses relating to The Centre Loan Combination and The Centre Mortgaged Property, including without limitation losses of principal and interest, Property Advances, Advance interest amounts, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees, Appraisal Reduction Amounts and certain other trust expenses, will be allocated in reverse sequential order. Any realized losses (including reductions by a bankruptcy court) applied to reduce the principal balance of The Centre Loan Combination will be reimbursed in sequential order after all amounts of interest and principal have otherwise been paid in full on all the notes comprising The Centre Loan Combination.

 

Consultation and Control

 

Pursuant to The Centre Co-Lender Agreement, the controlling holder with respect to The Centre Loan Combination (“The Centre Controlling Noteholder”), as of any date of determination, will be the holder of a majority of The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan, unless a Centre Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing or if a Centre Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holders of a majority of The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan; provided that, if the majority of The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan would be The Centre Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the terms hereof, but any interest in The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan is held by a related Borrower Party, or a related Borrower Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise the rights of The Centre Controlling Noteholder, a Centre Control Appraisal Period will be deemed to have occurred.

 

Pursuant to The Centre Co-Lender Agreement, if any consent, modification, amendment or waiver under or other action in respect of The Centre Loan Combination (whether or not a servicing transfer event has occurred and is continuing) that would constitute a Centre Major Decision, the applicable servicer under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA will be required to provide The Centre Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) with at least 10 business days (or, in the case of a determination of an acceptable insurance default, 20 days) prior notice requesting consent to the requested Centre Major Decision. The BMARK 2019-B12 Servicer or the Centre Special Servicer, as applicable, is not permitted to take any action with respect to such Centre Major Decision (or make a determination not to take action with respect to such Centre Major Decision), unless and until the Centre Special Servicer receives the written consent of The Centre Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) before implementing a decision with respect to such Centre Major Decision.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder (or any servicer acting on its behalf) will not be permitted to follow any advice or consultation provided by The Centre Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) that would require or cause The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder (or any servicer acting on its behalf) to violate any applicable law, including REMIC regulations, be inconsistent with the applicable servicing standard under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, require or cause The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder (or any servicer acting on its behalf) to violate provisions of The Centre Co-Lender Agreement or the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, require or cause The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder (or any servicer acting on its behalf) to violate the terms of The Centre Loan Combination, or materially expand the scope of The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder’s (or any servicer acting on its behalf) responsibilities under The Centre Co-Lender Agreement or the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA.

 

The Centre Special Servicer will be required to provide copies to The Centre Mortgage Loan holder and The Centre Note A-2-2 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder (each, a “The Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder”) of any notice, information and report that is required to be provided to The Centre Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA with respect to any Centre Major Decisions, or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an asset status report, within the same time frame for such notice, information and report is required to be provided to The Centre Controlling Noteholder, and at any time The Centre Controlling Noteholder is The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder, the Centre Special Servicer will be required to

 

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consult with each Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, a Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder requests consultation with respect to any such Centre Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an asset status report, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder; provided that after the expiration of a period of 10 Business Days from the delivery to such Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder by the Centre Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and reports, the Centre Special Servicer will no longer be obligated to consult with such Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder, whether or not such Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder has responded within such 10 Business Day period.

 

The Centre Loan Combination holders acknowledged that the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA may contain certain provisions that give the BMARK 2019-B12 Operating Advisor certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Centre Major Decisions related to compliance with the risk retention rules applicable to this transaction.

 

Centre Major Decision” means a “Major Decision” under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA.

 

Sale of Defaulted Loan Combination

 

If The Centre Loan Combination becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, and if the Centre Special Servicer decides to sell The Centre Loan Combination, the Centre Special Servicer will be required to sell The Centre Mortgage Loan, The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans and The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan, together as interests evidencing one whole loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Centre Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell The Centre Loan Combination without the consent of each Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder unless it has delivered to such holder (a) at least fifteen (15) business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell The Centre Loan Combination, (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 Centre Special Servicer, a copy of the most recent appraisal and certain other supplementary documents (if reasonably requested by such Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder), and (c) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and The Centre Controlling Noteholder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and documents being provided to offerors or otherwise approved by the Centre Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

Special Servicer Appointment Rights

 

Subject to the terms of The Centre Co-Lender Agreement and the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, The Centre Controlling Noteholder (or its representative), at its expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and expenses of counsel to any third parties and costs and expenses of the terminated special servicer), will have the right, at any time from time to time, to appoint a replacement special servicer with respect to The Centre Loan Combination. The Centre Controlling Noteholder (or its representative) will be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Centre Special Servicer under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, with or without cause, upon at least 10 business days’ prior written notice to the Centre Special Servicer (provided, however, that The Centre Controlling Noteholder (and/or its representative) will not be liable for any termination or similar fee in connection with the removal of the Centre Special Servicer in accordance with The Centre Co-Lender Agreement); 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 (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Centre Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Centre Special Servicer under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA from and after the date it becomes the Centre Special Servicer as they relate to The Centre Loan Combination pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the BMARK 2019-B12 Trustee; and (C) the BMARK 2019-B12 Trustee has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the BMARK 2019-B12 Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Centre Special Servicer is in compliance with the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA with respect to The Centre Loan Combination and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with its terms. The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder will be required to promptly provide copies to any terminated special servicer of the documents referred to in the preceding sentence. The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan holder will reasonably cooperate with The Centre Controlling Noteholder in order to satisfy the foregoing conditions, including the rating agency confirmation.

 

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The Centre Controlling Noteholder agreed and acknowledged that the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA may contain provisions such that any Centre Special Servicer could be terminated under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA based on a recommendation by the BMARK 2019-B12 Operating Advisor if (A) the BMARK 2019-B12 Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Centre Special Servicer has failed to comply with the applicable servicing standard under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA and (2) a replacement of the Centre Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of the applicable securities issued under the BMARK 2019-B12 PSA (as a collective whole) and (B) an affirmative vote of requisite certificateholders is obtained. The Centre Controlling Noteholder will retain its right to remove and replace the Centre Special Servicer, but The Centre Controlling Noteholder may not restore a Centre Special Servicer that has been removed in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 

Additional Mortgage Loan Information

 

Each of the tables presented in Annex B and Annex C to this prospectus 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 to this prospectus. For certain additional information regarding the 15 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) in the pool of Mortgage Loans, see “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus.

 

The description in this prospectus, including Annex A, B and C, 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 current report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) will be available to purchasers of the Offered Certificates and will be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), together with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on or prior to the date of the filing of this prospectus.

 

Additionally, an Asset Data File containing certain detailed information regarding the Mortgage Loans for the reporting period specified therein will be filed or caused to be filed by the Depositor on Form ABS-EE on or prior to the date of filing of this prospectus and available to persons (including beneficial owners of the Offered Certificates) who receive this prospectus.


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Transaction Parties

 

The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and German American Capital Corporation are the sponsors of this securitization transaction and, accordingly, are referred to as the “Sponsors”.

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

 

General

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (“CREFI”) is a Sponsor and a Mortgage Loan Seller. 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 Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. (the Depositor), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (one of the underwriters) and Citibank, N.A. (the Certificate Administrator, Custodian, certificate registrar and paying agent). 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 or the Uncertificated VRR Interest. None of the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will have any rights or remedies against CREFI for any losses or other claims in connection with the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest or the Mortgage Loans except in respect of the repurchase and substitution obligations for material document defects or material breaches of the representations and warranties made by CREFI in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement as described under “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”.

 

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.

 

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Review of the CREFI Mortgage Loans

 

Overview. In connection with the preparation of this prospectus, CREFI conducted a review of the Mortgage Loans 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;

 

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 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, B and C to this prospectus) of information regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans.

 

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”;

 

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;

 

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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;

 

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 20% 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.;

 

a description of any material leasing issues at the related mortgaged properties;

 

whether any related mortgaged properties are subject to condemnation proceedings or litigation;

 

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a list of related mortgaged properties for which a Phase I environmental site assessment has not been completed, or for which a Phase II 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 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-1A 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-1B 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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement based upon such review, and provided them to the Depositor for inclusion on Annex E-1B 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, and none of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or the Trustee will have any recourse against the third party originator in connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by such third party originator. As described under “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”, 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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement constitutes the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the Trustee for any uncured material breach of any of CREFI’s representations and warranties regarding the CREFI Mortgage Loans, including any of the 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.

 

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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 loan summaries for those of the CREFI Mortgage Loans included in the 10 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) in the Mortgage Pool, and the abbreviated loan summaries for those of the CREFI Mortgage Loans included in the next 5 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) in the Mortgage Pool, which loan summaries and abbreviated loan summaries are incorporated in “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus.

 

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 “—CREFI’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes—Exceptions” 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 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-

 

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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 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.

 

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

 

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  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 to this prospectus.

 

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 Sponsor representation and warranty set forth in paragraph (7) on Annex E-1A 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 Sponsor representations and warranties in paragraphs (17) and (30) on Annex E-1A 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 Sponsor representation and warranty set forth in paragraph (42) on Annex E-1A 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

 

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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-1A 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.

 

Exceptions. None of the CREFI Mortgage Loans have exceptions to the related underwriting criteria.

 

Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

Prior to April 18, 2017, CREFI had no prior history as a securitizer. CREFI most recently filed a Form ABS-15G pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act on February 14, 2019. CREFI’s Central Index Key is 0001701238. As of June 30, 2019, 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 will retain any Certificates issued by the Issuing Entity or any other economic interest in this securitization as of the Closing Date, except that CREFI (or a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) thereof) will retain approximately $15,344,129 initial Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates (i.e., the CREFI VRR Interest Portion) as described under “Credit Risk Retention”, and an affiliate of CREFI is expected to purchase the Class R Certificates. However, CREFI and/or its affiliates may 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 CREFI VRR Interest Portion) at any time. CREFI or a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) thereof will be required to retain the CREFI VRR Interest Portion as and to the extent described under “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

The information set forth under “—Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.” has been provided by CREFI.

 

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,

 

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New York, New York 10282, telephone number (212) 902-1000. GSMC is a Risk Retention Consultation Party and an affiliate of GS Bank, an originator and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, an underwriter, and the depositor.

 

GS Bank is the originator (or co-originator) of all of the GSMC Mortgage Loans. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination was co-originated by GS Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“WFBNA”), the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination was co-originated by GS Bank, Morgan Stanley Bank, N. A. (“MSBNA”), WFBNA and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMorgan”) and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination was co-originated by GS Bank, DBNY and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“BCREI”).

 

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 Commercial 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, 2018, GSMC originated or acquired approximately 2,897 fixed and floating rate commercial and multifamily mortgage loans with an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $120.2 billion. As of December 31, 2018, GSMC had acted as a sponsor and mortgage loan seller on approximately 182 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 and $8.548 billion of commercial loans in public and private offerings in calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, 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 Data Tape was

 

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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 E-2A to this prospectus 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 on “Annex B – Significant Loan Summaries”. 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.

 

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

 

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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, an originator, is affiliated with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters. GS Bank is referred to as the “Goldman Originator” in this prospectus.

 

The primary business of each 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)

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 Goldman Originator originating commercial mortgage loans.

 

Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)

 

Year

 

Total Goldman Originators
Floating Rate Loans Originated
(approximate)

 

Total Goldman Originators
Floating Rate Loans Securitized
(approximate)

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.

 

Goldman Originator’s Underwriting Guidelines and Processes

 

Each 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 applicable 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

 

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underwriting of a GSMC Mortgage Loan in the mortgage pool, see “Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines below and “Annex E-2B – Exceptions To Sponsor Representations And Warranties (GSMC)”.

 

The underwriting process for each mortgage loan originated by a 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 applicable Goldman Originator origination team.

 

A member of the applicable 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 applicable 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 applicable 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.

 

Each 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 applicable Goldman Originator’s judgment of the property and/or market performance in the future.

 

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 a 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.

 

Each Goldman Originator may require borrowers to fund various escrows for taxes, insurance, capital expenses and replacement reserves. In addition, each 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

 

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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 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 to this prospectus.

 

Each 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 applicable Goldman Originator may require an endorsement to

 

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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 each 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, each 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.

 

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-Each 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 applicable Goldman Originator's internal documented appraisal policy. Each Goldman Originator origination team and a third

 

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  party consultant engaged by the applicable 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-Each 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 applicable 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. Each Goldman Originator origination team and a third party environmental consultant engaged by the applicable 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 applicable 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 applicable 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—Each Goldman Originator obtains a physical condition report (“PCR”) or an update of a previously obtained PCR for each mortgaged property prepared by a structural engineering firm approved by the applicable 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 applicable Goldman Originator. Each Goldman Originator and a third party structural consultant engaged by the applicable 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—Each 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. The Goldman Originator has in the past and may in the future deposit such promissory notes for which it is named as payee with one or more securitization trusts, while its 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.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination was co-originated by GS Bank, DBNY and WFBNA. The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination was co-originated by GS Bank, MSBNA, WFBNA and JPMorgan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination was co-originated by GS Bank, DBNY and BCREI. Each of the preceding Mortgage Loans and each related Companion Loan was co-originated in accordance with the underwriting guidelines described above.

 

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Exceptions to Goldman Originator’s Disclosed Underwriting Guidelines

 

Each 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 applicable 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 applicable 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 applicable 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.

 

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 May 14, 2019. GSMC’s Central Index Key is 0001541502. With respect to the period from and including April 1, 2016 to and including March 31, 2019, 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.

 

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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 5,975,937 0.56 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.56 1 5,975,937 0.00 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 0.00 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 0.00 0 0 0.00
Jefferies LoanCore LLC 18 527,119,321 38 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
Total by Asset Class 74 1,388,928,224 100% 1 5,975,937 0.56 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.56 1 5,975,937 0.00 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 will retain any certificates issued by the issuing entity or any other economic interest in this securitization, other than the Uncertificated VRR Interest. However, GSMC and/or its affiliates may own in the future certain classes of certificates. Any such party will have the right to dispose of any such certificates at any time. GS Bank (or its MOA), an affiliate of GSMC, will be required to retain the Uncertificated VRR Interest as described under “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

The information set forth under “—Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company” has been provided by GSMC.

 

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German American Capital Corporation

 

General

 

German American Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“GACC), is a sponsor and a mortgage loan seller in this securitization transaction. DBNY or DBRI, each an affiliate of GACC, originated (either directly or, in some cases, through table funding arrangements) all of the GACC Mortgage Loans, except with respect to (i) the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, which was co-originated by DBNY, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and GS Bank, (ii) the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, which was co-originated by DBNY, Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. and GS Bank, (iii) the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination, which was co-originated by DBNY and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, and (iv) the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, which was originated by Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and which DBRI has acquired prior to the date hereof. DBRI has reunderwritten such loans in accordance with the procedures described under “—DB Originators’ Underwriting Guidelines and Processes” below, subject to any exceptions, if any, identified under “—Exceptions”.

 

GACC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp., which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, a German corporation. GACC is an affiliate of (i) DBR Investments Co. Limited, an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (“DBRI”), (ii) Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), an originator, a Retaining Party, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party, an initial holder of the VRR Interest, and (iii) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., an underwriter. The principal offices of GACC are located at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005. It is expected that, prior to pricing of the Offered Certificates, DBRI will purchase for cash from DBNY (i) the Comcast Building Tucson Mortgage Loan and the Floridian Hotel & Suites Mortgage Loan and (ii) a 100% equity participation interest in the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, the Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Burbank Collection Mortgage Loan and the Powell Court Apartments Mortgage Loan. It is expected that DBRI will purchase for cash from Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. the Wind Creek Leased Fee Pari Passu Companion Loans designated as notes A-2, note A-3, note A-4, note A-5 and note A-6. DBRI and DBNY will sell their respective interests in the GACC Mortgage Loans to GACC on the Closing Date. During the period from DBRI’s purchase to the Closing Date, DBRI will have borne the credit risk in respect of the GACC Mortgage Loans. In addition, DBNY will transfer to DBRI the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loan designated as note A-1-C7 and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loan designated as note A-2-B, in the ordinary course of business and such Companion Loans will be securitized in one or more future securitization transactions.

 

GACC is engaged in the origination and acquisition of commercial mortgage loans with the primary intent to sell the loans within a short period of time subsequent to origination or acquisition into a primary issuance of commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) or through a sale of whole loan interests to third party investors. GACC originates loans primarily for securitization; however, GACC also originates subordinate mortgage loans or subordinate participation interests in mortgage loans, and mezzanine loans (loans secured by equity interests in entities that own commercial real estate), for sale to third party investors.

 

Deutsche Bank AG (together with certain affiliates, “Deutsche Bank”) filed a Form 6-K with the SEC on December 23, 2016. The Form 6-K states that Deutsche Bank “has reached a settlement in principle with the Department of Justice in the United States (“DOJ”) regarding civil claims that the DOJ considered in connection with the bank’s issuance and underwriting of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and related securitization activities between 2005 and 2007. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Deutsche Bank agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty of US dollar 3.1 billion and to provide US dollar 4.1 billion in consumer relief in the United States. The consumer relief is expected to be primarily in the form of loan modifications and other assistance to homeowners and borrowers, and other similar initiatives to be determined, and delivered over a period of at least five years.” On January 17, 2017, the DOJ issued a press release officially announcing a $7.2 billion settlement with Deutsche Bank “resolving federal civil claims that Deutsche Bank misled investors in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2006 and 2007. The settlement requires Deutsche Bank to pay a $3.1 billion civil penalty under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA). Under the settlement, Deutsche Bank will also provide $4.1 billion in relief to underwater homeowners, distressed borrowers and affected communities.”

 

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GACC’s Securitization Program

 

GACC has been engaged as an originator and seller/contributor of loans into CMBS securitizations for more than ten years.

 

GACC has been a seller of loans into securitization programs including (i) the “COMM” program, in which its affiliate Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation (“DMARC”) is the depositor, (ii) the “CD” program in which DMARC is the depositor on a rotating basis with Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., and (iii) programs where third party entities, including affiliates of General Electric Capital Corporation, Capmark Finance Inc. (formerly GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation) and others, have acted as depositors.

 

Under the COMM name, GACC has had two primary securitization programs, the “COMM FL” program, into which large floating rate commercial mortgage loans were securitized, and the “COMM Conduit/Fusion” program, into which both fixed rate conduit loans and large loans were securitized.

 

GACC originates both fixed rate and floating rate commercial mortgage loans backed by a range of commercial real estate properties including office buildings, apartments, shopping malls, hotels, and industrial/warehouse properties. The total amount of loans securitized by GACC from October 1, 2010 through March 31, 2019 is approximately $72.49 billion.

 

GACC has purchased loans for securitization in the past and it may elect to purchase loans for securitization in the future. In the event GACC purchases loans for securitization, GACC will either reunderwrite the mortgage loans it purchases, or perform other procedures to ascertain the quality of such loans, which procedures will be subject to approval by credit risk management officers.

 

In coordination with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and other underwriters or initial purchasers, GACC works with NRSROs, other loan sellers, servicers and investors in structuring a securitization transaction to maximize the overall value and capital structure, taking into account numerous factors, including without limitation geographic and property type diversity and NRSRO criteria.

 

For the most part, GACC relies on independent rated third parties to service loans held pending sale or securitization. It maintains interim servicing agreements with large, institutional commercial mortgage loan servicers who are highly rated by the NRSROs. Periodic financial review and analysis, including monitoring of ratings, of each of the servicers with which GACC has servicing arrangements is conducted under the purview of loan underwriting personnel.

 

Pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, GACC will make certain representations and warranties, subject to certain exceptions set forth therein (and in Annex E-1B to this prospectus), to the depositor and will covenant to provide certain documents regarding the Mortgage Loans it is selling to the depositor (the “GACC Mortgage Loans”) and, in connection with certain breaches of such representations and warranties or certain defects with respect to such documents, which breaches or defects are determined to have a material adverse effect on the value of the subject GACC Mortgage Loans or such other standard as is described in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, may have an obligation to repurchase such Mortgage Loan, cure the subject defect or breach, replace the subject Mortgage Loan with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or make a Loss of Value Payment, as the case may be. The depositor will assign certain of its rights under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the issuing entity. In addition, GACC has agreed to indemnify the depositor, the underwriters and certain of their respective affiliates with respect to certain liabilities arising in connection with the issuance and sale of the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Assignment of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

Review of GACC Mortgage Loans

 

Overview. GACC, in its capacity as the sponsor of the GACC Mortgage Loans, has conducted a review of the GACC Mortgage Loans in connection with the securitization described in this prospectus. GACC determined the nature, extent and timing of the review and the level of assistance provided by any third parties. The review of the GACC Mortgage Loans was performed by a deal team comprised of real estate and securitization professionals who are employees of one or more of GACC’s affiliates (the “GACC Deal Team”). The review procedures described below were employed with respect to all of the GACC 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.

 

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Data Tape. To prepare for securitization, members of the GACC Deal Team created a data tape (the “GACC Data Tape”) containing detailed loan-level and property-level information regarding each GACC Mortgage Loan. The GACC Data Tape was compiled from, among other sources, the related Mortgage Loan documents, appraisals, environmental reports, seismic reports, property condition 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 DB Originators during the underwriting process. After origination of each GACC Mortgage Loan, the GACC Deal Team updated the information in the GACC Data Tape with respect to the GACC Mortgage Loan based on updates provided by the related loan 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 GACC Deal Team. The GACC Data Tape was used by the GACC Deal Team to provide the numerical information regarding the GACC Mortgage Loans in this prospectus.

 

Data Comparison and Recalculation. GACC engaged a third party accounting firm to perform certain data comparison and recalculation procedures designed by GACC relating to information in this prospectus regarding the GACC Mortgage Loans. These procedures included:

 

comparing the information in the GACC Data Tape against various source documents provided by GACC that are described above under “—Data Tape”;

 

comparing numerical information regarding the GACC Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties disclosed in this prospectus against the GACC Data Tape; and

 

recalculating certain percentages, ratios and other formulae relating to the GACC Mortgage Loans disclosed in this prospectus.

 

Legal Review. GACC engaged various law firms to conduct certain legal reviews of the GACC Mortgage Loans for disclosure in this prospectus. In anticipation of securitization of each GACC Mortgage Loan originated by the applicable DB Originator, origination counsel prepared a loan summary that sets forth salient loan terms and summarizes material deviations from GACC’s standard form loan documents. In addition, origination counsel for each GACC Mortgage Loan reviewed GACC’s representations and warranties set forth on Annex E-1A to this prospectus and, if applicable, identified exceptions to those representations and warranties set forth on Annex E-1B.

 

Securitization counsel was also engaged to assist in the review of the GACC Mortgage Loans. Such assistance included, among other things, (i) a review of sections of the loan documents with respect to certain of the GACC Mortgage Loans that deviate materially from GACC’s standard form document, (ii) a review of the loan summaries referred to above relating to the GACC Mortgage Loans prepared by origination counsel, and (iii) a review of a due diligence questionnaire completed by the origination counsel. Securitization counsel also reviewed the property release provisions (other than the partial defeasance provisions), if any, for each GACC Mortgage Loan with multiple Mortgaged Properties or, to the extent identified by origination counsel, for each GACC Mortgage Loan with permitted outparcel releases or similar releases for compliance with the REMIC provisions of the Code.

 

GACC prepared, and reviewed with origination counsel and/or securitization counsel, the loan summaries for those of the GACC Mortgage Loans included in the 10 largest Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool, and the abbreviated loan summaries for those of the GACC Mortgage Loans included in the next 5 largest Mortgage Loans in the mortgage pool, which loan summaries and abbreviated loan summaries are incorporated in Annex B.

 

Other Review Procedures. With respect to any pending litigation that existed at the origination of any GACC Mortgage Loan, GACC requested updates from the related borrower, origination counsel and/or borrower’s litigation counsel. In connection with the origination of each GACC Mortgage Loan, GACC, together with origination counsel, conducted a search with respect to each borrower under the related GACC Mortgage Loan to determine whether it filed for bankruptcy. If GACC became aware of a significant natural disaster in the vicinity of any Mortgaged Property securing a GACC Mortgage Loan, GACC obtained information on the status of the Mortgaged Property from the related borrower to confirm no material damage to the Mortgaged Property.

 

With respect to the GACC Mortgage Loans originated by a DB Originator, the GACC Deal Team also consulted with the applicable GACC Mortgage Loan origination team to confirm that the GACC Mortgage Loans were originated in compliance with the origination and underwriting criteria described below under “—DB

 

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Originators’ Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, as well as to identify any material deviations from those origination and underwriting criteria. See “—Exceptions” below.

 

Findings and Conclusions. Based on the foregoing review procedures, GACC determined that the disclosure regarding the GACC Mortgage Loans in this prospectus is accurate in all material respects. GACC also determined that the GACC Mortgage Loans were originated (or acquired and reunderwritten) in accordance with the applicable DB Originator’s origination procedures and underwriting criteria, except as described below under “—Exceptions. GACC attributes to itself all findings and conclusions resulting from the foregoing review procedures.

 

DB Originators’ Underwriting Guidelines and Processes

 

General. DBRI and DBNY are each an originator and are affiliated with each other and with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., one of the underwriters. DBRI and DBNY are referred to as the “DB Originators” in this prospectus. Each DB Originator originates loans located in the United States that are secured by retail, multifamily, office, hotel and industrial/warehouse properties. All of the mortgage loans originated by a DB Originator generally are originated in accordance with the underwriting criteria described below. However, each lending situation is unique, and the facts and circumstance surrounding the mortgage loan, such as the quality and location of the real estate, the sponsorship of the borrower and the tenancy of the property, will impact the extent to which the general guidelines below are applied to a specific loan. This underwriting criteria is general, and there is no assurance that every mortgage loan will conform in all respects with the guidelines.

 

Loan Analysis. In connection with the origination of mortgage loans, the applicable DB Originator conducts an extensive review of the related mortgaged property, including an analysis of the appraisal, environmental report, property operating statements, financial data, rent rolls, sales where applicable and related information or statements of occupancy rates provided by the borrower and, with respect to the mortgage loans secured by retail and office properties, certain major tenant leases and the tenant’s credit. Generally, borrowers are required to be single purpose entities which do not have a credit history; therefore, the financial strength and character of certain of the borrower’s key principals are examined prior to approval of the mortgage loan through a review of available financial statements and public records searches. A member of the applicable DB Originator underwriting or due diligence team, or a consultant or other designee, visits the mortgaged property for a site inspection to confirm the occupancy rates of the mortgaged property, and analyzes the mortgaged property’s sub-market and the utility of the mortgaged property within the sub-market. Unless otherwise specified in this prospectus, all financial, occupancy and other information contained in this prospectus is based on such information and there can be no assurance that such financial, occupancy and other information remains accurate.

 

Cash Flow Analysis. The applicable DB Originator reviews, among other things, historical operating statements, rent rolls, tenant leases and/or budgeted income and expense statements provided by the borrower and makes adjustments in order to determine a debt service coverage ratio, including taking into account the benefits of any governmental assistance programs. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Mortgage Loan Information” in this prospectus.

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Loan-to-Value Ratio. The underwriting includes a calculation of the debt service coverage ratio and the loan-to-value ratio in connection with the origination of each loan.

 

The debt service coverage ratio will generally be calculated based on the ratio of the underwritten net cash flow from the property in question as determined by the applicable DB Originator and payments on the loan based on actual 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 multifamily or commercial mortgage loan, annual net cash flow that was calculated based on assumptions regarding projected future rental income, expenses and/or occupancy may be utilized. We cannot assure you that the foregoing assumptions made with respect to any prospective multifamily or commercial mortgage loan will, in fact, be consistent with actual property performance. For specific discussions on the particular assumptions and adjustments, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool” and Annex A and Annex C to this prospectus. The 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 obtained in accordance with the guidelines described under “—Appraisal and Loan-to-Value Ratio” below. In addition, with respect to certain mortgage loans, there may exist subordinate mortgage debt or mezzanine debt. Such mortgage loans will have a lower combined debt service coverage ratio and/or a higher

 

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combined loan-to-value ratio when such subordinate or mezzanine debt is taken into account. Additionally, certain mortgage loans may provide for interest only payments prior to maturity, or for an interest-only period during a portion of the term of the mortgage loan.

 

Appraisal and Loan-to-Value Ratio. For each Mortgaged Property, the applicable DB Originator obtains (or, in connection with DBRI’s acquisition and reunderwriting of a mortgage loan, the related originator obtains and DBRI relies upon) a current (within 6 months of the origination date of the mortgage loan) comprehensive narrative appraisal conforming to the requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation. The appraisal is based on the “as-is” market value of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of value in its then-current condition, and in accordance with the Mortgaged Property’s highest and best use as determined within the appraisal. In certain cases, the applicable DB Originator may also obtain prospective or hypothetical values on an “as-stabilized”, “as complete” and/or “hypothetical as is” basis, reflecting stipulated assumptions including, but not limited to, leasing, occupancy, income normalization, construction, renovation, restoration and/or repairs at the Mortgaged Property. the applicable DB Originator then determines the loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage loan for origination or, if applicable, in connection with its acquisition of the mortgage loan, in each case based on the value and effective value dates set forth in the appraisal. In connection with DBRI’s acquisition and reunderwriting of a mortgage loan, DBRI relies upon the appraisal(s) obtained by the related originator. Such appraisal(s) may reflect a value for a particular Mortgaged Property that varies from a DBRI opinion of value. The information in this prospectus regarding such acquired mortgage loans, including, but not limited to, appraised values and loan-to-value ratios, reflects the information contained in such originator’s appraisal. We cannot assure you that the information set forth in this prospectus regarding the appraised values or loan-to-value ratios of such acquired mortgage loans would not be different if a DB Originator had originated such mortgage loans. See “Risk Factors—Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property” in this prospectus.

 

Evaluation of Borrower. DBNY evaluates the borrower and its principals with respect to credit history and prior experience as an owner and operator of commercial real estate properties. The evaluation will generally include obtaining and reviewing a credit report or other reliable indication of the borrower’s financial capacity; obtaining and verifying credit references and/or business and trade references; and obtaining and reviewing certifications provided by the borrower as to prior real estate experience and current contingent liabilities. Finally, although the mortgage loans generally are non-recourse in nature, in the case of certain mortgage loans, the borrower and certain principals of the borrower may be required to assume legal responsibility for liabilities as a result of, among other things, fraud, misrepresentation, misappropriation or conversion of funds and breach of environmental or hazardous materials requirements. The applicable DB Originator evaluates the financial capacity of the borrower and such principals to meet any obligations that may arise with respect to such liabilities.

 

Environmental Site Assessment. Prior to origination, the applicable DB Originator either (i) obtains or updates (or, in connection with DBRI’s acquisition and reunderwriting of a mortgage loan, the related originator obtains or updates and DBRI relies upon) an environmental site assessment (“ESA”) for a Mortgaged Property prepared by a qualified environmental firm or (ii) obtains (or, in connection with DBRI’s acquisition and reunderwriting of a mortgage loan, the related originator obtains and DBRI relies upon) an environmental insurance policy for a Mortgaged Property. If an ESA is obtained or updated, the applicable DB Originator reviews the ESA to verify the absence of reported violations of applicable laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and hazardous materials or other material adverse environmental condition or circumstance. In cases in which the ESA identifies conditions that would require cleanup, remedial action or any other response estimated to cost in excess of 5% of the outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loan, the applicable DB Originator either (i) determines that another party with sufficient assets is responsible for taking remedial actions directed by an applicable regulatory authority or (ii) requires the borrower to do one of the following: (A) carry out satisfactory remediation activities or other responses prior to the origination of the mortgage loan, (B) establish an operations and maintenance plan, (C) place sufficient funds in escrow or establish a letter of credit at the time of origination of the mortgage loan to complete such remediation within a specified period of time, (D) obtain an environmental insurance policy for the Mortgaged Property, (E) provide or obtain an indemnity agreement or a guaranty with respect to such condition or circumstance, or (F) receive appropriate assurances that significant remediation activities or other significant responses are not necessary or required.

 

Certain of the mortgage loans may also have environmental insurance policies. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Insurance Considerations”.

 

Physical Assessment Report. Prior to origination, the applicable DB Originator obtains (or, in connection with DBRI’s acquisition and reunderwriting of a mortgage loan, the related originator obtains and DBRI relies upon) a

 

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physical assessment report (“PAR”) for each Mortgaged Property prepared by a qualified structural engineering firm. The applicable DB Originator reviews the PAR to verify that the property is reported to be in satisfactory physical condition, and to determine the anticipated costs of necessary repair, replacement and major maintenance or capital expenditure needs over the term of the mortgage loan. In cases in which the PAR identifies material repairs or replacements needed immediately, the applicable DB Originator generally requires the borrower to carry out such repairs or replacements prior to the origination of the mortgage loan, or, in many cases, requires the borrower to place sufficient funds in escrow at the time of origination of the mortgage loan to complete such repairs or replacements within not more than twelve months. In certain instances, the applicable DB Originator may waive such escrows but require the related borrower to complete such repairs within a stated period of time in the related mortgage loan documents.

 

Title Insurance Policy. The borrower is required to provide, and the applicable DB Originator reviews, a title insurance policy for each Mortgaged Property. The title insurance policy must meet the following requirements: (a) the policy must be written by a title insurer licensed to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located; (b) the policy must be in an amount equal to the original principal balance of the mortgage loan; (c) the protection and benefits must run to the mortgagee and its successors and assigns; (d) the policy should be written on a standard policy form of the American Land Title Association or equivalent policy promulgated in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located; and (e) the legal description of the Mortgaged Property in the title policy must conform to that shown on the survey of the Mortgaged Property, where a survey has been required.

 

Property Insurance. The borrower is required to provide, and the applicable DB Originator reviews, certificates of required insurance with respect to the Mortgaged Property. Such insurance may include: (1) commercial general liability insurance for bodily injury or death and property damage; (2) a fire and extended perils insurance policy providing “special” form coverage including coverage against loss or damage by fire, lightning, explosion, smoke, windstorm and hail, riot or strike and civil commotion; (3) if applicable, boiler and machinery coverage; (4) if the Mortgaged Property is located in a flood hazard area, flood insurance; and (5) such other coverage as the applicable DB Originator may require based on the specific characteristics of the Mortgaged Property.

 

Seismic Report. A seismic report is required for all properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4.

 

Zoning and Building Code Compliance. In connection with the origination of a multifamily or commercial mortgage loan, the originator will 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: a zoning report, 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.

 

Escrow Requirements. The applicable DB Originator may require borrowers to fund various escrows for taxes, insurance, capital expenses and replacement reserves, which reserves in many instances will be limited to certain capped amounts. In addition, the applicable DB 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. Escrows are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are not required for all commercial mortgage loans originated by a DB Originator. The typical required escrows for mortgage loans originated by a DB Originator are as follows:

 

Taxes – An initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits equal to approximately 1/12th of the estimated annual property taxes (based on the most recent property assessment and the current millage rate) are required to provide the applicable DB Originator with sufficient funds to satisfy all taxes and assessments. The applicable DB Originator may waive this escrow requirement in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) the Mortgaged Property is a single tenant property (or substantially leased to single tenant) and the tenant pays taxes directly (or the applicable DB Originator may waive the escrow for a portion of the Mortgaged Property which is leased to a tenant that pays taxes for its portion of the Mortgaged Property directly); or (ii) any Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances.

 

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Insurance – An initial deposit and monthly escrow deposits the applicable DB Originator to approximately 1/12th of the estimated annual property insurance premium are required to provide DBNY with sufficient funds to pay all insurance premiums. The applicable DB Originator may waive this escrow requirement in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) the borrower maintains a blanket insurance policy; (ii) the Mortgaged Property is a single tenant property (or substantially leased to single tenant) and the tenant maintains the property insurance or self-insures (or may waive the escrow for a portion of the Mortgaged Property which is leased to a tenant that maintains property insurance for its portion of the Mortgaged Property or self-insures); or (iii) any Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances.

 

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. The applicable DB Originator may waive this escrow requirement in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) the Mortgaged Property is a single tenant property (or substantially leased to single tenant) and the tenant repairs and maintains the Mortgaged Property (or may waive the escrow for a portion of the Mortgaged Property which is leased to a tenant that repairs and maintains its portion of the Mortgaged Property); or (ii) any Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances.

 

Tenant Improvement/Lease Commissions – A tenant improvement/leasing commission reserve may be required to be funded either at loan origination and/or during the related mortgage loan term and/or springing upon certain tenant events to cover certain anticipated leasing commissions, free rent periods or tenant improvement costs which might be associated with re-leasing the space occupied by such tenants. The applicable DB Originator may waive this escrow requirement in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) the Mortgaged Property is a single tenant property (or substantially leased to single tenant), with a lease that extends beyond the loan term; or (ii) any Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances.

 

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. The applicable DB Originator may waive this escrow requirement in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee to complete the immediate repairs; (ii) the deferred maintenance items do not materially impact the function, performance or value of the property; (iii) the deferred maintenance cost does not exceed $50,000; (iv) the Mortgaged Property is a single tenant property (or substantially leased to single tenant), and the tenant is responsible for the repairs; or (v) any Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances.

 

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. The applicable DB Originator may waive this escrow requirement in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to: (i) the sponsor of the borrower delivers a guarantee agreeing to complete the remediation; (ii) environmental insurance is in place or obtained; or (iii) any Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances.

 

The applicable DB Originator may determine that establishing any of the foregoing escrows or reserves is not warranted in one or more of the following instances (collectively, the “Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances): (i) the amounts involved are de minimis, (ii) the applicable DB Originator’s evaluation of the ability of the Mortgaged 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, (iii) based on the Mortgaged Property maintaining a specified debt service coverage ratio, (iv) the applicable DB Originator has structured springing escrows that arise for identified risks, (v) the applicable DB Originator has an alternative to a cash escrow or reserve, such as a letter of credit or a guarantee from the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower; (vi) the applicable DB Originator believes there are credit positive characteristics of the borrower, the sponsor of the borrower and/or the Mortgaged Property that would offset the need for the escrow or reserve; or (vii) the reserves are being collected and held by a third party, such as a management company, a franchisor, or an association.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing discussion under this caption “—DB Originators’ Underwriting Guidelines and Processes”, one or more of the mortgage loans contributed to this securitization by GACC may vary from, or may

 

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not comply with, the applicable DB Originator’s underwriting guidelines described above. In addition, in the case of one or more of the mortgage loans contributed to this securitization by GACC, the applicable DB Originator may not have strictly applied these underwriting guidelines as the result of a case-by-case permitted exception based upon other compensating or mitigating factors.

 

Exceptions

 

Other than as set forth below, the GACC Mortgage Loans were originated in accordance with the underwriting standards set forth above.

 

With respect to the Post Ranch Inn Mortgage Loan (4.7%), the Mortgage Loan is structured with a 10-year Anticipated Repayment Date and an approximately 15-year final maturity date, which is longer than the maximum term of 10 years generally required by GACC’s underwriting guidelines. Additionally, GACC’s decision to include the Mortgage Loan in the transaction was based on several factors, including (i) the Mortgaged Property being a destination luxury resort that has received numerous awards in 2018, including a 4-Star Award for Hotel-Restaurant-Spa from Forbes Travel Guide, (ii) the borrower sponsor, who built the Mortgaged Property in 1992, investing approximately $9.9 million ($253,846 per room) into the mortgage property since 2015, and (iii) the Mortgage Loan having a Cut-off Date loan-to-value ratio of 42.3%, a net operating income debt yield of 18.3% and a net cash flow debt service coverage ratio of 4.88x.

 

With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan (4.3%), the Loan Combination is structured with a 10-year Anticipated Repayment Date and an approximately 15-year final maturity date, which is longer than the maximum term of 10 years generally required by GACC’s underwriting guidelines. GACC’s decision to include the Mortgage Loan in the transaction was based on several factors, including (i) the Mortgage Loan having a Cut-off Date loan-to-value ratio of 44.3%, a net operating income debt yield of 13.2% and a net cash flow debt service coverage ratio of 3.46x and (ii) the financial strength of the borrower sponsor, The Jay Paul Company, a privately held real estate firm based in San Francisco, California.

 

Compliance with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act

 

GACC most recently filed a Form ABS-15G with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), on February 13, 2019. GACC’s “Central Index Key” number is 0001541294. With respect to the period from and including April 1, 2016 to and including March 31, 2019, GACC did 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.

 

Retained Interests in This Securitization

 

Neither GACC nor any of its affiliates will retain any Certificates issued by the Issuing Entity or any other economic interest in this securitization as of the Closing Date, except that DBNY (an affiliate of GACC and an originator of certain of the GACC Mortgage Loans) will retain approximately $8,930,000 initial Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates (the “DBNY VRR Interest Portion”) as described under “Credit Risk Retention”. However, GACC and/or its affiliates may 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 DBNY VRR Interest Portion) at any time. DBNY or a “majority owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) will be required to retain the DBNY VRR Interest Portion as and to the extent described under “Credit Risk Retention”.

 

The information set forth under “—German American Capital Corporation” has been provided by GACC.

 

Compensation of the Sponsors

 

In connection with the offering and sale of the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest contemplated by this prospectus, the Sponsors (including affiliates of the Sponsors) will be compensated for the sale of their respective 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 and the Uncertificated VRR Interest and the sale of servicing rights to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National

 

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Association for the master servicing of the Mortgage Loans and primary servicing of certain of the Serviced 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 and the Uncertificated VRR Interest 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 the value of the right to earn income on investments on amounts held by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer will also purchase the primary servicing rights for any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

The Depositor

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. is the depositor with respect to the Issuing Entity (in such capacity, the “Depositor”). The Depositor is a special purpose corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 17, 2003 for the purpose of engaging in the business of, among other things, acquiring and depositing mortgage loans in trusts in exchange for certificates evidencing interest in such trusts and selling or otherwise distributing such certificates, in addition to other related activities. The principal executive offices of the Depositor are located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013. The telephone number is (212) 816-5343.

 

The Depositor is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., an affiliate of (i) CREFI, a Sponsor, an originator, the Retaining Sponsor, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party and the holder of the CREFI VRR Interest Portion, (ii) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters, and (iii) Citibank, N.A., the Certificate Administrator, custodian, certificate registrar and paying agent.

 

Since the Depositor’s incorporation in 2003, it has been engaged in the securitization of commercial and multifamily mortgage loans and in acting as depositor of one or more trusts formed to issue commercial mortgage pass-through certificates that are secured by or represent interests in, pools of mortgage loans. The Depositor generally acquires the commercial and multifamily mortgage loans from CREFI or another of its affiliates or from another seller of commercial and multifamily mortgage loans, in each case in privately negotiated transactions.

 

The Depositor does not have, nor is it expected in the future to have, any significant assets and is not engaged in activities unrelated to the securitization of mortgage loans. The Depositor will not have any business operations other than securitizing mortgage loans and related activities.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor will acquire the Mortgage Loans from each Mortgage Loan Seller and will simultaneously transfer them, without recourse, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner. After establishing the Issuing Entity, the Depositor will have minimal ongoing duties with respect to the Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest 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 Custodian 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 or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, giving prompt written notice of such breach to the affected parties, (v) providing information in its possession with respect to the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest to the Certificate Administrator to the extent necessary to perform REMIC tax 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 (a) from the Depositor’s willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud and/or negligence in the performance of its duties contained in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (b) as a result of the breach by the Depositor of any of its obligations or duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (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 and (viii) mailing the notice of

 

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a succession of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to all Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

Neither the Depositor nor any of its affiliates will insure or guarantee distributions on the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

The Issuing Entity

 

The Issuing Entity, Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-GC41, is a New York common law trust that will be formed on the Closing Date pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The only activities that the Issuing Entity may perform are those set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which are generally limited to owning and administering the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property, disposing of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Property, issuing the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, making distributions, providing reports to Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, and other activities described in this prospectus. Accordingly, the Issuing Entity may not issue securities other than the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, or invest in securities, other than investing of funds in the Collection Account and other accounts maintained under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 servicing 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended as set forth under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Amendment”. The Issuing Entity administers the Mortgage Loans through the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, except that any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced and administered pursuant to the Outside Servicing Agreement. A discussion of the duties of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer, including any discretionary activities performed by each of them, is set forth under “—The Trustee”,—The Certificate Administrator”,—Servicers—The Master Servicer”, “—Servicers—The Special Servicer”,—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers”, “—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer”,Description of the Certificates” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

The only assets of the Issuing Entity other than the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties (and, with respect to a Loan Combination, solely the Issuing Entity’s interest in any REO property acquired with respect to such Loan Combination pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Outside Servicing Agreement, as applicable) are the Distribution Account and other accounts maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the short-term investments in which funds in the Distribution 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 (and, with respect to a Loan Combination, solely the Issuing Entity’s interest in any REO property acquired with respect to such Loan Combination pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Outside Servicing Agreement, as applicable), 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 Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer and various related persons. The fiscal year of the Issuing Entity is the calendar 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 Sponsors, as described under “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Sale of Mortgage Loans; Mortgage File Delivery” and “—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”.

 

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 trust would be characterized as a “business trust”.

 

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The Trustee

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association (“WTNA”) (formerly called M & T Bank, National Association), will act as trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. WTNA is a national banking association with trust powers incorporated in 1995. The Trustee’s principal place of business is located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890. WTNA is an affiliate of Wilmington Trust Company and both WTNA and Wilmington Trust Company are subsidiaries of Wilmington Trust Corporation, and Wilmington Trust Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation. Since 1998, Wilmington Trust Company has served as trustee in numerous asset-backed securities transactions. As of June 30, 2019, WTNA served as trustee on over 1,756 mortgage-backed related securities transactions having an aggregate original principal balance in excess of $374 billion, of which approximately 489 transactions were commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions having an aggregate original principal balance of approximately $320 billion.

 

The transaction parties may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with WTNA and its affiliates. In its capacity as trustee on commercial mortgage securitizations, WTNA and its affiliates are generally required to make an advance if the related servicer or special servicer fails to make a required advance. In the past three years, WTNA and its affiliates have not been required to make an advance on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction.

 

WTNA is subject to various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. WTNA does not believe that the ultimate resolution of any of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its services as trustee.

 

The foregoing information set forth under this “—The Trustee” heading has been provided by WTNA.

 

The responsibilities of the Trustee are set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. A discussion of the role of the Trustee and its continuing duties, including: (1) any actions required by the Trustee, including whether notices are required to investors, rating agencies or other third parties, upon an event of default, potential event of default (and how defined) or other breach of a transaction covenant and any required percentage of a class or classes of asset-backed securities that is needed to require the Trustee to take action; (2) limitations on the Trustee’s liability under the transaction agreements regarding the asset-backed securities transaction; (3) any indemnification provisions that entitle the Trustee to be indemnified from the cash flow that otherwise would be used to pay the asset-backed securities; and (4) any contractual provisions or understandings regarding the Trustee’s removal, replacement or resignation, as well as how the expenses associated with changing from one Trustee to another Trustee will be paid, is set forth in this prospectus under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

For a description of any material affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the Trustee and the other transaction parties, see “—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties” below.

 

The Trustee will only be liable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For further information regarding the duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations of the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including those related to indemnification, see “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.  Certain terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement regarding the Trustee’s removal, replacement or resignation are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Qualification, Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator”.

 

The Certificate Administrator

 

Citibank, N.A., a national banking association (“Citibank”), will act as the certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificate Administrator will also be the REMIC administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificate Administrator will also be the REMIC administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The corporate trust office of Citibank responsible for administration of the Issuing Entity is located at 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: Global Transaction Services – CGCMT 2019-GC41 and the office

 

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for certificate transfer services is located at 480 Washington Boulevard, 30th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: Securities Window.

 

Citibank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., a Delaware corporation. Citibank performs as certificate administrator through the Agency and Trust line of business, which is part of the Global Transaction Services division. Citibank has primary corporate trust offices located in both New York and London. Citibank is a leading provider of corporate trust services offering a full range of agency, fiduciary, tender and exchange, depositary and escrow services. As of the end of the second quarter of 2019, Citibank’s Agency and Trust group managed in excess of $6 trillion in fixed income and equity investments on behalf of approximately 3,000 corporations worldwide. Since 1987, Citibank’s Agency and Trust group has provided trustee services for asset-backed securities containing pool assets consisting of airplane leases, auto loans and leases, boat loans, commercial loans, commodities, credit cards, durable goods, equipment leases, foreign securities, funding agreement-backed note programs, truck loans, utilities, student loans and commercial and residential mortgages. As of the end of the second quarter of 2019, Citibank acted as trustee, certificate administrator and/or paying agent for approximately 156 transactions backed by commercial mortgages with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $169.4 billion. The Depositor, the underwriters, the initial purchasers, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with Citibank and its affiliates.

 

Under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Citibank is responsible for securities administration, which includes pool performance calculations, distribution calculations and the preparation of monthly distribution reports. An analyst will also be responsible for the timely delivery of reports to the administration unit for processing all cash flow items. As Certificate Administrator, Citibank is also responsible for the preparation and filing of all Trust REMIC tax returns and Grantor Trust tax returns on behalf of the Issuing Entity. In the past three years, Citibank has not made material changes to the policies and procedures of its securities administration services for commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

There have been no material changes to Citibank’s policies or procedures with respect to its commercial mortgage-backed trustee or securities administration function other than changes required by applicable laws. In the past three years, Citibank has not materially defaulted in its trustee or securities administration obligations under any pooling and servicing agreement or caused an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of the performance by Citibank as trustee or securities administrator with respect to commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

Citibank is acting as custodian of the mortgage files pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The custodian is responsible to hold and safeguard the mortgage note(s) and other contents of the mortgage file with respect to each underlying mortgage loan on behalf of the trustee and the certificateholders. Each mortgage file will be maintained 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 and/or issuer. Citibank, through its affiliates and third-party vendors, has been engaged in the mortgage document custody business for more than ten years. Citibank, through its affiliates and third-party vendors, maintains its commercial document custody facilities in Chicago, Illinois and St. Paul, Minnesota. One such third-party vendor separately engaged by Citibank in its capacity as custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is U.S. Bank National Association which will hold and safeguard the mortgage notes and other contents of the mortgage files with respect to the underlying mortgage loans.

 

Citibank is acting as Certificate Administrator of this CMBS transaction. In the ordinary course of business, Citibank is involved in a number of legal proceedings, including in connection with its role as trustee of certain RMBS transactions. On June 18, 2014, a civil action was filed against Citibank in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by a group of investors in 48 private-label RMBS trusts for which Citibank allegedly serves or did serve as trustee, asserting claims for purported violations of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence based on Citibank’s alleged failure to perform its duties as trustee for the 48 RMBS trusts. On November 24, 2014, plaintiffs sought leave to withdraw this action. On the same day, a smaller subset of similar plaintiff investors in 27 private-label RMBS trusts for which Citibank allegedly serves or did serve as trustee, filed a new civil action against Citibank in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York asserting similar claims as the prior action filed in state court. In January 2015, the court closed plaintiffs’ original state court action. On September 8, 2015, the federal court dismissed all claims as to 24 of the 27 trusts and allowed certain of the claims to proceed as to the other three trusts. Subsequently, plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed all claims with respect to two of the three trusts. On

 

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April 7, 2017, Citibank filed a motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs filed its consolidated opposition brief and cross motion for partial summary judgment on May 22, 2017. Briefing on those motions was completed on August 4, 2017. On March 22, 2018, the court granted Citibank’s motion for summary judgment in its entirety, denied plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and ordered the clerk to close the case. On April 20, 2018, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal. Plaintiffs’ opening brief was filed on August 3, 2018. Citibank filed its opposition on November 2, 2018. Plaintiffs filed their reply on November 16, 2018. On June 7, 2019, the Second Circuit dismissed the plaintiffs’ appeal following the parties’ filing of a stipulation withdrawing the case with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.

 

On November 24, 2015, the same investors that brought the federal case brought a new civil action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York related to 25 private-label RMBS trusts for which Citibank allegedly serves or did serve as trustee. This case includes the 24 trusts previously dismissed in the federal action, and one additional trust. The investors assert claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest, and violation of New York’s Streit Act (the “Streit Act”). Following oral argument on Citibank’s motion to dismiss, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on August 5, 2016. On June 27, 2017, the state court issued a decision, dismissing the event of default claims, mortgage-file-related claims, the fiduciary duty claims, and the conflict of interest claims. The decision sustained certain breach of contract claims including the claim alleging discovery of breaches of representations and warranties, a claim related to robo-signing, and the implied covenant of good faith claim.

 

On August 19, 2015, the FDIC as receiver for a failed financial institution filed a civil action against Citibank in the Southern District of New York. This action relates to one private-label RMBS trust for which Citibank formerly served as trustee. The FDIC asserts claims for breach of contract, violation of the Streit Act, and violation of the TIA. Citibank jointly briefed a motion to dismiss with The Bank of New York Mellon and U.S. Bank, N.A. entities that have also been sued by the FDIC in their capacity as trustee, and these cases have all been consolidated in front of Judge Carter. On September 30, 2016, the court granted Citibank’s motion to dismiss without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On October 14, 2016, FDIC filed a motion for reargument or relief from judgment from the court’s dismissal order. On July 11, 2017, Judge Carter ruled on the motion for reconsideration regarding his dismissal of the action. He denied reconsideration of his decision on standing, but granted leave to amend the complaint by October 9, 2017. The FDIC subsequently requested an extension of time to file its amended complaint, which was granted. The FDIC filed its amended complaint on December 8, 2017. Defendants jointly filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint and that joint motion was fully briefed as of May 3, 2018. On March 20, 2019, the court granted defendants’ joint motion to dismiss the amended complaint. The FDIC’s deadline to file a notice of appeal was April 22, 2019. The FDIC has not appealed.

 

There can be no assurances as to the outcome of litigation or the possible impact of litigation on the trustee or the RMBS trusts. However, Citibank denies liability and continues to vigorously defend against these litigations. Furthermore, neither the above-disclosed litigations nor any other pending legal proceeding involving Citibank will materially affect Citibank’s ability to perform its duties as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for this CMBS transaction.

 

Neither Citibank nor any of its affiliates will retain any Certificates issued by the Issuing Entity or any other economic interest in this securitization as of the Closing Date, except that Citibank or one of its affiliates may purchase the Class R Certificates on the Closing Date, and except that CREFI (or a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) thereof) will retain the CREFI VRR Interest Portion as described under “Credit Risk Retention”. Citibank or its affiliates may, from time to time after the sale of the Certificates to investors on the Closing Date, acquire additional Certificates pursuant to secondary market transactions. Any such party will have the right to dispose of any such Certificates (other than the CREFI VRR Interest Portion) at any time.

 

The foregoing information set forth under this “—The Certificate Administrator” heading has been provided by Citibank.

 

For a description of any material affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the Certificate Administrator and the other transaction parties, see “—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

The Certificate Administrator will only be liable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  For further information regarding the duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations of the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing

 

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Agreement, including those related to indemnification, see “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.  Certain terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement regarding the Certificate Administrator’s removal, replacement or resignation are described under “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementQualification, Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator”.

 

Servicers

 

General

 

Each of the Master Servicer (directly or through one or more sub-servicers (which includes the primary servicers)) and the Special Servicer will be required to service and administer the Serviced Loans for which it is responsible as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

The Master Servicer

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association (“Midland”), is expected to be appointed to act as the initial master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and in such capacity will initially be responsible for the servicing and administration of the Serviced Loans and any Serviced Loan Combinations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Certain servicing and administrative functions may also be provided by one or more primary servicers that previously serviced the mortgage loans for the applicable 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 real estate 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 and multifamily mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) by S&P Global Ratings, as Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Fitch, Morningstar, DBRS, Inc. (“DBRS”) and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. (“KBRA”). Midland has received the highest rankings as a master and primary servicer of real estate assets under U.S. CMBS transactions from S&P, Fitch and Morningstar and the highest rankings as a special servicer of real estate assets under U.S. CMBS transactions from S&P and Morningstar. For each category, S&P ranks Midland as “Strong” and Morningstar ranks Midland as “CS1”. Fitch ranks Midland as “CMS1” for master servicer, “CPS1” 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 disaster recovery plan is reviewed annually.

 

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

 

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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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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 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 June 30, 2019, Midland was master and/or primary servicing approximately 37,898 commercial and multifamily mortgage loans with a principal balance of approximately $508 billion. The collateral for such loans is located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada. Approximately 10,326 of such loans, with a total principal balance of approximately $193 billion, pertain to commercial and multifamily mortgage-backed securities. The related loan pools include multifamily, office, retail, hospitality and other income-producing properties.

 

Midland has been servicing commercial and multifamily loans and leases in CMBS and other servicing 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 2016 to 2018.

 

Portfolio Size – Master/Primary Servicing

Calendar Year End
(Approximate amounts in billions)

 

2016

2017

2018

CMBS $149 $162 $181
Other $294 $323 $352
Total $444 $486 $533

 

As of June 30, 2019, Midland was named the special servicer in approximately 349 commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $163 billion. With respect to such commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions as of such date, Midland was administering approximately 107 assets with an outstanding principal balance of approximately $1.0 billion.

 

Midland has acted as a special servicer for commercial and multifamily loans and leases in CMBS and other servicing 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 and other servicing transactions from 2016 to 2018.

 

Portfolio Size –Special Servicing

Calendar Year End
(Approximate amounts in billions)

 

2016

2017

2018

Total $121 $145 $158

 

Midland may enter into one or more arrangements with any Directing Holder, any Controlling Class Representative, a Controlling Class Certificateholder, any directing certificateholder, any Outside Controlling Note Holder, any Companion Loan Holder, the other Certificateholders (or an affiliate or a third-party representative of one or more of the preceding) or any other person with the right to appoint or remove and replace the Special Servicer to provide for a discount, waiver and/or revenue sharing with respect to certain of the Special Servicer compensation in consideration of, among other things, Midland’s appointment (or continuance) as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related Co-Lender Agreement and limitations on the right of such person to remove the Special Servicer.

 

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,

 

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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.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and/or certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to certain mortgage loans, including, prior to their inclusion in the Issuing Entity, certain of the CREFI Mortgage Loans.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company and/or certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to certain mortgage loans, including, prior to their inclusion in the Issuing Entity, certain of the GSMC Mortgage Loans.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between German American Capital Corporation and/or certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to certain mortgage loans, including, prior to their inclusion in the Issuing Entity, certain of the GACC Mortgage Loans.

 

From time to time, Midland and/or its affiliates may purchase or sell securities, including Certificates issued in this offering, in the secondary market.

 

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 Mortgage Loan Sellers 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The report on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria for the twelve months ending on December 31, 2018, 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 became responsible for Schedule AL reporting. Midland is currently remediating the Schedule AL reporting for the CMBS transactions found to be incorrect, and will be making improvements to its systems, processes and procedures to support its Schedule AL reporting obligations.

 

Midland, the Master Servicer, is also (a) the Outside Servicer with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, which is serviced under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA and (b) expected to be (i) the Outside Servicer and the Outside Special Servicer with respect to each of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination and the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination and (ii) the Outside Servicer with respect to The Centre Loan Combination, in each case which are expected to be serviced under the Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA.

 

The foregoing information regarding Midland under the heading “—Servicers—The Master Servicer” has been provided by Midland.

 

The Master Servicer will have various duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Certain duties and obligations of the Master Servicer are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—General” and “—Enforcement of Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses”. The Master Servicer's ability to waive or modify any terms, fees, penalties or payments on the Mortgage Loans (other than the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the effect of that ability on the potential cash flows from such Mortgage Loans, are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments”. The Master Servicer's obligations as the servicer to make advances, and the interest or other fees

 

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charged for those advances and the terms of the Master Servicer’s recovery of those advances, are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

The Master Servicer will not have primary responsibility for custody services of original documents evidencing the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans. On occasion, the Master Servicer may have custody of certain of such documents as are necessary for enforcement actions involving the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans or otherwise. To the extent Master Servicer performs custodial functions as a servicer, documents will be maintained in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

Certain terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement regarding the Master Servicer's removal or replacement, or resignation are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor”, “—Servicer Termination Events”, “—Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event” and “—Waivers of Servicer Termination Events”.

 

The Master Servicer will only be liable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer's rights and obligations with respect to indemnification, and certain limitations on the Master Servicer's liability under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.

 

For a description of any material affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the Master Servicer and the other transaction parties, see “—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

The Special Servicer

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RCA”), is expected to act as the special servicer and in such capacity is expected to initially be responsible for the servicing and administration of Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) and REO Properties (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”) as well as the reviewing of certain Major Decisions and other transactions relating to Mortgage Loans (other than any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) pursuant to the PSA.

 

RCA maintains its principal servicing office at 790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, Florida 33172.

 

RCA has been engaged in the special servicing of commercial mortgage loans for commercial real estate securitizations since approximately May 2012. RCA currently has a commercial mortgage-backed securities special servicer rating of “CSS2” by Fitch, a commercial loan special servicer ranking of “Above Average” by S&P, a commercial mortgage special servicer ranking of “MOR CS2” by Morningstar, a rating by KBRA and a rating by DBRS.

 

RCA is an affiliate of Rialto Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment adviser (“RCM”). RCM is a vertically integrated commercial real estate investment and asset manager. Previously an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Lennar Corporation (“Lennar”) (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), a national homebuilder, RCM and RCA were acquired on November 30, 2018 by investment funds managed by Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”) in partnership with RCM’s management team. Stone Point is a financial services and asset management focused private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. As of March 31, 2019, RCM was the sponsor of, and certain of its affiliates were investors in, eleven private equity fund structures (collectively, the “Funds”) and RCM also advised several other investment vehicles such as coinvestments, joint ventures and separately managed accounts, having over $4.4 billion of regulatory assets under management in the aggregate. Eleven of such Funds and investment vehicles are focused in whole or in part on distressed and value-add real estate related investments and/or commercial mortgage-backed securities, nine of such Funds and investment vehicles are focused in whole or in part on investments in commercial mortgage-backed securities and six of such Funds and investment vehicles are focused in whole or in part on mezzanine debt and credit investments.

 

In addition, as of March 31, 2019, RCM has underwritten and purchased, primarily for the Funds, over $6.8 billion in face value of subordinate commercial mortgage-backed securities certificates in approximately 107

 

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securitizations totaling approximately $113 billion in overall transaction size. RCM (or an affiliate) has the right to appoint the special servicer for each of these transactions.

 

Rialto Management Group, LLC, together with its subsidiaries, RCA and RCM (excluding Stone Point), had over 215 employees as of December 31, 2018 and is headquartered in Miami with offices located in New York City and Atlanta and additional offices across the United States and in Europe.

 

RCA has detailed operating policies and procedures which are reviewed at least annually and updated as appropriate. These policies and procedures for the performance of its special servicing obligations are, among other things, in compliance with the applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB under the Securities Act. RCA has developed strategies and procedures for managing delinquent loans, loans subject to bankruptcies of the borrowers and other breaches by borrowers of the underlying loan documents that are designed to maximize value from the assets for the benefit of 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 related servicing standard. The strategy pursued by RCA for any particular property depends upon, among other things, the terms and provisions of the underlying loan documents, the jurisdiction where the underlying property is located and the condition and type of underlying property. Standardization and automation have been pursued, and continue to be pursued, wherever possible so as to provide for continued accuracy, efficiency, transparency, monitoring and controls.

 

RCA is subject to an annual external audit. As part of such external audit, auditors perform test work and review internal controls throughout the year. While RCA was a part of Lennar, RCA was determined to be Sarbanes-Oxley compliant.

 

RCA maintains a web-based asset management system that contains performance information at the portfolio, loan and property levels on the various loan and REO assets that it services. Additionally, RCA has a formal, documented disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

 

As of March 31, 2019, RCA and its affiliates were actively special servicing approximately 152 portfolio loans (and REO properties) with an unpaid principal balance of approximately $2.35 billion (see footnote 2 to the chart below).

 

RCA is also currently performing special servicing for approximately 107 commercial real estate securitizations. With respect to such securitization transactions, RCA is administering approximately 7,200 assets with an unpaid principal balance at securitization of approximately $112 billion. The asset pools specially serviced by RCA include residential, multifamily/condo, office, retail, hotel, healthcare, industrial, manufactured housing and other income-producing properties as well as residential and commercial land.

 

The table below sets forth information about RCA’s portfolio of specially serviced commercial and multifamily mortgage loans and REO properties in commercial mortgage-backed securitization transactions as of the dates indicated:

 

CMBS Pools

As of 12/31/2016

As of 12/31/2017

As of 12/31/2018

As of 3/31/2019

Number of CMBS Pools Named Special Servicer 75 90 105 107
Approximate Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance(1) $79 billion $91.8 billion $110.9 billion $112 billion
Approximate Number of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties(2) 37 77 136 152
Approximate Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties(2) $320 million $1.1 billion $2.02 billion $2.35 billion

 

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(1)Includes all commercial and multifamily mortgage loans and related REO properties in RCA’s portfolio for which RCA is the named special servicer, regardless of whether such mortgage loans and related REO properties are, as of the specified date, specially serviced by RCA.

 

(2)Includes only those commercial and multifamily mortgage loans and related REO properties in RCA’s portfolio for which RCA is the named special servicer that are, as of the specified date, specially serviced by RCA. Does not include any resolutions during the specified year.

 

In its capacity as the special servicer, RCA will not have primary responsibility for custody services of original documents evidencing the underlying mortgage loans. RCA may from time to time have custody of certain of such documents as necessary for enforcement actions involving particular underlying mortgage loans or otherwise. To the extent that RCA has custody of any such documents for any such servicing purposes, such documents will be maintained in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

RCA does not have any material advancing rights or obligations with respect to the commercial mortgage-backed securities pools as to which it acts as special servicer. In certain instances, RCA may have the right or be obligated to make property related servicing advances in emergency situations with respect to certain commercial mortgage-backed securities pools as to which it acts as special servicer.

 

There are, to the actual current knowledge of RCA, no special or unique factors of a material nature involved in special servicing the particular types of assets included in this securitization transaction, as compared to the types of assets specially serviced by RCA in other commercial mortgage-backed securitization pools generally, for which RCA has developed processes and procedures which materially differ from the processes and procedures employed by RCA in connection with its special servicing of commercial mortgage-backed securitization pools generally. There have not been, during the past three years, any material changes to the policies or procedures of RCA in the servicing function it will perform under the PSA for assets of the same type included in this securitization transaction.

 

No securitization transaction in which RCA was acting as special servicer has experienced a servicer event of default as a result of any action or inaction of RCA as special servicer, including as a result of a failure by RCA to comply with the applicable servicing criteria in connection with any securitization transaction. RCA has not been terminated as special servicer in any securitization, either due to a servicing default or the application of a servicing performance test or trigger. RCA has made all advances required to be made by it under the servicing agreements related to the securitization transactions in which RCA is acting as special servicer. There has been no previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria by RCA in connection with any securitization in which RCA was acting as special servicer.

 

RCA does not believe that its financial condition will have any adverse effect on the performance of its duties under the PSA and, accordingly, RCA believes that its financial condition will not have any material impact on the Mortgage Pool performance or the performance of the certificates.

 

From time to time RCA 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. RCA 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. There are currently no legal proceedings pending, and no legal proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against RCA or of which any of its property is the subject, that are material to the Certificateholders.

 

RCA occasionally engages consultants to perform property inspections and to provide surveillance on a property and its local market; it currently does not have any plans to engage sub-servicers to perform on its behalf any of its duties with respect to this transaction with the exception of some outsourced base servicing functions.

 

In the commercial mortgage-backed securitizations in which RCA acts as special servicer, RCA 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, RCA’s appointment as special servicer under the applicable servicing agreement and limitations on such person’s right to replace RCA as the special servicer.

 

It is expected that RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC (or its affiliates) will be the initial controlling class representative (other than with respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan, any servicing shift loan, and any applicable excluded loan). RCA, the expected special servicer for this transaction, is an affiliate of: (a) RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, the

 

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entity that is anticipated to purchase the Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates and serve as retaining third party purchaser and to be appointed as initial controlling class representative; (b) RREF III Debt AIV, LP (or its affiliate), the entity that is expected to purchase certain other classes of certificates, including the Class X-F and Class F Certificates, and the entity that is also expected to receive the Class S Certificates; and (c) Situs Holdings, LLC, the special servicer of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan. RCA or an affiliate assisted RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC and/or one or more of its affiliates with its due diligence of the Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date.

 

From time to time, RCA and/or its affiliates may purchase other securities, including certificates in this offering in the secondary market, and may dispose of them at any time. Except as described herein, neither RCA 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. However, RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, or its affiliates may, from time to time after the initial sale of the Certificates to investors on the Closing Date, acquire additional 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 RCA under the heading “—Servicers—The Special Servicer” has been provided by RCA.

 

Certain duties and obligations of the Special Servicer and the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans”, “—Enforcement of Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses”, “—Inspections”, and “—Appraisal Reduction Amounts”. The Special Servicer’s ability to waive or modify any terms, fees, penalties or payments on the Mortgage Loans and the potential effect of that ability on the potential cash flows from the Mortgage Loans are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments”.

 

The Special Servicer may be terminated, with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (a) with or without cause by the applicable Directing Holder, (b) for cause at any time, and (c) otherwise without cause as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”, upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Special Servicer may resign under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor”. The Special Servicer and various related persons and entities will be entitled to be indemnified by the Issuing Entity for certain losses and liabilities incurred by the Special Servicer as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”.

 

The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers

 

For information on each of the Outside Servicing Agreements (to the extent definitively identified as of the date of this prospectus), under which the Outside Servicers and Outside Special Servicers are obligated to service the applicable Outside Serviced Loan Combinations, see “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

The HY 2019-30HY Special Servicer and the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Special Servicer

 

Situs Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Situs Holdings”), currently serves as (a) the special servicer under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement, which governs the servicing of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and (b) the special servicer under the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Trust and Servicing Agreement, which governs the servicing of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination. Situs Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of an affiliated entity of Stone Point Capital LLC (“Stone Point”). Stone Point is a global private equity firm that has raised over $13 billion of committed capital. Stone Point targets investments in the global financial services industries, including insurance underwriting and distribution, mortgage services, benefits and healthcare, outsourcing services, specialty lending, asset management and retirement savings, and banking and depository institutions.

 

The principal executive office of Situs Holdings is located at 5065 Westheimer, Suite 700E, Houston, Texas 77056 and its telephone number is (713) 328-4400. Situs Holdings maintains its principal special servicing office at 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2250, San Francisco, California 94104.

 

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Situs Holdings has a current special servicer rating for “CSS2-” from Fitch and is on S&P’s Select Servicer list as a United States Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer ranked “Above Average.” Situs Holdings is approved by Moody’s, Kroll and DBRS as a special servicer for CMBS and SFR transactions. As of June 30, 2019, Situs Holdings was also the named operating advisor for 29 CMBS transactions with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $25.7 billion.

 

Situs Holdings and its affiliates (collectively, “Situs”) are involved in the real estate advisory business and engages principally in:

 

Real estate consulting

 

Primary servicing

 

CMBS/CLO special servicing

 

Asset management

 

Commercial real estate valuation

 

Due diligence and underwriting

 

Since 1985, Situs has provided commercial real estate advisory, due diligence and business solutions to the lending and real estate industries. Situs has major offices located across the U.S. in San Francisco, New York, and Houston as well as offices in London and Frankfurt. Situs provides services to financial institutions investors and servicers as well as to agencies of the United States government.

 

The table below sets forth information about Situs’ portfolio of securitized specially serviced loans as of the dates indicated below:

 

Special Servicing  12/31/2016  12/31/2017  12/31/2018  6/30/2019
CMBS Pools (exclude SFR)  17  19  22  36
By Approximate Number  926  1,159  1,220  1,479
Named Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate UPB(1)  11,037,436,457  9,390,884,743  11,988,515,043  18,325,153,798
Actively Specially Serviced Portfolio By Number of Loans(2)  13  14  12  11
Actively Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate UPB(2)  120,278,493  181,792,953  138,318,128  108,714,038
             
SFR Pools  10  6  3  4
By Approximate Number  164  153  249  313
Named Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate UPB(1)  5,567,067,343  2,423,291,984  547,140,715  823,185,075
Actively Specially Serviced Portfolio By Number of Loans(2)  0  5  7  10
Actively Specially Serviced Portfolio By Approximate UPB(2)  0  9,314,191  11,115,151  14,838,693

 

 

(1)Includes all securitized loans in Situs’ portfolio for which Situs is the named special servicer, regardless of whether such loans are, as of the specified date, specially-serviced loans.

 

(2)Includes only those securitized loans in the portfolio that, as of the specified date, are specially-serviced loans.

 

As of June 30, 2019, Situs had 44 personnel involved in the asset management and special servicing of commercial real estate assets, of which 7 were dedicated to the special servicing business unit. As of June 30, 2019, Situs specially serviced a portfolio that included approximately 27 loans throughout the United States with a then current face value in excess of $128.1 million, all of which are commercial or multifamily real estate assets. As of June 30, 2019, Situs had 42 personnel involved in the primary/master servicing of commercial real estate, all of which are commercial or multifamily real estate assets.

 

Those commercial real estate assets included mortgage loans secured by the same types of income producing properties as those securing the Mortgage Loans backing the Certificates. Accordingly, the assets that Situs services, depending upon the particular circumstances, including the nature and location of such assets, compete with the mortgaged real properties securing the mortgage loans for tenants, purchasers, financing and so forth.

 

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Situs has developed policies and procedures for the performance of its servicing and special servicing obligations in compliance with applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122 of Regulation AB, including managing delinquent loans and loans subject to the bankruptcy of the borrower. Situs has recognized that technology can greatly improve its performance as a servicer and special servicer, and Situs’ infrastructure provides improved controls for compliance with pooling and servicing agreements, loan administration and procedures in workout/resolution.

 

Situs occasionally engages consultants to perform property inspections and provide certain asset management functions. Situs does not have any material primary advancing obligations with respect to the CMBS pools as to which it acts as servicer and/or special servicer and accordingly Situs does not believe that its financial condition will have any adverse effect on the performance of its duties under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement or the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Trust and Servicing Agreement nor any material impact on the loan performance or the performance of the related notes.

 

Situs Holdings will not have primary responsibility for custody services of original documents evidencing the mortgage loans for which it is special servicer. On occasion, Situs Holdings may have custody of certain of such documents as necessary for enforcement actions involving the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination or otherwise. To the extent that Situs Holdings has custody of any such documents, such documents will be maintained in a manner consistent with the servicing standards set forth in the related Outside Servicing Agreement. There are currently no legal proceedings pending; and no legal proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against Situs or of which any of its property is the subject, which is material to the holders of the related notes.

 

No securitization transaction involving commercial or multifamily mortgage loans in which Situs was acting as servicer and/or special servicer has experienced an event of default as a result of any action or inaction performed by Situs as special servicer. In addition, there has been no previous disclosure of material non-compliance with servicing criteria by Situs with respect to any other securitization transaction involving commercial or multifamily mortgage loans in which Situs was acting as servicer and/or special servicer.

 

From time to time, Situs and its affiliates are parties to lawsuits and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Situs 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 serve as servicer and/or special servicer.

 

Situs is not an affiliate of the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the Sponsors, the originator, servicers (except as noted below), sub-servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representation Reviewer. Situs is affiliated with (i) Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, the anticipated special servicer for Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) and REO Properties, (ii) RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, the anticipated initial Controlling Class Representative, anticipated Retaining Third Party Purchaser and the entity anticipated to purchase the Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates, and (iii) RREF III Debt AIV, LP (or its affiliate), the entity that is expected to purchase certain other classes of certificates, including the Class X-F and Class F Certificates, and the entity that is also expected to receive the Class S Certificates, through the common control of each by Stone Point.

 

In addition to acting as special servicer under the HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement, Situs has also been retained as EU Reporting Administrator with respect to that transaction pursuant to an agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, the EU Transparency Designee for such transaction, and German American Capital Corporation and in addition to acting as special servicer under the MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA, Situs has also been retained as EU Reporting Administrator with respect to that transaction pursuant to an agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Bank PLC, the EU Transparency Designees for such transaction, and German American Capital Corporation.

 

From time to time, Situs and/or its affiliates may purchase or sell securities, including CMBS certificates. Situs and/or its affiliates may review this prospectus and purchase or sell Certificates in the secondary market. Except as described herein, neither Situs 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. However, Situs, 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.

 

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The Depositor, the Sponsors, borrowers, the guarantors, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may maintain banking and other commercial relationships with Situs and its affiliates.

 

The foregoing information regarding Situs Holdings under this “—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers—The HY 2019-30HY Special Servicer and the MFTII 2019-B3B4 Special Servicer” sub-heading has been provided by Situs Holdings.

 

The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC (“Park Bridge Lender Services”), a New York limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Park Bridge Financial LLC (“Park Bridge Financial”), will act as the operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Park Bridge Lender Services will also be serving as the asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”) under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Park Bridge Lender Services has an address at 600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor, New York, New York 10016 and its telephone number is (212) 230-9090.

 

Park Bridge Financial is a privately held commercial real estate finance advisory firm headquartered in New York, New York. Since its founding in 2009, Park Bridge Financial and its affiliates have been engaged by commercial banks (community, regional and multi-national), opportunity funds, REITs, investment banks, insurance companies, entrepreneurs and hedge funds on a wide variety of advisory assignments. These engagements have included: mortgage brokerage, loan syndication, contract underwriting, valuations, risk assessments, surveillance, litigation support, expert testimony, loan restructures as well as the disposition of commercial mortgages and related collateral.

 

Park Bridge Financial’s technology platform is server-based with back-up, disaster-recovery and encryption services performed by vendors and data centers that comply with industry and regulatory standards.

 

As of June 30, 2019, Park Bridge Lender Services was acting as operating advisor or trust advisor for CMBS transactions or other similar transactions with an approximate aggregate initial principal balance of $197.8 billion issued in 242 transactions.

 

As of June 30, 2019, Park Bridge Lender Services was acting as asset representations reviewer for CMBS transactions or other similar transactions with an approximate aggregate initial principal balance of $87.1 billion issued in 99 transactions.

 

There are no legal proceedings pending against Park Bridge Lender Services, or to which any property of Park Bridge Lender Services is subject, that are material to the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, nor does Park Bridge Lender Services have actual knowledge of any proceedings of this type contemplated by governmental authorities.

 

Park Bridge Lender Services satisfies each of the standards of “Eligible Operating Advisor” set forth in “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor—Eligibility of Operating Advisor”. Park Bridge Lender Services: (a) is an operating advisor on other CMBS transactions rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and/or Morningstar and none of those rating agencies has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn any of its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for any such transaction citing concerns with Park Bridge Lender Services as the sole or material factor in such rating action; (b) (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; (c) can and is making the representations and warranties as operating advisor set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; (d) is not (and is not Risk Retention Affiliated with) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Controlling Class Representative, any Risk Retention Consultation Party or a depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, or special servicer with respect to the securitization of any Companion Loan or any of their respective affiliates; (e) has not been paid by the Special Servicer or any successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (y) for the recommendation of the replacement of the Special Servicer or the appointment of a successor special servicer to become the Special Servicer; and (f) does not directly or indirectly, through one or

 

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more affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relates, other than its fees from its role as Operating Advisor; provided that Park Bridge Lender Services, in its capacity as Asset Representations Reviewer, is entitled to receive related fees as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In addition, Park Bridge Lender Services believes that its financial condition will not have any material adverse effect on the performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The foregoing information under this “—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer” heading regarding Park Bridge Lender Services has been provided by Park Bridge Lender Services.

 

For a description of any material affiliations, relationships and related transactions between the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and the other transaction parties, see “—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

Certain terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement regarding the Operating Advisor’s removal, replacement, resignation or transfer are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor” and “—Operating Advisor”.

 

The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer will only be liable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and no implied duties or obligations may be asserted against the Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

The Operating Advisor will have certain review and consultation duties with respect to activities of the Special Servicer. The Asset Representations Reviewer 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. For further information regarding the duties, responsibilities, rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including those related to indemnification and limitation of liability, see “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor”, “—The Asset Representations Reviewer” and “—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”. Certain terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement regarding the Operating Advisor’s or the Asset Representations Reviewer’s removal, replacement, resignation or transfer are described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor”, and “—The Asset Representations Reviewer”.

 

Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties

 

Transaction Party and Related Party Affiliations

 

The Depositor and its affiliates are playing several roles in this transaction. The Depositor is an affiliate of (i) CREFI, a Sponsor, an originator, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Retaining Sponsor and the expected holder of the CREFI VRR Interest Portion, (ii) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters, and (iii) Citibank, N.A., the Certificate Administrator, Custodian, certificate registrar and paying agent.

 

GSMC, a Sponsor and an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party, is an affiliate of GS Bank, an originator and the expected owner of the Uncertificated VRR Interest (in such capacity, the “Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner”), and an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters.

 

GACC, a Sponsor, is an affiliate of DBNY, an originator, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party and the expected holder of the DBNY VRR Interest Portion, DBRI, an originator, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., one of the underwriters.

 

Midland, the Master Servicer is also (a) the Outside Servicer with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, which is serviced under the MSC 2019-H7 PSA and (b) expected to be (i) the Outside Servicer and the Outside Special Servicer with respect to each of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination and the CIRE

 

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Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination, and (ii) the Outside Servicer with respect to The Centre Loan Combination, in each case, which are expected to be serviced under the Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA.

 

It is expected that RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC (or its affiliates) will be the initial controlling class representative (other than with respect to any non-serviced mortgage loan, any servicing shift loan, and any applicable excluded loan). RCA, the expected special servicer for this transaction, is an affiliate of: (a) RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, the entity that is anticipated to purchase the Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates and serve as the Retaining Third Party Purchaser and the initial Controlling Class Representative; (b) RREF III Debt AIV, LP (or its affiliate), the entity that is expected to purchase certain other classes of certificates, including the Class X-F and Class F Certificates, and the entity that is also expected to receive the Class S Certificates; and (c) Situs Holdings, LLC, the special servicer of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan and the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan. RCA or an affiliate assisted RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC and/or one or more of its affiliates with its due diligence of the Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date.

 

WTNA, the Trustee, is also (a) the Outside Trustee under the Outside Servicing Agreement that governs the servicing of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination; and (b) expected to be the Outside Trustee under the Outside Servicing Agreement that is expected to govern the servicing of each of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination and The Centre Loan Combination. In its capacity as Outside Trustee or anticipated Outside Trustee, under each such Outside Servicing Agreement, WTNA serves, or is expected to serve, as applicable, as mortgagee of record with respect to the subject Loan Combination.

 

Citibank, the Certificate Administrator and Custodian, is also expected to be the Outside Certificate Administrator and Outside Custodian under the Outside Servicing Agreement that is expected to govern the servicing of each of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination and The Centre Loan Combination.

 

Interim Servicing Arrangements

 

Set forth below are certain interim servicing arrangements (excluding Outside Servicing Agreements) that are in place as of the date of this prospectus, involving certain of the Mortgage Loans and certain transaction parties.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between CREFI, a Sponsor and an originator, and/or certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, the Master Servicer, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to nine (9) of the Mortgage Loans (22.8%) (with an aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of approximately $290,970,000) to be contributed to this securitization transaction by CREFI.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between GSMC, a Sponsor, and/or certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, the Master Servicer, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to one (1) of the Mortgage Loans (3.9%) (with a Cut-off Date Balance of approximately $50,000,000) to be contributed to this securitization transaction by GSMC.

 

Pursuant to certain interim servicing agreements between GACC, a Sponsor, and/or certain of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Midland, the Master Servicer, on the other hand, Midland acts as interim servicer with respect to two (2) of the Mortgage Loans (2.7%) (with an aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of approximately $34,200,000) to be contributed to this securitization transaction by GACC.

 

Loan Combinations and Mezzanine Loan Arrangements

 

CREFI, an originator and a Sponsor, is the current holder of The Zappettini Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, one or more of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans, The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan and the 505 Fulton Pari Passu Companion Loan, but is expected to transfer the Companion Loans to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

 

GS Bank, an originator and an affiliate of GSMC, is the current holder of one or more of the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Millennium Park Plaza Pari Passu Companion Loan, the USAA Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, one or more of the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans, one or more of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Powered Shell Portfolio -

 

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Manassas Pari Passu Companion Loan, one or more of the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Pari Passu Companion Loans and the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Pari Passu Companion Loan, each of which is expected to be securitized in one or more future securitizations.

 

DBNY, an originator and an affiliate of GACC, a Sponsor, is the current holder of the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loan designated as note A-1-C7 and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loan designated as note A-2-B, but is expected to transfer such Companion Loans to DBRI Investments Co. Limited and contribute such Companion Loans to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

 

DBRI, an originator and an affiliate of GACC, a Sponsor, will purchase for cash from Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending L.P. the Wind Creek Leased Fee Pari Passu Companion Loans designated as note A-2, note A-4, note A-5 and note A-6, but is expected to transfer such Companion Loans to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

 

Other Arrangements

 

Midland, the Master Servicer, will enter into one or more agreements with the Sponsors to purchase the master servicing rights to the Mortgage Loans and/or the right to be appointed as the Master Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loans and to purchase the primary servicing rights to certain of the Serviced Loans.

 

Although RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC conducted its own due diligence on the Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date, it engaged Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC or an affiliate to assist in such due diligence.

 

These roles and other potential relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest as further described under “Risk Factors—Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests” and “—Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment”.

 

 

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Credit Risk Retention

 

General

 

This securitization transaction will be subject to the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act (together with the rules and regulations promulgated under said Section 15G, the “Credit Risk Retention Rules”). An economic interest in the credit risk of the securitized assets in this securitization transaction is expected to be retained pursuant to Regulation RR (12 CFR Part 43) (“Regulation RR”) which implements the Credit Risk Retention Rules, as a combination of the following:

 

CREFI has been designated by the Sponsors to act as the “retaining sponsor” (as such term is defined in Regulation RR, the “Retaining Sponsor”);

 

The Retaining Sponsor is expected to acquire (or cause other Retaining Parties to acquire) from the Depositor, on the Closing Date, portions of a “single vertical security” (as defined in Regulation RR) that is an “eligible vertical interest” (as defined in Regulation RR) in the Issuing Entity, with an aggregate initial principal balance of approximately $44,650,000 as of the Closing Date, consisting of (i) the Uncertificated VRR Interest retained by GS Bank (or its MOA) as described below and (ii) the Class VRR Certificates acquired by CREFI and DBNY (or its MOA) as described below (collectively, the “Combined VRR Interest”); the Combined VRR Interest will represent approximately 3.497% of the sum of the initial Certificate Balance of all of the Certificates and the aggregate initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest as of the Closing Date; and the Combined VRR Interest will entitle each holder thereof to a specified percentage of the amounts paid on each other class of ABS interests in the Issuing Entity;

 

The Retaining Sponsor is expected to offset a portion of its risk retention requirements by the portion of the Combined VRR Interest acquired on the Closing Date and retained by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, a New York chartered bank (“GS Bank”) (or its MOA), as originator of the GSMC Mortgage Loans, which portion of the Combined VRR Interest will constitute an uncertificated interest and have an initial principal balance equal to approximately $20,375,871, representing approximately 45.6% (by initial principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “Uncertificated VRR Interest” or the “GS Bank VRR Interest Portion”); and GS Bank originated approximately 45.6% of the Initial Pool Balance, which is equal to at least 20% of the Initial Pool Balance and is equal to its percentage ownership of the aggregate initial principal balance of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date, in accordance with Rule 11(a)(1) of Regulation RR;

 

GS Bank will acquire the GS Bank VRR Interest Portion pursuant to an exchange in accordance with Rule 11(a)(1)(iv)(B), whereby GS Bank will sell to the Depositor (through its affiliate, GSMC) the GSMC Mortgage Loans that it originated in exchange for cash consideration and the GS Bank VRR Interest Portion; and payment for the GS Bank VRR Interest Portion (i) will be in the form of a reduction in the price received by GS Bank (through GSMC) from the Depositor for the GSMC Mortgage Loans sold by GS Bank (through GSMC) to the Depositor for inclusion in such securitization transaction (which price will be subject to adjustment for allocated transaction costs and expenses) and (ii) will equal the amount by which the Retaining Sponsor’s risk retention is reduced by the offset to GS Bank in accordance with Regulation RR;

 

The Retaining Sponsor is expected to offset a portion of its risk retention requirements by the portion of the Combined VRR Interest acquired on the Closing Date and retained by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), as originator of certain of the GACC Mortgage Loans, which portion of the Combined VRR Interest will be in the form of Class VRR Certificates and have an initial Certificate Balance equal to approximately $8,930,000, representing approximately 20.0% (by initial principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “DBNY VRR Interest Portion”); and DBNY originated approximately 20.0% of the Initial Pool Balance, which is equal to at least 20% of the Initial Pool Balance and is equal to its percentage ownership of the aggregate initial principal balance of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date, in accordance with Rule 11(a)(1) of Regulation RR;

 

DBNY will acquire the DBNY VRR Interest Portion pursuant to an exchange in accordance with Rule 11(a)(1)(iv)(B), whereby DBNY will sell to the Depositor (through its affiliate, GACC) the GACC Mortgage

 

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  Loans that it originated in exchange for cash consideration and the DBNY VRR Interest Portion; and payment for the DBNY VRR Interest Portion (i) will be in the form of a reduction in the price received by DBNY (through GACC) from the Depositor for the GACC Mortgage Loans sold by DBNY (through GACC) to the Depositor for inclusion in such securitization transaction (which price will be subject to adjustment for allocated transaction costs and expenses) and (ii) will equal the amount by which the Retaining Sponsor’s risk retention is reduced by the offset to DBNY in accordance with Regulation RR;

 

The Retaining Sponsor is expected to retain (either directly or through its “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in Regulation RR) the portion of the Combined VRR Interest remaining (following the acquisition by or on behalf of each of GS Bank and DBNY of the GS Bank VRR Interest Portion and the DBNY VRR Interest Portion, respectively), which remaining portion will be in the form of Class VRR Certificates and have an initial Certificate Balance equal to approximately $15,344,129, representing approximately 34.4% (by initial principal balance) of the entire Combined VRR Interest as of the Closing Date (the “CREFI VRR Interest Portion”; and, together with the DBNY VRR Interest Portion, the “Class VRR Certificates”); and

 

The Retaining Sponsor is expected to satisfy the remainder of its risk retention requirements under the Credit Risk Retention Rules by a retaining third party purchaser (the “Retaining Third Party Purchaser”), which will be RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, purchasing, on the Closing Date, and holding for its own account an “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as such term is defined in Regulation RR), consisting of all of the Class G-RR Certificates and Class J-RR Certificates (collectively, the “HRR Certificates” and, together with the Combined VRR Interest, the “RR Interest”), with an aggregate initial Certificate Balance of $55,439,964, and having a fair value equal to approximately 1.52% of the fair value, as of the Closing Date, of all of the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest as of the Closing Date, determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). See “—HRR Certificates—The Retaining Third Party Purchaser” below for more information on the Retaining Third Party Purchaser.

 

The owner of the Uncertificated VRR Interest is referred to in this prospectus as the “Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the holders of the Class VRR Certificates are referred to in this prospectus, individually, as a “Combined VRR Interest Owner” and, collectively, as the “Combined VRR Interest Owners”.

 

MOA” means a “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules).

 

The Retaining Sponsor, GS Bank, DBNY and the Retaining Third Party Purchaser are collectively referred to herein as the “Retaining Parties”. The percentage of the aggregate Certificate Balance of all of the Certificates and the aggregate initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest as of the Closing Date represented by the Combined VRR Interest (which is approximately 3.497%) and the percentage of the aggregate fair value of all Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest represented by the HRR Certificates (which is approximately 1.52%), as noted in the preceding bullets, will equal at least 5, as of the Closing Date.

 

Notwithstanding any references in this prospectus to the Credit Risk Retention Rules, Regulation RR, the Retaining Sponsor, the Retaining Parties, the Retaining Third Party Purchaser and other risk retention related matters, in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules and/or Regulation RR (or any relevant portion thereof) are repealed or determined by applicable regulatory agencies to be no longer applicable to this securitization transaction, none of the Retaining Sponsor, the Retaining Parties, the Retaining Third Party Purchaser or any other party will be required to comply with or act in accordance with the Credit Risk Retention Rules or Regulation RR (or such relevant portion thereof).

 

See “Transaction PartiesThe Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

Qualifying CRE Loans; Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage

 

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 Rule 17 of Regulation RR.

 

The total required credit risk retention percentage (the “Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage”) for this transaction is 5.0%. The Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage is equal to the product of (i) 1 minus the

 

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Qualifying CRE Loan Percentage (expressed as a decimal) and (ii) 5%; subject to a minimum Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage of no less than 2.50% if the Issuing Entity includes any non-qualifying CRE loans.

 

The VRR Interest

 

Material Terms of the VRR Interest

 

General

 

The Class VRR Certificates constitute a Class of Certificates, a Class of Regular Certificates and a Class of Principal Balance Certificates, but does not constitute a Class of Offered Certificates, a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates or a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates. The Uncertificated VRR Interest does not constitute a Class of Certificates, or any of the foregoing categories defining certain specified Classes of Certificates. The Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “Combined VRR Interest”. The Combined VRR Interest is not offered hereby.

 

The “Certificate Balance” of the Class VRR Certificates outstanding at any time represents the maximum amount that its holders are then entitled to receive as distributions allocable to principal from the cash flow on the Mortgage Loans and the other assets in the Issuing Entity over time, all as described in this prospectus. On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates will be reduced by any distributions of principal actually made on, and by any applicable Realized Losses actually allocated to, the Class VRR Certificates on that Distribution Date. In the event that applicable Realized Losses previously allocated to the Class VRR Certificates in reduction of its Certificate Balance are recovered subsequent to such Certificate Balance being reduced to zero, holders of the Class VRR Certificates may receive distributions in respect of such recoveries in accordance with the distribution priorities described under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” below.

 

The “Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance” represents the maximum amount that its holders of the Uncertificated VRR Interest outstanding at any time are then entitled to receive as distributions allocable to principal from the cash flow on the Mortgage Loans and the other assets in the Issuing Entity over time, all as described in this prospectus. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance will be reduced by any distributions of principal actually made on, and by any applicable Realized Losses actually allocated to, the Uncertificated VRR Interest on that Distribution Date. In the event that applicable Realized Losses previously allocated to the Uncertificated VRR Interest in reduction of its Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance are recovered subsequent to such Uncertificated VRR Interest being reduced to zero, holders of the Uncertificated VRR Interest may receive distributions in respect of such recoveries in accordance with the distribution priorities described under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” below.

 

The “Combined VRR Interest Balance” means the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, together.

 

The initial Combined VRR Interest Balance will be approximately $44,650,000, subject to a permitted variance of plus or minus 5.0%, which will equal the Vertically Retained Percentage of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

The Combined VRR Interest will not be rated, and will not have a Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

Effective Interest Rate

 

Except for tax reporting purposes, the Combined VRR Interest does not have a specified Pass-Through Rate; however, the effective interest rate on the Combined VRR Interest will be a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for the related Distribution Date.

 

Allocation Between Combined VRR Interest and Non-Vertically Retained Certificates

 

The right to payment of holders of the Combined VRR Interest is pro rata and pari passu with the right to payment of holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates (as a collective whole). On each Distribution Date, the portion of Aggregate Available Funds (described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Available Funds”) allocable to: (a) the Combined VRR Interest will be the product of such

 

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Aggregate Available Funds multiplied by the Vertically Retained Percentage; and (b) the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates (collectively) will be the product of such Aggregate Available Funds multiplied by the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage. In addition, any losses incurred on the Mortgage Loans will be allocated between the Combined VRR Interest, on the one hand, and the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates, on the other hand, pro rata in accordance with the respective Percentage Allocation Entitlements thereof.

 

The “Vertically Retained Percentage” is a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the initial principal balance of the Combined VRR Interest, and the denominator of which is the sum of (x) the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates and (y) the initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

The “Non-Vertically Retained Percentage” is the difference between 100% and the Vertically Retained Percentage.

 

The “Percentage Allocation Entitlement” means: (a) with respect to the Combined VRR Interest, the “Vertically Retained Percentage”; and (b) with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, the “Non-Vertically Retained Percentage”.

 

The aggregate amount available for distributions on the Combined VRR Interest on each Distribution Date is referred to as the “Combined VRR Available Funds”, which is equal to the product of the Aggregate Available Funds multiplied by the Vertically Retained Percentage.

 

Allocation of Applicable Realized Losses

 

On each Distribution Date, any applicable Realized Losses will be allocated to the Combined VRR Interest; and, in connection therewith, the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated RR Interest Balance of the Uncertificated RR Interest will each be reduced (pro rata based on the relative Certificate Balance and Uncertificated RR Interest Balance of each such interest on such Distribution Date) without distribution, as a write-off, to the extent of such Realized Loss, until the Combined VRR Interest Balance has been reduced to zero.

 

A “Realized Loss” with respect to the Combined VRR Interest means, with respect to each Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the product of (A) the Vertically Retained Percentage and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (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, 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 Mortgage Loans, expected to be outstanding immediately following that Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then aggregate Combined VRR Interest Balance after giving effect to distributions of principal on that Distribution Date.

 

All reductions in the Combined VRR Interest Balance in respect of Realized Losses allocable to the Combined VRR Interest (as described above) are referred to as an “Applied Realized Loss Amount”. Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to the Combined VRR Interest will be reimbursed as described under “—The VRR Interest—Material Terms of the VRR Interest—Priority of Distributions on the Combined VRR Interest” below.

 

Appraisal Reductions

 

On each Distribution Date, the Vertically Retained Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts will be allocated to the Combined VRR Interest to notionally reduce (to not less than zero) the Combined VRR Interest Balance thereof.

 

Voting Rights

 

The Class VRR Certificates will have the Voting Rights allocable to such Class as a Class of Principal Balance Certificates as described under “Description of the Certificates—Voting Rights” below in this prospectus. The Uncertificated VRR Interest will not have any voting rights.

 

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Method, Timing and Amount of Distributions on the Combined VRR Interest

 

Distributions on the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest are required to be made by the Certificate Administrator on each Distribution Date, to the extent of Combined VRR Available Funds as described in this prospectus, commencing in September 2019.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on the Class VRR Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest) are required to be made to the persons in whose names the Class VRR Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest, as applicable, are registered at the close of business on each Record Date. These distributions are required to be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the applicable Combined VRR Interest Owner at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities to accept such funds, if the applicable Combined VRR Interest Owner 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 applicable Combined VRR Interest Owner. The final distribution on any Class VRR Certificate or Uncertificated VRR Interest is required to be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and/or surrender thereof or of the rights thereto at the location that will be specified in a notice of the pendency of the final distribution. All distributions made with respect to the Class VRR Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Class VRR Certificates based on their respective Percentage Interests.

 

Priority of Distributions on the Combined VRR Interest

 

On each Distribution Date, for so long as the aggregate Combined VRR Interest Balance has not been reduced to zero, the Certificate Administrator is required to apply amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account for distribution to the Combined VRR Interest, to the extent of the Combined VRR Available Funds, in the following order of priority:

 

First, to the Combined VRR Interest, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the VRR Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date;

 

Second, to the Combined VRR Interest, in reduction of the Combined VRR Interest Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the VRR Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Combined VRR Interest Balance has been reduced to zero; and

 

Third, to reimburse (with interest) prior write-offs of the Combined VRR Interest Balance, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Applied Realized Loss Amounts previously allocated to the Combined VRR Interest, plus interest in an amount equal to the VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

provided, however, that to the extent any Combined 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 of the Trust REMICs, in compliance with the Code and applicable REMIC Regulations. The REMIC residual interest, sometimes commonly referred to as a “non-economic residual”, is a tax-based certificate required to be issued as part of any REMIC securitization and the holder of that interest will incur certain tax liability for the net income of the REMIC trust. The REMIC residual interest is not entitled to any interest or principal in the securitization trust; however, REMIC Regulations require that the amount, if any, remaining in a REMIC trust after all amounts are paid to the regular interests be paid to the REMIC residual interest.

 

Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses with respect to the Combined VRR Interest will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Combined VRR Interest Balance in respect of which a reimbursement is made. If and to the extent that any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Mortgage Loans) and previously resulted in a reduction of the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, then (on the Distribution Date related to the Collection Period during which the recovery occurred) the Vertically Retained Percentage of the amount of such recovery will be added to the Combined VRR Interest Balance, up to the lesser of (A) the Vertically Retained Percentage of the amount of such recovery and (B) the amount of unreimbursed applicable Realized Losses previously allocated to the Combined VRR Interest. If the Combined

 

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VRR Interest Balance is so increased, the amount of unreimbursed Applied Realized Loss Amounts of the Combined VRR Interest will be decreased by such amount.

 

The “Vertical Risk Retention Allocation Percentage” will equal the Vertically Retained Percentage divided by the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage.

 

The “VRR Interest Distribution Amount” with respect to the Combined VRR Interest for any Distribution Date will equal the product of (A) the Vertical Risk Retention Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of interest distributed on the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates according to clauses First, Fourth, Seventh, Tenth, Thirteenth, Sixteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fifth in, and the penultimate paragraph under, “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsPriority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

The “VRR Principal Distribution Amount” with respect to the Combined VRR Interest for any Distribution Date will equal the product of (a) the Vertical Risk Retention Allocation Percentage and (b) the aggregate amount of principal distributed on the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates according to clauses Second, Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Seventeenth, Twentieth, Twenty-Third and Twenty-Sixth and the penultimate paragraph in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsPriority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

The “VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date will equal the product of (A) the Vertical Risk Retention Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of interest on related unreimbursed Realized Losses distributed to the holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates according to clauses Third, Sixth, Ninth, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-First, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Seventh in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsPriority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums

 

On each Distribution Date, the Vertically Retained Percentage of each yield maintenance charge and prepayment premium collected on the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, that accompanied a principal prepayment included in the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date) will be required to be distributed to holders of the Combined VRR Interest.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfalls

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfalls that are not covered by certain Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer are required to be allocated between the Combined VRR Interest, on the one hand, and the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates, on the other hand, in accordance with their respective Percentage Allocation Entitlements.

 

Excess Interest

 

On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator is required to distribute to the holders of the Combined VRR Interest a portion of any Excess Interest received with respect to an ARD Loan during the applicable Collection Period or otherwise distributable on such Distribution Date, in an amount equal to the Vertically Retained Percentage of the amount of such Excess Interest. Excess Interest will be available to make distributions only with respect to the Combined VRR Interests and, as described in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsExcess Interest”), the Class S Certificates and will not provide credit support for any Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Certificates or offset any interest shortfalls or to pay any other amounts to any other party under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Allocation Between Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest

 

The right to payment of holders of the Class VRR Certificates is pro rata and pari passu with the right to payment of holders of the Uncertificated VRR Interest. On each Distribution Date, Combined VRR Available Funds and any Appraisal Reduction Amounts, yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, and Excess Interest allocated to the Combined VRR Interest will be allocated to the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest pro rata (based on the respective Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance). In addition, any losses incurred on the Mortgage Loans and/or reimbursements of Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to the

 

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Combined VRR Interest will be allocated between the Class VRR Certificates, on the one hand, and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, on the other hand, pro rata in accordance with the respective Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance.

 

HRR Certificates

 

The Retaining Third Party Purchaser

 

RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is expected, on the Closing Date, to (i) act as the initial Retaining Third Party Purchaser and (ii) retain the Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

The Retaining Third Party Purchaser is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by RREF Ill Debt AIV, LP, which was formed with a primary purpose of investing in commercial mortgaged-backed securities, including the junior tranches of such securities (“CMBS B-Piece Securities”). The Retaining Third Party Purchaser has purchased other CMBS B-Piece Securities in the capacity of a third party purchaser, and its affiliate has been a third party purchaser in several other CMBS securitizations and RREF Ill Debt AIV, LP has held CMBS B-Piece Securities and served as controlling class representative and directing certificateholder (or in a similar capacity) for more than ten other CMBS securitizations. The Retaining Third Party Purchaser is advised by Rialto Capital Management LLC (“RCM”), an affiliate of the special servicer, and experienced in commercial real estate debt investments. In addition, as of March 31, 2019, RCM has underwritten and purchased, primarily for the Funds, over $6.8 billion in face value of subordinate, newly-originated commercial mortgage-backed securities certificates in approximately 107 different securitizations. Affiliates of RCM have the right to appoint the special servicer for each of these transactions. See "Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Special Servicer" for additional information about the Third Party Purchaser, RCM and their respective affiliates. For a description of any material conflicts of interest or material potential conflicts of interest between the Retaining Third Party Purchaser and another party to this securitization, see "Risk Factors—Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder", "Risk Factors—Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans" and “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Special Servicer.”

 

Any review by the Retaining Third Party Purchaser and its affiliates of the credit risk of the securitized assets is solely for its own benefit, may not be relied upon by any other person, and is not intended to be, and may not be, construed as an approval or endorsement of the sponsor's underwriting standards or any loan-level disclosure in this document. The Retaining Third Party Purchaser makes no representations or warranties with respect to any such underwriting standards or disclosure and the Retaining Third Party Purchaser has not independently verified the truth or accuracy of any representations or warranties of any of the sponsors or any other party to this transaction or any related documents.

 

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 consisting of a review of the sponsors' underwriting standards, the collateral and expected cash flows. Such review was based on the mortgage loan files and information regarding the mortgage loans provided by or on behalf of the sponsors. 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 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. 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. Each Certificateholder will acknowledge and agree, by its acceptance of its certificates, that the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser may have special relationships or interests that conflict with those of the holders of one or more Classes of certificates. In addition, the Third-Party Purchaser 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, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Retaining Third-Party Purchaser for having so acted.

 

If the Retaining Sponsor determines that the Retaining Third Party Purchaser or a successor third party purchaser no longer complies with one or more of the Credit Risk Retention Rules applicable to the Retaining Third Party Purchaser or such successor third party purchaser, the Retaining Sponsor will be required to promptly

 

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notify, or cause to be notified, the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner of such noncompliance.

 

Material Terms of the HRR Certificates

 

The Retaining Third Party Purchaser is expected to purchase the HRR Certificates for cash on the Closing Date. The aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of the HRR Certificates will be equal to approximately $20,451,448, representing approximately 1.52% of the aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of all Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) issued by the Issuing Entity and the Uncertificated VRR Interest. The aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of all the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will be approximately $1,344,774,373. The fair values referenced in the preceding two sentences are based on actual prices and final tranche sizes as of the Closing Date for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

The aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of the HRR Certificates that the Retaining Sponsor would be required to retain in order to meet the credit risk retention requirements of Regulation RR with respect to this securitization transaction, if it was relying solely on an “eligible horizontal residual interest” (as defined in Regulation RR) to satisfy such requirements, is approximately $67,238,719, representing 5% of the aggregate fair value, as of the Closing Date, of all of the Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) issued by the Issuing Entity and the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

On any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount available for distributions on the Certificates will be allocated between the Combined VRR Interest and the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates pro rata in accordance with the respective Percentage Allocation Entitlements thereof, and principal and interest (other than any excess interest that accrues on an ARD Mortgage Loan), net of specified servicing and administrative costs and expenses, allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates will be further allocated to the specified Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Certificates 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, Class X-B Class X-D and Class X-F certificates), in each case as set forth under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”. On any Distribution Date, Mortgage Loan losses will be allocated between the Combined VRR Interest and Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates pro rata in accordance with the respective Percentage Allocation Entitlements thereof, and the Mortgage Loan losses allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates will be further allocated to the specified Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in ascending order (beginning with certain Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates that are not being offered by this prospectus), in each case as set forth under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

For a description of payment and other material terms of the Classes of HRR Certificates identified in the table above in this “—Material Terms of the HRR Certificates” section, see “Description of the Certificates” in this prospectus.

 

Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions

 

The Combined VRR Interest and the HRR Certificates will be required to be subject to certain hedging, transfer and financing restrictions. Both the Class VRR Certificates and the HRR Certificates will be evidenced by one or more Certificates and are expected to be held in definitive form by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the registered holders of the Class VRR Certificates and HRR Certificates, respectively, for so long as the Class VRR Certificates and HRR Certificates, as applicable, are subject to transfer restrictions under the Credit Risk Retention Rules, as and to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Uncertificated VRR Interest will not be evidenced by a certificate.

 

Each Retaining Party will agree to certain hedging, transfer and financing restrictions that will be applicable to any “retaining sponsor”, “originator”, “third party purchaser” and any respective “affiliate” (each as defined in Regulation RR), as applicable, for so long as compliance with the Credit Risk Retention Rules is required; provided, that pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will not be permitted to transfer the Uncertificated VRR Interest at any time (other than to its MOA).

 

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party purchaser (as defined in, and in compliance with, the Credit Risk Retention Rules then in effect). In addition, the Retaining Parties will have agreed not to enter into any hedging, pledging, financing or any other similar transaction or activity with respect to the RR Interest unless such transaction complies with the Credit Risk Retention Rules then in effect.

 

The Retaining Parties will have agreed that, unless Regulation RR is earlier repealed or otherwise determined not to be applicable to this securitization transaction, the restrictions described under this heading “—Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions” will expire on the date that is the latest of (i) the date on which the total unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33% of the Initial Pool Balance, (ii) the date on which the aggregate of the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance has been reduced to 33% of the aggregate of the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance as of the Closing Date, and (iii) two years after the Closing Date; provided that, solely with respect to the HRR Certificates, such restrictions may end on any earlier date on which all of the Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with Rule 7(b)(8)(i) of Regulation RR. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will not be permitted to transfer the Uncertificated VRR Interest at any time (other than to its MOA).

 

Representations and Warranties

 

Each of the Retaining Sponsor and GACC will make the representations and warranties identified on Annex E-1A, subject to certain exceptions to such representations and warranties set forth in Annex E-1B. GSMC will make the representations and warranties identified on Annex E-2A, subject to certain exceptions to such representations and warranties set forth in Annex E-2B.

 

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-1B 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, there can be no assurance 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 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 E-2B 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, in the case of the mortgage loan borrower, 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

 

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interest in such Mortgaged Property. However, there can be no assurance 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 applicable GACC Mortgage Loans in this transaction, GACC determined either that the risks associated with the matters giving rise to each exception set forth on Annex E-1B 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, 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 may resolve the matter soon, any requirements to obtain rating agency confirmation prior to taking an action related to such exception, a determination by GACC, 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 GACC 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, there can be no assurance that the compensating factors or other circumstances upon which GACC 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 GACC Mortgage Loans, including the risks related thereto, is described under “Risk Factors” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

Risk Retention Consultation Parties

 

The “Risk Retention Consultation Parties”, with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, Serviced Loan Combination will be: (i) the party selected by CREFI, (ii) the party selected by GS Bank and (iii) the party selected by DBNY. The other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be entitled to assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the identity of any Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of (including the identity of and contact information for) a replacement of such Risk Retention Consultation Party from the Sponsor entitled to select it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Risk Retention Consultation Party will have any consultation rights with respect to any related Excluded RRCP Mortgage Loan. The initial Risk Retention Consultation Parties are expected to be CREFI, GSMC and DBNY.

 

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, and (ii) during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Serviced Loan, as further described in this prospectus.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Risk Retention Consultation Party will not have consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination with respect to which such Risk Retention Consultation Party or the person entitled to appoint such Risk Retention Consultation Party is a Borrower Party (as to such Risk Retention Consultation Party, an “Excluded RRCP Mortgage Loan”).

 

With respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination as to which a Risk Retention Consultation Party has consultation rights as described above, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be required to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party on a non-binding basis in connection with any Major Decision that it is processing (and such other matters that are subject to the non-binding consultation rights of a Consulting Party pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and to consider alternative actions recommended by such Risk Retention Consultation Party in respect of such Major Decision (or any other matter requiring consultation with a Consulting Party). In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer receives no response from a Risk Retention Consultation Party within 10 days following the Master Servicer’s delivery of information in its possession reasonably requested by such Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Special Servicer’s delivery of the related Major Decision Reporting Package, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer,

 

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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, from using reasonable efforts to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party on any future matters with respect to the applicable Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination or any other Mortgage Loan.

 

The other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be entitled to assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the identity of any Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of (including the identity of and contact information for) a replacement of such Risk Retention Consultation Party from the Sponsor entitled to select it.

 

Limitation on Liability of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties

 

The Risk Retention Consultation Parties will not be liable to the issuing entity or the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment.

 

Each Certificateholder or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, as applicable, will acknowledge and agree, by its acceptance of its certificates, 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 the Uncertificated VRR Interest;

 

(b)       may act solely in the interests of the holders of the Combined VRR Interest and does not have any liability or duties to the holders of any other Class of Certificates;

 

(c)       may take actions that favor the interests of the holders of one or more Classes including the Combined VRR Interest over the interests of the holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and

 

(d)       will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted as set forth in (a) – (c) above, and no Certificateholder or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against a Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of a Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

 

The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the recommendation of a Risk Retention Consultation Party, which does not violate the terms of any Serviced Loan, any law, the Servicing Standard or the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related Co-Lender Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

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Description of the Certificates

 

General

 

The Issuing Entity’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-GC41 (the “Certificates”) will be issued on or about August 20, 2019 (the “Closing Date”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement” below) and, together with the Uncertificated VRR Interest, will represent in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Issuing Entity. The assets of the Issuing Entity will primarily 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 Mortgaged Property acquired on behalf of the Issuing Entity (including, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the Outside Servicing Agreement) through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (upon acquisition, each, an “REO Property”) and all revenues received in respect of that REO Property (but, with respect to any REO Property relating to a Loan Combination, only to the extent of the Issuing Entity’s interest in such Loan Combination); (3) those funds or assets as from time to time are deposited in the accounts discussed in “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Accounts” (such accounts collectively, the “Securitization Accounts”) (but, with respect to any funds or assets relating to a Loan Combination, only to the extent of the Issuing Entity’s interest in such Loan Combination), if established; (4) the rights of the Master Servicer and Trustee under all insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans; and (5) certain rights of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 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.

 

Upon initial issuance, the Certificates will consist of multiple classes (each, a “Class”) to be designated, and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will be designated, as set forth in the table under the heading “Certificate Summary.” Further, various groups of those Classes will be referred to in this prospectus as specified in the table below:

 

Designation

Classes/Interests

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 A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates
Non-Offered Certificates”: The Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class J-RR, Class S, Class R and Class VRR 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, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F Certificates
Class X Certificates” or “Interest-Only Certificates”: The Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F Certificates
Subordinate Certificates”: The Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates
Regular Certificates”: The Senior Certificates, the Subordinate Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates (i.e. the Certificates other than the Class S and Class R Certificates)
Principal Balance Certificates”: The Regular Certificates (other than the Class X Certificates) (i.e. the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates)
Residual Certificates”: The Class R Certificates
Certificates”: The Senior Certificates, the Subordinate Certificates and the Class S, Class R and Class VRR Certificates (i.e. the Offered Certificates and the Non-Offered Certificates)

 

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Designation

Classes/Interests

Non-Vertically Retained Certificates”: The Certificates (other than the Class VRR Certificates)
Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates”: The Non-Vertically Retained Certificates (other than the Class S and Class R Certificates)
Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates”: The Non-Vertically Retained Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates
Class VRR Certificates”: The CREFI VRR Interest Portion and the DBNY VRR Interest Portion
Uncertificated VRR Interest”: The GS Bank VRR Interest Portion
Combined VRR Interest”: The Class VRR Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest

 

Upon initial issuance, the respective Classes of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates will have the Certificate Balances, and the respective Classes of the Interest-Only Certificates will have the Notional Amounts, set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus (in each case, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

The “Certificate Balance” of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates outstanding at any time represents the maximum amount that its holders are then entitled to receive as distributions allocable to principal from the cash flow on the Mortgage Loans and the other assets in the Issuing Entity over time, all as described in this prospectus. On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of each Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced by any distributions of principal actually made on, and by any applicable Realized Losses actually allocated to, that Class of Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date. In the event that applicable Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in reduction of its Certificate Balance are recovered subsequent to such Certificate Balance being reduced to zero, holders of such Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates may receive distributions in respect of such recoveries in accordance with the distribution priorities described under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” below.

 

The respective Classes of Interest-Only Certificates will not have Certificate Balances, nor will they entitle their holders to distributions of principal. However, each Class of the Interest-Only Certificates will represent the right to receive distributions of interest in an amount equal to the aggregate interest accrued on the related notional amount (a “Notional Amount”). The Notional Amount of the Class X Certificates will equal the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the related Class(es) of Principal Balance Certificates (as to any Class of Class X Certificates, the “Corresponding Principal Balance Certificates”) indicated below:

 

Class of Class X Certificates

Notional Amount

Class(es) of Corresponding Principal
Balance Certificates

Class X-A $971,728,000   Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and Class A-S
Class X-B $120,118,000   Class B and Class C
Class X-D   $58,519,000   Class D and Class E
Class X-F   $26,180,000   Class F

 

Neither the Class S nor the Class R Certificates will have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount or entitle their holders to distributions of principal or interest, except that the Class S Certificates will be entitled to receive any collections of the Excess Interest that may accrue after the related Anticipated Repayment Date on any ARD Loan.

 

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Distributions

 

Method, Timing and Amount

 

Distributions on the Certificates are required to be made by the Certificate Administrator, to the extent of available funds as described in this prospectus, on the fourth business day following each Determination Date (each, a “Distribution Date”), commencing in September 2019. The “Determination Date” will be the sixth (6th) day of each calendar month (or, if the sixth (6th) calendar day of that month is not a business day, then the next business day), commencing in September 2019.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificates) are required to be made to the persons 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 preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs. These distributions 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 Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of that Class based on their respective Percentage Interests.

 

The “Percentage Interest” evidenced by: (a) 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; and (b) any Class S or Class R Certificate will be the percentage interest in the applicable Class specified on the face of that Certificate.

 

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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Available Funds

 

The “Available Funds” for each Distribution Date will equal (i) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, the Aggregate Available Funds, (ii) with respect to distributions to be made on the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, the Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds and (iii) with respect to distributions to be made on the Combined VRR Interest and the Class R Certificates, the Combined VRR Available Funds.

 

The aggregate amount available for distributions of interest (other than Excess Interest), principal and reimbursements of applicable Realized Losses to holders of the Certificates (including the Class VRR Certificates) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest 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 and any REO Properties 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) and/or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Master Servicer Remittance Date, exclusive of any portion of the foregoing that represents (without duplication):

 

(i)any scheduled payments of principal and/or interest, including any balloon payments that are accompanied by interest due through the related maturity date, paid by the related borrower(s) in respect of a Mortgage Loan, that are due (without regard to grace periods) on a Due Date that occurs after the related Determination Date;

 

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(ii)payments (scheduled or otherwise) of principal (including prepayments) and interest, net liquidation proceeds, net insurance proceeds and net condemnation proceeds and other unscheduled recoveries allocable to the Mortgage Loans that were received after the related Determination Date (other than the monthly remittance on the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans or the Issuing Entity’s interest in any related REO Property contemplated by clause (b) of this definition for the subject Distribution Date);

 

(iii)amounts in the Collection Account that are due or reimbursable to any person other than the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner;

 

(iv)with respect to each Mortgage Loan that accrues interest on an Actual/360 Basis and any Distribution Date occurring in January (other than during a leap year) or February of any calendar year (unless such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the related Withheld Amount to the extent those funds are on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

(v)yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums on the Mortgage Loans (which are separately distributed to holders of the Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner);

 

(vi)Excess Interest on the ARD Loans (which is separately distributed to holders of the Class S Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest Owners);

 

(vii)amounts deposited in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in error; and/or

 

(viii)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) of this definition for the subject Distribution Date, (i) the aggregate amount allocable to the Mortgage Loans transferred from the REO Account to the Collection Account for the subject Distribution Date and (ii) the remittance received on the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans or the Issuing Entity’s interest in any related REO Property in the month of the subject Distribution Date, to the extent that each such transfer is made or such remittance is received by the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the related Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(c)            all Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the subject Distribution Date and P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the subject Distribution Date (net of certain amounts that are due or reimbursable to persons other than the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner);

 

(d)            with respect to each Mortgage Loan that accrues interest on an Actual/360 Basis and any Distribution Date occurring in March (or February, if such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), commencing in 2020, the related Withheld Amounts as required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account; and

 

(e)            the aggregate amount of any Excess Liquidation Proceeds transferred from the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for the subject Distribution Date as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Accounts” in this prospectus.

 

The portion of the Aggregate Available Funds available for distribution to holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates on each Distribution Date (with respect to such Distribution Date, the “Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds”) will, in general, equal the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

 

Monthly Payment” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan (other than any REO Mortgage Loan or REO Companion Loan) and any Due Date is the scheduled monthly payment of principal (if

 

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any) and interest at the related Mortgage Rate which is payable by the related borrower on such Due Date, exclusive of any balloon payment. The Monthly Payment with respect to any Due Date for (i) an REO Mortgage Loan or REO Companion Loan, or (ii) any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is delinquent at its maturity date and with respect to which the Special Servicer has not entered into an extension, will be the monthly payment that would otherwise have been payable on such Due Date had the related Mortgage Note not been discharged or the related maturity date had not been reached, as the case may be, determined as set forth in the preceding sentence and on the assumption that all other amounts, if any, due thereunder are paid when due. The Monthly Payment for any Serviced Loan Combination is the aggregate Monthly Payment for the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The “Collection Period” for any Distribution Date will be the period beginning on the day immediately following the Determination Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the Collection Period for the initial Distribution Date, with respect to any particular Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, beginning on the day immediately following the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Companion 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 Companion Loan had a Due Date in such preceding month)) and ending on and including the Determination Date occurring in the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Due Date” means, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, the date on which scheduled payments of principal, interest or both are required to be made by the related borrower (without regard to any grace period). However, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is delinquent in respect of its balloon payment beyond the end of the Collection Period in which the related maturity date occurred or as to which the related Mortgaged Property has become an REO Property, for any calendar month, the Due Date will be deemed to be the date that, but for the occurrence of such event, would have been the related Due Date in such month.

 

The “Due Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan will be the period beginning on the day immediately following the Due Date in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the Distribution Date occurring in September 2019, beginning on the day after the date that would have been the Due Date if such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan had a Due Date in such preceding month) and ending on and including the Due Date in the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

Priority of Distributions

 

On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator is required to apply the Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds held by it in the following order of priority:

 

First, to 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, Class X-B, Class X-D and Class X-F 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;

 

Second, 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, in reduction of the respective Certificate Balances of those Classes, in the following priority (prior to the Cross-Over Date):

 

(i)to the holders of the Class A-AB Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to the scheduled Certificate Balance for the Class A-AB Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date set forth on Annex F to this prospectus (as to any Distribution Date, the “Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance”),

 

(ii)to the holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to subclause (i) of this clause Second, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero,

 

(iii)

to the holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of

 

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  such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior subclauses of this clause Second, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero,

 

(iv)to the holders of the Class A-3 Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior subclauses of this clause Second, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero,

 

(v)to the holders of the Class A-4 Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior subclauses of this clause Second, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero,

 

(vi)to the holders of the Class A-5 Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior subclauses of this clause Second, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero, and

 

(vii)to the holders of the Class A-AB Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior subclauses of this clause Second, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Third, 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, up to an amount equal to, and pro rata based upon, the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Fourth, to the holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that 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 holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Sixth, to the holders of the Class A-S Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Seventh, to the holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that 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 holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Ninth, to the holders of the Class B Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Tenth, to the holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that Class;

 

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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 holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Twelfth, to the holders of the Class C Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Thirteenth, to the holders of the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that Class;

 

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 holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Fifteenth, to the holders of the Class D Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Sixteenth, to the holders of the Class E Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that 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 holders of the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Eighteenth, to the holders of the Class E Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Nineteenth, to the holders of the Class F Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that 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 holders of the Class F Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Twenty-First, to the holders of the Class F Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Twenty-Second, to the holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that 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 holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount

 

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equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Twenty-Fourth, to the holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

Twenty-Fifth, to the holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount of that 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 holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, in reduction of the related Certificate Balance, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, less the portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the related Certificate Balance is reduced to zero;

 

Twenty-Seventh, to the holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, up to an amount equal to the aggregate of unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, plus interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date each related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class; and

 

Last, to the holders of the Class R Certificates, in the amount of any remaining portion of the Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, on each Distribution Date occurring on and after Cross-Over Date, regardless of the allocation of principal payments described in clause Second above, the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date is required to be distributed pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), among the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB Certificates and without regard to the Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance, in reduction of their respective Certificate Balances. The “Cross-Over Date” means the first Distribution Date as of which (prior to any distributions of principal or allocations of Realized Losses on such Distribution Date) the Certificate Balances of the Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates have all been previously reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to those Certificates.

 

Reimbursement of previously allocated applicable 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 Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in respect of which a reimbursement is made. If and to the extent that any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Mortgage Loans) and previously resulted in a reduction of the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, then (on the Distribution Date related to the Collection Period during which the recovery occurred): (i) the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance(s) of the Class or Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated applicable Realized Losses, in the same sequential order as distributions set forth in “—Priority of Distributions” above, in each case up to the lesser of (A) the unallocated portion of the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of the amount of such recovery and (B) the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to the subject Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates; and (ii) the Interest Shortfall with respect to each affected Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates for the next Distribution Date will be increased by the amount of interest that would have accrued through the then current Distribution Date if the restored write-down for the reimbursed Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates had never been written down. If the Certificate Balance of any Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates is so increased, the amount of unreimbursed applicable Realized Losses of such Class of Certificates will be decreased by such amount.

 

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Pass-Through Rates

 

The per annum rate at which interest accrues with respect to any Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates is referred to in this prospectus as its “Pass-Through Rate”.

 

The Pass-Through Rates with respect to 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 D, Class E and Class F Certificates for any Distribution Date will each be fixed at the initial Pass-Through Rate for the applicable Class set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus.

 

The Pass-Through Rate with respect to the Class C Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the lesser of the (a) initial Pass-Through Rate for such Class set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus and (b) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

The Pass-Through Rates with respect to the Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates for any Distribution Date will each be a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the weighted average of the Class X Strip Rates for 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 such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of the respective Certificate Balances of such Classes of Principal Balance Certificates immediately prior to that Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-B Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the weighted average of the Class X Strip Rates for the Class B and Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of the respective Certificate Balances of such Classes of Principal Balance Certificates immediately prior to that Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-D Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the weighted average of the Class X Strip Rates for the Class D and Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of the respective Certificate Balances of such Classes of Principal Balance Certificates immediately prior to that Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-F Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the Class X Strip Rate for the Class F Certificates for such Distribution Date.

 

The “WAC Rate” with respect to any Distribution Date is equal to the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Pass-Through Rates of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

The “Class X Strip Rate” for any Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates with respect to any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any, of the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date, over the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates for such Distribution Date.

 

In general, the “Net Mortgage Pass-Through Rate” will be: (a) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that accrues interest on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months (a “30/360 Basis”), for any Distribution Date, the Net Mortgage Rate in effect for such Mortgage Loan during the one-month accrual period applicable to the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan that occurs in the same month as that Distribution Date; and (b) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that accrues interest on an Actual/360 Basis, for any Distribution Date, the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on a 30/360 Basis in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued (or, in the event of a voluntary or involuntary principal prepayment affecting same, that otherwise would have accrued) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (adjusted to the related Net Mortgage Rate and, if applicable, exclusive of any Excess Interest) during the one-month accrual period applicable to the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan that occurs in the same month as that subsequent Distribution Date. However, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that accrues interest on an Actual/360 Basis, when determining: (i) the related Net Mortgage Pass-Through Rate for the Distribution Date in January (except during a leap year) or February of any year beginning in 2020 (in any event unless that Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the “aggregate amount of interest actually accrued (or, in the event of a voluntary or involuntary principal prepayment affecting same, that otherwise would have accrued)”, as referred to in clause (b) of the preceding sentence, will be deemed to exclude related Withheld Amounts to be transferred to the Interest Reserve Account in such month; or (ii) the related Net Mortgage Pass-Through Rate for the Distribution Date in March (or in February if the final Distribution Date occurs in such particular month of February) in any year beginning in 2020, the “aggregate amount of interest actually accrued (or, in the event of a voluntary or involuntary principal prepayment affecting same, that otherwise would have accrued)”, as referred to in clause (b) of the preceding sentence, will be deemed to include related Withheld Amounts to be deposited in

 

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the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for distribution on such Distribution Date. In addition, the Net Mortgage Pass-Through Rate with respect to any Mortgage Loan for any Distribution Date will be determined without regard to: (i) any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of such Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, an Outside Servicer or an Outside Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related borrower; (ii) the occurrence and continuation of a default under such Mortgage Loan; (iii) the passage of the related maturity date or, in the case of an ARD Loan, the related Anticipated Repayment Date; and (iv) the related Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property.

 

The “Net Mortgage Rate” with respect to any Mortgage Loan is a per annum rate equal to the related Mortgage Rate minus the related Administrative Fee Rate.

 

The “Mortgage Rate” with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan is the per annum rate at which interest accrues on the Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan as stated in the related Mortgage Note or the promissory note evidencing such Companion Loan without giving effect to any default rate or Revised Rate.

 

Interest Distribution Amount

 

The “Interest Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular 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 Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such Class on such Distribution Date.

 

The “Interest Accrual Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates is equal to interest for the related Interest Accrual Period accrued at the applicable 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-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates is, subject to increase as described in the last paragraph under “—Priority of Distributions” above, 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 (if any), and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) in the case of a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class for the subject Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Class of Interest-Only Certificates, one-month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the WAC Rate for the subject 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:

 

(1)the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for that Distribution Date; and

 

(2)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 servicing advance with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Outside Servicing Agreement), together with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Advance Rate, that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have

 

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otherwise been included in the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; and

 

(B)   Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts that were 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

 

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 Mortgage Loans) for a prior Distribution Date are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (including an REO Mortgage Loan), such recovery will increase the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the Collection Period in which such recovery occurs.

 

The “Principal Distribution Amount” with respect to any Distribution Date and the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates will equal the sum of (a) the Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date and (b) the Non-Vertically Retained 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 Monthly Payments (which do not include balloon payments) with respect to the Mortgage Loans due or deemed due during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced and distributable to Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner on a preceding Distribution Date, prior to the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent paid by the related borrower as of the related Determination Date (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, 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 during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, 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 for the subject Distribution Date and not previously received or advanced and distributable to Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner on a preceding Distribution Date. 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 during the periods or 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 P&I Advances, as described in this prospectus.

 

The “Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount” for any Distribution Date will equal the aggregate of: (a) all prepayments of principal received on the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, all principal prepayments received during the period that renders them includable in the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date); and (b) any other collections (exclusive of payments by borrowers) received on the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan, any REO Properties during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan or any interest in REO Property acquired with respect thereto, all such proceeds received during the period that renders them includable in the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date), whether in the form of liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds, net income, rents, and profits from any REO Property or otherwise, that were identified and applied by the Master Servicer (and/or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Outside Servicer) as recoveries of previously unadvanced principal of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

The “Principal Shortfall” for any Distribution Date means the amount, if any, by which (1) the Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date exceeds (2) the aggregate amount actually distributed on such preceding Distribution Date to holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount.

 

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,

 

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whether or not received) and, on each Distribution Date, will be reduced by an amount generally equal to all payments and other collections of principal on such Mortgage Loan that are distributable on or advanced for such Distribution Date. With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance will generally equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. With respect to any Serviced Loan Combination as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of such Loan Combination 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 Serviced Loan Combination may also be reduced in connection with any modification that reduces the principal amount due on such Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination, 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 the Mortgage Loans”. If any Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination is paid in full, or if the Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination (or any Mortgaged Property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination) is otherwise liquidated, then, as of the Distribution Date that relates to 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, related Loan Combination will be zero.

 

For purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and distributions on, and allocations of Realized Losses to, the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, respectively, as well as for purposes of calculating the Servicing Fee, the Trustee/ Certificate Administrator Fee, the Operating Advisor Fee and the Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee payable each month, each REO Property (including any REO Property with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan held pursuant to an Outside Servicing Agreement) will be treated as if the related Mortgage Loan (an “REO Mortgage Loan”) and any related Companion Loan(s) (each, an “REO Companion Loan”; and each REO Mortgage Loan and REO Companion Loan, also an “REO Loan”) had remained outstanding and the related loan documents continued in full force and effect; and all references to “Mortgage Loan,” “Mortgage Loans” or “Mortgage Pool” 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 Mortgage Loan, and all references to “Companion Loan” or “Companion 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 Companion Loan. Each REO Loan will generally be deemed to have the same characteristics as its actual predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, 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 or Companion Loan, as applicable, including any portion of those amounts 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 reimbursements to the Master Servicer or 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 Companion Loan.

 

With respect to each Serviced Loan Combination, no amounts collected thereon or with respect to any related REO Property that are allocable to any related Companion Loan or REO Companion Loan will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or to reimburse the Issuing Entity, other than in the limited circumstances related to Property Advances, indemnification, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Loan Combination incurred with respect to such Serviced Loan Combination in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Excess Interest

 

On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator is required to distribute to the holders of the Class S Certificates the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of any Excess Interest received by the Issuing Entity with respect to the ARD Loans during the Collection Period for (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, as part of a distribution to the Issuing Entity during the month of) such Distribution Date. Excess Interest will be available to make distributions only with respect to the Class S Certificates and, as described under “Credit Risk Retention—Method, Timing and Amount of Distributions on the Combined VRR Interest—Excess Interest”, the Combined VRR Interest and will not provide credit support for any Class of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest or offset any interest shortfalls or to pay any other amounts to any other party under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Loan Combination Collections

 

For purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest and, in the absence of express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents and/or any related Co-Lender Agreement (and/or, with respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination, the related Outside Servicing Agreement) to the contrary, for purposes of otherwise collecting amounts due under the Mortgage Loan, 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 Loan Combination, any amounts payable to the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s) pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement) will be deemed to be allocated 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 Advance Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid expenses of the Issuing Entity;

 

Second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Advance Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Pool (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount);

 

Third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause First or Second above, 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) all unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause Fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause Third that either (A) was not advanced because 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 (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

Fourth, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause First or Second above, 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 accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the sum of (A) 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, plus (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such 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;

 

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Tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application 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 and other than, if applicable, accrued and unpaid Excess Interest (and, 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 related Anticipated Repayment Date, as a recovery of 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 Loan Combination 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 Loan Combination in the manner permitted by the REMIC provisions.

 

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 Loan Combination, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s) pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement) will be deemed to be allocated for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates and (subject to any related Co-Lender Agreement and/or Outside Servicing Agreement) for purposes of otherwise collecting amounts due under the Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Advance Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid expenses of the Issuing Entity with respect to the related Mortgage Loan;

 

Second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Advance 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 so allocated pursuant to clause First or Second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the related Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the excess of (i) all unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause Fifth below or clause Fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause Third that either (A) was not advanced because 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 (B) accrued at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

Fourth, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause First or Second above, as a recovery of principal of the related Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

Fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the related Mortgage Loan (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) to the extent of the sum of (A) 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, plus (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal

 

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to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause Fifth or clause Fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates);

 

Sixth, as a recovery of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium then due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan;

 

Seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan;

 

Eighth, as a recovery of any Assumption Fees, assumption application fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan;

 

Ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan other than, if applicable, accrued and unpaid Excess Interest (and, 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 related Anticipated Repayment Date, as a recovery, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest.

 

Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums

 

On each Distribution Date, until 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, the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of each yield maintenance charge collected on the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, that accompanied a principal prepayment included in the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date) is required to be distributed to holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates (excluding holders of the Class X-F, Class F, Class G-RR, Class J-RR, Class S and Class R Certificates) as follows: (a) first the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of such yield maintenance charge will be allocated 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 BC”) of the Class X-B, Class B and Class C Certificates, and (iii) the group (the “YM Group DE” and, collectively with the YM Group A and the YM Group BC, the “YM Groups”) of the Class X-D, Class D and Class E Certificates, pro rata based upon the aggregate amount of principal distributed to the Class or Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in each YM Group on such Distribution Date, and (b) then the portion of such yield maintenance charge allocated to each YM Group will be further allocated as among the Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates in such YM Group, in the following manner: (i) each Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in such YM Group will entitle the applicable Certificateholders to receive on the applicable Distribution Date that portion of such yield maintenance charge equal to the product of (X) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in that YM Group on such Distribution Date, (Y) the Base Interest Fraction for the related principal prepayment and such Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates, and (Z) the portion of such yield maintenance charge allocated to such YM Group, and (ii) the portion of such yield maintenance charge allocated to such YM Group and remaining after such distributions with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in such YM Group will be distributed to the Class of Class X Certificates in such YM Group. If there is more than one Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in any YM Group entitled to distributions of principal on any particular Distribution Date on which yield maintenance charges are distributable to such Classes, the aggregate portion of such yield maintenance charges allocated to such YM Group will be allocated among all such Classes of Non-Vertically Retained 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 prior 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-

 

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Through Rate on such Class of Certificates exceeds (ii) the discount rate used in accordance with the related Mortgage 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 (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan exceeds (ii) the discount rate used in accordance with the related Mortgage 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 both 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, and 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 (calculated as a percentage of the amount prepaid) 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 or 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.

 

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, the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of all prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans will be allocated to the holders of the Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates in the manner provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

No yield maintenance charges or prepayment premiums will be distributed to the holders of the Class X-F, Class S or Class R Certificates.

 

Prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges will be distributed on any Distribution Date only to the extent they are received in respect of the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, accompanied a principal prepayment included in the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date).

 

For a description of yield maintenance charges, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the 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 Offered 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 a 0% CPR prepayment rate and the Modeling Assumptions. The Assumed Final Distribution Date with respect to each Class of Offered Certificates will in each case be as follows:

 

Class of Certificates

Assumed Final Distribution Date

Class A-1 May 2024
Class A-2 August 2024
Class A-3 August 2026
Class A-4 July 2029
Class A-5 August 2029
Class A-AB May 2029
Class X-A August 2029
Class A-S August 2029
Class B August 2029
Class C August 2029

 

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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 assuming no prepayments of principal (other than the repayment in full of an ARD Loan on its Anticipated Repayment Date). Because 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 August 2056. See “Ratings”.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfalls

 

If a borrower prepays a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination in whole or in part, after the related Due Date in any Collection Period, the amount of interest (net of related Servicing Fees and any related Excess Interest and default interest) accrued on such prepayment from such Due Date to, but not 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 Loan Combination (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 prior to the related Due Date in any Collection Period and does not pay interest on such prepayment through the end of the one-month accrual period applicable to such Due Date, then the shortfall in a full month’s interest (net of related Servicing Fees and any related Excess Interest and default interest) on such prepayment will constitute a “Prepayment Interest Shortfall”. Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans) and, to the extent permitted under the related Co-Lender Agreement, 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) on each Master Servicer Remittance Date, without any right of reimbursement thereafter, a cash payment (a “Compensating Interest Payment”) in an amount 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 the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) (in each case other than a Specially Serviced Loan or a Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date, and

 

(ii)the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for the related Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan for which such Servicing Fees are being paid in such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00125% per annum and (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (and, so long as a Loan Combination is serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any related Serviced Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment and net investment earnings on such Prepayment Interest Excesses. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders 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 from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding principal prepayments (other than (w) if the Mortgage Loan is an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, (x) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (y) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the

 

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Master Servicer is required to accept such principal prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or (z) in connection with the payment of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards) (a “Prohibited Prepayment”), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer will pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the amount of the Prepayment Interest Shortfall with respect to such Mortgage Loan otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayment.

 

Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Serviced Loan Combinations will be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) 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 a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the holder thereof.

 

The Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date will be allocated on that Distribution Date among the respective Classes of the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective Interest Accrual Amounts for those Classes for such Distribution Date.

 

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 any Distribution Date that are not covered by the portion of the Master Servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date allocable to the Mortgage Loans or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the portion of any compensating interest payments allocable to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Outside Servicer.

 

Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses

 

As a means of providing a certain amount of protection to the holders of the Senior Certificates against losses associated with delinquent and defaulted Mortgage Loans, the rights of the holders of the Subordinate Certificates to receive distributions of interest and/or principal 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 E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates. The Class B Certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates. The Class C Certificates will likewise be protected by the subordination of the Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

This subordination will be effected in two ways: (i) by the preferential right of the holders of a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates to receive on any Distribution Date the amounts of interest and/or principal distributable with respect to that Class prior to any distribution being made on such Distribution Date in respect of any Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates subordinate to that Class (as described above under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”) and (ii) by the allocation of Realized Losses to Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that are subordinate to more senior Classes, as described below.

 

No other form of credit support will be available for the benefit of the Offered Certificates.

 

On and after the Cross-Over Date has occurred, allocation of the Principal Distribution Amount 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, pro rata based on Certificate Balance, until their respective Certificate Balances have been reduced to zero (and the schedule for the Class A-AB principal distributions will be disregarded). Prior to the Cross-Over Date, allocation of the Principal Distribution Amount will be made as described in clause second of the first paragraph under “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” above. 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 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 other Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates), thereby increasing, relative to their respective Certificate Balances, the subordination afforded the

 

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Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB Certificates by the other Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance 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 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 J-RR Certificates, in that order, in each case for so long as the subject Certificates are outstanding, will provide a similar, but diminishing benefit to those Certificates (other than the Class J-RR Certificates) as to the relative amount of subordination afforded by the outstanding Classes of Subordinate Certificates with lower payment priorities.

 

On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made to the Certificateholders on that date, the Certificate Administrator is required to calculate applicable Realized Losses.

 

A “Realized Loss” means, with respect to each Distribution Date:

 

(i)with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates, the amount, if any, by which (A) the product of (1) the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage and (2) 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 Mortgage Loans, expected to be outstanding immediately following that Distribution Date, is less than (B) the then aggregate Certificate Balance of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on that Distribution Date; and

 

(ii)with respect to the Combined VRR Interest, the amount, if any, by which (A) the product of (1) the Vertically Retained Percentage and (2) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (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, 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 Mortgage Loans, expected to be outstanding immediately following that Distribution Date, is less than (B) the then aggregate Combined VRR Interest Balance after giving effect to distributions of principal on that Distribution Date.

 

The Certificate Administrator will be required to allocate any applicable Realized Losses with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates among the following Classes of Subordinate Certificates in the following order, until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero:

 

first, to the Class J-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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Following the reduction of the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates to zero, the Certificate Administrator will be required to allocate applicable Realized Losses among the Senior Certificates (other than the Class X 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 Class R Certificates and will not be directly allocated to the Class X Certificates. However, the Notional Amounts of the respective Classes of Class X Certificates will be reduced if the Certificate Balance(s) of the Class(es) of Corresponding Principal Balance Certificates are reduced by such Realized Losses.

 

Applicable Realized Losses will be allocated to the Combined VRR Interest as described under “Credit Risk Retention—The Combined VRR Interest—Material Terms of the Combined VRR Interest—Allocation of Applicable Realized Losses” in this prospectus.

 

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 or an Outside Special Servicer of any compensation as described in The 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 Certificate Administrator” or “—The Trustee”, as applicable, 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 Consequences”.

 

A Class of Offered Certificates will be considered outstanding until its Certificate Balance or Notional Amount is reduced to zero.

 

Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information

 

Certificate Administrator Reports

 

On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator will be required to provide or make available to each Certificateholder and Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner of record a Distribution Date statement in the form of Annex D providing all applicable information required under Regulation AB relating to distributions made on that date for the relevant class and the recent status of the Mortgage Loans.

 

In addition, the Certificate Administrator will include (to the extent it receives such information from the applicable person) (i) the identity of any Mortgage Loans permitting additional debt, identifying (A) the amount of any additional debt incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total DSCR calculated on the basis of the Mortgage Loan and such additional debt and (C) the aggregate loan-to-value ratio calculated on the basis of the Mortgage Loan and the additional 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.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, upon request, 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest, a statement containing information (i) the amount of the distribution on each Distribution Date in reduction of the related Certificate Balance (if any) or Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance, and (ii) the amount of the distribution on each Distribution Date of the applicable Interest Distribution 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 or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, together with any other information that the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder, Certificate Owner or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR 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.

 

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In addition, the Certificate Administrator will provide or make available on its website (https://sf.citidirect.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 forms provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (which forms are subject to change) and including substantially the following information:

 

(1)      the Distribution Date statement;

 

(2)      a CRE Finance Council (“CREFC®”) delinquent loan status report;

 

(3)      a CREFC® historical loan modification/forbearance and corrected mortgage 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. Subject to any potential liability for willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence as described under “The 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 or on behalf of a borrower, a Sponsor or another party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or a party to an Outside Servicing Agreement 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 Uncertificated VRR 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 various CREFC® Reports, including:

 

(i)a CREFC® property file;

 

(ii)a CREFC® financial file; and

 

(iii)a CREFC® loan periodic update file.

 

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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 related to a Serviced Mortgage Loan:

 

(i)         Within 30 days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing with respect to the quarter ending December 31, 2019 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 is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). The Master Servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not 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.

 

(ii)        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 that is not a Specially Serviced Loan) of any annual operating statements or rent rolls, commencing with respect to the calendar year ending December 31, 2019, a CREFC® net operating income adjustment worksheet, but only to the extent the related borrower is required by the mortgage 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer to satisfy its reporting obligation identified in clause (7) above. The Special Servicer 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 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—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 Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any additional servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Directing Holder, any Consulting Party, the Operating Advisor, any affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer designated by the Asset Representations Reviewer, any holder of a Companion Loan who provides an Investor Certification (subject to the next sentence and the proviso to this sentence), any other person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification (subject to the next sentence and the proviso to this sentence), any Rating Agency, and any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act (“NRSRO”) that delivers a NRSRO Certification to the Certificate Administrator; provided, that in no event will an Excluded Controlling Class Holder be entitled to Excluded Information with respect to a related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan with respect to which it is a Borrower Party (but this exclusion will not apply to any other Mortgage Loan). In no event will a Borrower Party (other than a Risk Retention Consultation Party if it is a Borrower Party) be considered a Privileged Person; provided that the foregoing will not be applicable to, nor limit, an Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s right to access information with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than Excluded Information with respect to a related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan.

 

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Each applicable Directing Holder, Controlling Class Certificateholder and Consulting Party (other than the Risk Retention Consultation Party) and the Special Servicer will only be considered a Privileged Person with respect to any Mortgage Loans or Serviced Loan Combinations for which it is not then a Borrower Party, and the limitations on access to information set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will apply only with respect to the related Mortgage Loan for which the applicable party is a Borrower Party and only with respect to the related Excluded Information (in the case of the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder) or the related Excluded Special Servicer Information (in the case of the Special Servicer).

 

Investor Certification” means a certificate substantially in the form(s) attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or in the form(s) provided electronically by the Certificate Administrator representing that the person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, a Certificate Owner or a prospective purchaser of a Certificate (or any investment advisor or manager of the foregoing), the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, the Controlling Class Representative (to the extent the Controlling Class Representative is not a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner), a Risk Retention Consultation Party (to the extent the Risk Retention Consultation Party is not a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner) or a Serviced Companion Loan Holder or its representative, and that (i) for purposes of obtaining certain information and notices (including access to information and notices on the Certificate Administrator’s website), (A) (1) in the case such person is not the Controlling Class Representative or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such person is or is not a Borrower Party and such Person is or is not a Risk Retention Consultation Party or (2) in the case of the Controlling Class Representative, any Controlling Class Certificateholder, such person is or is not a Borrower Party as to any identified Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan and (B) except in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan Holder or its representative, such person has received a copy of this prospectus, and/or (ii) for purposes of exercising Voting Rights (which does not apply to a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or a Serviced Companion Loan Holder or its representative), (A) (1) such person is not a Borrower Party or (2) in the case of the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, such person is a Borrower Party as to any identified Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan, (B) such person is or is not the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, an Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, a Mortgage Loan Seller or an affiliate of any of the foregoing and (C) such person has received a copy of this prospectus. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this prospectus, the Certificate Administrator will not have any obligation to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s website related to any Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan.

 

For the avoidance of doubt if a Borrower Party is the Controlling Class Representative or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such person (A) will be prohibited from having access to the Excluded Information solely with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan and (B) will not be permitted to exercise voting or control, consultation and/or special servicer appointment rights as a member of the Controlling Class solely with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan.

 

A “Certificateholder” is the person in whose name a Certificate (including any Class VRR Certificate) is registered in the certificate register maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including, solely for the purposes of distributing reports, statements or other information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, beneficial owners of Certificates or potential transferees of Certificates to the extent the person distributing such information has been provided with an appropriate Investor Certification by or on behalf of such beneficial owner or potential transferee), provided, however, that (a) solely for the purpose of giving any consent, approval or waiver or taking any action pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including voting on amendments to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) that specifically relates to the rights, duties, compensation or termination of, and/or any other matter specifically involving, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or any person known to a responsible officer of the certificate registrar to be an affiliate of any such party, any Certificate (including the Class VRR Certificates) registered in the name of or beneficially owned by such party or any affiliate thereof will be deemed not to be outstanding 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 or waiver or take any such action has been obtained, (b) solely for the purpose of giving any consent, approval or waiver or taking any action pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by a Borrower Party will be deemed not to be outstanding 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 or waiver or take any such action has been obtained (provided, that notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, for purposes of exercising any rights it may have solely as a member of the Controlling Class, any Controlling Class Certificate owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder will be deemed not to be outstanding as to such holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan), and (c) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is a member of the Controlling Class, it will be permitted to act in such capacity and exercise all rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement bestowed upon the Controlling Class (other than with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan with respect to which such party is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, as described above). For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this definition will preclude the Special Servicer from performing its duties and exercising its rights in its capacity as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement other than with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan.

 

A “Certificate Owner” is the beneficial owner of a Certificate held in book-entry form.

 

Non-Reduced Certificates means, as of any date of determination, any Class of Principal Balance 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) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of such Class of Certificates, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to such Class of Certificates as of the date of determination and (z) any Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates, is equal to or greater than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Certificateholders of such Class of Certificates.

 

NRSRO Certification” means a certification executed by an NRSRO (other than a Rating Agency) in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states 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”) and that such NRSRO will keep any information obtained from the Rule 17g-5 website confidential except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public.

 

Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to a Subordinate Companion Loan held outside the Issuing Entity, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to provide to the holder of such Subordinate Companion Loan certain other reports, copies and information relating to an AB Loan Combination. In addition, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to provide to the holders of any Pari Passu Companion Loan (or their designee including any master servicer or special servicer) certain other reports, copies and information relating to the related Serviced Loan Combination to the extent required under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans, the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, 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 to certain market data providers, such as Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, Markit Group Limited and RealINSIGHT, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner that has delivered an appropriate Investor Certification, the Master Servicer may provide (or forward electronically) at the expense of such Certificateholder or 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 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 or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner may have under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR 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 Pooling

 

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and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the SEC EDGAR filings referred to below):

 

(A)the following “deal documents”:

 

this prospectus;

 

the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator from and after the Closing Date, if any, and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits to those agreements; and

 

the CREFC® loan setup file delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer;

 

(B)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;

 

(C)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;

 

the CREFC® Reports, other than the CREFC® loan setup file (provided that they are received by the Certificate Administrator); and

 

the Operating Advisor Annual Report;

 

(D)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 Third Party Reports (or updates of Third Party Reports) delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format; and

 

any notice of the determination of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including the related CREFC® appraisal reduction template;

 

(E)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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

notice of any waiver, modification or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan;

 

notice of final payment on the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest;

 

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all notices of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event received by the Certificate Administrator or any notice to Certificateholders of the termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer;

 

any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or 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 Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer; provided, that such request may be made solely by holders of Non-Reduced Certificates as and to the extent specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

any notice to Certificateholders 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, as applicable;

 

notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and a copy of any Final Asset Review Report received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

any notice of the termination of a sub-servicer with respect to Mortgage Loans representing 10% or more of the aggregate principal balance of all the Mortgage Loans;

 

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 has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event has occurred;

 

any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

any Attestation Reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

any “special notices” requested by a Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website described under “—Certificateholder Communication” below; and

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice;

 

(F)the “Investor Q&A Forum”;

 

(G)solely to Certificateholders, Certificate Owners and Uncertificated VRR Interest Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry”; and

 

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(H)the “Risk Retention” tab.

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Mortgage 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 Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the description set forth above, for purposes of obtaining information or access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, all Excluded Information will be made available under one separate tab or heading rather than under the headings described above in the preceding paragraphs.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as the case may be, is a Borrower Party with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan (each, an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder” with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan only), such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is required to promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor, Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and provide a new Investor Certification pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and will not be entitled to access any Excluded Information (as defined below) (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 Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan(s) for which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is a Borrower Party) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s website for so long as it is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loans for which it is a Borrower Party. In addition, if the Controlling Class Representative 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement will prohibit the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Controlling Class Representative or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available to such person via the Certificate Administrator’s website, such Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan will be entitled to obtain (upon reasonable request) such information in accordance with terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Excluded Information” means, with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties, which may include any asset status reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof) and such other information specifically related to such Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan or any related Mortgaged Property as may be specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement other than such information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan that is aggregated with information on other Mortgage Loans at a pool level.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Information” means, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties, which may include any asset status reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof) and such other information specifically related to such Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan or any related Mortgaged Property as may be specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement other than such information with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan that is aggregated with information on other Mortgage Loans at a pool level and other than CREFC® Reports (excluding the CREFC® special servicer loan file and the CREFC® special servicer property file for the related Excluded Specially Serviced Loan, which will be Excluded Special Servicer Information).

 

Any reports on Form 10-D filed by the Certificate Administrator will (i) contain the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) concerning all Mortgage Loans of the Issuing Entity that were the subject of a demand to repurchase or replace due to a breach of one or more representations and warranties, (ii) contain a reference to

 

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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) incorporate by reference the Form ABS-EE filing for the related reporting period (which Form ABS-EE disclosures will be filed at the time of each filing of the applicable report on Form 10-D with respect to each Mortgage Loan that was part of the Mortgage Pool during any portion of the related reporting period).

 

The Certificate Administrator will be required to post to the 17g-5 Website any Form 15-E received by the Certificate Administrator from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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 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 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement), 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificate Administrator will not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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 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 prepared by that party, the Mortgage Loans (excluding the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans) 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 an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the applicable party under the related Outside Servicing Agreement. 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 the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, (iii) that answering the inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including requirements in respect of non-disclosure of Privileged Information) or the related 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 the case of an inquiry relating to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator is required to make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the applicable party under the related Outside Servicing Agreement; 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. However, no party will post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with any Directing Holder or Consulting Party as part of its responses to any inquiries. 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, Certificate Owner and Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner that is a Privileged Person via the Certificate Administrator’s website. Certificateholders, Certificate Owners and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner may register on a voluntary basis for the “Investor Registry” and obtain contact information for any other Certificateholder,

 

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Certificate Owner or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner that has also registered, provided, that they comply with certain requirements as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Certificate Administrator’s internet website will initially be located at “https://sf.citidirect.com”. Access will be provided by the Certificate Administrator to such persons upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from such person of an appropriate Investor Certification or NRSRO Certification in the form(s) attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which form(s) may also be provided electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s internet website. The parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not be required to provide that certification. In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s internet 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 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 internet website can be obtained by calling the Certificate Administrator’s customer service desk at 1-888-855-9695.

 

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 Statement to Certificateholders 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement will require the Master Servicer, subject to certain restrictions (including execution and delivery of a confidentiality agreement) set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to provide certain of the reports or 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 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 amounts in any event are not reimbursable as additional trust fund expenses), except that, other than for extraordinary or duplicate requests, any applicable Directing Holder or Consulting Party (other than the holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or its representative) 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 holders of Certificates will be available to Certificate Owners 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 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 only those persons in whose names the Certificates 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the voting rights for the Certificates (the “Voting Rights”) will be allocated among the respective Classes of Certificateholders as follows:

 

(1) 1% in the aggregate in the case of the respective Classes of the Interest-Only Certificates, allocated pro rata based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination (but only for so long as the Notional Amount of at least one Class of Interest-Only Certificates is greater than zero), and

 

(2) in the case of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of 99% (or, if the Notional Amounts of all Classes of Interest-Only Certificates have been reduced to zero, 100%) and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates as of the date of determination, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all Classes of the Principal Balance Certificates, in each case as of the date of determination;

 

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provided, that in certain circumstances described in this prospectus, Voting Rights will only be exercisable by holders of the Non-Reduced Certificates and/or may be allocated or exercisable in a manner that takes into account the allocation of Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

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.

 

The Class S and Class R Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination

 

The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates) will be issued, maintained and transferred in the book-entry form only in minimum denominations of $10,000 initial principal balance, and in multiples of $1 in excess of $10,000. The Class X-A 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 “—Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination—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, société anonyme (“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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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) under the same circumstances, and subject to the same conditions, as such report, statement or other information would be provided to a Certificateholder.

 

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

 

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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 in global form 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 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 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 “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information” and “—Certificateholder Communication”, and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor”, “—The Asset Representations Reviewer”, “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”, “—Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”, “—Termination; Retirement of Certificates” and “—Qualification, 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.

 

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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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 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 Offered Certificates of any class held in book-entry form 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

 

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Certificates of such class held in book-entry form 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.

 

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 reflecting the appropriate information to the Certificate Administrator (a “Certifying Certificateholder”), which request is made for the purpose of communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with respect to their rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Certificates and is required to include a copy of the communication the Certifying Certificateholder proposes to transmit, the certificate registrar is required, within 10 business days after receipt of such request, to 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.

 

Requests to Communicate

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will require that the Certificate Administrator include in any Form 10–D any request received prior to the Distribution Date to which the 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure regarding the request to communicate is required to include no more than the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, the date the request was received, a statement to the effect that 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (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:

 

Citibank, N.A.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Global Transaction Services – CGCMT 2019-GC41

 

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 Investor is not the registered holder of a Certificate, then the Communication Request must contain (i) a written certification from the Requesting Investor that it is a beneficial owner of a Certificate, and (ii) one of the following forms of documentation evidencing its beneficial ownership in such Certificate: (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). 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, which will be borne by the Issuing Entity.

 

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The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements

 

Sale of Mortgage Loans; Mortgage File Delivery

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor will acquire the Mortgage Loans from the Sponsors pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan purchase agreements (each, a “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the Depositor and the applicable Sponsor, and will simultaneously transfer the Mortgage Loans, without recourse, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner. For purposes of the respective Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements pursuant to which GACC and GSMC are selling Mortgage Loans, each of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan will constitute a “Mortgage Loan” under each such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement only to the extent of the portion thereof to be sold to the depositor by GACC or GSMC, as applicable. Under the related transaction documents, the Depositor will direct each Sponsor to deliver to the Certificate Administrator or to a document custodian appointed by the Certificate Administrator, among other things, the following documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan (subject to the following sentence with respect to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan) sold by the applicable Sponsor and each Serviced Loan Combination (collectively, as to each Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any related Serviced Loan Combination, the “Mortgage File”):

 

(i)        (A) for each Mortgage Loan, the original executed 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 Sponsor or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note), and (B) if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Loan Combination, a copy of the executed promissory note for each related Serviced Companion Loan;

 

(ii)        the original or a 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)       the original or a copy of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) and of 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;

 

(iv)       an original executed assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee or in blank and 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), or a copy of such assignment if the related Sponsor or its designee, rather than the Trustee, is responsible for recording such assignment;

 

(v)        an original assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee or in blank and 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), or a copy of such assignment if the related Sponsor or its designee, rather than the Trustee, is responsible for recording such assignment;

 

(vi)       the original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan (or the related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable), if not already assigned pursuant to items (iv) or (v) above;

 

(vii)      originals or copies of all 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;

 

(viii)      the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance issued in connection with such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, 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;

 

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(ix)       an original or copy of the related ground lease, if any, and any ground lessor estoppel;

 

(x)        an original or copy of the related loan agreement, if any;

 

(xi)       an original of any guaranty under such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable), if any;

 

(xii)      an original or copy of the related lockbox agreement or cash management agreement, if any;

 

(xiii)     an original or copy of the environmental indemnity from the related borrower, if any;

 

(xiv)     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 related Mortgage) and, if applicable, any intervening assignments thereof;

 

(xv)      if not already included in the assignment referred to in clause (vi) above, an original assignment of the related security agreement (if such item is a document separate from the related Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee;

 

(xvi)     in the case of each Loan Combination, an original or a copy of the related Co-Lender Agreement;

 

(xvii)   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 Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) or in favor of any assignee prior to the Trustee and an original UCC-3 assignment financing statements in favor of the Trustee or a copy of such assignment financing statements;

 

(xviii)  an original or copy of any mezzanine loan intercreditor agreement, if any;

 

(xix)     the original or copy of any related environmental insurance policy;

 

(xx)      a copy of any related letter of credit and any related assignment thereof (with the original to be delivered to the Master Servicer); and

 

(xxi)     copies of any related franchise agreement, property management agreement or hotel management agreement and related comfort letters and/or estoppel letters, and any related assignment thereof.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this prospectus, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirement will be deemed satisfied by the delivery by the related Sponsor of, with respect to clause (i), executed originals of the related documents and, with respect to clauses (ii) through (xxi) above, a copy of such documents (with the actual documents required to be delivered to the applicable Outside Custodian).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this prospectus, with respect to each of the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, the obligation of each applicable Sponsor to deliver a copy of the related documents identified in clauses (ii) through (xxi) above may be satisfied by delivery of such documents by either of the applicable Sponsors.

 

With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date and upon the transfer of servicing of the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan to the related Outside Servicing Agreement in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement, the Custodian is required to deliver documents constituting the related Mortgage File (other than the documents described in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) to the related Outside Trustee or Outside Custodian.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator, a custodian appointed by it, or another appropriate party as described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is required to review each Mortgage File within a specified period following its receipt of such Mortgage File. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information.

 

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If, as provided in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any document required to be included in the Mortgage File for any Mortgage Loan by the related Sponsor has not been properly executed, is missing, contains information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the mortgage loan schedule to be attached to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or does not appear regular on its face (each, a “Document Defect”), and that Document Defect constitutes a Material Document Defect, then the Issuing Entity will have the rights against the applicable Sponsor, as described under “—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions” below.

 

A “Material Document Defect” is a Document Defect that materially and adversely affects the value of the affected Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property (or any related REO Property) or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in the affected Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property (or any related REO Property) or causes any Mortgage Loan to fail 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) (a “Qualified Mortgage”). Subject to the applicable Sponsor’s right to cure, failure of such Sponsor to deliver the documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (viii), (ix) and (xx) in the definition of “Mortgage Fileabove will be deemed a Material Document Defect; provided, however, that no Document Defect (except such a deemed Material Document Defect) will be considered to be a Material Document Defect unless the document with respect to which the Document Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the lender’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any borrower or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation.

 

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, self storage 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.

 

In addition, in order to facilitate Asset Reviews as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Asset Representations Reviewer” in this prospectus, each Sponsor is required to deliver to the Depositor the Diligence File with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by it electronically within a designated period after the Closing Date by posting such Diligence File to a designated website, and the Depositor will deliver electronic copies of such Diligence File to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the secure data room. The Depositor will have no responsibility for determining whether any Diligence Files delivered to it are complete and will have no liability to the Issuing Entity or the Certificateholders for the failure of any Sponsor to deliver a Diligence File (or a complete Diligence File) to the Depositor.

 

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 Sponsor or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note), and (B) if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Loan Combination, 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 applicable 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 applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

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(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 Loan Combination, 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 Loan Combination, if applicable), if any;

 

(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 Loan Combination, 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 Loan Combination, 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 applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xiv)     any mezzanine loan intercreditor agreement;

 

(xv)      any related environmental insurance policy;

 

(xvi)      any related letter of credit and any related assignment thereof; and

 

(xvii)     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;

 

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(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 closing 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;

 

(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 the origination settlement statement;

 

(r)         a copy of any insurance summary report;

 

(s)        a copy of the organizational documents of the related mortgagor and any guarantor;

 

(t)         a copy of any 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 applicable 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 originator received such documents 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 related originator or Sponsor 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. The related Sponsor may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents as part of the Diligence File that such Sponsor believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Asset Review on a Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified.

 

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Representations and Warranties

 

Pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, each Sponsor will make, with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by it that we include in the Issuing Entity, representations and warranties generally to the effect set forth on Annex E-1A to this prospectus (in the case of each of CREFI and GACC) and Annex E-2A (in the case of GSMC), subject to the exceptions set forth on Annex E-1B and Annex E-2B, respectively, to this prospectus.

 

The representations and warranties:

 

do not cover all of the matters that we would review in underwriting a Mortgage Loan;

 

should not be viewed as a substitute for a reunderwriting of the Mortgage Loans; and

 

in some respects represent an allocation of risk rather than a confirmed description of the Mortgage Loans, although the Sponsors have not made representations and warranties that they know to be untrue, when taking into account the exceptions set forth on Annex E-1B and Annex E-2B, respectively, to this prospectus.

 

If, as provided in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, there exists a breach of any of the above-described representations and warranties made by the applicable Sponsor, and that breach constitutes a Material Breach, then the Issuing Entity will have the rights against the applicable Sponsor, as described under “—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions” below.

 

A “Material Breach” is a breach of any of the above-described representations or warranties made by the applicable Sponsor that materially and adversely affects the value of the affected Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property (or any related REO Property) or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in the affected Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property (or any related REO Property) or causes any Mortgage Loan to fail to be a Qualified Mortgage.

 

Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions

 

A “Material Defect” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If a Material Defect exists with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then the applicable Sponsor will be required to remedy that Material Defect, or if such Material Defect cannot be cured within the time periods set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, then the applicable Sponsor will be required to either:

 

within two years following the Closing Date, substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, and pay any shortfall amount equal to the difference between the Repurchase Price of the Mortgage Loan calculated as of the date of substitution and the scheduled principal balance of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan as of the due date in the month of substitution; or

 

to repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Property) at a price (the “Repurchase Price”) generally equal to the sum of the following (without duplication)—

 

(i)the outstanding principal balance of that Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Mortgage Loan), at the time of purchase, less any Loss of Value Payment available to reduce the outstanding principal balance; plus

 

(ii)all accrued and unpaid interest, other than default interest or Excess Interest, due with respect to that Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Mortgage Loan), pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents at the related Mortgage Rate through the due date in the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

(iii)

all unreimbursed property protection advances relating to that Mortgage Loan (including any property protection advances and accrued interest on those advances that were reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans) (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage

 

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  Loan, the pro rata portion of any similar amounts allocable to such Mortgage Loan and payable with respect thereto pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement); plus

 

(iv)all accrued and unpaid interest accrued on advances made by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Trustee with respect to that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, all such amounts with respect to P&I Advances related to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and, with respect to outstanding Property Advances, the pro rata portion of any similar interest amounts payable with respect thereto pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement); plus

 

(v)to the extent not otherwise covered by clause (iv) of this bullet, all Special Servicing Fees and other additional expenses of the Issuing Entity outstanding or previously incurred related to that Mortgage Loan; plus

 

(vi)to the extent not otherwise covered by clause (v) of this bullet, if such Mortgage Loan is being repurchased or substituted for pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in respect of the Material Defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution; provided, however, that such expenses will not include expenses incurred by investors in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Asset Review Vote or in exercising rights under the dispute resolution provisions described below under “—Dispute Resolution Provisions”; plus

 

(vii)to the extent not otherwise covered by clause (v) of this bullet, any Liquidation Fee if and to the extent payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; plus

 

(viii)any related Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of a Sponsor repurchasing the affected Mortgage Loan, or (if permitted) effecting a substitution or curing a Material Defect, to the extent that the Sponsor and the Enforcing Servicer (subject to the consent of the Controlling Class Representative if and for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan as to which it is a Borrower Party) are able to agree upon a cash payment payable by the Sponsor to the Issuing Entity that would be deemed sufficient to compensate the Issuing Entity for such Material Defect (a “Loss of Value Payment”), the Sponsor may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay such Loss of Value Payment. In connection with the Enforcing Servicer’s reaching an agreement with a Sponsor as to a Loss of Value Payment, the Master Servicer will be required to provide the Enforcing Servicer with the servicing file for such Mortgage Loan and any other information reasonably requested by the Enforcing Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement upon the Enforcing Servicer’s request. Upon its making such payment, the Sponsor 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 Material Defect that would cause the applicable Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage.

 

In the case of a Material Defect with respect to (i) the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, each of GACC and GSMC will be responsible for any remedies solely in respect of the related promissory note(s) sold by it (i.e., the GACC 30 Hudson Yards Notes or the GSMC 30 Hudson Yards Note, as applicable) and (ii) the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, each of GACC and GSMC will be responsible for any remedies solely in respect of the related promissory note(s) sold by it (i.e., the GACC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note or the GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note, as applicable), in each such case, as if the note(s) contributed by each such Sponsor and evidencing a portion of the subject Mortgage Loan constituted a separate Mortgage Loan.

 

In addition, each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement provides that, with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, if a “material document defect” (as such term or any analogous term is defined in the related Outside Servicing Agreement) exists under the related Outside Servicing Agreement with respect to the related Pari Passu Companion Loan that is included in the Outside Securitization established under the related Outside Servicing Agreement, and if such Pari Passu Companion Loan is repurchased from such Outside Securitization as a result of such “material document defect” (as such term or any analogous term is defined in the related Outside Servicing Agreement), then the applicable Sponsor will be required to repurchase such Outside Serviced

 

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Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that such repurchase obligation does not apply to any “material document defect” (as such term or any analogous term is defined in the related Outside Servicing Agreement) related to the promissory note for the subject Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

A “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” is a mortgage loan 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 deleted Mortgage Loan as of the due date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (b) have a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the deleted Mortgage Loan; (c) have the same due date as and a grace period no longer than that of the deleted Mortgage Loan; (d) accrue interest on the same basis as the deleted 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 deleted Mortgage Loan; (f) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of (i) the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio for the deleted Mortgage Loan and (ii) 75%, in each case using a “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an appraisal from an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards; (g) comply (except in a manner that would not be adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner) as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (h) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related servicing file; (i) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of (i) the debt service coverage ratio of the deleted 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 Sponsor’s expense); (k) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date that is five years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (l) have prepayment restrictions comparable to those of the deleted Mortgage Loan; (m) not be substituted for a deleted Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received a prior Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining the Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Sponsor); (n) have been approved, so long as a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, by the Controlling Class Representative; (o) prohibit defeasance within two years of the Closing Date; (p) not be substituted for a deleted Mortgage Loan if it would result in the termination of the REMIC status of any Trust REMIC or the imposition of tax on any Trust REMIC other than a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as determined by an opinion of counsel; (q) have an engineering report with respect to the related Mortgaged Property which 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 deleted Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans, then (x) the amounts described in clause (a) are required to be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances and (y) each proposed substitute mortgage loan must individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (b) through (r) of the preceding sentence, except that 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 related Administrative Fee Rate) may be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (not subject to a cap equal to, or based on, the WAC Rate) of any Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates having a principal balance then outstanding. When one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a deleted Mortgage Loan, the applicable Sponsor will be required to certify that the replacement Mortgage Loan(s) meet(s) all of the requirements of the above definition and send the certification to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and, so long as a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, to the Controlling Class Representative.

 

The time period within which the applicable Sponsor must complete that remedy, repurchase or substitution will generally be limited to 90 days following the earlier of the applicable Sponsor’s discovery or receipt of notice of, and receipt of a demand to take action with respect to, the related Material Defect, as the case may be (or, in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, 90 days from any party discovering such Material Defect). However, if the applicable Sponsor is diligently attempting to correct the problem, then, with limited exception (including if such Material Defect would cause the Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage), it will be entitled to an additional 90 days (or more in the case of a Material Document Defect resulting from the failure of the responsible party to have received the recorded documents) to complete that remedy, repurchase or substitution.

 

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If (x) a Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as described above (a “Defective Mortgage Loan”), (y) such Defective Mortgage Loan is part of a Crossed Group and (z) the applicable Document Defect or breach does not constitute a Material Defect as to the other Mortgage Loan(s) that are a part of such Crossed Group (the “Other Crossed Loans”) (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Document Defect or breach (as the case may be) will be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to each such Other Crossed Loan for purposes of the above provisions, and the applicable Sponsor will be obligated to repurchase or replace each such Other Crossed Loan in accordance with the provisions above unless the applicable Sponsor satisfies certain conditions set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, that (i) the applicable Sponsor has delivered an opinion that the repurchase of solely the Defective Mortgage Loan will not cause the Issuing Entity to fail to qualify as one or more REMICs or any portion of the Issuing Entity to fail to qualify as a Grantor Trust, and (ii) if the applicable Sponsor were to repurchase or replace only the Defective Mortgage Loan and not the Other Crossed Loans, (x) the debt service coverage ratio for such Other Crossed Loans (excluding the Defective Mortgage Loan) for the four calendar quarters immediately preceding the repurchase or replacement is not less than the lesser of (1) 0.10x below the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Group (including the Defective Mortgage Loan) set forth on Annex A to this prospectus and (2) the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Group (including the Defective Mortgage Loan) for the four preceding calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or replacement, (y) the loan-to-value ratio for the Other Crossed Loans (excluding the Defective Mortgage Loan) is not greater than the greatest of (1) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one decimal place), for the Crossed Group (including the Defective Mortgage Loan) set forth on Annex A to this prospectus plus 10%, (2) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one decimal place), for the Crossed Group (including the Defective Mortgage Loan) at the time of repurchase or replacement and (3) 75%; and (z) either the exercise of remedies against the primary collateral of any Mortgage Loan in the Crossed Group will not impair the ability to exercise remedies against the primary collateral of the other Mortgage Loan(s) in the Crossed Group or the related Mortgage Loan documents have been modified in a manner that removes any threat of impairment of the ability to exercise remedies against the primary collateral of the other Mortgage Loan(s) in the Crossed Group as a result of the exercise of remedies against the primary collateral of any Mortgage Loan in the Crossed Group. The Enforcing Servicer will be entitled to cause to be delivered, or direct the applicable Sponsor to (in which case the applicable Sponsor is required to) cause to be delivered, to the Enforcing Servicer an appraisal of any or all of the related Mortgaged Properties for purposes of determining whether the condition set forth in clause (y) above has been satisfied, in each case at the expense of the applicable Sponsor if the scope and cost of the appraisal is approved by the applicable Sponsor and, so long as a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing, by the Controlling Class Representative (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld in each case). With respect to any Defective Mortgage Loan that forms a part of a Crossed Group and as to which the conditions described in the first sentence of this paragraph are satisfied, such that the Issuing Entity will continue to hold the Other Crossed Loans, the applicable Sponsor and the Depositor (as predecessor in interest to the Issuing Entity with respect to the subject Crossed Group) have agreed to forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s primary collateral but each is permitted to exercise remedies against the primary collateral securing its respective Mortgage Loan(s). If the exercise of remedies by one such party would impair the ability of the other such party to exercise its remedies with respect to the primary collateral securing the Mortgage Loan(s) held by the other such party, then both parties will forbear from exercising such remedies unless and until the related Mortgage Loan documents can be modified to remove the threat of impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing any of the Mortgage Loans that form a Crossed Group will be allocated between such Mortgage Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding principal balances.

 

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 will not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan 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 applicable Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

The cure, repurchase and substitution obligations described above or the election by the applicable Sponsor to pay a Loss of Value Payment will constitute the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders in connection with any Material Defect. None of the Depositor, the underwriters, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any other

 

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Sponsor or any other person will be obligated to repurchase any affected Mortgage Loan or pay any Loss of Value Payment in connection with a Material Defect if the applicable Sponsor, defaults on its obligations with respect thereto. We cannot assure you that the applicable Sponsor will have sufficient assets to repurchase or substitute a Mortgage Loan if required to do so. See “Risk Factors—Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans” and “—Any Loss of Value Payment Made by a Sponsor May Not Be Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan”.

 

Dispute Resolution Provisions

 

Each Sponsor will be subject to the dispute resolution provisions described under “The 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 such Sponsor and will be obligated under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to comply with all applicable provisions and to take part in any mediation or arbitration proceedings that may result.

 

Asset Review Obligations

 

Each Sponsor will be obligated to perform its obligations described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Asset Representations Reviewer—Asset Review" relating to any Asset Reviews performed by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such Sponsor will have the rights described under that heading.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

General

 

The Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will be issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to be dated as of August 1, 2019 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and between the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

The servicing of the Serviced Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans and any related REO Properties will be governed by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The following discussion summarizes the material provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the servicing and administration of the Serviced Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans and any related REO Properties. The summaries do not purport to be complete and are subject to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with the servicing of the Loan Combinations, the following definitions apply and are, in some cases, further illustrated in the chart below:

 

Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination” means a Pari Passu Loan Combination that is serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Serviced AB Loan Combination” means an AB Loan Combination that is serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Serviced Loan Combination” means a Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination or a Serviced AB Loan Combination, as applicable.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan” means a Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination (and is therefore serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan” means a Subordinate Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced AB Loan Combination (and is therefore serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

Serviced Companion Loan” means a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or a Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable.

 

Companion Loan Holder” means the holder of a Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder” means the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan Holder” means the holder of a Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Holder” means a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder or a Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan Holder, as applicable.

 

Serviced Mortgage Loans” means all of the Mortgage Loans included in the Issuing Entity (other than any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan(s)).

 

Serviced Loans” means all of the Serviced Mortgage Loans, together with any Serviced Companion Loans.

 

Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination” means a Serviced Loan Combination if and for so long as the “controlling note” with respect to such Serviced Loan Combination is not an asset of the

 

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  Issuing Entity (regardless of whether such note evidences a Pari Passu Companion Loan or a Subordinate Companion Loan). However, a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination may cease to be such if, by virtue of any trigger event contemplated by the related Co-Lender Agreement, the promissory note evidencing the related Split Mortgage Loan becomes the controlling note for such Loan Combination, in which case the discussion in this prospectus regarding “Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combinations” will thereafter cease to apply to the subject Loan Combination. Until the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, each Servicing Shift Loan Combination will be a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination.

 

Serviced Outside Controlled Mortgage Loan” means the Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination. Until the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be a Serviced Outside Controlled Mortgage Loan.

 

Serviced Outside Controlled Companion Loan” means a Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination. Until the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, each Servicing Shift Companion Loan will be a Serviced Outside Controlled Companion Loan.

 

Outside Controlling Note Holder” means, with respect to any Loan Combination that is, and only for so long as such Loan Combination is, a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, the holder of the related Controlling Note (regardless of whether such note evidences a Pari Passu Companion Loan or a Subordinate Companion Loan) or such holder’s designated representative. If a controlling note is included in a securitization trust, the Outside Controlling Note Holder may be a “controlling class representative” (or equivalent party), the majority holder of a particular class, a servicer or another service provider that is designated from time to time under the related servicing agreement (although the right of any such designated party to exercise some or all of such rights may terminate or shift to another designated party upon the occurrence of certain trigger events).

 

Outside Serviced Companion Loan” means a Companion Loan that is part of an Outside Serviced Loan Combination. For the avoidance of doubt, following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, any Servicing Shift Companion Loan will be an Outside Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Outside Serviced Loan Combination” means a Loan Combination that is being serviced pursuant to the servicing agreement governing the securitization of a related Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, any Servicing Shift Loan Combination will be an Outside Serviced Loan Combination.

 

Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination” means an Outside Serviced Loan Combination that includes one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans but does not include an Outside Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, any Servicing Shift Loan Combination will be an Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination.

 

Outside Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan” means a Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of an Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination or an Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination. For the avoidance of doubt, following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, any Servicing Shift Companion Loan that is a Pari Passu Companion Loan will be an Outside Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” means an Outside Serviced Loan Combination that includes one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans and one or more Subordinate Companion Loans.

 

Outside Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan” means a Subordinate Companion Loan that is part of an Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination. For the avoidance of doubt, following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, any Servicing Shift Companion

 

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  Loan that is a Subordinate Companion Loan and part of a Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination will be an Outside Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan” means the Mortgage Loan that is part of an Outside Serviced Loan Combination.

 

Outside Servicing Agreement” means the servicing agreement pursuant to which an Outside Serviced Loan Combination is being (or expected to be) serviced, which is, with respect to (i) each Servicing Shift Loan Combination, the related Future Outside Servicing Agreement, and (ii) each Outside Serviced Loan Combination (other than a Servicing Shift Loan Combination following the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date), the Outside Servicing Agreement identified under the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans—General”.

 

Outside Securitization” means the securitization with respect to an Outside Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Outside Servicer”, “Outside Special Servicer”, “Outside Trustee”, “Outside Certificate Administrator”, “Outside Custodian”, “Outside Operating Advisor”, “Outside Depositor” and “Outside Controlling Class Representative” mean the master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator, custodian, operating advisor, depositor and controlling class representative (or, in each such case, an equivalent party), respectively, under the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement, which (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth under the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans—General”.

 

Servicing Shift Companion Loan” means a Companion Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Loan Combination.

 

Servicing Shift Loan Combination” means a Loan Combination that is initially being serviced pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, however, upon the inclusion of a designated Pari Passu Companion Loan in a future securitization transaction, the servicing of such Loan Combination will shift to the servicing agreement (i.e., the related Future Outside Servicing Agreement) governing that future securitization transaction.

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan” means the Mortgage Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Loan Combination.

 

Future Outside Servicing Agreement” means, with respect to any Servicing Shift Loan Combination, the related servicing agreement entered into in connection with the securitization of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Controlling Companion Loan” means a Companion Loan that is evidenced by a Controlling Note.

 

Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan” means a Pari Passu Companion Loan that is evidenced by a Controlling Note.

 

Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date” means, with respect to either (i) a Servicing Shift Loan Combination or (ii) an Outside Serviced Loan Combination as to which servicing will shift from the current Outside Servicing Agreement to a Future Outside Servicing Agreement upon the securitization of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan, the date on which the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan is included in an Outside Securitization.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—General” for the definitions of certain terms applicable to the Loan Combinations and referred to in the immediately preceding bullets.

 

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The chart below identifies, with respect to each Loan Combination, (i) whether such Loan Combination is a Pari Passu Loan Combination, an AB Loan Combination or a Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination, and (ii) whether such Loan Combination is a Serviced Loan Combination, an Outside Serviced Loan Combination or a Servicing Shift Loan Combination.

 

Type and Servicing Status of Loan Combinations

 

Mortgaged Property Name

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance

Aggregate
Pari Passu Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance 

Loan Combination Cut-off Date Balance 

Type
of Loan Combination

Servicing Status
of Loan Combination 

30 Hudson Yards $100,000,000 7.8% $1,020,000,000 $310,000,000 $1,430,000,000 Pari Passu-AB Outside Serviced
Millennium Park Plaza $70,000,000 5.5% $140,000,000 N/A $210,000,000 Pari Passu Serviced
USAA Office Portfolio $62,400,000 4.9% $180,000,000 N/A $242,400,000 Pari Passu Serviced
Grand Canal Shoppes $60,000,000 4.7% $700,000,000 $215,000,000 $975,000,000 Pari Passu-AB Outside Serviced
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 $55,250,000 4.3% $294,750,000 $155,000,000 $505,000,000 Pari Passu-AB Outside Serviced
The Zappettini Portfolio $55,000,000 4.3% $65,000,000 N/A $120,000,000 Pari Passu Outside Serviced
Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas $51,550,000 4.0% $32,250,000 N/A $83,800,000 Pari Passu Serviced
U.S. Industrial Portfolio V $50,000,000 3.9% $80,358,000 N/A $130,358,000 Pari Passu Serviced
505 Fulton Street $45,000,000 3.5% $40,000,000 N/A $85,000,000 Pari Passu Serviced
Wind Creek Leased Fee $45,000,000 3.5% $101,600,000 N/A $146,600,000 Pari Passu Servicing Shift
Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn $40,800,000 3.2% $29,000,000 N/A $69,800,000 Pari Passu Serviced
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio $27,160,000 2.1% $101,440,000 N/A $128,600,000 Pari Passu Outside Serviced
The Centre $15,000,000 1.2% $45,000,000 $70,000,000 $130,000,000 Pari Passu-AB Outside Serviced

 

There are no Serviced AB Loan Combinations related to this securitization transaction and, therefore, all references in this prospectus to such type(s) of Loan Combination(s) or any related terms should be disregarded.

 

See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” for further information with respect to each Loan Combination, the related Companion Loans and the identity of the Companion Loan Holders.

 

Certain Considerations Regarding the Outside Serviced Loan Combinations

 

Each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and Outside Serviced Companion Loan is being or will be serviced and administered in accordance with the related Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement (and all decisions, consents, waivers, approvals and other actions on the part of the holders of such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and Outside Serviced Companion Loan(s) will be effected in accordance with the related Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement). Consequently, the servicing provisions set forth in this prospectus and the administration of certain accounts related to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans will generally not be applicable to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, but instead such servicing and administration of each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan will be governed by the related Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee have no obligation or authority to supervise any Outside Servicer, any Outside Special Servicer and/or any Outside Trustee under any Outside Servicing Agreement or to make property protection advances with respect to any Outside Serviced Loan Combination or P&I advances with respect to any Outside Serviced Companion Loans or any Serviced Companion Loan. Any obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide information or remit collections on an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan are dependent on their receipt of the same from the applicable party under the related Outside Servicing Agreement. Each Outside Servicing Agreement provides for servicing in a manner acceptable for rated transactions similar in nature to this

 

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securitization transaction. For more detailed information, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” in this prospectus and “—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” below.

 

As used in this prospectus, references to the Mortgage Loans, when discussing servicing activities with respect to the Mortgage Loans, do not include, unless otherwise specifically indicated, the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans. In certain instances references are made that specifically exclude the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans from the servicing provisions in this prospectus by indicating actions are taken with respect to the “Serviced Mortgage Loans” or the “Mortgage Loans other than the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” or are taken “except with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” or words of similar import. These references and carveouts are intended to highlight particular provisions to draw prospective investors’ attention to the fact that the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee are not responsible for the particular servicing or administrative activity with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans and are not intended to imply that when other servicing actions are described in this prospectus without such specific reference or carveouts, that the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee are responsible for those duties with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans. Servicing of any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is handled under the Outside Servicing Agreement. Prospective investors are encouraged to review “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” in this prospectus and “—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” below for a discussion of certain important servicing terms related to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans.

 

Assignment of the Mortgage Loans

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor will sell, transfer or otherwise convey, assign or cause the assignment of the Mortgage Loans, together with all payments due on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans, other than principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date and principal prepayments received on or before the Cut-off Date, without recourse, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

The Certificate Administrator, concurrently with the assignment, will execute and deliver Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest evidencing the beneficial ownership interests in the Issuing Entity to or at the direction of the Depositor in exchange for the Mortgage Loans. Each Mortgage Loan will be identified in a schedule appearing as an exhibit to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”). The Mortgage Loan Schedule will include, among other things, as to each Mortgage Loan, information as to its outstanding principal balance as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, as well as information respecting the interest rate and the maturity date of each Mortgage Loan.

 

Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the applicable Sponsor will be required to deliver to the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as custodian, the Mortgage File for each of the Mortgage Loans. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Sale of Mortgage Loans; Mortgage File Delivery”.

 

In addition, pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the related Sponsor will be required to deliver the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the designated website, and the Depositor will thereafter deliver such Diligence Files to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the secure data room. The Depositor will have no responsibility for determining whether any Diligence Files delivered to it are complete and will have no liability to the Issuing Entity or the Certificateholders for the failure of any Sponsor to deliver a Diligence File (or a complete Diligence File) to the Depositor.

 

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Depositor will assign to the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner the representations and warranties made by the Sponsors to the Depositor in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any rights and remedies that the Depositor has against the Sponsors under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements with respect to any Material Defect. See “—Repurchase Requests; Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller's Obligations Under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement” and “—Dispute Resolution Provisions".

 

The Certificate Administrator (in its capacity as custodian), or any other custodian appointed under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, will hold the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and Serviced Loan Combination in trust for the benefit of all Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loans. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the

 

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Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as custodian, is obligated to review the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan within a specified number of days after the execution and delivery of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If the Enforcing Servicer determines that a Material Document Defect exists, the Enforcing Servicer will promptly notify, among others, the Depositor, the applicable Sponsor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. If the applicable Sponsor cannot cure the Material Document Defect within the time period specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the applicable Sponsor will be obligated either to replace the affected Mortgage Loan with a substitute Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans, or to repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan from the Issuing Entity within the time period specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement at the Repurchase Price or at its election, subject to specified conditions, make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to the affected Mortgage Loan. This substitution or repurchase obligation or the making of a Loss of Value Payment will constitute the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders or the Issuing Entity for an uncured Material Defect. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”.

 

Servicing of the Mortgage Loans

 

Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be required to service and administer the Serviced Loans (as described below). The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will each be required to service and administer the Serviced Loans and each related REO Property for which it is responsible in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and in accordance with the following (the “Servicing Standard”):

 

the higher of the following standards of care:

 

1.       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 comparable mortgage loans with similar borrowers and comparable REO properties for other third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders servicing their own mortgage loans and REO properties; and

 

2.       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 comparable mortgage loans and REO properties owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; and

 

in either case, exercising reasonable business judgment and acting in accordance with applicable law, the terms of the respective Serviced Loans and, if applicable, the related Co-Lender Agreement;

 

with a view to—

 

1.       the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest, including balloon payments, under those Serviced Loans; or

 

2.       in the case of (a) a Specially Serviced Loan or (b) a Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) as to which the related Mortgaged Property is an REO Property, the maximization of recovery on that Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) to the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (as if they were one lender) (or, if a Serviced Loan Combination is involved, with a view to the maximization of recovery on such Serviced Loan Combination to the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) as if they were one lender (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Loan Combination, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s))) of principal and interest, including balloon payments, on a present value basis; and

 

without regard to—

 

1.       any relationship, including as lender on any other debt, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its affiliates may have with any of the underlying borrowers, or any affiliate of the underlying borrowers, or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

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2.       the ownership of any Certificate (or any Companion Loan or other indebtedness secured by the related Mortgaged Property or any security backed by a Companion Loan) by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be;

 

3.       the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances;

 

4.       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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement generally or with respect to any particular transaction; and

 

5.       the ownership, servicing or management for others of any mortgage loan or real property not covered by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its affiliates.

 

The Servicing Standard will apply with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans or related REO Property only to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has any express duties or rights to grant consent with respect thereto pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In general, the Master Servicer will be responsible for the servicing and administration of each Serviced Mortgage Loan (and Serviced Companion Loan)—

 

which is not a Specially Serviced Loan; or

 

that is a Corrected Loan.

 

A “Specially Serviced Loan” means any Serviced Loan (including a related REO Mortgage Loan or REO Companion Loan) being serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for which any of the following events (each, a “Servicing Transfer Event”) has occurred as follows:

 

(a)        the related borrower has failed to make when due any scheduled monthly debt service payment or a balloon payment, which failure continues unremedied (without regard to any grace period):

 

except in the case of a Serviced Loan delinquent in respect of its balloon payment, beyond 60 days after the date that payment was due; or

 

solely in the case of a delinquent balloon payment, (A) 30 days after the date on which that balloon payment was due (except as described in clause B below) or (B) if (i) the related borrower has delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (each of whom will be required to promptly deliver a copy to the other and any applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Party), on or before the date on which that balloon payment was due, a refinancing commitment, letter of intent or otherwise binding application or other similar binding document for refinancing from an acceptable lender or signed purchase agreement reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer, (ii) the borrower continued to make its Monthly Payments on each Due Date, and (iii) no other Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to the Serviced Loan, then a Servicing Transfer Event will not occur until the earlier of (1) 120 days after the date on which the balloon payment was due and (2) the termination of the refinancing commitment or purchase agreement; or

 

(b)        there has occurred a default (other than as set forth in clause (a) and other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, with the consent of any applicable Directing Holder) determines materially impairs the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for the Serviced Loan or otherwise materially adversely affects the interests of Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, the interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) in such Serviced Loan Combination), and continues unremedied for the applicable grace period under the terms of the Serviced Loan (or, if no grace period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for 60 days); provided, that any default requiring a Property Advance will be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in the subject Serviced Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a

 

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Serviced Loan Combination, the interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) in such Serviced Loan Combination); or

 

(c)        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, or the appointment of a conservator, 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 into against the related borrower; or

 

(d)        the related borrower consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such borrower or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(e)        the related borrower 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; or

 

(f)         the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property; or

 

(g)        the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, with the consent of any applicable Directing Holder) determines that (i) a default (other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) under the Serviced Loan is reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default would materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged Property as security for the Serviced Loan or otherwise materially adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, the interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) in the Serviced Loan Combination), and (iii) the default is likely to continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Serviced Loan or, if no cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for 60 days.

 

It will be considered an “Acceptable Insurance Default” (and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to obtain the below described insurance) if the related Mortgage Loan documents specify that the related borrower must maintain all-risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and with the consent of the applicable Directing Holder and after non-binding consultation with any applicable Consulting Parties other than the Operating Advisor), that (i) this 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 (ii) this insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that the applicable Directing Holder will be required to respond to the Special Servicer’s request for such consent (or be deemed to have provided such consent) within the time period described under “—Directing Holder—General”) with respect to Acceptable Insurance Defaults; provided, further, that upon the Special Servicer’s determination, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Special Servicer to consult with any applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Parties, the Special Servicer will not be required to do so. In making this determination, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, is entitled to rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant.

 

A Serviced Loan will cease to be a Specially Serviced Loan and will become a “Corrected Loan” when:

 

with respect to the circumstances described in clause (a) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan”, the related borrower has made three consecutive full and timely scheduled monthly debt service payments under the terms of the Serviced Loan (as such terms may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the related borrower or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

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with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (c), (d), (e) and (g) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan”, the circumstances cease to exist in the good faith, reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, but, with respect to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings described in clauses (c), (d) and (e), no later than the entry of an order or decree dismissing such proceeding;

 

with respect to the circumstances described in clause (b) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan”, the default is cured as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable, good faith judgment; and

 

with respect to the circumstances described in clause (f) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan”, the proceedings are terminated;

 

provided that at such time no other circumstance described in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” exists that would cause the subject Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan to be characterized as a “Specially Serviced Loan”.

 

If a Servicing Transfer Event exists with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any Companion Loan in a Serviced Loan Combination, it will be considered to exist for the entire Serviced Loan Combination.

 

The Special Servicer, on the other hand, will be responsible for the servicing and administration of each Serviced Loan as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and which has not yet become a Corrected Loan, and for the processing and/or approval of certain matters related to Serviced Loans that are non-Specially Serviced Loans. The Special Servicer may be responsible for conducting or managing certain Mortgage Loan-related litigation (including with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) as and to the extent set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Special Servicer will also be responsible for the administration of each REO Property acquired by the Issuing Entity.

 

Despite the foregoing, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will require the Master Servicer to continue to collect information and prepare all reports to the Certificate Administrator required to be collected or prepared with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans (based on, among other things, certain information provided by the Special Servicer), receive payments on Specially Serviced Loans, maintain escrows and all reserve accounts on Specially Serviced Loans, maintain insurance with respect to the Mortgaged Properties securing the Specially Serviced Loans and, otherwise, to render other incidental services with respect to any such specially serviced assets. In addition, the Special Servicer will perform limited duties and have certain approval rights regarding servicing actions with respect to Serviced Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have responsibility for the performance by the other of its respective obligations and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer will transfer servicing of a Serviced Loan to the Special Servicer when that Serviced Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. The Special Servicer will return the servicing of that Serviced Loan to the Master Servicer when it becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

The Special Servicer will be obligated to, among other things, oversee the resolution of Serviced Loans that are Specially Serviced Loans and act as disposition manager of REO Properties (other than any interest in a Mortgaged Property acquired through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination). Each Outside Servicing Agreement provides or is expected to provide, as applicable, for certain servicing transfer events. Upon the occurrence of a servicing transfer event with respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination under the Outside Servicing Agreement, servicing of both the affected Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Outside Serviced Companion Loan(s) will be transferred to the Outside Special Servicer.

 

With respect to any Serviced Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the determination to consent to or approve a request by a borrower with respect to any Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision or making any determination that would constitute a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision with respect to any Mortgage Loan will be made by the Special Servicer or (if (i) the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process any such request by a borrower or make any such determination or (ii) in the case of a Special Servicer Decision described in clause (b), clause (c) or sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (e) of the

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definition of “Special Servicer Decision” below) will be made by the Master Servicer subject to the Special Servicer’s consent. The Special Servicer will also be required to obtain the consent of any applicable Directing Holder and will be required to consult with any applicable Consulting Parties in connection with any Major Decisions, to the extent described under “—Directing Holder” and “—Operating Advisor” in this prospectus. For purposes of the foregoing and this prospectus, each of the following with respect to any Mortgage Loan constitutes a “Special Servicer Decision” to the extent it is not a Major Decision):

 

(a)        approving leases, lease modifications or amendments or any requests for subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other similar agreements for (i) all ground leases, including any determination whether to cure any borrower defaults relating to any ground lease, and (ii) all other leases in excess of the lesser of (y) 30,000 square feet and (z) 30% of the net rentable square footage at the related Mortgaged Property so long as it is reviewable by the lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(b)        approving any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than an immaterial timing waiver including late financial statements);

 

(c)        approving annual budgets for the related Mortgaged Property (to the extent lender approval is required under the related loan documents) that provide for (i) operating expenses equal to more than 110% of the amount that was budgeted therefor in the prior year or (ii) payments to persons or entities 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 Loan Combination);

 

(d)        approving rights of way and easements 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 and approving consent to subordination of the related Mortgage Loan to such rights of way and easements;

 

(e)        agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (i) a waiver of a mortgage loan event of default (but excluding non-monetary events of default other than defaults relating to transfers of interest in the borrower or the existing collateral or material modifications of the existing collateral), (ii) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (iii) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the applicable loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment;

 

(f)         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), approving any request to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(g)        in circumstances where no lender discretion is required other than confirming satisfaction of the applicable terms of the Mortgage Loan documents (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), approving requests for any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan; provided that, in any case, Special Servicer Decisions will not include (i) grants of easements or rights of way that do not materially affect the use or value of the Mortgaged Property or the borrower’s ability to make any payments with respect to the Mortgage Loan; or (ii) the release, substitution or addition of collateral securing any Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination in connection with a defeasance of such collateral;

 

(h)        any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any material term of any intercreditor or similar agreement (which will not include any amendments to split or re-size notes consistent with the terms of any Co-Lender Agreement as to which the consent of the Issuing Entity is not required) related to a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, or any action to enforce rights with respect thereto, except that, if any such modification or amendment would adversely impact the Master Servicer, such modification or amendment will additionally require the consent of the Master Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness;

 

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(i)         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;

 

(j)         any approval of any casualty insurance settlements (unless such casualty insurance settlements are less than the threshold specified in the related loan documents and there is no lender discretion provided for in the related loan documents, including determining whether any conditions precedent have been satisfied) or condemnation settlements (unless such condemnation settlements are immaterial and there is no lender discretion provided for in the related loan documents, including determining whether any conditions precedent have been satisfied), 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; and

 

(k)        fundings or disbursements of any holdback amounts, escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance or “earn-out” holdbacks, escrows or reserves that (i) exceed, in the aggregate, 10% of the initial principal balance of the related Serviced Loan, regardless of whether such funding or disbursement may be characterized as routine or customary in nature or (ii) regardless of the aggregate percentage of the initial principal balance of the related Serviced Loan represented by such holdbacks, escrows or reserves, that are not routine or customary in nature.

 

With respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans, if the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process any Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision or in the case of a Special Servicer Decision described in clause (b), clause (c) or sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (e) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision” above, the Master Servicer, prior to taking any action with respect to such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision, will be required, unless otherwise agreed by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, to prepare and submit its written analysis and recommendation to the Special Servicer, together with all information reasonably available to the Master Servicer that the Special Servicer may reasonably request in order to withhold or grant its consent.

 

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required, no less often than on a monthly basis, to make a knowledgeable servicing officer available via telephone to verbally answer questions from any applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Party (to the extent such Consulting Party has consulting rights as described under “—Directing Holder” or “—Operating Advisor”, as applicable, below, or “Credit Risk Retention” above) regarding the performance and servicing of the applicable Serviced Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is responsible.

 

All net present value calculations and determinations made under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard” set forth above) will be made by using a discount rate appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan or proceeds from the sale of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, the highest of (1) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the borrowers on similar debt of the borrowers as of such date of determination, (2) the Mortgage Rate and (3) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent appraisal (or updated appraisal).

 

Subservicing 

 

The Master Servicer may delegate and/or assign some or all of its servicing obligations and duties with respect to some or all of the Serviced Loans to one or more third-party sub-servicers provided that the Master Servicer will remain obligated under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Certain servicing and administrative functions may also be provided by one or more primary servicers that previously serviced the Mortgage Loans for the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. The Master Servicer will be responsible for paying the servicing fees of any sub-servicer or primary servicer retained by it. Notwithstanding any sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, the Master Servicer will remain primarily liable to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and any Serviced Companion Loan Holder for the servicing and administering of the Serviced Loans in accordance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement. A sub-servicer may be an affiliate of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special

 

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Servicer. The Special Servicer will not be permitted to appoint sub-servicers with respect to any of its servicing obligations and duties.

 

Each sub-servicing agreement between the Master Servicer and a sub-servicer (a “Sub-Servicing Agreement”) will generally be required to provide that (i) such Sub-Servicing Agreement may be assumed by the Trustee, if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Master Servicer, or by any successor Master Servicer without cost or obligation to the assuming party or the Issuing Entity, upon the assumption by such party of the obligations of the Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) the sub-servicer will be in default under such Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement will be required to be terminated (unless such default is waived by the Depositor) if the sub-servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date (which may take into account any grace period permitted pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement to perform its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or under the Exchange Act reporting requirements of any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to. 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 in accordance with the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement. However, no sub-servicer will be permitted under any Sub-Servicing Agreement to take (or determine not to take) action with respect to Major Decisions or Special Servicer Decisions without the consent of the Special Servicer.

 

Advances

 

The Master Servicer will be obligated (subject to the limitations described below) to advance, on the business day immediately preceding a Distribution Date (the “Master Servicer Remittance Date”), an amount (each such amount, a “P&I Advance”) equal to the total or any portion of the Monthly Payment (exclusive of the related Servicing Fee and, if applicable, any Excess Interest) due or deemed due (without regard to any grace period) on each Mortgage Loan (including the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, and notwithstanding that the related Mortgaged Property has become an REO Property) for the Due Date in the related Collection Period, to the extent not received by the Master Servicer as of the close of business on the Determination Date in the same month as (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding) such Master Servicer Remittance Date. In the event the Monthly Payment has been reduced pursuant to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Special Servicer or resulting from bankruptcy, insolvency or any similar proceeding involving the related borrower, the amount required to be advanced will be so reduced. The Master Servicer will not be required or permitted to make an advance for balloon payments, default interest, Excess Interest, prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges or delinquent monthly debt service payments on the Companion Loans. The amount required to be advanced by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date in respect of delinquent payments of interest on any Mortgage Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Amount exists will equal the product of (i) the amount otherwise required to be advanced by the Master Servicer with respect to delinquent payments of interest without giving effect to such Appraisal Reduction Amount, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Collection Period, reduced by such Appraisal Reduction Amount, and the denominator of which is the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Collection Period. Appraisal Reduction Amounts will not affect advances in respect of delinquent payments of principal.

 

The Master Servicer will also be obligated (subject to the limitations described below) with respect to each Serviced Loan serviced, and each REO Property administered, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to make cash advances (“Property Advances” and, together with P&I Advances, “Advances”) to pay all customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and fees and expenses of real estate brokers) incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of such Serviced Loan if a default is imminent thereunder or a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred, or in connection with the administration of any such REO Property, including, but not limited to, the cost of the preservation, insurance, restoration, protection and management of a related Mortgaged Property, the cost of delinquent real estate taxes and assessments, ground lease rent payments, condominium assessments, hazard insurance premiums and to cover other similar costs and expenses necessary to preserve the priority of or enforce the related Mortgage or to maintain a related Mortgaged Property, subject to a non-recoverability

 

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determination. The Master Servicer has no obligation to make any Property Advances with regard to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan. No Property Advances will be made with regard to a Subordinate Companion Loan if the related Mortgage Loan is no longer held by the Issuing Entity.

 

The Master Servicer will advance the cost of preparation of any environmental assessments required to be obtained in connection with taking title to any REO Property unless the Master Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance but the cost of any compliance, containment, clean-up or remediation of an REO Property will be an expense of the Issuing Entity and paid from the Collection Account.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will obligate the Trustee to make any P&I Advance that the Master Servicer was obligated, but failed, to make unless the Trustee or the Special Servicer determines such P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

The Special Servicer is required to request the Master Servicer to make Property Advances with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Special Servicer must make the request a specified number of days in advance of when the Property Advance is required to be made under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, in turn, must make the requested Property Advance within a specified number of days following the Master Servicer’s receipt of the request unless the Master Servicer determines such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Special Servicer will have no obligation to make any Property Advance, provided that, in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Property Advance, the Special Servicer may, in its sole discretion, make such Property 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, provided such Advance is not determined by the Master Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Once reimbursed, the Master Servicer will be deemed to have made such Property 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any Property Advance made by the Special Servicer, but not reimbursed by the Master Servicer, will be reimbursable out of the Collection Account in the same manner as would be Property Advances made by the Master Servicer.

 

If the Master Servicer is required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to make a Property Advance, but does not do so within 15 days after the Property Advance is required to be made by it, then the Trustee will be required:

 

if a responsible officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of the failure, to give the Master Servicer notice of its failure; and

 

if the failure continues for three more business days, to make the Property Advance, unless the Trustee determines such Property Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will each be entitled to receive interest on Advances at the Prime Rate, compounded annually (the “Advance Rate”), as of each Master Servicer Remittance Date; provided, however, that with respect to any P&I Advance made prior to the expiration of the related grace period, interest on such P&I Advance will accrue only from and after the expiration of such grace period. If the interest on any Advance is not recovered from Modification Fees on the related Mortgage Loan or Penalty Charges on the related Mortgage Loan, a shortfall will result which will have the same effect as a liquidation loss on a defaulted Mortgage Loan. The “Prime Rate” is the rate on any day set forth as such in The Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition.

 

The obligation of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continues, subject to a non-recoverability determination, through the foreclosure of such Mortgage Loan and until the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property or Properties. Advances are intended to provide a limited amount of liquidity, not to guarantee or insure against losses.

 

Each Outside Servicer will (or is expected to) be obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination and will (or is expected to) be entitled to reimbursement for such

 

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servicing advances with interest at a prime lending rate. In addition, if any such servicing advance is determined to be a nonrecoverable advance under an Outside Servicing Agreement, then the Outside Servicer or the Outside Trustee, as applicable, will (or is expected to) be entitled to reimbursement from general collections on the Mortgage Loans in this securitization transaction for the pro rata portion of such nonrecoverable advances allocable to the related Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan (with interest at a prime lending rate) pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or the Trustee in its good faith business judgment, as applicable, determines that any Advance (together with accrued interest on the Advance) previously made by it (or, in the case of a determination by the Special Servicer, by the Master Servicer or the Trustee) will not be ultimately recoverable out of related late payments, net insurance proceeds, net condemnation proceeds, net liquidation proceeds or other collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be, as to which such Advance was made (any such Advance, a “Nonrecoverable Advance”), then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to be reimbursed for such Advance, plus interest on the Advance at the Advance Rate, out of amounts payable on or in respect of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties prior to distributions on the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest, which will be deemed to have been reimbursed first out of amounts collected or advanced in respect of principal and then out of all other amounts collected on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

 

In connection with a determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee as to whether an Advance previously made or to be made constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance:

 

neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee will be required to make any Advance that the Master Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or the Trustee in its good faith business judgment, determines will not be ultimately recoverable (including interest accrued on the Advance) by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, out of related late payments, net insurance proceeds, net condemnation proceeds, net liquidation proceeds or other collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan, Serviced Loan Combination or REO Property, as the case may be, as to which such Advance was made;

 

the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any proposed Advance, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any outstanding Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance and may deliver to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any applicable Directing Holder and the Controlling Class Representative if it is an applicable Consulting Party, notice of such determination, which determination will be conclusive and binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee;

 

although the Special Servicer may determine whether an outstanding Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Special Servicer will have no right to (i) make an affirmative determination that any Property Advance previously made, to be made (or contemplated to be made) by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is, or would be, recoverable or (ii) reverse any other authorized person’s determination or to prohibit any such other authorized person from making a determination, that an Advance constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance; provided that this sentence will not be construed to limit the Special Servicer’s right to make a determination that an Advance to be made (or contemplated to be made) would be or a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, as described in the preceding bullet;

 

any non-recoverability determination by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer described in this paragraph with respect to the non-recoverability of Advances will be conclusive and binding on the Master Servicer (in the case of such a determination by the Special Servicer) and the Trustee; and

 

notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may conclusively rely upon any determination by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that any Advance would be recoverable (unless a non-recoverability determination has been made by the other servicer in accordance with the preceding bullet which is binding on the Trustee), and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely upon any determination by the Special Servicer that any Advance would be recoverable.

 

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Any such judgment or determination with respect to the recoverability of Advances by any of the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer must be made (i) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or (ii) in the case of the Trustee, in accordance with its good faith business judgment, and in any event will be required to be evidenced by an officer’s certificate delivered to, among others, the other such parties and any applicable Directing Holder, setting forth such judgment or determination of nonrecoverability and the procedures and considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination.

 

With respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Master Servicer’s and Trustee’s obligation to make P&I Advances, the Master Servicer and the Trustee may make their own independent determination as to recoverability or nonrecoverability, and the Special Servicer may make its own independent determination as to non-recoverability, notwithstanding any determination of recoverability or nonrecoverability, as the case may be, by the Outside Servicer or Outside Trustee. In addition, an Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, will be entitled to seek recovery from the Issuing Entity of the pro rata share of any non-recoverable servicing advance made with respect to such Outside Serviced Loan Combination, with interest at a prime lending rate.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for any Advance made by it, including, solely in the case of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all P&I Advances made with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, equal to the amount of such Advance and interest accrued on the Advance at the Advance Rate (i) from Penalty Charges and Modification Fees on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, as applicable, by the borrower and any other collections thereon, (ii) from insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds collected on the defaulted Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, as applicable or the related Mortgaged Property or (iii) upon determining in good faith that such Advance with interest is not recoverable from amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii), from any other amounts from time to time on deposit in the Collection Account out of general collections relating to the Mortgage Loans (first from principal collections and then from any other collections).

 

Notwithstanding anything in this prospectus to the contrary, the Master Servicer may in accordance with the Servicing Standard elect (but is not required) to make a payment (and in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan, at the direction of the Special Servicer will be required to make a payment) from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be a Property Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has determined that such a Property Advance would, if made, be a Nonrecoverable Advance, if making the payment would (x) prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan, or (y) would remediate any adverse environmental condition or circumstance at any of the Mortgaged Properties, if, in each instance, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that making the payment is in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (and, with respect to any Serviced Loan Combination, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s)) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and/or the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender) (and, with respect to a Serviced AB Loan Combination, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s)).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the funds in the Collection Account allocable to principal and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date are insufficient to fully reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, for a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such party may elect, on a monthly basis, in its sole discretion, to defer reimbursement of some or all 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 period not to exceed 12 months in any event; provided that any deferral in excess of six months will be subject to the consent of any applicable Directing Holder; and provided, further, that if it is an applicable Consulting Party, the Controlling Class Representative must be consulted with. In addition, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, 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, a “Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount”) out of principal collections in the Collection Account (net of any amounts used to pay a Nonrecoverable Advance or interest on such Nonrecoverable Advance). The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee will be permitted to recover a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount from general collections in the Collection Account if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the

 

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Trustee, as applicable, (a) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount would not be recoverable out of collections on the related Mortgage Loan or (b) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount would not ultimately be recoverable, along with any other Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts and Nonrecoverable Advances, out of the principal portion of future collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties.

 

Any requirement of the Master Servicer or the Trustee to make an Advance in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR 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.

 

Any election described above by any party to refrain from reimbursing itself for any Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest for that Nonrecoverable Advance) or portion of any Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to any Distribution Date will not be construed to impose on any party any obligation to make the above described election (or any entitlement in favor of any Certificateholder or any other person to an election) with respect to any subsequent Collection Period or to constitute a waiver or limitation on the right of the person making the election to otherwise be reimbursed for a Nonrecoverable Advance immediately (together with interest on that Nonrecoverable Advance). An election by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee will not be construed to impose any duty on either of the other parties to make an election (or any entitlement in favor of any Certificateholder or any other person to such an election). The fact that a decision to recover a Nonrecoverable Advance over time, or not to do so, benefits some Classes of Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner to the detriment of other Classes of Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will not constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard or a breach of the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any party, or a violation of any fiduciary duty owed by any party to the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s decision to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and is not to be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee or a right of the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner.

 

Accounts

 

The Master Servicer will be required to deposit amounts collected in respect of the Mortgage Loans into a segregated account (the “Collection Account”) established pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer will also be required to establish and maintain a segregated custodial account (the “Loan Combination Custodial Account”) with respect to each Serviced Loan Combination (if any), which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account and deposit amounts collected in respect of such Serviced Loan Combination in the related Loan Combination Custodial Account. The Issuing Entity will only be entitled to amounts on deposit in a Loan Combination Custodial Account to the extent these funds are not otherwise payable to the holder of a related Companion Loan or payable or reimbursable to any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any amounts in a Loan Combination Custodial Account to which the Issuing Entity is entitled will be transferred on a monthly basis to the Collection Account.

 

The Certificate Administrator will be required to establish and maintain the following two accounts, which may be sub-accounts of a single account: (i) the “Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”, and (ii) the “Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account” (collectively, the “Distribution 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 on deposit in the Collection Account, the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date and any prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges collected during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date and not previously so remitted to the Certificate Administrator). In addition, the Master Servicer will be required to remit to the Certificate Administrator all P&I Advances for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on the related Master Servicer Remittance Date. To the extent the Master Servicer fails to do so, the Trustee will deposit all P&I Advances into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, as described in this prospectus. On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator will be required to withdraw amounts distributable on such date on the Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest and (to the extent that they represent the residual interest in the

 

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Upper-Tier REMIC) on the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and deposit such amounts in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”.

 

The Certificate Administrator will also be required to establish and maintain an account (the “Interest Reserve Account”), which may, together with any other Securitization Account(s), be a sub-account of a single account. On each Master Servicer Remittance Date occurring in January (except during a leap year) or February (commencing in 2020) (unless, in either case, the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Master Servicer will be required to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit, in respect of each Mortgage Loan that accrues interest on an Actual/360 basis, an amount equal to one day’s interest at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the respective Stated Principal Balance, as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in the month preceding the month in which such Master Servicer Remittance Date occurs, to the extent the applicable Monthly Payment or a P&I Advance is made in respect of the Monthly Payment (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January (if applicable) and February, “Withheld Amounts”). On or prior to the Master Servicer Remittance Date occurring in March (or February, if the final Distribution Date occurs in such month) of each calendar year (commencing in 2020), the Certificate Administrator will be required to withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account the aggregate of all Withheld Amounts on deposit therein, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

If there are any ARD Loans included in the Issuing Entity, the Certificate Administrator will also be required to establish and maintain an account (the “Excess Interest Distribution Account”), which may, together with any other Securitization Account(s), be a sub-account of a single account. The Excess Interest Distribution Account will be an asset of the Grantor Trust. On the Master Servicer Remittance Date immediately preceding 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 any Excess Interest received by the Master Servicer during the applicable one-month collection period. Distributions of Excess Interest on the Class S Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest will be made from the Excess Interest Distribution Account.

 

The Certificate Administrator will also be required to establish and maintain an account (the “Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account”), which may, together with any other Securitization Account(s), be a sub-account of a single account. To the extent that any gains are realized on liquidations of defaulted Mortgage Loans and, to the extent allocable to the Issuing Entity, on sales of Mortgaged Properties, such gains will be deposited into the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account. In connection with each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator will be required to determine if the Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds for such Distribution Date (determined without regard to the inclusion of any Excess Liquidation Proceeds therein) would be sufficient to pay all interest and principal due and owing to, and to reimburse (with interest thereon) all previously allocated applicable Realized Losses reimbursable to, the holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates on such Distribution Date. If the Certificate Administrator determines that such Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds (as so determined) would not be sufficient to make such payments and reimbursements, then the Certificate Administrator will be required to withdraw from the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account and deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an amount (to be included in the Aggregate Available Funds for the related Distribution Date for allocation between the Combined VRR Interest and the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates) equal to the lesser of (i) all amounts then on deposit in the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account and (ii) the sum of (A) the amount of the applicable insufficiency in such Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds and (B) the Vertical Risk Retention Allocation Percentage of the amount described in the immediately preceding sub-clause (A). In addition, holders of the Class R Certificates will be entitled to distributions of amounts on deposit in the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account that exceed amounts reasonably anticipated to be required to offset possible future Realized Losses and other shortfalls in payments on the Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, as determined by the Special Servicer from time to time, or that remain after all distributions with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest on the final Distribution Date.

 

Other accounts to be established pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are one or more segregated custodial accounts (each, an “REO Account”) for collections from REO Properties and one or more accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) for the purposes of holding Loss of Value Payments to be applied as described under “—Application of Loss of Value Payments”.

 

The Collection Account, any Loan Combination Custodial Account, any REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund, the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account will be held in the name of the Certificate Administrator (or

 

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the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account and each Loan Combination Custodial Account) or the Special Servicer (in the case of any REO Account and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund)) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the holders of Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner. Each of the Collection Account, any Loan Combination Custodial Account, any REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund, the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, any escrow account, the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account will be held at a depository institution or trust company meeting the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or satisfactory to the Rating Agencies.

 

Amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account, the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Interest Reserve Account will remain uninvested, and such accounts will be non-interest bearing.

 

Amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, any Loan Combination Custodial Account, any REO Account and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund may be invested in certain United States government securities and other high-quality investments meeting the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise satisfactory to the Rating Agencies, and maturing (unless payable on demand) no later than the business day preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Interest or other income earned on funds in the Collection Account, any Loan Combination Custodial Account and certain other servicing accounts will be paid to the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation, and interest or other income earned on funds in any REO Account and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund will be payable to the Special Servicer.

 

If with respect to any Serviced Loan the related loan documents permit the lender to, at its option prior to an event of default under the related Serviced Loan, apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, neither the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Serviced Loan upon a subsequent default.

 

Withdrawals from the Collection Account

 

The Master Servicer may make withdrawals from the Collection Account (exclusive of any Loan Combination Custodial Account that may be a subaccount thereof) for the following purposes, to the extent permitted, as well as any other purpose described in this prospectus (the order set forth below not constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals):

 

(i)to remit on or before each Master Servicer Remittance Date (A) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an amount equal to the sum of (I) the Aggregate Available Funds for the related Distribution Date (to the extent on deposit in the Collection Account) and (II) any prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges collected during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date and not previously so remitted to the Certificate Administrator), (B) to the Certificate Administrator, as compensation for it and the Trustee, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee for the related Distribution Date, (C) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account an amount equal to the excess Liquidation Proceeds received during the related Collection Period (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date and not previously so remitted to the Certificate Administrator), if any,(D) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received during the related Collection Period, if any, and (E) if such Master Servicer Remittance Date occurs in January (except during a leap year) or February (unless, in either case, the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount required to be withheld as described above under “—Accounts”;

 

(ii)to pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for Advances made by any of them and interest on

 

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  Advances (the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right, as applicable, to reimbursement for items described in this clause (ii) being limited as described above under “—Advances”);

 

(iii)to pay on or before each Master Servicer Remittance Date (x) to the Master Servicer as compensation, the aggregate unpaid Servicing Fee earned with respect to the Mortgage Loans through the end of the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period, and (y) to the Special Servicer as compensation, unpaid special servicing compensation earned with respect to the Mortgage Loans through the immediately preceding Determination Date (or, in the case of Special Servicing Fees, accrued with respect to the Mortgage Loans that are Specially Serviced Loans through the end of the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period);

 

(iv)to pay to the Operating Advisor the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee (but only to the extent actually received from the related borrower) and the Operating Advisor Fee;

 

(v)to pay to the Asset Representations Reviewer the Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee and any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (to the extent such fee is to be payable by the Issuing Entity);

 

(vi)to pay on or before each Distribution Date to any person with respect to each related Mortgage Loan or REO Property that has previously been purchased or repurchased by such person pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a Co-Lender Agreement (if applicable) or a mezzanine intercreditor agreement, all amounts received on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property during the related Collection Period and subsequent to the date as of which the amount required to effect such purchase or repurchase was determined;

 

(vii)to the extent not reimbursed or paid pursuant to any of the above clauses, to reimburse or pay the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, and/or the Depositor for unpaid compensation (in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor), 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and to satisfy any indemnification obligations of the Issuing Entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(viii)to pay to the Certificate Administrator amounts reasonably determined by the Certificate Administrator to be necessary to pay any applicable federal, state or local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC;

 

(ix)to pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee;

 

(x)to make such payments and reimbursements out of funds transferred to the Collection Account from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as described under “—Application of Loss of Value Payments” below;

 

(xi)to withdraw any amount deposited into the Collection Account that was not required to be deposited in the Collection Account; and

 

(xii)to clear and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to a plan for termination and liquidation of the Issuing Entity.

 

However, certain of the foregoing withdrawals of items specifically related to a Serviced Loan Combination or related REO Property will first be made out of the related Loan Combination Custodial Account and will be made out of the Collection Account only if and to the extent that amounts in the related Loan Combination Custodial Account are insufficient or, based on the related Co-Lender Agreement, unavailable to make the relevant payment or reimbursement. If the Master Servicer makes any reimbursement or payment out of the Collection Account to cover the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder’s share of any cost, expense, indemnity, Property Advance or interest on such Property Advance, or fee with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination (taking into account the subordinate nature of any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s)), then the Master Servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) must use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amount out of collections on such Serviced

 

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Companion Loan or, if and to the extent permitted under the related Co-Lender Agreement, from such Serviced Companion Loan Holder. The Master Servicer will also be entitled to make withdrawals from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursements required to be paid to the parties to, and/or the securitization trust created under, any Outside Servicing Agreement pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

If a P&I Advance is made with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination, 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 Serviced 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 Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee, the Operating Advisor Fee and the Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee that accrue with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Loan Combination and any other amounts payable to the Operating Advisor may only be paid out of payments and other collections on such Serviced Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgage Pool generally, but not out of payments or other collections on the related Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Application of Loss of Value Payments

 

If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property, then upon direction from the Master Servicer (subject to any notice required to be provided by the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Special Servicer will be required to transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion of such Loss of Value Payments) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)         to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property (together with interest on such Advance);

 

(ii)        to pay, or to reimburse the Issuing Entity for the prior payment of, any expense relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Issuing Entity, and to pay, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any unpaid Liquidation Fee due and owing to the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property;

 

(iii)       to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Mortgage Loan;

 

(iv)       following the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i) to (iii) above as to such Mortgage Loan, to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i) to (iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan; and

 

(v)        on the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, to each Sponsor, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Sponsor that was used pursuant to clauses (i) to (iii) above to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property for which the contribution was made, additional expenses of the Issuing Entity or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan or related REO Property for which the contribution was made.

 

Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses

 

Master Servicing Compensation

 

The servicing fee (the “Servicing Fee”) payable in respect of each related Mortgage Loan (including any Mortgage Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan and any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any successor REO Mortgage Loan will be paid monthly from amounts received on such Mortgage Loan. With respect to each such Mortgage Loan (including each Mortgage Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan and each Outside Serviced

 

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Mortgage Loan) or any successor REO Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Fee will: (a) accrue on the related Stated Principal Balance at a fixed annual rate (the “Servicing Fee Rate”), which, together with the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee Rate, is equal to the per annum rate set forth on Annex A to this prospectus as the Administrative Fee Rate with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (b) be calculated on the same interest accrual basis (e.g., an Actual/360 Basis or a 30/360 Basis) as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan; and (c) be prorated for partial periods. The Servicing Fee is generally payable to the Master Servicer, but includes (i) all amounts required to be paid to any primary servicer or sub-servicer, and (ii) with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, for purposes of presentation in this prospectus, the primary servicing fee required to be paid to the related Outside Servicer, which will accrue at the applicable Outside Servicer Fee Rate (as defined below in the footnotes to the table under the “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” heading). A servicing fee will also be payable to the Master Servicer monthly from amounts received in respect of any related Serviced Companion Loan (including any Specially Serviced Loan) or any successor REO Companion Loan and will: (a) accrue on the related outstanding principal balance at a fixed annual rate; (b) be calculated on the same basis as interest is calculated on the related Serviced Companion Loan, and (c) be prorated for partial periods.

 

With respect to any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer will be entitled to retain any Prepayment Interest Excesses received on the Serviced Loans to the extent not needed to make Compensating Interest Payments. In addition to the Servicing Fee, the Master Servicer will be entitled to retain, as additional servicing compensation (a) a specified percentage (which may be either 50% or 100% for Serviced Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans, and will be 0% for Specially Serviced Loans) of Excess Modification Fees, Excess Penalty Charges, Consent Fees, Ancillary Fees (other than (i) fees for insufficient or returned checks and (ii) beneficiary statement charges) and Assumption Fees with respect to each Serviced Loan, (b) 100% of any assumption application fees with respect to each Serviced Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan (if the related assumption was processed by the Master Servicer) and any defeasance fee received in connection with the defeasance of a Serviced Loan (which defeasance fee will not include the Special Servicer’s portion of any Modification Fees in connection with a defeasance to which the Special Servicer is entitled under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), (c) 100% of fees for insufficient or returned checks actually received from borrowers on all Serviced Loans, and (d) 100% of beneficiary statement charges actually received from borrowers to the extent the related beneficiary statements were prepared by the Master Servicer. With respect to Excess Penalty Charges, the Master Servicer will be entitled to any collections of Excess Penalty Charges that represent amounts accrued while the related Serviced Loan is a non-Specially Serviced Loan even if collected when the Serviced Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan. The Master Servicer also is authorized but not required to invest or direct the investment of funds held in the Collection Account and any Loan Combination Custodial Account in certain investments permitted under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 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. The Master Servicer will be entitled to charge and retain reasonable review fees in connection with any borrower request with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan, to the extent such fees are (i) not inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (iii) actually paid by or on behalf of the related borrower. The Special Servicer will not be permitted to waive any such review fee without the Master Servicer’s consent.

 

Although the Master Servicer is required to service and administer the Serviced Loans in accordance with the Servicing Standard and, accordingly, without regard to its rights to receive compensation under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, additional servicing compensation in the nature of assumption and modification fees may under certain circumstances provide the Master Servicer with an economic disincentive to comply with this standard.

 

Consent Fees” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan, any and all fees actually paid by a borrower with respect to any consent or approval required or requested pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents that does not involve a modification evidenced by a signed writing, assumption, extension, waiver or amendment of the terms of the loan documents.

 

Excess Modification Fees” means, with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable), 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 a Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan

 

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Combination, if applicable), over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed Advances and additional expenses of the Issuing Entity (including, without limitation, interest on unreimbursed Advances with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, 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 Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, 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 Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) or REO Property; provided, that if the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) ceases being a Corrected Loan, and is subject to a subsequent modification, any Excess Modification Fees earned by the Special Servicer prior to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) ceasing to be a Corrected Loan will no longer be offset against future Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees unless such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) ceased to be a Corrected Loan within 18 months of it becoming a modified Mortgage Loan (or a modified Loan Combination, if applicable). In such case, 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 12- month period) with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) will be subject to a cap equal to the greater of (i) 1% of the outstanding principal balance of such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) after giving effect to such transaction and (ii) $25,000.

 

Borrower Delayed Reimbursements” means any unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, Advances and interest on Advances) that the related borrower is required pursuant to a written modification agreement to pay in the future to the Issuing Entity in its capacity as owner of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Modification Fees” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan, any and all fees collected from the related borrower with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than all Assumption Fees, assumption application fees, Consent Fees and defeasance fees).

 

Penalty Charges” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan (or successor REO Mortgage Loan or successor REO Companion Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon from the borrower that represent default charges, penalty charges, late fees and default interest (in the case of any Split Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent allocable thereto pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement, and, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not payable to the Serviced Companion Loan Holder, and, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, any such amounts remitted by the Outside Servicer to the Master Servicer).

 

Ancillary Fees” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan, any and all demand fees, beneficiary statement charges, fees for insufficient or returned checks and other usual and customary charges and fees (other than Modification Fees, Consent Fees, Penalty Charges, defeasance fees, Assumption Fees and assumption application fees) actually received from the borrower.

 

Excess Penalty Charges” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan and any Collection Period, the sum of (A) the excess of (i) any and all Penalty Charges collected in respect of such Serviced Loan during such Collection Period, over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed Advances and additional expenses of the Issuing Entity (including without limitation Advances and interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the borrower, but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Issuing Entity (and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder) with respect to such Serviced Loan and reimbursed from such Penalty Charges (which Advances and additional expenses will be reimbursed from such Penalty Charges) and (B) Advances and  expenses previously

 

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paid or reimbursed from Penalty Charges as described in the immediately preceding clause (A), which Advances and expenses have been recovered from the related borrower or otherwise.

 

Assumption Fees” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan, any and all assumption fees with respect to a transfer of a related Mortgaged Property or interests in a related borrower (excluding assumption application fees).

 

An Outside Servicer will be entitled to receive servicing compensation with respect to the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination pursuant to the terms of the Outside Servicing Agreement, which servicing compensation will be similar, but not necessarily identical, to that payable to the Master Servicer with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except that the applicable primary servicing fee rate under the related Outside Servicing Agreement will be as indicated above under this “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesMaster Servicing Compensation” heading, and below in the footnotes to the table under the “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” heading, and in each case such applicable primary servicing fee rate is included in the related Servicing Fee Rate presented in this prospectus).

 

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 Servicing Fee” will accrue with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Property serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement at the applicable Special Servicing Fee Rate calculated on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Specially Serviced Loan on the same interest accrual basis (e.g., an Actual/360 Basis or a 30/360 Basis) as interest is calculated on the related Specially Serviced Loan and will be prorated for partial periods, and will be payable monthly: (i) in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, from collections on such Serviced Loan Combination; and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan (including a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Loan Combination, if the fee remains unpaid as described in the immediately preceding clause (i)), from general collections on all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties.

 

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 related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) or REO Property serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that would be less than $5,000 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property will be such higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $5,000 for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan (or the related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) or REO Property.

 

The “Workout Fee” will generally be payable with respect to each Corrected Loan serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and will be calculated by application of the applicable Workout Fee Rate to each collection of interest (excluding default interest and Excess Interest) and principal received on that Corrected Loan, for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided that no Workout Fee will be payable by the Issuing Entity with respect to any such Corrected Loan if and to the extent that the Corrected Loan became a Specially Serviced Loan under clause (g) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” (and no other clause of that definition) and no event of default actually occurs, unless the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) is modified by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, further, that if a Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) becomes a Specially Serviced Loan under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement only because of an event described in the second bullet of clause (a) 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 payoff or refinancing of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable), 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 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be reduced by any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related borrower with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) as

 

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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 Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, will cease to be payable if the Corrected Loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan but will become payable again if and when the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) again becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

The “Workout Fee Rate” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be a rate equal to the lesser of (a) 1.0% 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 and Excess Interest) on the subject Serviced Mortgage Loan (or related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from the date such Mortgage Loan (or related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) becomes a Corrected Loan, through and including the then-related maturity date; provided that, 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 and Excess Interest) on the subject Serviced Mortgage Loan (or related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or related Serviced Loan Combination, 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 and Excess Interest) on such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the then-related maturity date.

 

If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated other than for cause, it will receive any Workout Fees payable on the Serviced Mortgage Loans (or Serviced Loan Combinations, if applicable) that were Corrected Loans at the time of the resignation or termination or for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had 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 had sufficient time to make three consecutive full and timely Monthly Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the borrower making such three consecutive timely Monthly Payments, but such fee will cease to be payable in each case 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.

 

A “Liquidation Fee” will be payable: (i) with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as to which the Special Servicer obtains a full or discounted payoff (or unscheduled partial payment to the extent such prepayment is required by the Special Servicer as a condition to a workout) from the related borrower, (ii) except as otherwise described below, with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) repurchased or substituted for, or with respect to which a Loss of Value Payment is made, by a Sponsor, and (iii) with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any REO Property serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds, insurance proceeds or condemnation proceeds. The Liquidation Fee for each such Serviced Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property serviced and administered under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 such 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, further, that if a Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) becomes a Specially Serviced Loan under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement only because of an event described in the second bullet of clause (a) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” as a result of a payment default at maturity and the related proceeds or payment are received within 90 days following the related default in connection with the full and final payoff or refinancing of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable, the Special Servicer will not be entitled to collect a Liquidation Fee, but may collect and retain appropriate fees from the related borrower in connection with such liquidation; provided, however, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is required

 

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to enforce the obligations of a Mortgage Loan Seller under its related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, such party may be entitled to receive a liquidation fee (similar to the Liquidation Fee) in the amount and under the circumstances set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The “Liquidation Fee Rate” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be a rate equal to the lesser of (a) such rate as would result in a Liquidation Fee of $1,000,000 for the subject Serviced Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) and (b) 1.0%.

 

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) the repurchase of, or substitution for, or payment of any Loss of Value Payment with respect to, any Mortgage Loan by the applicable Sponsor for a Material Defect within 120 days of the discovery or receipt of notice by the Sponsor of the Material Defect that gave rise to the particular repurchase or substitution obligation or the payment of the particular Loss of Value Payment, (ii) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property by a mezzanine loan holder, if any (based on a purchase option set forth under the related intercreditor agreement), or the holder of a Subordinate Companion Loan, if any (based on a purchase option set forth under the related Co-Lender Agreement), in each case within 90 days of the date that the first purchase option related to the subject Servicing Transfer Event first becomes exercisable; or (iii) the purchase or other acquisition of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties (or the Issuing Entity’s interest therein) in connection with an optional termination of the Issuing Entity. The Special Servicer may not receive a Workout Fee and a Liquidation Fee with respect to the same proceeds collected on a Mortgage Loan.

 

Liquidation Proceeds” means the amount (other than insurance proceeds and condemnation proceeds) received in connection with (i) a liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property, REO Property or interest in a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property or (ii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (provided that for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment will be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Sponsor).

 

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” means a Serviced Loan (i) that is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Monthly Payments or delinquent in respect of its balloon payment, if any, in either case such delinquency 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 also be entitled to retain, as additional servicing compensation: (a) a specified percentage (which may be either 0% or 50% for Serviced Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans, and will be 100% for Specially Serviced Loans) of Excess Modification Fees, Excess Penalty Charges, Consent Fees, Ancillary Fees (other than (i) fees for insufficient or returned checks and (ii) beneficiary statement charges) and Assumption Fees with respect to each Serviced Loan; (b) 100% of any assumption application fees with respect to (i) Specially Serviced Loans and (ii) Serviced Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans (if the related assumption was processed by the Special Servicer); (c) any interest or other income earned on deposits in the REO Accounts and the reserve account established to hold any Loss of Value Payments that may be made by a Sponsor in connection with a Material Defect; and (d) 100% of beneficiary statement charges actually received from borrowers to the extent the related beneficiary statements were prepared by the Special Servicer. With respect to Excess Penalty Charges, the Special Servicer will be entitled to any collections of Excess Penalty Charges that represent amounts accrued while the subject Serviced Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan even if collected when the Serviced Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan. The Special Servicer will be entitled to charge and retain reasonable review fees in connection with any borrower request with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or any non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which the borrower request relates to a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision, to the extent such fees are (i) not inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (iii) actually paid by or on behalf of the related borrower. The Master Servicer will not be permitted to waive any such review fee without the Special Servicer’s consent.

 

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Although the Special Servicer is required to service and administer the Serviced Loans in accordance with the Servicing Standard and, accordingly, without regard to its rights to receive compensation under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, additional servicing compensation in the nature of assumption and modification fees may under certain circumstances provide the Special Servicer with an economic disincentive to comply with this standard.

 

With respect to each Collection Period, the Special Servicer will be required to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer within two business days following the related Determination Date, and the Master Servicer will deliver, to the extent it has received such information, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and within one business day prior to the related Distribution Date, a report that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its affiliates during the related Collection Period; provided, that no such report will be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

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 or rebates) from any person or entity (including, without limitation, the Issuing Entity, any borrower, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and any purchaser of any Serviced Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Serviced Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, other than as expressly provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, that such prohibition will not apply to the Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees or the fees received by any person acting as an Outside Servicer or an Outside Special Servicer as expressly provided for under the Outside Servicing Agreement, or as master servicer or special servicer as expressly provided for under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing is not intended to act as a prohibition on the right of any entity acting in the capacities of both Master Servicer and Special Servicer from receiving or retaining any fees, compensation or other remuneration it is entitled to in its capacity as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees” means, with respect to any Serviced Loan or REO Property, 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 a Serviced Loan and any purchaser of any Serviced Loan or REO Property (or interest in an REO Property related to any Serviced Loan Combinations, if applicable)) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Serviced Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such affiliate of any other special servicing duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, other than (1) any special servicing compensation which is payable to the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that is set forth in a report that is part of the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package, and (2) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees. For the avoidance of doubt, any compensation or other remuneration that an entity acting in the capacities of both the Master Servicer and Special Servicer is entitled to in its capacity as Master Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not constitute Disclosable Special Servicer Fees.

 

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 review 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 Serviced Loan or REO Property, in each case, in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

An Outside Special Servicer will be entitled to receive special servicing compensation with respect to the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination pursuant to the terms of the Outside Servicing Agreement, which special servicing compensation will be similar, but not necessarily identical, to that payable to the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Trustee / Certificate Administrator Compensation

 

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator will be entitled to receive a monthly fee (the “Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee”). The Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee will be payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and, as to each Mortgage Loan, will accrue at 0.00480% per annum (the “Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”). The Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee will be paid monthly to the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will pay the Trustee its portion of the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee will accrue on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan and will be calculated on the same interest accrual basis (e.g., an Actual/360 Basis or a 30/360 Basis) as the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for any partial periods.

 

Operating Advisor Compensation

 

An operating advisor fee (the “Operating Advisor Fee”) will be payable to the Operating Advisor monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and will accrue at the applicable Operating Advisor Fee Rate with respect to each Mortgage Loan on the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and will be calculated on the same interest accrual basis as the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for any partial periods.

 

The “Operating Advisor Fee Rate” with respect to each Mortgage Loan for any Interest Accrual Period is a rate equal to (i) 0.00103% per annum with respect to each such Mortgage Loan other than the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan, the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan and the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan, (ii) 0.00139% per annum with respect to the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, (iii) 0.00143% per annum with respect to the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, (iv) 0.00151% per annum with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan, (v) 0.00153% per annum with respect to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, (vi) 0.00159% per annum with respect to the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, and (vii) 0.00164% per annum with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan.

 

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 rights. 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 pays with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable); provided that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision. 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 Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest as described in “—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” above, but with respect to the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee only 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement will require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, 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, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. 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 with the Operating Advisor on a non-binding basis prior to any such waiver or reduction.

 

The Operating Advisor Fee will be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account out of amounts otherwise available to make distributions on the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest as described in “—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” above.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee

 

The CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee will be paid to CREFC® on a monthly basis. The “CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee” with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including any REO

 

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Mortgage 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 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 (e.g., an Actual/360 Basis or 30/360 Basis) respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the related Mortgage 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, of the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 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 is a rate equal to 0.00050% per annum.

 

The “Administrative Fee Rate” is the per annum rate set forth on Annex A to this prospectus as the “Administrative Fee Rate”, which is equal to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and the Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee Rate.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer will be paid a fee of $5,000 (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”) on the Closing Date to be paid by the Sponsors. The Asset Representations Reviewer will also be paid an ongoing fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee”), which will be payable monthly from amounts received in respect of each Mortgage Loan (including any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan), and for any Distribution Date will be equal to the amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at 0.00020% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee Rate”) on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Interest Accrual Period and will be calculated on the same interest accrual basis (e.g., an Actual/360 Basis or 30/360 Basis) as such Mortgage Loan and prorated for any partial periods.

 

In connection with each Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be entitled to a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”) that is equal to the sum of: (i) $16,000 multiplied by the number of Delinquent Loans subject to any Asset Review (for purposes of this paragraph, the “Subject Loans”), plus (ii) $1,600 per Mortgaged Property relating to the Subject Loans in excess of one Mortgaged Property per Subject Loan, plus (iii) $2,100 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a ground lease, plus (iv) $1,100 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a franchise agreement, hotel management agreement or hotel license agreement, subject, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv), to annual adjustments on the basis of the year-end Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers or, if the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated, another similar index for the year of the Closing Date and for the year in which the related Asset Review Notice is given.

 

If paid by the Issuing Entity as described below, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee will be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account out of amounts otherwise available to make distributions on the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest as described in “—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” above. The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan will be required to be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or (ii) at any time after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, the related Mortgage Loan Seller fails to pay such amount within 90 days following receipt of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s invoice, then such fee will be paid by the Issuing Entity following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Special Servicer of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount; 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 Special Servicer will be required to determine whether to, pursue (and, if it so determines to do so, to pursue) remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller or its insolvency estate to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Issuing Entity. The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan is required to be included in the Repurchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review and that is repurchased by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and such

 

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portion of the Repurchase Price received will be used to reimburse the Issuing Entity for any such fees paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Fees and Expenses

 

The amounts available for distribution on the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest on any Distribution Date will generally be net of the following amounts:

Type/Recipient

Amount(1)

Frequency

Source of Funds

Servicing Fee(2)
and Sub-Servicing Fee / Master Servicer / Outside Servicer
with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including an REO Mortgage Loan and including an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan), will accrue on the related Stated Principal Balance at a rate (which rate includes any sub-servicing fee rate and the primary servicing fee rate payable to the Outside Servicer with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan), which together with the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee Rate and the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, is equal to the per annum rate set forth on Annex A to this prospectus as the Administrative Fee Rate with respect to such Mortgage Loan (calculated on the same basis as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for partial periods) monthly interest collections
Additional Servicing Compensation(3)(4) / Master Servicer –    a specified percentage (which may be either 50% or 100% for Serviced Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans, and will be 0% for Specially Serviced Loans) of Excess Modification Fees, Excess Penalty Charges, Consent Fees, review fees, Ancillary Fees (other than (i) fees for insufficient or returned checks and (ii) beneficiary statement charges) and Assumption Fees with respect to the Serviced Mortgage Loans(4) from time to time the related fee/ investment income
  –    100% of assumption application fees on the Serviced Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans (if the related assumption was processed by the Master Servicer) and any defeasance fee actually paid by a borrower in connection with the defeasance of a Serviced Mortgage Loan

from time to time

 

 
  –    100% of fees for insufficient or returned checks actually received from borrowers on all Serviced Mortgage Loans from time to time  
  –    100% of beneficiary statement charges actually received from borrowers to the extent the related beneficiary statements were prepared by the Master Servicer from time to time  
  –    all investment income earned on amounts on deposit in the collection account, loan combination custodial account(s) and certain reserve accounts monthly  

 

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Type/Recipient

Amount(1)

Frequency

Source of Funds

Special Servicing Fee(3)(5) / Special Servicer with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, will accrue on the related Stated Principal Balance at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum (or, if 0.25% per annum would result in a Special Servicing Fee with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan (or any related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) that would be less than $5,000 in any given month, then at such higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $5,000  for such month with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable)) (calculated on the related Stated Principal Balance and same basis as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for partial periods) monthly general collections
Workout Fee(3)(5) / Special Servicer with some limited exceptions, an amount equal to the Workout Fee Rate applied to each payment or other collection of principal and interest (excluding default interest and Excess Interest) on any Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a Corrected Loan under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Workout Fee Rate will equal the lesser of (a) 1.0% 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 (excluding default interest and Excess Interest) with respect to the subject Serviced Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from the date such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan, through and including the then-related maturity date; provided that, 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 (excluding default interest and Excess Interest) on any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from the date such Mortgage Loan 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 (excluding default interest and Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from the date such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the then-related maturity date); and provided, further, that no Workout Fee will be payable to the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan. monthly the related collections of principal and interest
Liquidation Fee(3)(5) / Special Servicer with some limited exceptions, an amount generally equal to 1.0% of each recovery by the Special Servicer of Liquidation Proceeds, insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and/or other payments, with respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan repurchased or substituted by a Sponsor, each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Property; provided, however, that, the Liquidation Fee payable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any such Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) will generally not be more than $1,000,000 or, with limited exception, less than $25,000; and provided, further, that no Liquidation Fee will be payable to the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan. upon receipt of such proceeds and payments the related Liquidation Proceeds, insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and borrower payments

 

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Type/Recipient

Amount(1)

Frequency

Source of Funds

Additional Special Servicing Compensation(3)(4) / Special Servicer –     a specified percentage (which may be either 0% or 50% for Serviced Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans, and will be 100% for Specially Serviced Loans) of Excess Modification Fees, Excess Penalty Charges, Consent Fees, review fees, Ancillary Fees (other than (i) fees for insufficient or returned checks and (ii) beneficiary statement charges) and Assumption Fees with respect to the Serviced Mortgage Loans(4) from time to time the related fee/ investment income
  –    100% of assumption application fees on (i) Specially Serviced Loans and (ii) Serviced Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans (if the related assumption was processed by the Special Servicer) from time to time  
  –    100% of beneficiary statement charges actually received from borrowers to the extent the related beneficiary statements were prepared by the Special Servicer from time to time  
  –    all investment income received on funds in any REO account from time to time  
Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee / Trustee/Certificate Administrator with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including an REO Mortgage Loan), will accrue at a per annum rate equal to 0.00480% on the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated on the same basis as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for partial periods) monthly general collections
Operating Advisor Fee / Operating Advisor with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including an REO Mortgage Loan), will accrue at a per annum rate equal to (i) 0.00103% per annum with respect to each such Mortgage Loan other than the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan, the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan and the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan, (ii) 0.00139% per annum with respect to the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, (iii) 0.00143% per annum with respect to the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, (iv) 0.00151% per annum with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Mortgage Loan, (v) 0.00153% per annum with respect to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, (vi) 0.00159% per annum with respect to the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, and (vii) 0.00164% per annum with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Mortgage Loan, in each case on the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated on the same basis as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for any partial period). monthly general collections
Operating Advisor Consulting Fee / Operating Advisor a fee in connection with each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consulting rights equal to $10,000 or such lesser amount as the related borrower pays with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) from time to time to the extent paid by the related borrower with respect to any Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation rights during any period
Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee / Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to each Mortgage Loan (including an REO Mortgage Loan), will accrue at a per annum rate equal to 0.00020% on the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated on the same basis as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan and prorated for any partial periods) monthly general collections

 

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Type/Recipient

Amount(1)

Frequency

Source of Funds

Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee / Asset Representations Reviewer a fee of $5,000 at closing payable by the Mortgage Loan Sellers
Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee/Asset Representations Reviewer (i) $16,000 multiplied by the number of Delinquent Loans subject to any Asset Review (for purposes of this paragraph, the “Subject Loans”), plus (ii) $1,600 per Mortgaged Property relating to the Subject Loans in excess of one Mortgaged Property per Subject Loan, plus (iii) $2,100 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a ground lease, plus (iv) $1,100 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Subject Loan subject to a franchise agreement, hotel management agreement or hotel license agreement, subject, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv), to annual adjustments on the basis of the year-end Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers or, if the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated, another similar index in connection with each Asset Review with respect to a Delinquent Loan. payable by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or (ii) at any time after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, the related Mortgage Loan Seller fails to pay such amount within the specified period, such fee will be paid by the Issuing Entity out of general collections
Property Advances(3)(6) / Master Servicer, Special Servicer and Trustee to the extent of funds available, the amount of any Property Advances from time to time collections on the related Mortgage Loan, or if not recoverable or in the case of Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, from general collections
Interest on Property Advances(3)(6) / Master Servicer, Special Servicer and Trustee at Prime Rate when advance is reimbursed first from Penalty Charges and Modification Fees collected on the related Mortgage Loan, then from general collections
P&I Advances / Master Servicer and Trustee to the extent of funds available, the amount of any P&I Advances from time to time collections on the related Mortgage Loan, or if not recoverable or in the case of Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, from general collections, subject to certain limitations

 

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Type/Recipient

Amount(1)

Frequency

Source of Funds

Interest on P&I Advances / Master Servicer and Trustee at Prime Rate when advance is reimbursed first from Penalty Charges and Modification Fees collected on the related Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Loan Combination, collections on any related Subordinate Companion Loan), then from general collections
Indemnification Expenses(3)(6) / Depositor, Certificate Administrator, paying agent, custodian, certificate registrar, Trustee, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer, Master Servicer and Special Servicer amounts and expenses for which the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the paying agent, the custodian, the certificate registrar, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer (for itself or on behalf of certain indemnified sub-servicers) and the Special Servicer are entitled to indemnification. from time to time general collections

 

 

(1)The above chart generally does not include amounts payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Outside Servicer, or any Outside Special Servicer with respect to the Companion Loans. In general, such parties would be entitled to fees on a Serviced Companion Loan similar to those payable to such parties on a Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(2)With respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, for purposes of presentation in this prospectus, includes the primary servicing fee required to be paid to the related Outside Servicer, which will accrue at a rate (which includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate) (each, an “Outside Servicer Fee Rate”) indicated in the table below titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees” in the column headed “Outside (Primary) Servicer Fee Rate”.

 

(3)With respect to the Servicing Shift Loan Combination, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will generally be entitled to payment/reimbursement of the subject fees and expenses for so long as the related Loan Combination is serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with the securitization of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan, the servicing of a Servicing Shift Loan Combination will shift to the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement and such Loan Combination will become an Outside Serviced Loan Combination.

 

(4)With respect to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the allocations of additional servicing/special servicing compensation between the related Outside Servicer and the related Outside Special Servicer pursuant to the related Outside Servicing Agreement may be different.

 

(5)In general, with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, we anticipate that the related Outside Special Servicer will be entitled to receive fees with respect to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan in amounts, from sources and at frequencies that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to the subject fees described in the foregoing table. The rights to compensation for any Outside Special Servicer will be governed by the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement. See the table entitled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees” below. Also see “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” in this prospectus, “—Certain Considerations Regarding the Outside Serviced Loan Combinations” above and “—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” below.

 

(6)In general, with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, we anticipate that the related Outside Servicer, Outside Special Servicer, Outside Operating Advisor (if any), outside asset representations reviewer (if any), Outside Certificate Administrator and Outside Trustee will be entitled to receive reimbursement and/or indemnification with respect to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan in amounts, from sources and at frequencies that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to the subject fees described in the foregoing table. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” in this prospectus, “—Certain Considerations Regarding the Outside Serviced Loan Combinations” above and “—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” below.

 

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With respect to each of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans (including, after the related shift in servicing occurs, any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) set forth in the table below, the Outside Servicer under the Outside Servicing Agreement governing the servicing of that Mortgage Loan will, or is expected to, be entitled to a primary servicing fee equal to a per annum rate (which includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate) set forth in the table below, and the Outside Special Servicer under the related Outside Servicing Agreement will, or is expected to, be entitled to a special servicing fee at a rate equal to the per annum rate, as well as a workout fee and liquidation fee at the respective percentages, set forth below.

 

Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees(1)

 

Mortgaged
Property Name

Outside (Primary) Servicer Fee Rate(2) (per annum

Outside
Special Servicer Fee Rate (per annum)

Outside
Workout Fee Rate 

Outside
Liquidation Fee Rate 

30 Hudson Yards 0.00125% per annum 0.00125% per annum 0.25% 0.25%
Grand Canal Shoppes 0.00250% per annum the greater of 0.25000% per annum or such rate as would result in a special servicing fee of $3,500 for the related month 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000 in the aggregate 1.00%, provided that if the aggregate liquidation fee would be less than $25,000 then the liquidation fee rate will be such higher rate as would result in an aggregate liquidation fee of $25,000, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4

0.00125% per annum

 

0.12500% per annum 0.250%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, 0.250%
The Zappettini Portfolio 0.00125% the greater of 0.25000% per annum or such rate as would result in a special servicing fee of $3,500 for the related month(3) 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000 in the aggregate(3) 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000(3)
Wind Creek Leased Fee 0.00125% 0.2500%(4)(5)(6 1.00%(4)(5)(6) 1.00%(4)(5)(6)
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 0.00895% the greater of 0.25000% per annum or such rate as would result in a special servicing fee of $3,500 for the related month(3) 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000 in the aggregate(3) 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000(3)
The Centre 0.00125% the greater of 0.25000% per annum or such rate as would result in a special servicing fee of $3,500 for the related month(3) 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000 in the aggregate, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000 in the aggregate(3) 1.00%, subject to a maximum of $1,000,000, and further subject to a minimum of $25,000(3)

 

 

(1)Includes the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan which will become an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan after the related shift in servicing occurs. Until the occurrence of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, the related Loan Combination will be serviced and administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the parties thereto.

 

(2)Includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate.

 

(3)The fees specified in the table above are based on a publicly available preliminary prospectus for the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization and/or the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(4)The fees set forth are those specified in the related Co-Lender Agreement as being permitted under the related Future Outside Servicing Agreement following the occurrence of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date. However, prior to the occurrence of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, special servicing fees, workout fees and liquidation fees are as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(5)The stated fees may be subject to any market minimum special servicing compensation, caps and offsets, as and to the extent set forth in the related Future Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(6)Until the occurrence of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, special servicing fees, workout fees and liquidation fees are as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Application of Penalty Charges and Modification Fees

 

On or prior to the second business day before each Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer is required to apply all Penalty Charges and Modification Fees received by it with respect to a Mortgage Loan

 

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(including each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent allocable to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Co-Lender Agreement and remitted to the Master Servicer by the Outside Servicer) or Serviced Loan Combination (subject to the allocation of Penalty Charges under the related Co-Lender Agreement) during the related one-month period ending on the related Determination Date, as follows:

 

first, to the extent of all Penalty Charges and Modification Fees (in such order), to pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Trustee, as applicable, for all outstanding Advances (including unreimbursed Advances that have been determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances), the related interest on Advances and other outstanding additional expenses of the Issuing Entity (exclusive of Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) other than Borrower Delayed Reimbursements, in each case, with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination;

 

second, to the extent of all remaining Penalty Charges and Modification Fees (in such order), as a reimbursement to the Issuing Entity of all Advances (and related interest on Advances) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination previously determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances and previously reimbursed to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and/or the Trustee, as applicable, from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (and such amounts will be retained or deposited in the Collection Account as recoveries of such Nonrecoverable Advances and related interest on Nonrecoverable Advances) other than Borrower Delayed Reimbursements;

 

third, to the extent of all remaining Penalty Charges and Modification Fees (in such order), as a reimbursement to the Issuing Entity of all other additional expenses of the Issuing Entity (exclusive of Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination previously paid from the Collection Account or Loan Combination Custodial Account (and such amounts will be retained or deposited in the Collection Account or Loan Combination Custodial Account, as applicable, as recoveries of such additional expenses of the Issuing Entity) other than Borrower Delayed Reimbursements; and

 

fourth, to the extent of any remaining Penalty Charges and any remaining Modification Fees, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as compensation.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Penalty Charges collected on any Loan Combination are allocable in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” above.

 

Enforcement of Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses

 

Due-On-Sale

 

Upon receipt of any request for a waiver or consent in respect of a due-on-sale provision under the Mortgage Loan documents (which will include, without limitation, requests regarding sales or transfers of Mortgaged Properties, in full or in part, or the sale, transfer, pledge or hypothecation of direct or indirect interests in the borrower or its owner, in each case to the extent not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), subject to the discussion under “—Directing Holder” and “—Operating Advisor” below and “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” in this prospectus, the Special Servicer will be required to determine in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard whether to waive any right the lender under any Serviced Loan may have under a due-on-sale provision to accelerate payment of that Serviced Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree, the Master Servicer will process any such request and provide its written recommendation and analysis to the Special Servicer as to whether or not to waive any right the lender may have under such Serviced Loan’s due-on-sale provision to accelerate payment of that Serviced Loan (with any such recommended course of action to be subject to the Special Servicer’s consent).

 

Both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (as applicable in accordance with the discussion above in the preceding paragraph), each in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and to the extent permitted by applicable law, will be required to enforce the restrictions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents on transfers of the related Mortgaged Property and on transfers of interests in the related borrower, unless following its receipt of a request for waiver or consent in respect of a due-on-sale provision the Master Servicer (to the extent that it is processing such request and with the written consent of the Special Servicer) or the Special

 

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Servicer, as applicable, has determined (subject to the discussion under “—Directing Holder” below and “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations”), consistent with the Servicing Standard, that the waiver of such restrictions or granting of consent would be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. However, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the rights of the lender or grant its consent under any due-on-sale clause, unless—

 

(i)the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has received a Rating Agency Confirmation, or

 

(ii)such Serviced Mortgage Loan (including a Serviced Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Loan Combination) (A) represents less than 5% of the principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans in the Issuing Entity, (B) has a principal balance that is $35 million or less, and (C) is not one of the 10 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) in the Mortgage Pool based on principal balance, or

 

(iii)such Serviced Mortgage Loan (including a Serviced Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Loan Combination) has a principal balance less than $10,000,000.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any provision contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents to the contrary, no Rating Agency Confirmation will be required in connection with a waiver or grant of consent in respect of a due-on-sale provision discussed above in this paragraph if such Serviced Mortgage Loan satisfies the conditions set forth in clause (ii) or clause (iii) above in this paragraph.

 

Due-On-Encumbrance

 

Upon receipt of any request for a waiver or consent in respect of a due-on-encumbrance provision under the Mortgage Loan documents (which will include, without limitation, requests regarding any mezzanine/subordinate financing of the borrower or the Mortgaged Property or any sale or transfer of preferred equity in the borrower or its owners, in each case to the extent not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), subject to the discussion under “—Directing Holder” and “—Operating Advisor” below and “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” in this prospectus, the Special Servicer will be required to determine in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard whether to waive any right the lender under any Serviced Loan may have under a due-on-encumbrance provision to accelerate payment of that Serviced Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree, the Master Servicer will process any such request and provide its written recommendation and analysis to the Special Servicer as to whether or not to waive any right the lender may have under such Serviced Loan’s due-on-encumbrance provision to accelerate payment of that Serviced Loan (with any recommended course of action to be subject to the Special Servicer’s consent).

 

Both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (as applicable in accordance with the discussion above in the preceding paragraph), each in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and to the extent permitted by applicable law, will be required to enforce the restrictions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents on further encumbrances of the related Mortgaged Property and on further encumbrances of interests in the related borrower, unless following its receipt of a request for waiver or consent in respect of a due-on-encumbrance provision the Master Servicer (to the extent that it is processing such request and with the written consent of the Special Servicer) or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has determined (subject to the discussion under “—Directing Holder” below and “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations”), consistent with the Servicing Standard, that the waiver of such restrictions or granting of consent would be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. However, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the rights of the lender or grant its consent under any due-on-encumbrance clause, unless—

 

(i)the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has received a Rating Agency Confirmation, or

 

(ii)such Serviced Mortgage Loan (including a Serviced Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Loan Combination) (A) represents less than 2% of the aggregate principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans in the Issuing Entity, (B) has a principal balance that is $35 million or less, (C) has a loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt), (D) has a debt service coverage ratio equal to or greater than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the

 

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  aggregate of the principal balance of the Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan (if applicable) and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) and (E) is not one of the 10 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any Crossed Group as a single Mortgage Loan) in the Mortgage Pool based on principal balance, or

 

(iii)such Serviced Mortgage Loan (including a Serviced Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Loan Combination) has a principal balance less than $10,000,000.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any provision contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents to the contrary, no Rating Agency Confirmation will be required in connection with a waiver or grant of consent in respect of a due-on-encumbrance provision discussed above in this paragraph if such Serviced Mortgage Loan satisfies the conditions set forth in clause (ii) or clause (iii) above in this paragraph.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, without any other approval or consent, the Master Servicer (for non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (for Specially Serviced Loans) may grant and process a borrower’s request for consent to subject the related Mortgaged Property to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose (and may consent to subordination of the related Serviced Loan to such easement, right of way or similar agreement).

 

Appraisal Reduction Amounts

 

After an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, an Appraisal Reduction Amount is required to be calculated. An “Appraisal Reduction Event” will occur with respect to a Serviced Loan on the earliest of:

 

the date on which a modification of the Serviced Loan that, among other things, reduces the amount of Monthly Payments on a Serviced Loan, or changes any other material economic term of the Serviced Loan or impairs the security of the Serviced Loan, becomes effective as a result of a modification of the related Serviced Loan following the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event;

 

the date on which the Serviced Loan is 60 days or more delinquent in respect of any scheduled monthly debt service payment (other than a balloon payment);

 

solely in the case of a delinquent balloon payment, (A) the date occurring 30 days beyond the date on which that balloon payment was due (except as described in the immediately following clause (B)) or (B) if the related borrower has delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in either such case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to promptly deliver a copy thereof to the other such servicer), a refinancing commitment acceptable to the Special Servicer prior to the date 30 days after the 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 is scheduled to occur);

 

the date on which the related Mortgaged Property became an REO Property;

 

the 60th day after a receiver or similar official is appointed (and continues in that capacity) in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

the 60th day after the date the related borrower is subject to a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings (if, in the case of an involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, not dismissed within those 60 days); or

 

the date on which the Serviced Loan remains outstanding five years following any extension of its maturity date pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

If an Appraisal Reduction Event occurs with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Loan Combination, then an Appraisal Reduction Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan(s).  If an Appraisal Reduction Event occurs with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Loan Combination, then an Appraisal Reduction Event will be deemed

 

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to have occurred with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and any other Serviced Companion Loan(s) included as part of that Serviced Loan Combination.

 

No Appraisal Reduction Event may occur at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balance of all Classes of Non-Vertically Retained 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) has been reduced to zero.

 

Promptly upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event with respect to a Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer is required to use reasonable efforts to obtain an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property from an Appraiser in accordance with Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) standards. No new appraisal will be required if an appraisal from an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards was obtained within the prior nine months unless the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such earlier appraisal is materially inaccurate. The cost of the appraisal will be advanced by the Master Servicer and will be reimbursed to the Master Servicer as a Property Advance.

 

On the first Determination Date occurring on or after the receipt of the appraisal, the Special Servicer will be required to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount, if any, taking into account the results of such appraisal and such information, if any, reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer reasonably required to calculate or recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount. In the event that the Special Servicer has not received any required appraisal within 120 days after the event described in the applicable clause of 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 amount of the Appraisal Reduction Amount for or allocable to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of such related Serviced Mortgage Loan until the appraisal is received. The Master Servicer will provide (via electronic delivery) the Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to the definition thereof using reasonable efforts to deliver such information within four business days of the Special Servicer’s reasonable written request. None of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator will calculate or verify Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

The “Appraisal Reduction Amount” for any Distribution Date and for any Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable) as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and the Appraisal Reduction Amount is required to be calculated will generally be equal to (subject to the discussion in the prior paragraph) the excess of:

 

(a)  the Stated Principal Balance of that Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) as of the last day of the related Collection Period over

 

(b)  the excess of:

 

(i)  the sum of:

 

(A)  90% of the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties as determined by the appraisal, minus such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon the Special Servicer’s review of the appraisal and such other information as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate and

 

(B)  all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) as of the date of calculation over

 

(ii)  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 on that Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) at a per annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination, interest on the related Serviced Companion Loan(s) at the related Mortgage Rate),

 

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(B)  all unreimbursed Advances and interest on those Advances at the Advance Rate in respect of that Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) and

 

(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 under the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination) (which tax, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, and/or for which funds have not been escrowed).

 

The Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination will be allocated, first, to any related Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (up to the outstanding principal balance(s) thereof), and then, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so provided in the related Co-Lender Agreement, the holder of a Subordinate Companion Loan may be permitted to post cash or a letter of credit to offset all or some portion of an Appraisal Reduction Amount. In the case of an Outside Serviced Loan Combination, pursuant to the Outside Servicing Agreement, certain events will require the calculation of an “appraisal reduction amount”, which will be allocated to the subject Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and its Outside Serviced Companion Loan(s) on a pro rata and pari passu basis in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and its Outside Serviced Companion Loan(s) (although, in the case of an Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination, any calculation of an Appraisal Reduction Amount will first be allocated to the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s)) (with any such allocation to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan to constitute an “Appraisal Reduction Amount” for purposes of this prospectus). For the avoidance of doubt, the Outside Special Servicer (and not the Special Servicer) will be required to calculate any “appraisal reduction amount” related to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination.

 

An “Appraiser” is an independent nationally recognized professional commercial real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state and (iii) has a minimum of five years’ experience in the related property type and market.

 

As a result of calculating the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of one or more Appraisal Reduction Amounts, the amount of any required P&I Advance will be reduced, which will generally have the effect of reducing the amount of interest available to the most subordinate Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates then outstanding (i.e., first to the Class J-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 then, pro rata based on interest entitlements, to 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 X-D and Class X-F Certificates) (to the extent of the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of the reduction in such P&I Advance). See “—Advances” in this prospectus.

 

With respect to each Serviced Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless the Serviced Loan has become a Corrected Loan (if a Servicing Transfer Event had occurred with respect to the related Serviced Loan) and has remained current for three consecutive Monthly Payments, and no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to the Serviced Loan during the preceding three months), the Special Servicer is required, within 30 days of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event to order an appraisal (which may be an update of a prior appraisal), the cost of which will be a Property Advance. Based upon the appraisal, the Special Servicer is required to redetermine the amount of the Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Serviced Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Loan Combination).

 

Any Serviced Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount which ceases to be a Specially Serviced Loan (if applicable), which becomes current and remains current for three consecutive Monthly Payments, and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. An Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan will cease to be subject to an appraisal reduction amount upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

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As of the first Determination Date following a 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 Serviced Mortgage Loan and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. The Master Servicer will provide (via electronic delivery) the Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount pursuant to the definition thereof using reasonable efforts to deliver such information within four business days of the Special Servicer’s reasonable written request.

 

Upon obtaining actual knowledge or receipt of notice by the Special Servicer that an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer will be required to (i) promptly request from the related Outside Servicer, Outside Special Servicer and Outside Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Special 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 Special Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Special Servicer reasonably expects to receive (and does receive within a reasonable period of time) and reasonably believes is necessary to perform such calculation, 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 from the Outside Servicer, Outside Special Servicer or Outside Trustee, as the case may be, with respect to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. In connection with its calculation of a Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan that has become an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer will be entitled to conclusively rely on any appraisal or other information received from the related Outside Servicer, Outside Special Servicer or Outside Trustee. The Special Servicer will be required to notify the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator of any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated by the Special Servicer with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan that has become an AB Modified Loan. The Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to conclusively rely on any Collateral Deficiency Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan. Upon any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party will be required to promptly notify the Special Servicer thereof. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer will calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

A “Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount”, as of any date of determination by the Special Servicer, 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. None of the Master Servicer, the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will calculate or verify any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount.

 

AB Modified Loan” means any Corrected Loan (1) that became a Corrected Loan (which includes for purposes of this definition any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a “corrected loan” (or any term substantially similar thereto) pursuant to the related Outside Servicing Agreement) 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) included therein), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Loan Combination, 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 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 an Outside 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 Special

 

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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 Master Servicer and the Operating Advisor (other than with respect to any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations that the Operating Advisor is required to review, recalculate and/or verify as described under “—Operating Advisor—General Obligations” below) will be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

For purposes of determining the Non-Reduced Certificates and the Controlling Class, as well as the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts will be allocated to each Class of Non-Vertically Retained 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 J-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 then, pro rata based on Certificate Balance, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-AB Certificates). In addition, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class, as well as the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of Collateral Deficiency Amounts 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 J-RR Certificates and then to the Class G-RR Certificates). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, as well as the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, any Class of Control Eligible Certificates will be allocated the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of both applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts and applicable Collateral Deficiency Amounts, in accordance with the preceding two sentences.

 

With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Non-Reduced Certificates or, for the express purposes described in this prospectus, allocating Voting Rights, and with respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property will be determined on an “as-is” basis. The Special Servicer will be required to promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer 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, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s internet 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 a second appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing any Serviced Loan as to which there exists an Appraisal Reduction Amount or a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such holders, the “Requesting Holders”). 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 “as-is” basis by an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards. Upon receipt of such second appraisal, the Special Servicer will be required to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such second appraisal, any recalculation of the applicable Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted and, if so warranted, the Special Servicer will recalculate such Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based upon such second appraisal and 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, as applicable.

 

Any Appraised-Out Class as to which one or more holders are Requesting Holders challenging the Special Servicer’s 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

 

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reinstated as the Controlling Class and no Control Termination Event exists, and the rights of the Controlling Class will be exercised by the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is not an Appraised-Out Class, if any, during such period.

 

Appraisals that are to be obtained by the Special Servicer at the request of, holders of an Appraised-Out Class will be in addition to any appraisals that the Special Servicer may otherwise be required to obtain in accordance with the Servicing Standard or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without regard to any appraisal requests made by any holder of an Appraised-Out Class.

 

Inspections

 

The Master Servicer (or with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) is required to inspect or cause to be inspected each Mortgaged Property (other than a Mortgaged Property securing the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans) at such times and in such manner as are consistent with the Servicing Standard, but in any event at least once every calendar year with respect to Serviced Mortgage Loans with an outstanding principal balance of $2,000,000 or more and at least once every other calendar year with respect to Serviced Mortgage Loans with an outstanding principal balance of less than $2,000,000, in each case commencing in 2020; provided that the Master Servicer is not required to inspect any Mortgaged Property that has been inspected by the Special Servicer during the preceding 12 months. The Special Servicer is required to inspect the Mortgaged Property securing each Serviced Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan as soon as practicable after it becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and thereafter at least once every calendar year until such condition ceases to exist. The cost of any such inspection is required to be borne by the Master Servicer unless the related Serviced Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, in which case the Master Servicer will be required to reimburse the Special Servicer for such cost as a Property Advance (or as an expense of the Issuing Entity if the Property Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance) and any out-of-pocket costs will be borne by the Issuing Entity.

 

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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. See "Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information".

 

Evidence as to Compliance

 

Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether it has commenced special servicing of any Mortgage Loan) and the Certificate Administrator are required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to deliver (and each of the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator is required to cause (or, in the case of a sub-servicer retained at the request of a Sponsor, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) any affiliated sub-servicer, or any of its other sub-servicers that is servicing at least 10% of the Mortgage Loans by balance, to deliver) annually to, among others, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor (only in the case of an officer’s certificate furnished by the Special Servicer and after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event) and the Depositor on or before the date specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a certificate of an authorized officer of such party stating, among other things, that (i) a review of that party’s servicing activities during the preceding calendar year or portion of that year and of performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or the related sub-servicing agreement in the case of a sub-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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or the related sub-servicing agreement in the case of a sub-servicer, as applicable) in all material respects throughout the preceding calendar year or portion of the preceding year, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying the failure known to such officer and the nature and status of the failure. In general, none of these parties will be responsible for the performance by any other such party of that other party’s duties described above.

 

In addition, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of any Mortgage Loan), the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor are each (at its own expense) required to furnish (and each of the preceding parties, as applicable, is required to cause (or, in the case of a Servicing Function Participant retained at the request of a Sponsor, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each Servicing Function Participant retained by it to furnish), annually, to, among others, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor (only in the case of the Special

 

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Servicer) and the Depositor, a report (an “Assessment of Compliance”) assessing compliance by that party with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB that contains the following:

 

a statement of the party’s responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) 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;

 

the party’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria during and as of the end of the preceding calendar year, setting forth any material instance of noncompliance identified by the party, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status of each 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 preceding calendar 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.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will have no obligation or duty to determine whether any Assessment of Compliance provided by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any other Servicing Function Participant is in form and substance in compliance with the requirements of Regulation AB.

 

Regulation AB” means subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100–229.1125 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), 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.

 

A “Servicing Function Participant” is any person or entity, other than the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, that is performing activities with respect to the Issuing Entity that address the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, unless those activities relate to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by balance.

 

Resignation of Master Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation

 

Under the Credit Risk Retention Rules, 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, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee receiving written notice from any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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, any Sponsor or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer) (together with an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then, in each case, such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is required to promptly notify the Sponsors and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and resign in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Issuing Entity and

 

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each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, provided however, if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the 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.

 

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated” means “affiliate” of or “affiliated” with (as such terms are defined in 12 C.F.R. 43.2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules).

 

Limitation on Liability; Indemnification

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, or any director, member, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer will be under any liability to the Issuing Entity, the holders of the Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, a Companion Loan Holder, or any other person for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or for errors in judgment. However, none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such person will be protected against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of (i) any breach of warranty or representation by such party in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (ii) any willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence by such party in the performance of its respective obligations and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by such party of its respective obligations or duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, will indemnify the Issuing Entity against any and all loss, liability or reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, which for the avoidance of doubt include reasonable legal fees and expenses related to the enforcement of such indemnity) incurred by the Issuing Entity as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence in the performance of the respective duties of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, or by reason of negligent disregard of such person’s obligations or duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement further provides that the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any director, member, manager, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer will be entitled to indemnification by the Issuing Entity for any loss, liability, penalty, fine, forfeiture, claim, judgment or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses, which for the avoidance of doubt include reasonable legal fees and expenses related to the enforcement of such indemnity) incurred in connection with, or relating to, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest, other than any such loss, liability, penalty, fine, forfeiture, claim, judgment or expense (including any such legal fees and expenses): (i) specifically required to be borne by the party seeking indemnification, without right of reimbursement pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; (ii) which constitutes an Advance that is otherwise reimbursable under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; (iii) resulting from any breach on the part of that party of a representation or warranty made in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; or (iv) incurred by reason of any willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence on the part of that party in the performance of its obligations or duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or negligent disregard of such obligations or duties.

 

In addition, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer will be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action unless such action is related to its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and which in its opinion does not expose it to any expense or liability for which reimbursement is not reasonably assured, provided that neither the Operating Advisor nor the Asset Representations Reviewer may prosecute on behalf of the Trust or in the interests of the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner any legal action related to its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement under any circumstances. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee may, however, in its discretion undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the interests of the holders of

 

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Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting from such action will be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Issuing Entity, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee will be entitled to be reimbursed for those amounts from the Collection Account.

 

The Depositor is not obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and may, but is not obligated to, perform or cause a designee to perform any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or exercise any right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In the event the Depositor undertakes any such action, it will be reimbursed and indemnified by the Issuing Entity to the extent not recoverable from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such action by the Depositor will not relieve the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement requires that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each obtain and maintain in effect a fidelity bond or similar form of insurance coverage (which may provide blanket coverage) or a combination of fidelity bond and insurance coverage insuring against loss occasioned by fraud, theft or other intentional misconduct of the officers and employees of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. In addition, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement requires that the Master Servicer and Special Servicer each keep in force during the term of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement insurance coverage against loss occasioned by the errors and omissions of their respective officers and employees in connection with their respective obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to self-insure against the losses discussed above in this paragraph, so long as certain rating criteria set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are met with respect to that entity or its parent.

 

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Issuing Entity will be required to indemnify each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in any other capacities in which it acts under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and certain related persons against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the indemnified party may sustain in connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and of all persons not regularly in its employ incurred by the indemnified party in any action or proceeding between the Issuing Entity and the indemnified party, or between the indemnified party and any third party or otherwise) arising in respect of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest, other than those resulting from the negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct, or the negligent disregard of obligations and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to indemnify the Issuing Entity against any loss, liability or reasonable expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Issuing Entity as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence in the performance of the obligations or duties of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or by reason of negligent disregard of the such party’s obligations or duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Except in the event of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, willful misconduct, bad faith or fraud, in no event will the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, 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 Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will be personally 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 50% of the Percentage Interests (or such other percentage as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for such action) of each affected Class, or of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Neither the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if, in such party’s

 

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opinion, the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

 

Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest issued to it or of the proceeds of the sale of such Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest, or for the use of or application of any funds paid to the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans, or for investment of such amounts (except, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, for any investment of such amounts in investments issued by the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity), nor will the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be required to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer (except, in the case of the Trustee, for advancing obligations as described in this prospectus), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, unless, in the case of the Trustee, it is acting as the successor to, and is vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized, or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred on it, by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Furthermore, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will be liable for an error in judgment, unless the Trustee or Certificate Administrator was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or perform any duties thereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but will not be relieved of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will have notice of an event only when one of certain designated officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has received written notice or obtains actual knowledge of such event.

 

Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will be responsible for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control (such acts to include but are not limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots and acts of war).

 

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may rely upon and will be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. In addition, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in good faith and in accordance therewith. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator will not be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or to make any investigation of matters arising thereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under or in relation to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, unless those Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner have offered the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred as a result. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator will not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of those funds or adequate indemnity against that risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to the Certificate Administrator will also be available to it in its capacity as, and to any other person or entity appointed by it to act as, authenticating agent, certificate registrar, paying agent and custodian.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that, with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, each of (a) (as and to the same extent the Outside Securitization established under the related Outside Servicing Agreement is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in such Outside Securitization pursuant to the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement) the Outside Servicer,

 

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the Outside Special Servicer, the Outside Trustee, the Outside Certificate Administrator, the Outside Operating Advisor and the Outside Depositor under the related Outside Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the related Outside Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans included in such Outside Securitization) and (b) the Outside Securitization (such parties in clause (a) and the Outside Securitization collectively, the “Pari Passu Indemnified Parties”) will be entitled to be indemnified against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Outside Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the Outside Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Pari Passu Indemnified Items”) to the extent of the Issuing Entity’s pro rata share of such Pari Passu Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related “loan combination custodial account” maintained pursuant to the related Outside Servicing Agreement that are allocated to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, such Indemnified Party will be entitled to be reimbursed by the Issuing Entity (including out of general collections in the Collection Account) for the Issuing Entity’s pro rata share of the insufficiency.

 

In addition, the Co-Lender Agreement executed with respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination provides that this securitization transaction is obligated to promptly reimburse the Outside Servicer, the Outside Special Servicer, the Outside Trustee, and the Outside Certificate Administrator under the related Outside Servicing Agreement and/or the Outside Securitization established under the related Outside Servicing Agreement, as applicable, for the Issuing Entity’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of such Outside Serviced Loan Combination as to which such Outside Securitization or any of the parties thereto are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the Outside Servicing Agreement. Reimbursement of such pro rata share will be made out of general collections in the Issuing Entity’s Collection Account, to the extent reimbursement out of collections on the applicable Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan are insufficient therefor.

 

Servicer Termination Events

 

Servicer Termination Events” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 or any Loan Combination Custodial Account or make a required remittance to any Serviced Companion Loan Holder, on the day 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 any 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 Loan Combination Custodial Account such remittance required to be made by the Special Servicer within one business day after such remittance is required to be made, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for 30 days (10 days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Property Advance or 20 days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such shorter period (not less than two business days) as may be required to avoid the commencement of foreclosure proceedings for unpaid real estate taxes or the lapse of insurance, as applicable) 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to the related Pooling and Servicing Agreement, by Certificateholders of any Class, evidencing, as to that Class, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights allocable thereto, or, if affected thereby, by the Serviced Companion Loan Holder; provided, however, if that failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing that cure, that 30-day period will be extended an

 

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additional 60 days (provided that the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure);

 

(d)        any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any representation or warranty in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or a Serviced Companion Loan Holder, as applicable, 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, has 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 entitled to not less than 25% of the Voting Rights, or, if affected thereby, by the Serviced Companion Loan Holder; provided, however, if that breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing that cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional 60 days (provided that the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure);

 

(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;

 

(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)        DBRS, Inc. (“DBRS”) (or, in the case of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (i) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Companion Loan Securities, or (ii) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), publicly citing servicing concerns with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Rating Agency (or, in the case of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, such Companion Loan Rating Agency) within 60 days of such event);

 

(h)        the Master Servicer ceases to have a commercial master servicer rating of at least “CMS3” from Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) and that rating is not reinstated within 60 days or the Special Servicer ceases to have a commercial special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch and that rating is not reinstated within 60 days, as the case may be; or

 

(i)         the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or any primary servicer or sub-servicer appointed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, after the Closing Date (but excluding any primary servicer or sub-servicer which the Master Servicer has been instructed to retain by the Depositor or a Sponsor), (i) fails to deliver the items required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after any applicable notice and cure period to enable the Certificate Administrator or Depositor to comply with the Issuing Entity’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act or (ii) for so long as the trust created pursuant to the securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan is subject to the reporting requirements of Regulation AB or the Exchange Act, fails to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered by such servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement at the times required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after any applicable notice and cure periods (and any primary servicer or sub-servicer that defaults in accordance with this clause may be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities” mean any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an Issuing Entity, which assets include a Serviced Companion Loan (or a portion of or interest in a Serviced Companion Loan).

 

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Companion Loan Rating Agency” means, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Serviced Companion Loan to assign a rating to the related Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

 

Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event

 

If a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is continuing and has not been remedied, then either (i) the Trustee may or (ii) upon the written direction to the Trustee from (A) the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of all Certificates, or (B) an affected Serviced Companion Loan Holder (but, subject to the discussion below, solely in the case of the related Serviced Loan Combination and a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer), the Trustee will be required to, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer as master servicer or the Special Servicer as special servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and in and to the Issuing Entity (except in its capacity as a Certificateholder). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will continue to be entitled to any rights that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all accrued and unpaid servicing and special servicing compensation through the date of termination plus reimbursement for all Advances and interest on such Advances as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

On and after the date of termination following a Servicer Termination Event by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee will succeed to all authority and power of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and will be entitled to the compensation arrangements to which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would have been entitled (unless previously earned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be). If the Trustee is unwilling or unable so to act, or if the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of all Certificateholders so request, or if the Rating Agencies do not provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Trustee so acting, the Trustee must appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of, a mortgage loan servicing institution to act as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided a Rating Agency Confirmation must be obtained regarding appointment of the proposed successor at the expense of the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or, if the expense is not so recovered, at the expense of the Issuing Entity; provided, further, that, the applicable Directing Holder will have the right to approve any successor Special Servicer with respect to any Serviced Loan or Serviced Loan Combination. Pending such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee and any such successor may agree upon the servicing compensation to be paid; provided, however, that the servicing compensation may not be in excess of that permitted to the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, unless no successor can be obtained to perform the obligations for that compensation; and provided, further, that, the Trustee will be required to consult with any applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Party prior to the appointment of a successor Master Servicer or Special Servicer with respect to any Serviced Loan or Serviced Loan Combination at a servicing compensation in excess of that permitted to the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. Any compensation in excess of that payable to the predecessor Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may result in Realized Losses or other shortfalls on the Certificates.

 

The Trustee or any other successor Master Servicer assuming the obligations of the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be entitled to the compensation to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled after the date of the assumption of the Master Servicer’s obligations. If no successor Master Servicer can be obtained to perform such obligations for such compensation, additional amounts payable to such successor Master Servicer will be treated as Realized Losses.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder or the rating on a class of the related Serviced Companion Loan Securities, 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 Serviced Companion Loan Holder or the rating on a class of related Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder or the holders of any Certificates, but upon the written direction of the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, the Master Servicer will be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Loan Combination. Also, notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer Termination Event described in

 

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clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g) or (h) under “—Servicer Termination Events” on the part of the Special Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, a Serviced Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then it will not be a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Mortgage Pool as a whole, but the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder may terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Loan Combination.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing discussion in this “—Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event” section, if the Master Servicer is terminated under the circumstances described above because of the occurrence of any of the Servicer Termination Events described in clause (f), (g) or (h) under “—Servicer Termination Events” above, the Master Servicer will have the right for a period of 45 days (during which time it will continue to serve as Master Servicer), at its expense, to sell its master servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Master Servicer as to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

No Certificateholder will have any right under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to institute any proceeding with respect to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, unless, with respect to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such holder previously has given to the Trustee a written notice of a default under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and of the continuance of the default, and unless also the holders of at least 25% of the Voting Rights of any Class affected thereby have made written request of the Trustee (with a copy to the Certificate Administrator) to institute such proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in connection with such proceeding, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, has neglected or refused to institute such proceeding.

 

The Trustee will have no obligation to make any investigation of matters arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or in relation to it at the request, order or direction of any of the holders of Certificates, unless such holders of Certificates have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred in connection with such action.

 

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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Waivers of Servicer Termination Events

 

A Servicer Termination Event may be waived by the Certificateholders evidencing not less than 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates (and, if such Servicer Termination Event is on the part of a Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination 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 (2) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i) under “—Servicer Termination Events” above may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor, together with (in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2) of this sentence) the consent of any Serviced Companion Loan Holder affected by such Servicer Termination Event. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer is waived in connection with a Serviced Loan Combination, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder may require that the Master Servicer appoint a sub-servicer to service the related Serviced Loan Combination, which sub-servicer is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event

 

General

 

The Special Servicer may be removed and replaced in such capacity and a successor Special Servicer appointed, other than in connection with a Servicer Termination Event, with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, as follows:

 

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(a)            with or without cause, at the direction of the applicable Directing Holder, upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation);

 

(b)            if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, with respect to the entire group of Serviced Loans (excluding any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination), pursuant to a vote of applicable Certificateholders, with or without cause, in accordance with the procedures described below under “—Removal of the Special Servicer by Certificateholders Following a Control Termination Event”, upon the affirmative vote of (a) the holders of Regular Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocable to the Certificates of those holders that voted on such matter (provided that holders representing the applicable Certificateholder Quorum vote on the matter) or (b) the holders of Non-Reduced Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocable to each Class of Non-Reduced Certificates; and

 

(c)            at any time, with respect to the Serviced Loans, if (i) the Operating Advisor (A) determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (as a collective whole), and (B) recommends the replacement of the Special Servicer with respect to the Serviced Loans, and (ii) the holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Certificates of those holders that voted on the matter (provided that holders representing the applicable Certificateholder Quorum vote on the matter) affirmatively vote to remove the Special Servicer in such capacity in accordance with the procedures set forth under “—Removal of the Special Servicer by Certificateholders Based on the Recommendation of the Operating Advisor”.

 

Certificateholder Quorum” means a quorum that, (a) for purposes of a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer at the request of the holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts), consists of the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the allocation of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the respective Classes of Principal Balance Certificates) of all Regular Certificates on an aggregate basis; and (b) for purposes of a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer based on a recommendation of the Operating Advisor, consists of the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 20% of the aggregate of the outstanding principal balances of all Certificates, with such quorum including at least three (3) holders that are not Risk Retention Affiliated with each other.

 

In addition, the Depositor may terminate the Special Servicer upon five business days’ notice if the Special Servicer fails to comply with certain of its reporting obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In no event may a successor Special Servicer be a current or former Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer or any affiliate (including any Risk Retention Affiliate) of such current or former Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loans

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Special Servicer, to its knowledge, becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination (any such Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination, an “Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan”), the Special Servicer will be required to resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan. The applicable Directing Holder will be entitled to appoint (and replace with or without cause) a successor Special Servicer that is not a Borrower Party in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer”) for the related Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan.

 

If there is no applicable Directing Holder entitled to appoint an Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer for an Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan (or if there is an applicable Directing Holder so entitled but it has not appointed a replacement Special Servicer within 30 days), then the Certificate Administrator will so notify the resigning Special Servicer that such Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer has not been appointed and such resigning Special Servicer will use reasonable efforts to appoint such Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer. In the event that the resigning Special Servicer is required to appoint an Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, the resigning Special Servicer will not have any liability for the actions of the newly appointed Excluded

 

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Mortgage Loan Special Servicer, and absent willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence on the part of such resigning Special Servicer, the resigning Special Servicer and its directors, members, managers, officers, employees and agents will be entitled to be indemnified by the Issuing Entity against any and all losses or liability incurred in connection with any legal action resulting from the actions of the Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer.

 

If at any time the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan, (1) the related Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer will be required to resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination, as the case may be, will no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan, (3) the original Special Servicer will become the Special Servicer again for such Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, as the case may be, and (4) the original Special Servicer will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, as the case may be, earned during such time on and after such Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, as the case may be, is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan.

 

The Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer will be required to perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan and will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer will remain entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Serviced Loan Combinations that are not Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loans during such time.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing discussion under this “—Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loans” sub-heading, in the case of any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, the related Outside Controlling Note Holder will have the right to appoint an Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer.

 

Removal of the Special Servicer by Certificateholders Following a Control Termination Event

 

The procedures for removing a Special Servicer if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing will be as follows: upon (i) the written direction of holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of the Regular Certificates requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer (with respect to all of the Serviced Loans other than any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination) with a proposed successor Special Servicer, (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 and (iii) delivery by such holders to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of a Rating Agency Confirmation addressing the removal and replacement of the Special Servicer (which confirmations will be obtained at the expense of such holders), the Certificate Administrator will be required to promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on its internet website and by mailing at their addresses appearing in the certificate register. Upon the affirmative vote of (a) the holders of Regular Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocable to the Certificates of those holders that voted on such matter (provided that holders representing the applicable Certificateholder Quorum vote on the matter) or (b) the holders of Non-Reduced Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocable to each Class of Non-Reduced Certificates, the Trustee will be required to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the applicable Serviced Loans and appoint the proposed successor Special Servicer; provided that if that affirmative vote is not achieved within 180 days of the initial request for a vote to so terminate and replace the Special Servicer, then that vote will have no force and effect. The Certificate Administrator will include on each Distribution Date statement a statement that each Certificateholder and beneficial owner of Certificates may access such notices on the Certificate Administrator’s website and each Certificateholder and beneficial owner of Certificates may register to receive email notifications when such notices are posted on the website. Any such appointment of a successor Special Servicer with respect to the Serviced Loans (other than any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination) based on a Certificateholder vote will be subject to the receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation. The Certificate Administrator will be entitled to reimbursement from the requesting Certificateholders for the reasonable expenses of posting notices of such requests.

 

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Removal of the Special Servicer by Certificateholders Based on the Recommendation of the Operating Advisor

 

With respect to the Serviced Loans, if the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (2) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (as a collective whole), the Operating Advisor will have the right to recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer with respect to the Serviced Loans. In any 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 (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a replacement Special Servicer meeting the applicable requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which recommended special servicer has agreed to succeed the then-current Special Servicer with respect to the applicable Serviced Loans if appointed in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificate Administrator will be required to promptly post a copy of such recommendation on its internet website and by mail send notice to all Certificateholders, asking them to indicate whether they wish to remove the Special Servicer. Upon the affirmative vote of the holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Certificates of those holders that voted on the matter (provided that holders representing the applicable Certificateholder Quorum vote on the matter within 180 days of the initial request for a vote), and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency, the Trustee will terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the applicable Serviced Loans, and appoint the recommended successor Special Servicer. If such affirmative vote of the holders of the required Certificates is not achieved within 180 days of the request for a vote on the removal of the Special Servicer, the recommendation of the Operating Advisor to so remove and replace the Special Servicer will lapse and be of no force and effect. The reasonable fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with obtaining the Rating Agency Confirmation described above and administering the vote on removal of the Special Servicer will be an additional expense of the Issuing Entity. If any Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to a vote to terminate and replace the Special Servicer based on a recommendation of the Operating Advisor, then the terminated party may not subsequently be re-appointed as the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor

 

Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may resign, assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided that certain conditions are satisfied including obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation. The resigning Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, must pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties after resignation. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not otherwise resign from its obligations and duties as Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, except upon the determination that performance of its duties is no longer permissible under applicable law and provided that such determination is evidenced by an opinion of counsel to that effect delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. No such resignation may become effective until the Trustee (solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or a successor Master Servicer or Special Servicer has assumed the obligations of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee or any other successor Master Servicer or Special Servicer assuming the obligations of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be entitled to the compensation to which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been entitled after the date of assumption of such obligations (other than certain Workout Fees which the prior Special Servicer will be entitled to retain and other than the excess servicing portion of the Servicing Fee which, subject to reduction in order to retain a successor, may be retained or transferred by the initial Master Servicer). If no successor Master Servicer or Special Servicer can be obtained to perform such obligations for such compensation, additional amounts payable to such successor Master Servicer or Special Servicer will result in shortfalls in distributions on the Certificates.

 

The Operating Advisor may resign from its duties and obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any applicable Directing Holder and any applicable Consulting Parties; provided that certain conditions are satisfied including obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation. No such resignation may become effective until a successor entity has assumed the obligations of the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The successor entity assuming the obligations of the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be entitled to

 

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the compensation to which the Operating Advisor would have been entitled after the date of assumption of such obligations. If no successor Operating Advisor has been appointed and accepted such appointment within 60 days after the resigning Operating Advisor’s giving of notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor. The resigning Operating Advisor must pay all costs and expenses associated with its resignation and the transfer of its duties. If no successor Operating Advisor can be obtained to perform such obligations for such compensation, additional amounts payable to such successor Operating Advisor will result in shortfalls in distributions on the Certificates.

 

In addition, in the event that, at any time following the date that the Credit Risk Retention Rules are no longer applicable to this securitization transaction and there are no Classes of Certificates or Uncertificated VRR Interests outstanding other than the Control Eligible Certificates, the Class S Certificates, the Combined VRR Interest and the Class R Certificates, then all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will terminate without payment of any penalty or termination fee (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). If the Operating Advisor is terminated pursuant to the foregoing sentence, then no replacement operating advisor will be appointed.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will prohibit the appointment of the Asset Representations Reviewer or one of its affiliates as successor to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

Qualification, Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator

 

The Trustee is required to maintain (A) a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “BBB+” by S&P, (B) a rating on its unsecured long term-debt of at least “A-” by Fitch or a rating on its short-term debt of at least “F1” by Fitch and (C) a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “A” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two (2) other NRSROs (which may include S&P and Fitch); provided, however, that Wilmington Trust, National Association as the initial trustee will be deemed to have met the eligibility requirements in (A) through (C) above for so long as (a) it has a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “BBB” from S&P and a short term debt rating of at least “A-2” from S&P, (b) it has a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “BBB” by Fitch or a rating on its short-term debt of at least “F2” by Fitch, (c) it has a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “A(low)” by DBRS and a rating on its short term debt of at least “R-1(low)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two (2) other NRSROs (which may include S&P and Fitch)) and (d) the master servicer has (i) a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “A” by S&P and a rating on its short-term debt of at least “A-1” from S&P, (ii) a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of a least “A” by Fitch or a rating on its short-term debt of at least “F1” by Fitch and (iii) a rating on its unsecured long-term debt of at least “A” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two (2) other NRSROs (which may include S&P and Fitch) (or such other rating with respect to which the applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation).  In addition, the Trustee is required to satisfy the requirements for a Trustee contemplated by clause (a)(4)(i) of Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act.  The Certificate Administrator is required to maintain a rating on its unsecured long term debt of at least (A) “BBB+” by S&P (or “BBB” by S&P if the Certificate Administrator’s unsecured short term debt is rated at least “A-2” by S&P), (B) “BBB+” by Fitch and (C) at least “BBB” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating by two (2) other NRSROs (which may include S&P and Fitch) (or such other rating with respect to which the applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation). Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may resign at any time by giving written notice to, among others, the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. However, no such resignation will be effective until a successor has been appointed. Upon such notice, the Master Servicer will appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. If no successor has been appointed and accepted such appointment within 90 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor, and such petition will be an expense of the Issuing Entity.

 

The Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable (and appoint a successor) if, among other things, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, ceases to be eligible to continue as such under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, becomes incapable of acting, or is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or its respective property is appointed or any public officer takes charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or of its property. The holders of Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to all of the Certificates may remove the Trustee or

 

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Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor, upon prior written notice to, among others, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee.

 

Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appointment of a successor will not become effective until (i) acceptance by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, of the appointment, and (ii) the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, files any required Form 8-K.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any resignation or termination of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will continue to be entitled to receive all accrued and unpaid compensation through the date of termination plus (in the case of the Trustee) reimbursement for all Advances made by it and interest on those Advances as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and each Rating Agency in connection with any removal or resignation of such entity as and to the extent required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, that if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, is terminated without cause by the holders of Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to all of the Certificates as provided in the second preceding paragraph, then such holders will be required to pay all the reasonable costs and expenses of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, necessary to effect the transfer of the rights and obligations (including custody of the Mortgage Loan files) of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to a successor. Any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, must have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, and the ratings on its unsecured long term debt set forth above.

 

At any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Issuing Entity, the assets thereof or any property securing the same is located, the Depositor and the Trustee acting jointly will have the power to appoint one or more persons or entities to act (at the expense of (i) the Trustee, if the need to appoint such co-trustee(s) arises from any change in or matter relating to the identity, organization, status, power, conflicts, internal policy or other development or matter with respect to the Trustee, and/or (ii) the Issuing Entity, if the need to appoint such co-trustee(s) arises from a change in applicable law or the identity, status or power of the Issuing Entity; provided, however, that in the event the need to appoint such co-trustee(s) arises from a combination of the events described in clause (i) and clause (ii), the expense will be split evenly between the Trustee and the Issuing Entity; and provided, further, that in the event the need to appoint such co-trustee(s) arises from none of the events described in clause (i) and clause (ii), such appointment will be at the expense of the Issuing Entity) as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Issuing Entity, and to vest in such co-trustee or separate trustee such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Depositor and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee will not relieve the Trustee of its responsibilities, obligations and liabilities under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement except as required by applicable law.

 

The Certificate Administrator is required to perform only those duties described in this prospectus or otherwise specifically required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If no Servicer Termination Event has occurred, and after the curing or waiver of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the Trustee is required to perform only those duties described in this prospectus or otherwise specifically required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon receipt of the various certificates, reports or other instruments required to be furnished to it, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, is required to examine such documents and to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Depositor may terminate the Certificate Administrator upon 5 business days’ notice if the Certificate Administrator fails to comply with certain of its reporting obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will prohibit the appointment of the Asset Representations Reviewer or one of its affiliates as successor to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. 

 

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Amendment

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended without the consent of any of the holders of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner:

 

(a)        to cure any ambiguity to the extent that it does not adversely affect any holders of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner;

 

(b)        to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or with the description of the provisions in this prospectus, or to correct any error;

 

(c)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Distribution Account or any REO Account; provided that (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date may 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment);

 

(d)        to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions (i) to the extent necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Issuing Entity; 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 such risk and (2) the action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any holder of the Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, (ii) to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Class R Certificates, provided that the Depositor has determined that the amendment will not give rise to any tax with respect to the transfer of the Class R Certificates to a non-permitted transferee, (iii) to the extent necessary to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Exchange Act, Regulation AB, Regulation RR and/or any related regulatory actions and/or interpretations, or (iv) in the event that Regulation RR (or any portion thereof) 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 any risk retention requirements no longer applicable to this securitization transaction in light of such repeal;

 

(e)        to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the VRR Interest Owner, as evidenced by an opinion of counsel;

 

(f)         to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency; provided that such amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner; and

 

(g)        to modify the procedures in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 17g-5”); provided that such modification does not increase the obligations of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer without such party’s consent (which consent may not be withheld unless the modification would materially adversely affect that party or materially increase that party’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided, further, that notice of such modification is provided to all parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement contemplated by the first paragraph under this section entitled “—Amendment” will be permitted if the amendment would (i) reduce the consent or consultation rights or the right to receive information under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of the Controlling Class Representative, (ii) reduce the consultation rights or the right to receive information under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of the Operating Advisor without the consent of the Operating Advisor, (iii) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any

 

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Sponsor under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without the consent of the affected Sponsor, (iv) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any underwriter or initial purchaser of Certificates without the consent of the related underwriter or initial purchaser of Certificates, or (v) adversely affect any Serviced Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended by the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with the consent of the holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 66⅔% of the aggregate Percentage Interests of each Class affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of the Certificates, except that the amendment may not (1) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Serviced Loans which are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class or the Uncertificated VRR Interest without the consent of the holder of that Certificate or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, as applicable, or that are required to be distributed to a Serviced Companion Loan Holder without its consent, (2) reduce the percentage of Certificates of any Class or of the Uncertificated VRR Interest the holders of which are required to consent to the amendment without the consent of the holders of all Certificates of that Class or of the Uncertificated VRR Interest then outstanding, (3) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any Sponsor under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without the consent of the related Sponsor, (4) change the definition of “Servicing Standard” without either (a) the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or (b) a Rating Agency Confirmation, (5) without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders of the Class or Classes of Certificates, or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, that is adversely affected thereby, change (a) the percentages of Voting Rights of Certificateholders which are required to consent to any action or inaction under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (b) the right of the Certificateholders to remove the Special Servicer or (c) the right of the Certificateholders to terminate the Operating Advisor, (6) adversely affect the Controlling Class Representative without the consent of 100% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, (7) change in any manner the obligations or rights of any underwriter without the consent of the affected underwriter, or (8) adversely affect any Serviced Companion Loan Holder in its capacity as such without its consent.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may not be amended without the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian (if the Certificate Administrator is then acting as Custodian) and/or the Certificate Administrator (in each case, only if requested by such party) having first received an opinion of counsel, at the expense of the person requesting the amendment (or, if the amendment is required by any Rating Agency to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator for any purpose described in clause (a) or clause (b) of the first paragraph of this section entitled “—Amendment”, then at the expense of the Issuing Entity), to the effect that the amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Issuing Entity (other than a tax at the corporate tax rate on net income from foreclosure property pursuant to Code Section 860G(c)) or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes. The party requesting an amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be required to give each Rating Agency prior written notice of such amendment.

 

Certain amendments to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may require the delivery of certain opinions of counsel at the expense of the Issuing Entity. In addition, prior to the execution of any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee, the Custodian (if the Certificate Administrator is then acting as Custodian), the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer may request and will be entitled to rely conclusively upon an opinion of counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment (or, if such amendment is required by any Rating Agency to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator for any purpose described in clause (a), (b), (c) or (e) (which does not modify or otherwise relate solely to the obligations, duties or rights of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable) of the first paragraph of this section entitled “—Amendment”, then at the expense of the Issuing Entity) stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and that all conditions precedent to such amendment are satisfied.

 

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Realization Upon Mortgage Loans

 

Specially Serviced Loans; Appraisals

 

Promptly upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event with respect to a Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to obtain an appraisal of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, as the case may be, from an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards (an “Updated Appraisal”). However, the Special Servicer will not be required to obtain an Updated Appraisal of any Mortgaged Property with respect to which there exists an appraisal from an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards which is less than nine months old, unless the Special Servicer determines that such previously obtained Appraisal is materially inaccurate. The cost of any Updated Appraisal will be advanced by, and reimbursable to, the Master Servicer as a Property Advance or will be an expense of the Issuing Entity and paid out of the Collection Account if determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Standards for Conduct Generally in Effecting Foreclosure or the Sale of Defaulted Loans

 

In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the related Mortgage Loan documents, or other acquisition, the cost and expenses of any such proceeding will be a Property Advance or an expense of the Issuing Entity and paid out of the Collection Account if determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

If the Special Servicer elects to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure in accordance with the laws of the state where the Mortgaged Property is located, the Special Servicer will not be required to pursue a deficiency judgment against the related borrower, if available, or any other liable party if the laws of the state do not permit such a deficiency judgment after a non-judicial foreclosure or if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the likely recovery if a deficiency judgment is obtained will not be sufficient to warrant the cost, time, expense and/or exposure of pursuing the deficiency judgment and such determination is evidenced by an officers’ certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and any applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Party.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this prospectus to the contrary, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that the Special Servicer will not, on behalf of the Issuing Entity or a related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property as a result of foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, and will not otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to, any Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Issuing Entity or the holders of Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or a related Serviced Companion Loan Holder would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of, such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or any comparable law, unless the Special Servicer has previously determined, based on an updated environmental assessment report prepared by an independent person who regularly conducts environmental audits, that: (i) 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 Issuing Entity and, if applicable, a related Serviced Companion Loan Holder (as a collective whole) to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with applicable environmental laws and (ii) 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 Issuing Entity and any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder (as a collective whole as if the Issuing Entity and, if applicable, such Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender (and, with respect to a Serviced AB Loan Combination, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s))) to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property as could be required by such law or regulation. If appropriate, the Special Servicer may establish a single member limited liability company with the Issuing Entity and, if applicable, a related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, as the sole owner to hold title to the Mortgaged Property.

 

In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale is required to be issued to the Trustee, to a co-trustee or to its nominee or a separate trustee or co-trustee on behalf of the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated

 

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VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s). Notwithstanding any such acquisition of title and cancellation of the related Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will generally be considered to be an REO Mortgage Loan held in the Issuing Entity until such time as the related REO Property is sold by the Issuing Entity.

 

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 does not deny) 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 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 cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. Subject to the foregoing and any other tax-related limitations, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 manage, conserve, protect and operate any Mortgaged Property acquired by the Issuing Entity in a manner which does not cause such property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(8) or result in the receipt by the Issuing Entity of any income from nonpermitted assets as described in Code Section 860F(a)(2)(B). If the Lower-Tier REMIC acquires title to any Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer, on behalf of 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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(c)(3)(A) 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 Lower-Tier REMIC at the federal corporate rate and may also be subject to state or local taxes. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Special Servicer will be permitted to cause 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and any related Companion Loan Holders, as a collective whole, could reasonably be expected to be 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner to permit the Issuing Entity to continue to earn them if it 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner. See “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences—Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC—Net Income from Foreclosure Property”.

 

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

 

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amount of outstanding reimbursable expenses (including any (i) unpaid servicing compensation, (ii) unreimbursed Property Advances, (iii) accrued and unpaid interest on all Advances and (iv) additional expenses of the Issuing Entity) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Issuing Entity will realize a loss in the amount of the shortfall. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer will be entitled to reimbursement out of the Liquidation Proceeds recovered on any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, prior to the distribution of those Liquidation Proceeds to Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or the Serviced Companion Loan Holders, of any and all amounts that represent unpaid servicing compensation in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, certain unreimbursed expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination and any unreimbursed Advances (including interest on Advances) made with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination. In addition, amounts otherwise distributable on the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will be further reduced by interest payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Trustee on these Advances.

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties

 

Promptly upon a Serviced Loan or Serviced Loan Combination becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan and if the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, constituted a single lender) to attempt to sell such Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer will be required to use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for the Defaulted Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) in such manner as will be reasonably likely to realize a fair price. The Special Servicer will generally be required to accept the first (and, if multiple offers are contemporaneously received, the highest) cash offer received from any person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer is required to notify, among others, any applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Party of any written offers (excluding, for the sake of clarity, any unsuccessful bids received during an auction, whether live or on-line, that were lower than the accepted offer) received regarding the sale of any Defaulted Mortgage Loan, in each case to the extent requested by any such party.

 

The Special Servicer will be required to determine whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Mortgage Loan if the 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 Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer will be required to take into account, among other factors (in addition to the results of any appraisal, updated appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the prior nine months), the period and amount of any delinquency on the affected Mortgage Loan, the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. The cost of any appraisal obtained to determine whether any offer from a person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Mortgage Loan will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Property Advance.

 

If the offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the Trustee may not be an offeror), then the Trustee will be required to determine whether the cash offer constitutes a fair price. However, no offer from an Interested Person will constitute a fair price unless (i) it is the highest offer received and (ii) 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 Mortgage Loan, the Trustee will be required to (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the subject Serviced Loan or Serviced Loan Combination and that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Serviced Loan; provided, that the Trustee may not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. 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 reimbursable by the Interested Person. The Trustee will be entitled to rely conclusively upon the determination of the independent third party expert designated by it as described above.

 

The Repurchase Price will be deemed a fair price in all events.

 

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With respect to any Serviced Loan Combination that, pursuant to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement, becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Serviced Mortgage Loan in accordance with the discussion in this “—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties” section, then the Special Servicer will be required to sell each related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Serviced Mortgage Loan as a single whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and subject to any rights of the applicable Directing Holder and the holder of any related non-controlling Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or under the related Co-Lender Agreement. The Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell any such Serviced Loan Combination if it becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder (provided that such consent is not required if the consenting party is the borrower or an affiliate of the borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to such related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder: (a) at least 15 business days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Loan Combination; (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; (c) at least ten days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the subject Serviced Loan Combination, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by such related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder that are material to the price of the subject Serviced Loan Combination; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder may waive as to itself any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. The Directing Holder and each related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the subject Serviced Loan Combination unless such person is the borrower or an agent or affiliate of the borrower. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” above in this prospectus.

 

With respect to any Serviced AB Loan Combination that includes a Subordinate Companion Loan held outside the Issuing Entity, if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell such Serviced Mortgage Loan in accordance with the discussion in this “—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties” section, then the Special Servicer will not be permitted or required to sell such Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan(s) together with such Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) as a single whole loan except as required by the related Co-Lender Agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” in this prospectus.

 

If an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes the equivalent of a Defaulted Mortgage Loan and the Outside Special Servicer elects to sell any promissory note evidencing a portion of the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination, the Outside Special Servicer will be required to sell such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, together with the related Companion Loan(s), as a single whole loan, pursuant to the Outside Servicing Agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” with respect to the Outside Serviced Loan Combinations.

 

The Special Servicer is required to use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each REO Property related to a Serviced Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, if applicable, and to sell each such REO Property in the same manner as with respect to a Defaulted Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing paragraphs, the Special Servicer will not be required to accept the highest cash offer for a Defaulted Mortgage Loan if the Special Servicer determines (in consultation with any applicable Directing Parties and Consulting Parties), in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Loan Combination (or applicable portion thereof), the related affected Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any such related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any person other than itself or an affiliate) if it determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, any related affected Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such

 

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Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any such related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender).

 

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing paragraphs, the Special Servicer will not be required to accept the highest cash offer for an REO Property if the Special Servicer determines (in consultation with the applicable Directing Holder and Consulting Parties), in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, in the case of a sale of an REO Property related to a Serviced Loan Combination, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender (and, in the case of a Serviced AB Loan Combination, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan(s))), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any person other than itself or an affiliate) if it determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, in the case of an REO Property related to a Serviced Loan Combination, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender (and, in the case of a Serviced AB Loan Combination, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan(s))).

 

An “Interested Person” is any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Sponsor, any applicable Directing Holder or Consulting Party, any borrower, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, any manager of a Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by the Special Servicer or any affiliate of any of the preceding entities, and, with respect to a Defaulted Mortgage Loan that constitutes a Serviced Loan Combination, the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer (or any independent contractor engaged by such special servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of the related Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Modifications, Waivers and Amendments

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will permit (a) with respect to any Serviced Loan that is a non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer (if the related modification, waiver or amendment does not constitute a Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision, as discussed under “—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans” above), or (b) with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan if the related modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision, the Special Servicer, in each case subject to any consent rights of any applicable Directing Holder and/or the consultation rights of any applicable Consulting Party (to the extent any such Directing Holder or Consulting Party has consent or consultation rights, as applicable, as described under the Risk Retention Consultation Party discussion under “Credit Risk Retention”, “—Directing Holder” and “—Operating Advisor” below and this “—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Modifications, Waivers and Amendments” section) and, to the extent required in accordance with the related Co-Lender Agreement, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder or its representative, to modify, waive or amend any term of any Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment (i) is consistent with the Servicing Standard and (ii) would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Serviced Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Issuing Entity (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Code Section 860G(d), but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Code Section 860G(c)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree, the Master Servicer may modify, waive or amend any term of any non-Specially Serviced Loan that would constitute a Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision with the consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Master Servicer may, with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Loan, agree to a modification, waiver or amendment contemplated by clause (b), clause (c) or subclause (i) or (ii) of clause (e) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision” with the consent of the Special Servicer.

 

The Special Servicer will be required to obtain the consent of the applicable Directing Holder for Major Decisions to the extent described below under “—Directing Holder”. The Special Servicer is also required to obtain the consent of the applicable Directing Holder in connection with any modification, waiver or amendment

 

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with regard to any Specially Serviced Loan to the extent described below under “—Directing Holder”. When the Special Servicer’s consent is required to a modification, waiver or amendment that is a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision (e.g., when the Master Servicer and Special Servicer have mutually agreed that the Master Servicer will process such modification, waiver or amendment), the Master Servicer is required, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, to provide the Special Servicer with written notice of any request for such modification, waiver or amendment accompanied by the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and any and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably available to it that the Special Servicer or the applicable Directing Holder may reasonably request to grant or withhold such consent. With respect to all applicable Specially Serviced Loan(s) and non-Specially Serviced Loan(s), the Special Servicer will be required to obtain, prior to consenting to such a proposed action of the Master Servicer that constitutes a Major Decision, and prior to itself taking any such action that constitutes a Major Decision, the written consent of the applicable Directing Holder, which consent will be deemed given if such Directing Holder does not respond to a request for consent within the time periods set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property or any portion of a Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property or any portion of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Serviced Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to calculate (or require the related borrower to provide such calculation to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) 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 Serviced Mortgage Loan, then, unless then permitted by the REMIC provisions of the Code, such calculation will exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any. In order to meet the foregoing requirements, in the case of a release of real property collateral securing a Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required to observe the REMIC requirements of the Code with respect to a required payment of principal if the related loan-to-value ratio immediately after the release exceeds 125% with respect to the related property.

 

In no event, however, will the Special Servicer be permitted to (i) extend the maturity date of a Serviced Loan beyond a date that is five years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date, or (ii) if the Serviced Loan is secured by a ground lease, extend the maturity date of such Serviced Loan beyond a date which is 20 years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease, ten years, prior to the end of the current term of the ground lease, plus any options to extend exercisable unilaterally by the borrower.

 

Any modification, waiver or amendment with respect to a Serviced Loan Combination may be subject to the consent and/or consultation rights of the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”. No modification, waiver or amendment of any Co-Lender Agreement related to a Serviced Loan or an action to enforce rights with respect thereto, in each case in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights, duties and obligations of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will be permitted without the prior written consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, any applicable Directing Holder, any applicable Consulting Parties and the 17g-5 information provider, in writing, of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Serviced Loan and the date of the modification and deliver a copy to the Trustee, any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder, any applicable Directing Holder and any applicable Consulting Parties), and the original to the Certificate Administrator or other custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Custodian”) of the recorded agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment within 15 business days following the execution and recordation of the modification, waiver or amendment.

 

Any Modification Fees paid by any borrower to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to a modification, consent, extension, waiver or amendment of any term of a Serviced Loan (in the case of a Serviced Loan Combination, if applicable, subject to any related Co-Lender Agreement) will be applied as described under “—Application of Penalty Charges and Modification Fees”.

 

With respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, any modifications, waivers and amendments will be effected by the Outside Special Servicer or the Outside Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of

 

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the related Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” and “—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” in this prospectus. Any consent and/or consultation rights entitled to be exercised by the holder of such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan with respect to modifications, waivers and amendments or certain other major decisions under the Outside Servicing Agreement, will be exercised by the Controlling Class Representative or, following a Control Termination Event (in the case of consent rights) or a Consultation Termination Event (in the case of consultation rights) or if such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Mortgage Loan, by the Special Servicer; provided that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, any such consultation rights will be exercised by the Special Servicer or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable, jointly with the Operating Advisor (but, in the case of the Operating Advisor, only with respect to matters similar to Major Decisions). The Master Servicer will only be obligated to forward any requests received from the Outside Servicer or the Outside Special Servicer, as applicable, for such consent and/or consultation to the Special Servicer (who will forward any such request to the Controlling Class Representative except if a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event, as applicable, has occurred and is continuing or if such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Mortgage Loan and, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, to the Operating Advisor), and the Master Servicer will have no right or obligation to exercise any such consent or consultation rights.

 

Directing Holder

 

General

 

The applicable Directing Holder will be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer, with respect to the applicable Serviced Loan(s) that are Specially Serviced Loan(s) and (2) the Special Servicer, with respect to the applicable Serviced Loan(s) that are not Specially Serviced Loan(s), as to all Major Decisions, in each case as described below.

 

Except as otherwise described in the succeeding paragraphs, (a) the Master Servicer will not be permitted to take any of the following actions unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will take such action, subject to the consent of the Special Servicer, and (b) the Special Servicer will not be permitted to take or to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking, any of the following actions as to which the applicable Directing Holder has objected in writing within 10 business days (or in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 20 days) after receipt of the related Major Decision Reporting Package from the Special Servicer (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within the 10-business day or, if applicable, 20-day period, such applicable Directing Holder will be deemed to have approved such action (each of the following, a “Major Decision”):

 

(A)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisitions of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing such of the Serviced Loans as come into and continue in default;

 

(B)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than Penalty Charges which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is permitted to waive pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, a modification with respect to the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs but excluding waiver of Penalty Charges) of a Serviced Loan or any extension of the maturity date or Anticipated Repayment Date, as applicable, of such Serviced Loan;

 

(C)       any sale of a Serviced Mortgage Loan that is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or an REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Issuing Entity as described under “—Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase”) for less than the applicable Repurchase Price;

 

(D)       any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at an REO Property;

 

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(E)       any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Serviced Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, unless such action is otherwise required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Serviced Loan and there is no lender discretion;

 

(F)       any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Serviced Loan or, 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;

 

(G)      any approval of property management company changes or franchise changes, in each case to the extent the lender is required to consent to, or approve, such changes under the related Serviced Loan documents, provided that with respect to property management company changes (i) the Serviced Loan has an outstanding principal balance greater than $2,500,000, or (ii) the successor property manager is affiliated with the borrower;

 

(H)       any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting transfers of interests in a borrower or guarantor releasing a borrower or guarantor from liability under a Serviced Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Serviced Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(I)         any acceleration of a Serviced Loan following a default or an event of default with respect to a Serviced Loan, any initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the related Mortgage Loan documents or with respect to the related mortgagor or Mortgaged Property;

 

(J)        the determination of the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (b) or clause (g) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”;

 

(K)       any modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, Co-Lender Agreement or similar agreement (other than with respect to amendments to split or re-size notes consistent with the terms of the subject Co-Lender Agreement and as to which the consent of the Issuing Entity is not required), in each case entered into with any mezzanine lender or Companion Loan Holder or subordinate debt holder related to a Serviced Loan, or an action to enforce rights with respect thereto and in each case, in a manner that materially and adversely affects the holders of the Control Eligible Certificates;

 

(L)        any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default; and

 

(M)      to the extent not already set forth above, solely for purposes of compliance with Regulation RR and solely with respect to the Operating Advisor’s non-binding consultation rights, (i) any material modification of, or waiver with respect to, any provision of a loan agreement (including a Mortgage), (ii) foreclosure upon or comparable conversion of the ownership of a Mortgaged Property; and (iii) any acquisition of a Mortgaged Property;

 

provided, however, that in the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (and, with respect to any Serviced Loan Combination, the Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s)) (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner and, if applicable, the Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s) constituted a single lender (and, with respect to a Serviced AB Loan Combination, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related Subordinate Companion Loan)), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s (or, if applicable, the Special Servicer’s) response. For the avoidance of doubt, any modification, waiver, consent or amendment by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is set forth above as a Major Decision will constitute a Major Decision regardless of the fact that such action is being taken in connection with a defeasance.

 

Major Decision Reporting Package” means, with respect to any Major Decision, (i) a written report prepared by the Special Servicer describing in reasonable detail (1) the background and circumstances requiring action of the Special Servicer, (2) the proposed course of action recommended, and (3) information regarding any direct or indirect conflict of interest in the subject action, and (ii) all information in the Special Servicer's possession that is reasonably requested by the party receiving such Major Decision Reporting Package in order for such party to exercise any consultation or consent rights available to such party under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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In addition to the foregoing, the Special Servicer will be required to consult with any applicable Consulting Parties (including, with respect to the Operating Advisor when it is an applicable Consulting Party, under the circumstances described under “—The Operating Advisor—Consultation Rights” below and, with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Parties when they are applicable Consulting Parties, under the circumstances described under “Credit Risk Retention—The VRR Interest—The Risk Retention Consultation Parties”) and to consider alternative actions recommended by such Consulting Parties, but, in the case of the Controlling Class Representative when it is a Consulting Party, only to the extent that consultation with, or consent of, the Controlling Class Representative would have been required prior to the occurrence and continuance of such Control Termination Event; provided that each such consultation is not binding on the Special Servicer.

 

Furthermore, any applicable Directing Holder may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to any Serviced Loan, as such party may reasonably deem advisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to take or refrain from taking any action pursuant to instructions or objections from any such party that would cause it to violate applicable law, the related Mortgage Loan documents, any related Co-Lender Agreement or intercreditor agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the Servicing Standard, or the REMIC provisions of the Code.

 

The “Directing Holder” with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, Serviced Loan Combination will be:

 

except (i) with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan, (ii) with respect to a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, and (iii) during any period that a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative; and

 

with respect to any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination (which may include a Servicing Shift Loan Combination or a Serviced Loan Combination with a Controlling Subordinate Companion Loan held outside the Issuing Entity), if and for so long as such holder is entitled under the related Co-Lender Agreement to exercise consent rights similar to those entitled to be exercised by the Controlling Class Representative, the holder of the related Controlling Note (during any such period, the “Outside Controlling Note Holder”).

 

provided, that with respect to any Serviced Loan Combination, the rights of the Directing Holder will be subject to and may be limited by the terms and provisions of any related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt: (A) the Controlling Class Representative will not be the Directing Holder if and for so long as (1) a Control Termination Event is in effect, (2) the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Mortgage Loan or (3) the related serviced Loan Combination is a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination; and (B) with respect to any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, the Outside Controlling Noteholder will be the Directing Holder only if and for so long as such holder is entitled under the related Co-Lender Agreement to exercise consent rights similar to those entitled to be exercised by the Controlling Class Representative.

 

Further for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination, if none of the Controlling Class Representative or an Outside Controlling Note Holder is a Directing Holder in accordance with the foregoing definition, then there will be no Directing Holder for that Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination.

 

Each Directing Holder may, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or any related Co-Lender Agreement, have the ability to appoint a representative that is entitled to exercise its rights as Directing Holder under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or any related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

The “Controlling Class Representative” is the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or other representative) selected by at least a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, as identified by notice to the Certificate Administrator by the applicable Controlling Class Certificateholders from time to time, with notice of such selection delivered to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee; provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Controlling Class Representative is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from the Controlling Class Certificateholders that own Certificates representing more than 50% of the Certificate Balance of the

 

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Controlling Class, that a Controlling Class Representative is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Representative will be the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, as identified to the Certificate Administrator (who will be required to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If, upon the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances specified in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class has not been identified to the Certificate Administrator (and thereby the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer), then the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will have no obligation to obtain the consent of, or consult with, any Controlling Class Representative until notified of the identity of such largest Controlling Class Certificateholder or otherwise notified of the identity of the Controlling Class Representative as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The initial Controlling Class Representative is expected to be RREF III-D AIV RR, LLC or an affiliate thereof. No person may exercise any of the rights and powers of the Controlling Class Representative with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan.

 

Once a Controlling Class Representative has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee and each other Certificateholder (or beneficial owner of Certificates, if applicable) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will be entitled to rely on such selection unless a majority of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class, by Certificate Balance, or such Controlling Class Representative has notified the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other Certificateholder of the Controlling Class, in writing, of the resignation of such Controlling Class Representative or the selection of a new Controlling Class Representative. Upon receipt of written notice of, or other knowledge of, the resignation of a Controlling Class Representative, the Certificate Administrator will be required to request the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class to select a new Controlling Class Representative. Upon receipt of notice of a change in Controlling Class Representative, the Certificate Administrator will be required to promptly forward notice thereof to each other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

A “Controlling Class Certificateholder” is each holder (or beneficial owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Administrator from time to time.

 

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 portion of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to such Class, at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class; provided, however, that (except under the circumstances set forth in the following proviso) if no Class of Control Eligible Certificates meets the preceding requirement, then Class G-RR will be the Controlling Class; provided, further, however, that if, at any time, the aggregate outstanding Certificate Balance of the Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates senior to the Control Eligible Certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), then the Controlling Class will be the most subordinate class of Control Eligible Certificates that has an outstanding Certificate Balance greater than zero (without regard to the allocation of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts). The Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class J-RR Certificates.

 

The “Control Eligible Certificates” will be any of the Class G-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

A “Control Termination Event” will either (a) occur when none of the Classes of the Control Eligible Certificates has a Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount then allocable to such Class) that is at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class of Certificates or (b) be deemed to occur as described below; provided, however, that a Control Termination Event will in no event exist at any time that the Certificate Balance of each Class of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates senior to the Control Eligible Certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts). With respect to Excluded Mortgage Loans, a Control Termination Event will be deemed to exist.

 

A “Consultation Termination Event” will occur when none of the Classes of the Control Eligible Certificates has a Certificate Balance, without regard to the allocation of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, that is equal to or greater than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class of Certificates; provided, however, that a Consultation Termination Event will in no event exist at any time that the Certificate Balance of each Class of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates senior to the Control Eligible Certificates has been

 

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reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts). With respect to Excluded Mortgage Loans, a Consultation Termination Event will be deemed to exist.

 

An “Excluded Mortgage Loan” is a Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination with respect to which the Controlling Class Representative or the holder(s) of more than 50% of the Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) is (or are) a Borrower Party.

 

An “Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan” is a Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination with respect to which the Controlling Class Representative or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is a Borrower Party.

 

A “Borrower Party” means either (i) a borrower or mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination or a manager of a related Mortgaged Property or any affiliate of any of the foregoing, or (ii) a holder or beneficial owner (or an affiliate of any holder or beneficial owner) of any Accelerated Mezzanine Loan. Solely for the purposes of the definition of “Borrower Party”, the term “affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person, (i) any other person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified person or (ii) any other person that owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such specified person.

 

An “Accelerated Mezzanine Loan” means a mezzanine loan (secured by a pledge of the direct (or indirect) equity interests in a borrower under a mortgage loan or loan combination) if such mezzanine loan either (i) has been accelerated or (ii) is the subject of foreclosure proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure that mezzanine loan.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the consent rights of the Controlling Class Representative will terminate, and the Controlling Class Representative will retain consultation rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to certain Major Decisions and other matters with respect to the Serviced Loan(s) as to which it is a Consulting Party.

 

In addition, unless a Consultation Termination Event exists, the Controlling Class Representative, except with respect to any Loan Combination that includes an Excluded Mortgage Loan, will have non-binding consultation rights with respect to (i) certain Major Decisions and other matters relating to any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination and (ii) certain servicing decisions and other matters relating to any Outside Serviced Loan Combination, in each case if and to the extent that the holder of the related Split Mortgage Loan is granted consultation rights under the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Controlling Class Representative will have no consultation or consent rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 a Directing Holder or a Consulting Party. However, each Controlling Class Certificateholder will maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than with respect to Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loans).

 

If, with respect to any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, the related controlling note is included in a separate securitization trust, the servicing agreement for the relevant securitization may impose limitations on the exercise of rights associated with that related controlling note. For example, any “controlling class representative” (or equivalent entity) for such other securitization may lose consent and consultation rights in a manner similar to that described in the prior three paragraphs with respect to the Controlling Class Representative.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to take or to refrain from taking any action pursuant to instructions from the applicable Directing Holder, or due to any failure to approve an action by any such party, or due to an objection by any such party that would cause either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate applicable law, the related loan documents, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the Servicing Standard), any related Co-Lender Agreement or intercreditor agreement or the REMIC provisions of the Code.

 

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The applicable Directing Holder has certain rights to remove and replace the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Loan(s) as described under “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”.

 

Each Certificateholder and beneficial owner of a Control Eligible Certificate is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of such Certificate (or beneficial ownership interest in such Certificate) to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Certificate Administrator of the transfer of any Control Eligible Certificate (or the beneficial ownership of any Control Eligible Certificate), the selection of the Controlling Class Representative or the resignation or removal of the Controlling Class Representative. Any such Certificateholder (or beneficial owner) or its designee at any time appointed Controlling Class Representative is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Control Eligible Certificate (or the beneficial ownership interest in a Control Eligible Certificate) to notify the Certificate Administrator when such Certificateholder (or beneficial owner) or designee is appointed Controlling Class Representative and when it is removed or resigns. Upon receipt of such notice, the Certificate Administrator will be required to notify the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee of the identity of the Controlling Class Representative, any resignation or removal of the Controlling Class Representative and/or any new holder or beneficial owner of a Control Eligible Certificate. In addition, upon the request of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator will be required to provide the identity of the then-current Controlling Class and a list of the Certificateholders (or beneficial owners, if applicable, at the expense of the Issuing Entity if such expense arises in connection with an event as to which the Controlling Class Representative or the Controlling Class has consent or consultation rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or in connection with a request made by the Operating Advisor in connection with its obligation under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to deliver a copy of the Operating Advisor Annual Report to the Controlling Class Representative, and otherwise at the expense of the requesting party) of the Controlling Class to such requesting party, and each of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Operating Advisor and the Trustee will be entitled to rely on the information so provided by the Certificate Administrator.

 

In the event of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator will be required to promptly contact the current holder(s) of the Controlling Class (or any designee(s) thereof) or (if known to the Certificate Administrator) one of its affiliates, or, if applicable, any successor Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder(s), and determine whether any such entity is the holder (or beneficial owner) of at least a majority of the Controlling Class (in effect after such change in Controlling Class) by Certificate Balance. If at any time the current holder of the Controlling Class (or its designee) or (if known to the Certificate Administrator) one of its affiliates, or any successor Controlling Class Representative or Controlling Class Certificateholder(s) is no longer the holder (or beneficial owner) of at least a majority of the Controlling Class by Certificate Balance and the Certificate Administrator has neither (i) received notice of the then-current Controlling Class Certificateholders (or beneficial owners) of at least a majority of the Controlling Class by Certificate Balance nor (ii) received notice of a replacement Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, then a Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event will be deemed to have occurred and will be deemed to continue until such time as the Certificate Administrator receives either such notice.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary described in this prospectus, at any time when the Class G-RR Certificates are the Controlling Class, the holder of more than 50% of the Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) may waive its right to act as or appoint a Controlling Class Representative and to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Representative or cause the exercise of any of the rights of the Controlling Class Representative set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, by irrevocable written notice delivered to the Depositor, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer, Special Servicer and Operating Advisor. Any such waiver will remain effective with respect to such holder and the Class G-RR Certificates until such time as either (x) the Class G-RR Certificates are no longer the Controlling Class or (y) that Certificateholder has (i) sold a majority of the Class G-RR Certificates (by Certificate Balance) to an unaffiliated third party and (ii) certified to the Depositor, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer, Special Servicer and Operating Advisor that (a) the transferor retains no direct or indirect voting rights with respect to the Class G-RR Certificates that it transferred, (b) there is no voting agreement between the transferee and the transferor and (c) the transferor retains no direct or indirect economic interest in the Class G-RR Certificates that it transferred. Following any such transfer, and assuming that the Class G-RR Certificates are still the Controlling Class, the successor holder of more than 50% of the Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) will again have the right to act as or appoint a Controlling Class Representative as described in this prospectus without regard to any prior waiver by the predecessor Certificateholder. The successor Certificateholder will also have the right to irrevocably waive its right to act as or

 

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appoint a Controlling Class Representative or, subject to any such limitations described in this prospectus (including by reason of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event otherwise existing), to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Representative or cause the exercise of any of the rights of the Controlling Class Representative. No successor Certificateholder described above will have any consent rights with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a Specially Serviced Loan prior to its acquisition of a majority of the Class G-RR Certificates that had not also become a Corrected Loan prior to such acquisition until such Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

Whenever such an “opt-out” by a Controlling Class Certificateholder is in effect:

 

a Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event will be deemed to have occurred and be continuing; and

 

the rights of the holder of more than 50% of the Class G-RR Certificates (by Certificate Balance), if the Class G-RR Certificates are the Controlling Class, to act as or appoint a Controlling Class Representative and the rights of a Controlling Class Representative will not be operative (notwithstanding whether a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event is or would otherwise then be in effect).

 

With respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, any consent or approvals on actions to be taken by the Outside Special Servicer or the Outside Servicer are governed by the terms of the Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement, as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Limitation on Liability of the Directing Holder

 

Any applicable Directing Holder will not be liable to the Issuing Entity, the Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or for errors in judgment. However, the Controlling Class Representative will not be protected against any liability to the Controlling Class Certificateholders that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations or duties.

 

Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner;

 

(b)            may act solely in its own interests (or, in the case of the Controlling Class Representative, in the interests of the holders of the Controlling Class);

 

(c)            does not have any liability or duties to the holders of any Class of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (other than, in the case of the Controlling Class Representative, the Controlling Class);

 

(d)            may take actions that favor its own interests (or, in the case of the Controlling Class Representative, the interests of the holders of the Controlling Class) over the interests of the holders of one or more Classes of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner; and

 

(e)            will have no liability whatsoever (other than, in the case of the Controlling Class Representative, to a Controlling Class Certificateholder) for having so acted as set forth in (a) – (d) above, and that no Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against any Directing Holder or any affiliate, director, officer, employee, shareholder, member, partner, agent or principal of any Directing Holder for having so acted.

 

Under circumstances where it is authorized or required to do so by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the taking, or refraining from taking, of any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the applicable Directing Holder, which does not violate any law or the Servicing

 

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Standard or the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or any related Co-Lender Agreement or intercreditor agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Consulting Parties

 

As used in this prospectus, a “Consulting Party”, with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, Serviced Loan Combination will be, each of:

 

(i)except with respect to a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, solely (a) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (b) for so long as the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Mortgage Loan, the Controlling Class Representative;

 

(ii)with respect to any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination (which may include a Servicing Shift Loan Combination or a Serviced Loan Combination with a Controlling Subordinate Companion Loan held outside the Issuing Entity), (a) if and for so long as the holder of the Mortgage Loan included in this securitization transaction is entitled under the related Co-Lender Agreement to exercise consultation rights with respect to such Loan Combination, (b) solely prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and (c) for so long as the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Mortgage Loan, the Controlling Class Representative;

 

(iii)with respect to any Serviced Loan Combination that includes a Pari Passu Companion Loan, the holder of such Pari Passu Companion Loan if and to the extent such holder (a) is not the applicable Directing Holder, and (b) is entitled to exercise consultation rights under the related Co-Lender Agreement;

 

(iv)solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of an applicable Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, the Operating Advisor; and

 

(v)except with respect to any Excluded RRCP Mortgage Loan, (a) for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, and (b) during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, each Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

provided, that with respect to any Serviced Loan Combination, the rights of any Consulting Party set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above will be subject to and may be limited by the terms and provisions of any related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, (A) the Controlling Class Representative will not be a Consulting Party if and for so long as (1) a Consultation Termination Event is in effect, (2) the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Mortgage Loan, and/or (3) with respect to any Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination, it is not entitled under the related Co-Lender Agreement to exercise consultation rights with respect to such Loan Combination, (B) the Operating Advisor will not be a Consulting Party if and for so long as no Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, (C) none of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties will be a Consulting Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded RRCP Mortgage Loan with respect to such party, or with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than as described in the immediately preceding clause (v), and (D) the consultation rights of the holder of a Pari Passu Companion Loan with respect to any related Serviced Loan Combination will be subject to the terms of the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

Further for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, if none of the Controlling Class Representative, the Operating Advisor, a Risk Retention Consultation Party, or a holder of a Pari Passu Companion Loan is a Consulting Party in accordance with the foregoing definition, then there will be no Consulting Party for that Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Loan Combination.

 

Each Consulting Party may, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or any related Co-Lender Agreement, have the ability to appoint a representative that is entitled to exercise its rights as Consulting Party under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or any related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

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Operating Advisor

 

General Obligations

 

The Operating Advisor will generally review the Special Servicer’s actions and decisions with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and with respect to certain Major Decisions regarding non-Specially Serviced Loans as to which the Operating Advisor has consultation rights following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, in light of the Servicing Standard and the requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to formulate an opinion as to whether or not the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard. In addition, the Operating Advisor (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, will be entitled to consult with the Special Servicer as described under “—Operating Advisor—Consultation Rights” below, (ii) upon the occurrence of certain events, will be required to prepare an annual report as described under “—Operating Advisor—Annual Report” below, and (iii) under certain circumstances, may recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer as described under “—Operating Advisor—Replacement of the Special Servicer” below. The Operating Advisor will be required to act in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard in fulfilling its responsibilities and obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor will act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and will have no fiduciary duty to any party. The Operating Advisor’s duties will be limited to its specific obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the Operating Advisor will have no duty or liability to any particular Class of Certificates or any Certificateholder or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner. The Operating Advisor is not a servicer or a sub-servicer and will not be charged with changing the outcome on any particular Specially Serviced Loan or with respect to any Major Decision on which it consults for a non-Specially Serviced Loan. By purchasing a Certificate, potential investors acknowledge and agree that there could be multiple strategies to resolve any Specially Serviced Loan and a variety of actions or decisions made with respect to any Major Decision and that the goal of the Operating Advisor’s participation is to provide additional input relating to the Special Servicer’s compliance with the Servicing Standard in making its determinations as to which strategy to execute. See “Risk FactorsPotential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor”.

 

Potential investors should note that the Operating Advisor is not an “advisor” for any purpose other than as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is not an advisor to any person, including without limitation any Certificateholder. See “Risk FactorsYour Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and Servicing of the Mortgage Loans Can Create Risks”.

 

The Operating Advisor will generally have no obligations or consultation rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Properties.

 

The “Operating Advisor Standard” means the Operating Advisor is required to act solely on behalf of the Issuing Entity and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (as a collective whole), and not any particular Class of those Certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (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, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Holder, any Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their respective affiliates.

 

In no event will the Operating Advisor have the power to compel any transaction party to take or refrain from taking any action.

 

Review Materials

 

The Special Servicer will be required to provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor: (i) as to any Specially Serviced Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, promptly after the Special Servicer receives the Directing Holder’s approval or deemed approval of such Major Decision Reporting Package; and (ii) as to any Serviced Loan, following the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event (whether or not a Control Termination Event is continuing), simultaneously with the Special Servicer’s written request for the Operating Advisor’s input regarding the related Major Decision.

 

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The Special Servicer will also deliver to the Operating Advisor each related Final Asset Status Report and, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event exists, each other asset status report. Subject to the Privileged Information Exception, the Operating Advisor will be obligated to keep confidential any Privileged Information received from the Special Servicer, the applicable Directing Holder or any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder (or its representative) in connection with the applicable Directing Holder’s or such related Serviced Companion Loan Holder’s exercise of any rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with any asset status report) or otherwise in connection with the Mortgage Loans.

 

A “Final Asset Status Report” with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, means each related asset status report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer any applicable Directing Holder or Consulting Party or, if different, the Operating Advisor or any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder (or its representative), in each case, which does not include any communications (other than the related asset status report) between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any applicable Directing Holder or Consulting Party, on the other hand, with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan; provided that no asset status report will be considered to be a Final Asset Status Report unless any applicable Directing Holder has either finally approved of and consented to the actions proposed to be taken in connection therewith, or has exhausted all of its rights of approval and consent or has been deemed to have approved or consented to such action or the asset status report is otherwise being implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Operating Advisor is required to promptly review (i) all information available to Privileged Persons on the Certificate Administrator’s website with respect to the Special Servicer, assets on the CREFC® servicer watch list, Specially Serviced Loans and, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event exists, Major Decisions on non-Specially Serviced Loans, (ii) each related Final Asset Status Report, (iii) if an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event exists, each other asset status report delivered by the Special Servicer to the Operating Advisor, (iv) each Major Decision Reporting Package delivered by the Special Servicer to the Operating Advisor (A) in connection with the Operating Advisor’s consultation rights with respect to the subject Major Decision regarding each Serviced Loan if an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event exists, and (B) with respect to the subject Major Decision regarding each Specially Serviced Loan when an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event does not exist, after the Special Servicer receives the Directing Holder’s approval or deemed approval of such Major Decision Reporting Package, and (v) if specifically required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such other reports, documents, certificates and other information prepared by the Special Servicer and received by the Operating Advisor, as relate to the actions and decisions of the Special Servicer in respect of Specially Serviced Loans and, solely in connection with Major Decisions as to which the Operating Advisor has consultation rights, non-Specially Serviced Loans.

 

The Operating Advisor is required to keep all Privileged Information confidential and may not disclose such Privileged Information to any person (including Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, other than the Controlling Class Representative), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (3) when necessary to support, and directly related to, specific findings or conclusions (i) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (ii) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement of the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor, solely to the extent required in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, will be permitted to share Privileged Information with its affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor. Each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Operating Advisor 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, any related Outside Controlling Note Holder (if a Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination is involved) and, unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Controlling Class Representative other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

Privileged Information” means (i) any correspondence or other communications between any Directing Holder or Consulting Party, on the one hand, and the Special Servicer, on the other hand, related to any Specially Serviced Loan or the exercise of the consent or consultation rights of such Directing Holder or Consulting Party under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Co-Lender Agreement, as applicable, (ii) any strategically sensitive information that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined (and has identified as privileged or confidential information) could compromise the Issuing Entity’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with

 

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the related borrower or other interested party, and (iii) any information subject to attorney-client privilege (that has been identified or otherwise communicated as being subject to such privilege).

 

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, 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 Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Serviced Companion Loan Holder, the Trustee and the Asset Representations Reviewer, as evidenced by an officer’s certificate (which will include a certification that it is based on the advice of counsel) delivered to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the applicable Directing Holder, the applicable Consulting Parties, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Asset Representations Reviewer), required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

It is possible that the lack of access to Privileged Information may limit the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, in any such case, the Operating Advisor will not be subject to liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

Consultation Rights

 

Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, the Operating Advisor will be required to consult on a non-binding basis with the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions (and such other matters as are set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to the applicable Serviced Loan(s) as described under “—Directing Holder” above and “—Asset Status Reports” below and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”. The Special Servicer will be obligated to consider any alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event).

 

An “Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event” will occur when the aggregate outstanding Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount then allocable to the HRR Certificates) is 25% or less of the initial aggregate Certificate Balance of the HRR Certificates. With respect to Excluded Mortgage Loans, an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event will be deemed to exist.

 

With respect to any particular Major Decision and related Major Decision Reporting Package and any asset status report provided to the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer will be required to make available to the Operating Advisor servicing officers with 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 and potential conflicts of interest and compensation with respect to such Major Decision and/or asset status report.

 

Reviewing Certain Calculations

 

The Special Servicer will forward any Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and net present value calculations with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor and the Operating Advisor will be required to promptly recalculate and verify 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 any such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount or net present value calculations used in the Special Servicer’s determination of the course of action to be taken in connection with the workout or liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan prior to 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. The Operating Advisor will recalculate and verify the accuracy of those calculations and, in the event 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, the Operating Advisor and Special Servicer will

 

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consult with each other in order to resolve any 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. In the event the Operating Advisor and Special Servicer are not able to resolve such matters, the Operating Advisor will promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will determine any necessary action to take in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Annual Report

 

Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of the following information (to the extent delivered to the Operating Advisor or made available to the Operating Advisor on the Certificate Administrator’s website): any annual compliance statement and any Assessment of Compliance; any Attestation Report; any Major Decision Reporting Package; any Final Asset Status Report and, during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, any other asset status report; any other reports made available to Privileged Persons on the Certificate Administrator’s website during the prior calendar year that the Operating Advisor is required to review pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and any other information (other than any communications between the applicable Directing Holder, any Risk Retention Consultation Party or any related Serviced Companion Loan Holder (or its representative), as applicable, and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) prepared by the Special Servicer and delivered to the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor will if, during the prior calendar year, (i) any Serviced Mortgage Loans were Specially Serviced Loans, or (ii) there existed an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, and the Operating Advisor may if, with respect to the prior calendar year, the Operating Advisor deems it appropriate in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, prepare an annual report substantially in the form attached as an exhibit to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”) to be provided to the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider (who is required to promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Rule 17g-5 website), the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (who is required to promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report to the Certificate Administrator’s website) within 120 days of the end of the prior calendar year, setting forth its assessment of the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year.

 

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 of the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report.

 

In connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report and the review provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor will be required to perform its review on the basis of the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to Specially Serviced Loans and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, with respect to Major Decisions on Serviced Loans that are non-Specially Serviced Loans, 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 annual compliance statement, Assessment of Compliance, Attestation Report, Final Asset Status Report, Major Decision Reporting Package and other information (other than any communications between the applicable Directing Holder, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or a Serviced Companion Loan Holder (or its representative) and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) that the Operating Advisor was required to review on the Certificate Administrator’s website or that was prepared by the Special Servicer and delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Operating Advisor will be required to deliver any Operating Advisor Annual Report (at least 10 calendar days prior to its delivery to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) to (a) the Special Servicer, (b) the applicable Directing Holder, and (c) the Controlling Class Representative (at any time that it is an applicable Consulting Party). The Operating Advisor may, but will not be obligated to, revise the Operating Advisor Annual Report based on any comments received from the Special Servicer or the Controlling Class Representative.

 

In each Operating Advisor Annual Report, the Operating Advisor, based on its review conducted in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, will (A) state whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is performing its duties in compliance with (1) the Servicing Standard and (2) the Special Servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (B) identify any material deviations from (i) the Servicing Standard or (ii) the Special Servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Each Operating Advisor Annual Report will be required to comply with (x) the

 

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confidentiality requirements described in this prospectus regarding Privileged Information and as otherwise set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (y) the requirements with respect to reports of the Operating Advisor set forth in Rule 7(b) of Regulation RR.

 

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 required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor and the accuracy and the completeness of such information.

 

Replacement of the Special Servicer

 

If the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (2) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (as a collective whole), the Operating Advisor may recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer with respect to the Serviced Loans in the manner described under “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event” above.

 

Operating Advisor Termination Events

 

The following constitute Operating Advisor termination events under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (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 its representations or warranties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure is given to the Operating Advisor by the Trustee or to the Operating Advisor and the Trustee by the holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the Voting Rights of all then outstanding Certificates; provided, however, that with respect to any such failure which 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 its obligations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(c)            any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days;

 

(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, has been entered against the Operating Advisor, and such decree or order has remained 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 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.

 

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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 Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner electronically by posting such notice on its internet website, unless the Certificate Administrator has received notice that such Operating Advisor Termination Event has been remedied. An Operating Advisor Termination Event may be waived by the Certificateholders evidencing not less than 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates.

 

Rights Upon Operating Advisor Termination Event

 

If an Operating Advisor Termination Event occurs, and in each and every such case, so long as such Operating Advisor 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 of each Class of Non-Reduced Certificates, will be required to, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Operating Advisor.

 

As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after (i) the Operating Advisor resigns (excluding circumstances where no successor Operating Advisor is required to be appointed) or (ii) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will appoint a successor Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor, which successor Operating Advisor may be an affiliate of the Trustee. If the Trustee is the successor Master Servicer or the successor Special Servicer, neither the Trustee nor any of its affiliates will be the successor Operating Advisor. The Trustee will be required to provide written notice of the appointment of a successor Operating Advisor to the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor within one business day of such appointment. Except as described below under “—Operating Advisor—Termination of the Operating Advisor Without Cause”, the appointment of a successor Operating Advisor will not be subject to the vote, consent or approval of the holder of any Class of Certificates. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will be required to, as soon as possible, give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, the Depositor, and each Directing Holder and Consulting Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor Operating Advisor within 30 days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor will be permitted to find a replacement. Unless and until a replacement Operating Advisor is appointed, no party will act as the Operating Advisor and the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to consultation with respect to the Operating Advisor will not be applicable until a replacement Operating Advisor is appointed under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Eligibility of Operating Advisor

 

The Operating Advisor is required to be at all times an Eligible Operating Advisor. “Eligible Operating Advisor” means an entity (i) that is the special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and/or Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC (“Morningstar”), but has not been the special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and/or Morningstar 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 applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (ii) 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, (iii) that can and will make the representations and warranties set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including to the effect that it possesses sufficient financial strength to fulfil its duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement over the life of the Issuing Entity, (iv) that is not (and is not affiliated with (including Risk Retention Affiliated with)) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Directing Holder, any Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Retaining Third Party Purchaser or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective affiliates (including Risk Retention Affiliates), (v) that has not been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by any Special Servicer or successor Special Servicer (X) in respect of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (Y) for the recommendation of the replacement of the Special Servicer or the appointment

 

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of a successor Special Servicer to become the special servicer and (vi) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any Certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor or any fees to which it is entitled as Asset Representations Reviewer, if the Operating Advisor is acting in such capacity.

 

Termination of the Operating Advisor Without Cause

 

Upon (i) the written direction of holders of Non-Reduced Certificates evidencing not less than 15% of the Voting Rights of the Non-Reduced Certificates 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 of the requested vote to all Certificateholders and the Operating Advisor of such request by posting such notice on its internet website, and by mailing to all Certificateholders and the Operating Advisor. Upon the affirmative vote of the holders of Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocable to the Non-Reduced Certificates of those holders that exercise their right to vote (provided that holders entitled to exercise at least 50% of the Voting Rights allocable to the Non-Reduced Certificates exercise their right to vote within 180 days of the initial request for a vote), the Trustee will terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (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 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 and beneficial owner of Certificates may access such notices on the Certificate Administrator’s website and each Certificateholder and beneficial owner of Certificates 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 for the reasonable expenses of posting notices of such requests.

 

In the event that the Operating Advisor resigns or is terminated, it will remain entitled to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as described under “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” and any rights to indemnification arising out of events occurring prior to such resignation or termination.

 

Asset Status Reports

 

The Special Servicer will be required to prepare an asset status report that is consistent with the Servicing Standard upon the earlier of (x) within 60 days after the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event and (y) 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.

 

Each asset status report will be (i) delivered to the Operating Advisor (but only Final Asset Status Reports unless an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event exists), any applicable Directing Holder, and any applicable Consulting Parties, and (ii) made available to the Rating Agencies. A summary of each Final Asset Status Report will be provided to the Certificate Administrator. If any applicable Directing Holder does not disapprove of a related asset status report within 10 business days of receipt, such Directing Holder will be deemed to have approved such asset status report and the Special Servicer will implement the recommended action as outlined in such asset status report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any actions that are contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the applicable Directing Holder may object to any asset status report within 10 business days of receipt; provided, however, that, if the Special Servicer determines that emergency action is necessary to protect the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (and, in the case of any Serviced Loan Combinations, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder), or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property before the expiration of the 10 business day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions before the expiration of the 10 business day period would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (and, in the case of any Serviced Loan Combinations, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s)), and the Special Servicer

 

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has made a reasonable effort to contact the applicable Directing Holder (during the period that such Directing Holder has approval rights). The foregoing will not relieve the Special Servicer of its duties to comply with the Servicing Standard.

 

If the applicable Directing Holder disapproves such asset status report within 10 business days of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described below, the Special Servicer will revise such asset status report as soon as practicable thereafter, but in no event later than 30 days after such disapproval. The Special Servicer will revise such asset status report until such Directing Holder fails to disapprove such revised asset status report as described above or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such objection is not in the best interests of all the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner (and, in the case of any Serviced Loan Combinations, the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder(s)). If the applicable Directing Holder does not approve an asset status report within 60 business days from the first submission of an asset status report, the Special Servicer is required to take such action as directed by such Directing Holder, provided such action does not violate the Servicing Standard (or, if such action would violate the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer is required to take such action as was reflected in the most recent asset status report prepared by the Special Servicer with respect to the subject Serviced Loan that is consistent with the Servicing Standard and such asset status report will be deemed a Final Asset Status Report).

 

Any applicable Consulting Party will be entitled to consult on a non-binding basis with the Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action in respect of any asset status report. The Special Servicer will be obligated to consider such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by such Consulting Party. The Special Servicer may revise the asset status reports as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of any applicable Consulting Party.

 

The asset status report is not intended to replace or satisfy any specific consent or approval right which the applicable Directing Holder may have.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer will not be permitted to follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by a Directing Holder or Consulting Party that would require or cause the Special Servicer to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause the Special Servicer to violate provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of any Serviced Loan or Serviced Loan Combination, expose any Certificateholder, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or their affiliates officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, result in the imposition of “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC provisions of the Code, or materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Co-Lender Agreement.

 

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 during the related Collection Period. 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, all Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner by (i) posting a notice of its determination on its internet website and (ii) including in the distribution report on Form 10-D relating to the Collection Period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred notice of its determination together with a description of the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur. On each Distribution Date after providing such notice to Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer, 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

 

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circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver such information in a written notice (which may be via email) within two (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, as of the end of the applicable Collection Period, either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25.0% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Mortgage Loans) held by the Issuing Entity are Delinquent Loans, or (2) at least 15 Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans and the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans constitutes at least 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Mortgage Loans) held by the Issuing Entity.

 

We believe this Asset Review Trigger is appropriate considering the unique characteristics of pools of Mortgage Loans underlying CMBS. See “Risk Factors—Static Pool Data Would Not Be Indicative of the Performance of This Pool”. In particular, this pool of Mortgage Loans is not homogeneous or granular, and there are individual Mortgage Loans that each represents a significant percentage, by outstanding principal balance, of the Mortgage Pool. For example, the three (3) largest Mortgage Loans in the pool represent approximately 18.2% 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. As a result, the percentage based on outstanding principal balance in clause (1) of the definition of “Asset Review Trigger” was set to exceed the portion of the aggregate outstanding balance of the Mortgage Pool represented by the three (3) largest Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool as of the Closing Date. 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 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans) held by the Issuing Entity as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

Delinquent Loan means a Mortgage Loan that is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Monthly Payments or balloon payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any grace period.

 

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 79 prior pools of commercial mortgage loans for which CREFI (or its predecessors and/or affiliates) was a sponsor in a public offering of CMBS with a securitization closing date on or after January 1, 2008, the highest percentage of mortgage loans (based on aggregate outstanding principal balance) in an individual CMBS transaction that were delinquent at least 60 days at the end of any reporting period between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2019 was approximately 13.45%; however, the average of the highest delinquency percentages (based on aggregate outstanding principal balance of delinquent mortgage loans) in each of the 79 reviewed transactions (taking into account all reporting periods between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2019 for each such transaction) in the identified reporting periods was approximately 0.34%.

 

Asset Review Vote

 

If Certificateholders 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 to all Certificateholders, and to conduct a solicitation of votes of Certificateholders regarding whether to authorize an Asset Review. In the event there is an affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review by Certificateholders evidencing 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the applicable Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Parties and the Certificateholders (such notice to Certificateholders to be effected by posting such

 

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notice its internet website). 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) a new Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect, (C) the Certificate Administrator has received an Asset Review Vote Election within 90 days after the filing of a Form 10-D reporting 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) of this sentence. 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 Voting Rights.

 

Review Materials

 

Upon receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote (the “Asset Review Notice”) with respect to a Delinquent Mortgage Loan, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (i) – (v) below for all of the Mortgage Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to clause (vi) below for Mortgage Loans that are non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clause (vi) below for Mortgage Loans that are Specially Serviced Loans) will be required to promptly (but (except with respect to clause (vi)) in no event later than 10 business days after receipt of such notice from the Certificate Administrator) provide the following materials for such Delinquent Loan, in each case to the extent in such party’s possession, to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files posted to the secure data room by the Certificate Administrator, a copy of this prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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;

 

(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; and

 

(vi)any other related documents that are required to be part of the Review Materials and requested to be delivered by the Master Servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the Asset Representations Reviewer as described below under clause (a) of “—Asset Review”.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be required to deliver any information that is proprietary to the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents, privileged or internal communications, credit underwriting or due diligence analysis.

 

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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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

 

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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 applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan. 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement in good faith subject to the express terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 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 connection with an Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be required to comply with the following procedures with respect to each Delinquent Loan:

 

(a)        Within 10 business days after the date on which the Review Materials identified in clauses (i) through (v) of the definition of “Review Materials” have been received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to such Delinquent Loan or in any event within 15 days after the date on which access to the secure data room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator, in the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer reasonably determines that any Review Materials made available or delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer are missing any documents required to complete any Test for such Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be required to promptly notify (in the manner specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) 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 that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, promptly (but in no event later than 10 business days after receipt of notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer) deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing documents in its possession. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, within such 10-business day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be required to request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller. The Mortgage Loan Seller will be required under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, in accordance with its terms, to deliver any such missing documents only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(b)        Following the events in clause (a) above, and within 45 days after the date on which access to the secure data room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to prepare a preliminary report with respect to such Delinquent Loan setting forth (i) the preliminary results of the application of the Tests, (ii) if applicable, whether the Review Materials for such Delinquent Loan are insufficient to complete any Test, (iii) a list of any applicable missing documents together with the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete any

 

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Test, and (iv) (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) whether the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test (collectively, the “Preliminary Asset Review Report”). The Asset Representations Reviewer will provide each Preliminary Asset Review Report to the Special Servicer who will promptly, but in no event later within 10 business days of receipt thereof, provide the Preliminary Asset Review Report to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. 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. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be required to provide any documents or any explanations to support (i) a conclusion that a subject representation and warranty has not failed a Test or (ii) a claim that any missing documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test, in any such case to the Special Servicer, and the Special Servicer will be required to promptly, but in no event later than 10 business days after receipt from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer any such documents or explanations received from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller given to support a claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or a claim that any missing documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test.

 

(c)        Within the later of (x) 60 days after the date on which access to the secure data room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator, and (y) 10 business days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be required 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, together with 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Controlling Class Representative (if such Delinquent Loan is not an Excluded Mortgage Loan), 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 may be extended by up to an additional 30 days, upon written notice to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller(s), 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 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 applicable 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 documents 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 documents from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will require that the Certificate Administrator (i) include the Asset Review Report Summary in the distribution report on Form 10–D relating to the Collection Period in which the Asset Review Report Summary was received, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s website not later than two business days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

In no event will the Asset Representations Reviewer be required to determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Issuing Entity should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, which, in each such case, will be the responsibility of the Enforcing Servicer. See “—Repurchase Requests; Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement” below.

 

Eligibility of Asset Representations Reviewer

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer will be required to represent and warrant in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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

 

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be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to immediately notify the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the applicable Directing Holder of such disqualification and if an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event occurs as a result, immediately resign under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as described under the “—The Asset Representations Reviewer—Resignation of Asset Representations Reviewer” below.

 

An “Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer” is an entity that (i) is the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS or Morningstar and that has not been a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS or Morningstar 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 such special servicer, operating advisor or 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iii) is not (and is not affiliated with) any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any originator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Directing Holder, any Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Retaining Third Party Purchaser or any of their respective 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 any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any underwriter, a Directing Holder, or any Risk Retention Consultation Party 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 Uncertificated VRR Interest, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Obligations of Asset Representations Reviewer

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer and its affiliates are required to keep confidential any Privileged Information received from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Sponsor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any person (including Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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.

 

Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its affiliates may make any investment in any Class of Certificates or the Uncertificated VRR 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, however, the Asset Representations Reviewer will remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required in accordance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by

 

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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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Events

 

The following constitute Asset Representations Reviewer termination events under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (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:

 

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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure 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; provided, however, that with respect to any such failure which is not curable within such 30-day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer 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;

 

any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure continues unremedied for a period of 30 days;

 

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;

 

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

 

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 Uncertificated VRR 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.

 

Rights Upon Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event

 

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(i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of Certificateholders 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with its termination for cause.

 

Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer Without Cause

 

Upon (i) the written direction of Certificateholders 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 of such requested vote to all Certificateholders and the Asset Representations Reviewer by posting such notice on its internet website, and by mailing such notice to all Certificateholders (at the addresses set forth in the certificate register) and the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the affirmative vote of the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights allocable to the Certificates of those holders that exercise their right to vote (provided that holders representing the applicable Certificateholder Quorum exercise their right to vote within 180 days of the initial request for a vote), the Trustee will be required to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (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 the Certificates entitled to at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In addition, the Asset Representations Reviewer will at all times be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, and will be required to resign if it fails to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer (and such failure results in an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event) 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 associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

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—Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation”.

 

Repurchase Requests; Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Repurchase Request Delivered by a Certificateholder

 

In the event that an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the

 

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existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), the receiving party will be required to promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the Enforcing Servicer, and the Enforcing Servicer will be required to promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. An “Initial Requesting Certificateholder” is the first Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (in either case, other than a holder of the Class VRR Certificates) to deliver a Certificateholder Repurchase Request as described above with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and there may not be more than one Initial Requesting Certificateholder with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

Repurchase Request Delivered by a Party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

In the event that any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) determines that a Mortgage Loan should be repurchased or replaced due to a Material Defect, or has knowledge of a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan, then such party will be required to deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect, identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Pooling and Servicing Agreement Party Repurchase Request” and, each of a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a Pooling and Servicing Agreement Party Repurchase Request, a “Repurchase Request”), to the Enforcing Servicer and the Enforcing Servicer will be required to promptly forward such Pooling and Servicing Agreement Party Repurchase Request to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations by the Enforcing Servicer

 

Subject to the provisions described below under “—Dispute Resolution Provisions”, 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 each Repurchase Request. However, if a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request, the provisions described below under “—Dispute Resolution ProvisionsResolution of a Repurchase Request” will apply.

 

The “Enforcing Servicer” means the Special Servicer.

 

The Enforcing Servicer will be required to enforce the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Sellers under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements. These obligations include obligations resulting from a Material Defect. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement relating to the dispute resolutions as described under “—Dispute Resolution Provisions” below, 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 Enforcing Servicer would require were it, in its individual capacity, the owner of the affected Mortgage Loan, and in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Within 30 days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Enforcing Servicer will be required to determine, based on the Servicing Standard, whether there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Enforcing Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the Enforcing Servicer will be required to enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to such Material Defect as discussed in the preceding paragraph, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. See “—The Asset Representations Reviewer—Asset Review” above.

 

Any costs incurred by the Enforcing Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will be deemed to be Property Advances, to the extent not recovered from the Mortgage Loan Seller or the applicable Requesting Holder. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Dispute Resolution Provisions”.

 

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Dispute Resolution Provisions

 

Resolution of a Repurchase Request

 

In the event a Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described below in this “—Resolution of a Repurchase Request” section will apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request will be deemed to occur 2 business days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller in a commercially reasonable manner. “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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been 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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The fact that a Repurchase Request has been Resolved pursuant to clause (vi) above will not preclude the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing otherwise set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or as provided by law.

 

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 Certificateholder or by a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Enforcing Servicer will be required to send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, to the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator who will make such notice available to all other Certificateholders, Certificate Owners and the Uncertificated VRR 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. 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, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but a Requesting Certificateholder does not agree with the course of action selected by the Enforcing Servicer, and, in the case of clause (a) or (b), a Requesting Certificateholder wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, as discussed below under “—Mediation and Arbitration Provisions”, then a Requesting Certificateholder may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within 30 days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice was posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website (the 30th day following the date of posting, the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration.

 

In addition, any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver, prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, a written notice (a “Consultation Election Notice”) requesting the right to participate in any Dispute Resolution Consultation (as defined below) that is conducted by the Enforcing Servicer following the Enforcing Servicer’s receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice as provided below.

 

A “Requesting Certificateholder” means (i) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (ii) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (other than a holder of the Class VRR Certificates) that, in each case, is exercising its rights under this “—Dispute Resolution” section to refer a matter involving a Repurchase Request to either mediation or arbitration.

 

A “Consultation Requesting Certificateholder” means any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that timely delivers a Consultation Election Notice.

 

A “Requesting Holder” means either a Requesting Certificateholder or a Consultation Requesting Certificateholder, as applicable.

 

The “Enforcing Party” means, in connection with a Repurchase Request, (i) in the event one or more Requesting Holders has delivered a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice with respect thereto pursuant to the

 

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terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the mediation or arbitration that arises out of such Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, such Requesting Holder(s), or (ii) in all other cases, the Enforcing Servicer.

 

If no Requesting Certificateholder delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, then no Certificateholder, Certificate Owner or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer 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 Controlling Class Representative if and for as long as it is the applicable Directing Holder or applicable Consulting Party.

 

Promptly and in any event within 10 business days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from a Requesting Certificateholder, the Enforcing Servicer will be required to consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request and with any Consultation Requesting Certificateholder (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that each 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 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 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 no Certificateholder, Certificate Owner or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner will have any further right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer 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 applicable Directing Holder.

 

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 non-binding 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 (including whether to refer the matter to mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration). If, however, no Requesting Holder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within 30 days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of any Requesting Holder to act as the Enforcing Party will terminate and no Certificateholder, Certificate Owner or Uncertificated VRR Interest 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Material Defect will not be deemed waived with respect to the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change from the facts and circumstances known to it at the time when the Proposed Course of Action Notice was delivered by the Enforcing Servicer, 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 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 be the sole party entitled to enforce the Issuing Entity’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it

 

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is in the best interest of Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR 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 Sellers and any of their respective affiliates will be entitled to be a Requesting Holder or otherwise 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 Resolutions Provisions” heading.

 

The Requesting Holders are entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration with respect to a Repurchase Request in their sole discretion; provided, however, no Requesting Holder may elect to then utilize the alternative method in the event that the initial method is unsuccessful, and no other Certificateholder, Certificate Owner or Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner may elect either arbitration or mediation in the event a mediation or arbitration is undertaken with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

Mediation and Arbitration Provisions

 

If the Enforcing Party elects mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, the mediation or arbitration will be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration or mediation organization selected by the applicable 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, if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters.

 

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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 Controlling Class Representative (provided that no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and an Excluded Mortgage 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 a 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

 

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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 to participate in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan (including without limitation, a liquidation, foreclosure, negotiation of a loan modification or workout, acceptance of a discounted pay off or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or bankruptcy or other litigation) or the exercise of any rights of the Controlling Class Representative if and for as long as it is the applicable 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.

 

Rating Agency Confirmations

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that, notwithstanding the terms of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, if any action under the Serviced Mortgage Loan documents or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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 Confirmation has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and if, within 10 business days of such request being posted to the Rule 17g-5 website established under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Rating Agency has not granted such request, rejected such request or provided a Rating Agency Declination (as defined below), then (i) such Requesting Party will be required to promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again and (ii) if there is no response to such second Rating Agency Confirmation request from the applicable Rating Agency within five business days of such second request, whether in the form of granting or rejecting such Rating Agency Confirmation request or providing a Rating Agency Declination, then:

 

(x)       with respect to any condition in any Serviced Loan document requiring a Rating Agency Confirmation or any other matter under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the servicing of the Serviced Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) or (z) below), the Requesting Party (or, if the Requesting Party is the related borrower, then the Master Servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans if the subject action is not a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision or the Master Servicer is processing a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties and with respect to non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans if the subject action is a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision processed by the Special Servicer), as applicable) will be required to determine (with the consent of the applicable Directing Holder (but only in the case of actions that would otherwise be Major Decisions), which consent will be pursued by the Special Servicer and deemed given if such Directing Holder does not respond within seven Business Days of receipt of a request from the Special Servicer to consent to the Requesting Party’s determination), in accordance with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether or not such action would be in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and if the Requesting Party (or, if the Requesting Party is the related borrower, then the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) makes such determination, then the requirement for a Rating Agency Confirmation will not apply (provided, however, with respect to defeasance, release or substitution of any collateral relating to any Serviced Mortgage Loan, any applicable Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Serviced Loan documents will not apply, even without the determination referred to in this clause (x) by the Requesting Party (or, if the Requesting Party is the related borrower, then the Master Servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans if the subject action is not a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision or the Master Servicer is processing a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties and with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans if the subject action is a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision processed by the Special Servicer), as applicable); provided, that the Master Servicer (with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans if the subject action is not a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision or the Master Servicer is processing a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties and with respect to non-Specially Serviced Loans if the subject action is a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision processed by the Special Servicer), as applicable, will in any event review the other conditions

 

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required under the related Serviced Loan documents with respect to such defeasance, release or substitution and confirm to its satisfaction in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such conditions (other than the requirement for a Rating Agency Confirmation) have been satisfied);

 

(y)       with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition will be considered satisfied if:

 

(1)the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, 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;

 

(2)the applicable replacement master servicer has a master servicer rating of at least “CMS3” from Fitch or the applicable replacement special servicer has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency; and

 

(3)DBRS has not cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of the ratings of securities in any other CMBS transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination, if DBRS is the non-responding Rating Agency, as applicable; and

 

(z)       with respect to a replacement or successor of the Operating Advisor, such condition will be deemed to be waived with respect to any non-responding Rating Agency so long as such Rating Agency has not cited concerns regarding the replacement operating advisor as the sole or 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 CMBS transaction with respect to which the replacement operating advisor acts as trust advisor or operating advisor prior to the time of determination.

 

For all other matters or actions (a) not specifically discussed above in clauses (x), (y), or (z) above, and (b) that are not the subject of a Rating Agency Declination, 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.

 

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 upon receipt of a written waiver or acknowledgment from any applicable Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or declining to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought (such written notice, a “Rating Agency Declination”), the requirement to receive a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agency with respect to such matter will be deemed to have been satisfied.

 

In addition, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that, notwithstanding the terms of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan documents, the other provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related Co-Lender Agreement, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the related Serviced Loan or any related REO Property (including but not limited to the replacement of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or a sub-servicer) requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, then such action will also require delivery of a rating agency confirmation as a condition precedent to such action from each rating agency that was or will be engaged by a party to the securitization of the Serviced Companion Loan to assign a rating to such Serviced Companion Loan Securities. The requirement to obtain a rating agency confirmation with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities will be subject to, and will be permitted to be waived by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer on, and will be deemed not to apply on, the same terms and conditions applicable to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmations, as described above and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Termination; Retirement of Certificates

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to all Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required to be paid following the earlier of (1) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property, (2) the voluntary exchange of all the then outstanding Regular Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest as described below under “—Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase” or (3) the purchase or other liquidation of all of the assets of the Issuing Entity as described under “—Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase” below. Written notice of termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will be given by the Certificate Administrator to each Certificateholder, each Rating Agency and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who will promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider's website), and the final distribution will be made only upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Certificates and cancellation of the Uncertificated VRR Interest at the office of the certificate registrar or other location specified in the notice of termination.

 

Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase

 

The holders of the Controlling Class representing greater than 50% of the Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, and if the Controlling Class does not exercise its option, the Special Servicer and, if the Special Servicer does not exercise its option, the Master Servicer and, if none of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer exercises its option, the holders of the Class R Certificates, representing greater than a 50% Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates, will have the option to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (in the case of any Serviced Loan Combinations, subject to certain rights of the related Serviced Companion Loan Holder provided for in the related Co-Lender Agreement) and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining in the Issuing Entity, and thereby effect termination of the Issuing Entity and early retirement of the then outstanding Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, on any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans remaining in the Issuing Entity is less than 1% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. The purchase price payable upon the exercise of such option on such a Distribution Date will be an amount equal to (i) the sum of (A) the Termination Purchase Amount and (B) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer (unless the Master Servicer is the purchaser of such Mortgage Loans), the Special Servicer (unless the Special Servicer is the purchaser of such Mortgage Loans), the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, with respect to such termination, minus (ii) solely in the case where the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is effecting such purchase, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, if any, made by the purchasing Master Servicer or Special Servicer, together with any interest accrued and payable to the purchasing Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of such Advances and any unpaid Servicing Fees or Special Servicing Fees, as applicable, remaining outstanding (which items will be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the purchasing Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with such purchase). We cannot assure you that payment of the Certificate Balance, if any, of each outstanding Class of Certificates plus accrued interest would be made in full in the event of such a termination of the Issuing Entity.

 

The “Termination Purchase Amount” will equal the sum of (1) the aggregate Repurchase Price (excluding the amount described in clause (vii) of the definition of “Repurchase Price”) of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Mortgage Loans) included in the Issuing Entity and (2) the appraised value of the Issuing Entity’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Issuing Entity, as determined by the Special Servicer (the relevant appraisals for purposes of this clause (2) to be obtained by the Special Servicer and prepared by an Appraiser in accordance with MAI standards).

 

The Issuing Entity may also be terminated upon the exchange of all then outstanding Certificates (excluding the Class S and Class R Certificates) and the Uncertificated VRR Interest for the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property (or interests in the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property) remaining in the Issuing Entity at any time the aggregate of 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 and the Notional Amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates have been reduced to zero and the Master Servicer is paid a fee specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but all the holders of such Classes of outstanding Regular Certificates would have to voluntarily participate in such exchange.

 

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Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans

 

General

 

The Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans (including any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan that becomes an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan) will be serviced and administered pursuant to a servicing agreement for the securitization of one or more related Companion Loans. The identity of, and certain other items of information regarding, the Mortgage Loans that will be (or, with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans, are expected to become) Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans are set forth in the following table:

 

Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Name

Mortgage Loan Seller(s)

Outside Servicing Agreement(2)
(Date Thereof)

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial

Pool Balance

Outside Servicer 

Outside Special Servicer

Outside Trustee

Outside Custodian 

Outside Operating Advisor

Initial Outside Controlling Class Representative(3) 

30 Hudson Yards GACC, GSMC HY 2019-30HY TSA(4)
(7/6/19)
7.8% Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association N/A Prima Capital Advisors LLC
Grand Canal Shoppes GSMC MSC 2019-H7 PSA(5)
(7/1/19)
4.7% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association LNR Partners, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Pentalpha Surveillance LLC Argentic Securities Income USA LLC(6)
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 GACC, GSMC MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA(7)
(7/11/19)
4.3% KeyBank National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association N/A PMIT Master Fund, LLC(8)
The Zappettini Portfolio CREFI Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA(9)(10)
(8/1/19)
4.3% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(10) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(10) Wilmington Trust, National Association(10) Citibank, N.A.(10) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC(10) KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.(10)
Wind Creek Leased Fee GACC (11) 3.5% (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (12)
CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio GACC Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA(9)(10)
(8/1/19)
2.1% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(10) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(10) Wilmington Trust, National Association(10) Citibank, N.A.(10) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC(10) KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P.(10)
The Centre CREFI Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA(9)(10)
(8/1/19)
1.2% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association(9) Trimont Real Estate Advisors, LLC(10) Wilmington Trust, National Association(10) Citibank, N.A.(10) Pentalpha Surveillance LLC(10) CRE Fund Investments III LLC(10)(13)

 

 

(1)Includes the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan which will become an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan after the related shift in servicing occurs. However, until the occurrence of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date, the related Loan Combination will be serviced and administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the parties thereto. For more information regarding the Loan Combinations related to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans set forth in the above chart, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” in this prospectus.

 

(2)PSA” means Pooling and Servicing Agreement and “TSA” means Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)The initial Outside Controlling Class Representative may instead be an affiliate of the entity listed.

 

(4)The HY 2019-30HY TSA is referred to herein as the “HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement”.

 

(5)The MSC 2019-H7 PSA is referred to herein as the “MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

(6)With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, the control rights and the right to replace the applicable special servicer are held by the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan (currently held by CPPIB Credit Investments II Inc.) so long as no Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period is in effect. If a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period under the related Co-Lender Agreement is in effect, then note A-1-1 will be the Controlling Note. Note A-1-1 was included in the MSC 2019-H7 securitization, and therefore, the controlling class representative (or equivalent party) under the MSC 2019-H7 securitization is the Outside Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan. However, unless and until a Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period is in effect, such Outside Controlling Class Representative will not be entitled to exercise control rights or the right to replace the applicable special servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan.

 

(7)The MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA is referred to herein as the “MFTII 2019-B3B4 Trust and Servicing Agreement”.

 

(8)With respect to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, PMIT Master Fund, LLC is the initial Outside Controlling Class Representative so long as no Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period is in effect. If a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period under the related Co-Lender Agreement is in effect, then note A-1-B will be the Controlling Note, and the holder of note A-1-B or the directing certificateholder of the securitization trust that holds Note A-1-B will have the control rights and the right to replace the applicable special servicer. Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. is the current holder of note A-1-B, but is expected to transfer such note to a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction.

 

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(9)The Benchmark 2019-B12 PSA is referred to herein as the “Benchmark 2019-B12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

(10)With respect to each of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination and The Centre Loan Combination, the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan is expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization prior to the Closing Date. Accordingly, each such Loan Combination is expected to be (and information presented in the foregoing table is based on the assumption that each such Loan Combination will be) serviced and administered pursuant to the Benchmark 2019-B12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the parties thereto. The Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization transaction is scheduled to close on or about August 8, 2019.

 

(11)The Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan is a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan that (i) will initially be serviced and administered by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (ii) upon the inclusion of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction, will be an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, and will be serviced and administered by an Outside Servicer and an Outside Special Servicer pursuant to an Outside Servicing Agreement governing that future commercial mortgage securitization transaction. The parties to the related Outside Servicing Agreement for the securitization of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan giving rise to a servicing shift have not been definitively identified.

 

(12)With respect to the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, there will be no initial Outside Controlling Class Representative until the occurrence of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date. See the “Loan Combination Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” chart under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—General” for the identity of the related Controlling Note Holder for the related Loan Combination.

 

(13)The initial Outside Controlling Class Representative for The Centre Loan Combination is expected to be CRE Fund Investments III LLC or an affiliate, as the loan-specific directing holder for the Centre loan-specific certificates. Following the occurrence of a Centre Control Appraisal Period, the Outside Controlling Class Representative for The Centre Loan Combination will be the controlling class representative under the Benchmark 2019-B12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (who is initially expected to be KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners II L.P. or an affiliate).

 

Each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, and any related REO Property, will be serviced under the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement. Accordingly, the applicable Outside Servicer will generally make property protection advances and remit collections on the respective Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan to or on behalf of the Issuing Entity. However, the Master Servicer will generally be obligated to compile reports that include information on the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, and make P&I Advances with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, subject to any non-recoverability determination. Each Outside Servicing Agreement will (or, if the terms thereof are not yet definitively known, is expected to) address similar servicing matters (and, subject to the discussion below, in a substantially similar manner) as the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, but not limited to: collection of payments; establishment of accounts to hold such payments; investment of funds in those accounts; maintenance of insurance coverage on the applicable Mortgaged Property; enforcement of due-on-sale and due-on-encumbrance provisions; property inspections; collection of operating statements; loan assumptions; realization upon and sale of defaulted loans; acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposition of REO properties; servicing compensation; modifications, waivers, amendments and consents with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan(s); servicing reports; servicer liability and indemnification; servicer resignation rights; servicer termination events and the ability of certain parties to terminate a particular servicer in connection with a servicer termination event or otherwise. However, the servicing arrangements under each Outside Servicing Agreement will differ (or, if not yet definitively known, are expected to differ) in certain respects from the servicing arrangements under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including as regards one or more of the following: timing; control or consultation triggers or thresholds; terminology; allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service providers; certificateholder or investor voting or consent thresholds; master servicer and special servicer termination events; rating requirements for servicers, trustees and other service providers, as well as for eligible accounts and permitted investments; and the circumstances under which approvals, consents, consultation, notices or rating agency confirmations may be required.

 

Specified Servicing Matters

 

With respect to those Mortgage Loans that, as of the Closing Date, will be Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans, subject to any exceptions set forth below, the respective Outside Servicing Agreements provide (or, in the case of any such Outside Servicing Agreements as to which the related terms thereof are not definitively known, are expected to provide) generally to the following effect:

 

Although payments and other collections on an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan may initially be deposited into a clearing account and commingled with the related Outside Servicer’s own funds or funds related to other mortgage loans serviced by such related Outside Servicer, the related Outside Servicing Agreement will provide for a separate account or sub-account in which payments and other collections on the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination are to be deposited and maintained by the related Outside Servicer pending remittance to the related Outside Certificate Administrator, the holder of such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and any other related Companion Loan Holder(s). Similarly, the Outside Special Servicer for each Outside Serviced Loan Combination is to establish and maintain a separate account or sub-account with respect to any REO Property acquired with respect to such Outside Serviced Loan Combination; provided, however, that the related Outside Servicing Agreement may not require the related Outside Special Servicer to establish and maintain a

 

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  separate account with respect to REO Property acquired with respect to each such Outside Serviced Loan Combination.

 

The Outside Servicer for each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan will earn a primary servicing fee calculated at the per annum rate described under “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” above with respect to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

The liquidation fee, the special servicing fee and the workout fee with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan will be calculated in a manner similar (although not identical) to the manner in which the corresponding fees are calculated under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, in any event, are generally payable at the rates or in the amounts described under “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” in this prospectus.

 

No party to any Outside Servicing Agreement will be obligated to make P&I Advances with respect to the related Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

The related Outside Servicer will be obligated to make property protection advances with respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination. The related Outside Servicer will be entitled to be reimbursed for any such property protection advances (with interest thereon at a prime rate), first (after reimbursement from collections on, and proceeds of, any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (if any)), from collections on, and proceeds of, the related Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on each such loan’s outstanding principal balance), and then if the related Outside Servicer determines that a property protection advance it made with respect to the subject Outside Serviced Loan Combination or the related Mortgaged Property is nonrecoverable from such collections and proceeds, from general collections on all the Mortgage Loans, from general collections on the mortgage loans included in the trust fund created under the related Outside Servicing Agreement and from general collections on the mortgage loans included in any other securitization of a related Pari Passu Companion Loan, on a pro rata basis (based on the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s)); provided that, in the case of the Outside Servicing Agreement for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and the Outside Servicing Agreement for the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, there are no mortgage loans other than the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination serviced under such Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

The related Outside Servicing Agreement may vary from the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as regards the extent to which late payment charges, default interest, modification fees, assumption fees, consent fees, defeasance fees and other ancillary fees are allocated to (i) cover or offset compensation, (ii) pay master servicing compensation and (iii) pay special servicing compensation, and in any event such items will not be passed through to the Issuing Entity. The extent to which any such items collected on any Outside Serviced Loan Combination will, in turn, be applied to cover or offset expenses may be materially less under the related Outside Servicing Agreement than would have been the case under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination, provided that the equivalent of a Control Termination Event does not exist under the related Outside Servicing Agreement, the related Outside Controlling Class Representative will generally have the right to terminate the related Outside Special Servicer, with or without cause and appoint a successor thereto that meets the requirements of the related Outside Servicing Agreement; provided, that, in the case of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, such termination right will instead belong to the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan so long as no Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period is in effect.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination, after the occurrence and during the continuance of the equivalent of a Control Termination Event under the related Outside Servicing Agreement, at the written direction or affirmative vote of holders of the applicable classes of certificates (evidencing the requisite percentage of voting rights) issued under the related Outside Servicing Agreement, the related Outside Special Servicer may be replaced. Notwithstanding the

 

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  foregoing, in the case of each of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Loan Combination and The Centre Loan Combination, the related Outside Special Servicer may be replaced by the holders of the applicable certificates (evidencing the requisite percentage of voting rights) based on the recommendation of the related Outside Operating Advisor at any time.

 

If an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a defaulted loan, then (subject to, in each case if and when applicable, the consent and/or consultation rights of the related Outside Controlling Class Representative, the related Outside Operating Advisor (if any), the holder of such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan not included in the trust fund created under the related Outside Servicing Agreement) the related Outside Special Servicer will be required to take one of the following actions in response: (i) foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert ownership of the related Mortgaged Property; (ii) negotiate a workout with the related borrower, which may include a modification, waiver or amendment of the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination that affects the timing and/or amount of payments on such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan; or (iii) sell such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s) as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Loan Combination, the related Outside Controlling Class Representative will generally have the right under the related Outside Servicing Agreement to approve (so long as the equivalent of a Control Termination Event does not exist under the related Outside Servicing Agreement) or consult (if the equivalent of a Control Termination Event does exist, but the equivalent of a Consultation Termination Event does not exist, under the related Outside Servicing Agreement) regarding the implementation of any asset status report and the taking of certain material servicing decisions (which are likely to vary to some extent from Major Decisions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that, in the case of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, such approval right will belong to the holder of the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan so long as no Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period is in effect.

 

The actions that the related Outside Servicer is permitted to take with respect to an Outside Serviced Loan Combination without obtaining the consent of the related Outside Special Servicer under the related Outside Servicing Agreement will likely differ to some extent from the actions that the Master Servicer is permitted to take with respect to Serviced Loans without obtaining the consent of the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The Mortgaged Property securing each Outside Serviced Loan Combination will be subject to inspection (A) at least once per calendar year with respect to any Mortgaged Property with a stated principal balance of $2,000,000 or more and (b) at least once every other calendar year with respect to any Mortgaged Property with a stated principal balance less than $2,000,000 in a manner substantially similar to that under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The requirement of the related Outside Servicer to make compensating interest payments in respect of each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan will be substantially similar (although such payments may be calculated by reference to a different servicing fee rate) to the requirement of the Master Servicer to make Compensating Interest Payments in respect of the Serviced Companion Loans under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, provided that, certain Outside Servicing Agreements may not require the related Outside Servicer to make Compensating Interest Payments.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, each of the related Outside Servicer and Outside Special Servicer (a) will have rights related to resignation substantially similar to those of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (b) will be subject to servicer termination events substantially similar to those in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the rights related thereto.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, each of the related Outside Servicer and the related Outside Special Servicer will be liable in accordance with the related Outside Servicing

 

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  Agreement only to the extent of its obligations specifically imposed by that agreement. Accordingly, with respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, each of the related Outside Servicer and the related Outside Special Servicer will, in general, not be liable for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to the related Outside Servicing Agreement 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 Outside Servicing Agreement 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 Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the related Outside Securitization involves the issuance of “eligible vertical interests” (as defined in Regulation RR), the related Outside Servicing Agreement may provide for one or more “risk retention consultation parties” with certain consultation rights.

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the related Outside Securitization does not involve the issuance of “eligible vertical interests” (as defined in Regulation RR), the related Outside Servicing Agreement does not provide for any “risk retention consultation party”.

 

With respect to each of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, (i) there is no asset representations reviewer under the related Outside Servicing Agreement and (ii) there are no certificateholder-directed dispute resolution procedures similar to those described under “—Dispute Resolution Provisions” with respect to the Companion Loan(s) securitized under the related Outside Servicing Agreement.

 

The trust fund created under each Outside Servicing Agreement, together with the related Outside Servicer, the related Outside Special Servicer and various other parties to such Outside Servicing Agreement and certain related persons and entities, will be entitled to be indemnified by the Issuing Entity for the Issuing Entity’s pro rata share of certain costs, expenses, losses and liabilities incurred by such party in connection with the related Outside Serviced Loan Combination, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

For further information, see the discussion of each Outside Serviced Loan Combination under “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan Combinations” in this prospectus.

 

Prospective investors are encouraged to review the full provisions of each Outside Servicing Agreement, which is available (or, if applicable, is expected to be available following the closing of the related commercial mortgage securitization) either: (a) online at www.sec.gov; or (b) by requesting a copy from the underwriters.

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans

 

The servicing of a Servicing Shift Loan Combination is expected to be governed by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement only temporarily, until the securitization of the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan. Thereafter, such Servicing Shift Loan Combination will be serviced by the related Outside Servicer and, if and to the extent necessary, the related Outside Special Servicer under and pursuant to the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement governing such future securitization. Although the related Co-Lender Agreement imposes some requirements regarding the terms of the related Outside Servicing Agreement governing such future securitization, the securitization to which the related Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan is to be contributed has not been determined, and accordingly, the servicing terms of such future Outside Servicing Agreement are unknown. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations”.

 

Related Provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

With respect to each Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that:

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee will have no obligation or authority under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to (a) supervise the applicable Outside Servicer, the applicable Outside Special Servicer, the applicable

 

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  Outside Trustee or any other party to the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement or (b) make Property Advances with respect to such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan. Any obligation of the Master Servicer to provide information to the Trustee or any other person with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans is dependent on their receipt of the corresponding information from the applicable Outside Servicer or the applicable Outside Special Servicer.

 

If a party to the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement requests the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian to consent to, or consult with respect to, a modification, waiver or amendment of, or other loan-level action related to, the applicable Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan (except a modification, waiver or amendment of the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement or the related Co-Lender Agreement), then the party that receives such request will be required (but in the case of the Master Servicer subject to the limitation that it will only be required to deliver any such request to the Special Servicer) to promptly deliver a copy of such request to the Controlling Class Representative (if no Control Termination Event (in the case of consent rights) or Consultation Termination Event (in the case of consultation rights) has occurred and is continuing and such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Mortgage Loan) or to the Special Servicer (if a Control Termination Event (in the case of consent rights) or Consultation Termination Event (in the case of consultation rights) has occurred and is continuing or such Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Mortgage Loan), as applicable, and, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, to the Operating Advisor, and the Controlling Class Representative or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will be entitled to exercise any such consent and/or consultation right; provided, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event, any such consultation rights will be exercised by the Special Servicer or the Controlling Class Representative, as applicable, jointly with the Operating Advisor (but, in the case of the Operating Advisor, only with respect to matters similar to Major Decisions); and provided, further, that if the applicable Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan were serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and such action would not be permitted without Rating Agency Confirmation, then the Controlling Class Representative or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will not be permitted to exercise such consent right without first having obtained or received such Rating Agency Confirmation (payable at the expense of the party requesting such consent or approval if such requesting party is a Certificateholder, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and otherwise from the Collection Account).

 

If the Trustee receives a request (and, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator receives such request, such party will be required to promptly forward such request to the Trustee) from any party to the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement for consent to or approval of a modification, waiver or amendment of the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement and/or the related Co-Lender Agreement, or the adoption of any servicing agreement that is the successor to and/or in replacement of the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date or a change in servicer under the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement, then the Trustee will grant such consent or approval if (a) the Trustee has received a prior Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (payable at the expense of the party making such request for consent or approval to the Trustee, if such requesting party is a Certificateholder, the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner or a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and otherwise payable from the Collection Account) with respect to such consent or approval, and (b) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee has obtained the consent of the Controlling Class Representative prior to granting any such consent.

 

If the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian receives notice of a termination event under the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement, then the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, will be required to notify the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer will be required to act in accordance with the instructions of (prior to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event) the Controlling Class Representative in accordance with the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement with respect to such termination event (provided that the Master Servicer will only be required to comply with such instructions if such instructions are in accordance with the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement and not inconsistent with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that, if such instructions are not provided within the time period specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or if a Control Termination Event exists or if the Master Servicer is not permitted by the applicable

 

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  Outside Servicing Agreement to follow such instructions, then the Master Servicer will be required to take such action or inaction (to the extent permitted by the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement), as directed by Certificateholders evidencing at least 25% of the aggregate of all Voting Rights within a reasonable period of time that does not exceed such response time as is afforded under the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, during the continuation of any termination event with respect to the related Outside Servicer or Outside Special Servicer under the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement, each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will have the right (but not the obligation) to take all actions to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies, of the Trust (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filings of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith). The reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with such enforcement will be paid by the Master Servicer out of the Collection Account.

 

Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be required to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Controlling Class Representative (if no Control Termination Event Exists), as applicable, to facilitate the exercise by such party of any consent or approval rights set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided, however, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will have no right or obligation to exercise any consent or consultation rights or obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation on behalf of the Controlling Class Representative.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

The Depositor expects to receive from this offering approximately 109.83% of the aggregate principal balance of the Offered Certificates, plus accrued interest from August 1, 2019, before deducting expenses payable by the Depositor. Certain of the net proceeds from the sale of the Offered Certificates, together with the net proceeds from the sale of the other certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest not being offered by this prospectus, will be used by the Depositor to pay the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans and to pay certain other related expenses.

 

Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations

 

Yield

 

The yield to maturity on the Offered Certificates will depend upon the price paid by the related investors, the rate and timing of the distributions in reduction of the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of the related Class of Offered Certificates, the extent to which prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges allocated to the related 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 related Class of Offered Certificates, as well as prevailing interest rates at the time of payment or loss realization.

 

The rate of distributions in reduction of (or otherwise resulting in the reduction of) the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of any Class of Offered Certificates, the aggregate amount of distributions on any Class of Offered 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 and the amount and timing of borrower defaults and the severity of losses occurring upon a default. While voluntary prepayments of the 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. Certain of the Mortgage Loans may require prepayment in connection with an economic holdback or earnout if the related borrower does not satisfy certain criteria set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Prepayment Provisions” for a discussion of prepayment restrictions. In addition, such distributions in reduction of Certificate Balances of the respective Classes of Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates (or that otherwise result in the reduction of the respective Notional Amounts of the Offered Certificates that are Interest-Only Certificates) may result from repurchases of, or substitutions for, Mortgage Loans made by the Mortgage Loan Sellers due to

 

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missing or defective documentation or breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans as described under “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”, purchases of the Mortgage Loans in the manner described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates”, the exercise of purchase options by the holder of a subordinate companion loan or mezzanine loan, if any, or the sale or other liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan. To the extent a Mortgage Loan requires payment of a prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge in connection with a voluntary prepayment, any such prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge 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.

 

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 with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates, 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 accrued on the Offered Certificates in the absence of such reduction. In general, Realized Losses with respect to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest occur when the principal balance of a Mortgage Loan is reduced without an equal distribution (taking into account the allocation of amounts among the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates, on the one hand, and the Combined VRR Interest, on the other hand) to applicable Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner, in reduction of the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance. Realized Losses may occur in connection with a default on a Mortgage Loan, acceptance of a discounted payoff, 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, Special Servicer or Trustee of a Nonrecoverable Advance or the incurrence of certain unanticipated or default-related costs and expenses (including interest on Advances, Workout Fees, Liquidation Fees and Special Servicing Fees and any comparable items with respect to the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans). Any reduction of the Certificate Balance of a Class of Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates as a result of the application of applicable Realized Losses may also reduce the Notional Amount of a Class of Interest-Only Certificates. Applicable Realized Losses will be allocated to the respective Classes of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates in reverse distribution priority and as more particularly described in “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”.

 

Certificateholders are not entitled to receive distributions of Monthly Payments when due except to the extent they are either covered by an Advance or actually received. Consequently, any defaulted Monthly Payment for which no such Advance is made will tend to extend the weighted average lives of the Offered Certificates, whether or not a permitted extension of the due date of the related Mortgage Loan has been completed.

 

The rate of payments (including voluntary and involuntary prepayments) on the Mortgage Loans will be influenced by a variety of economic, geographic, social and other factors, including the level of mortgage interest rates and the rate at which borrowers default on their Mortgage Loans. The terms of the Mortgage Loans (in particular, amortization terms, the term of any prepayment lock-out period, the extent to which prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges are due with respect to any principal prepayments, the right of the mortgagee to apply condemnation and casualty proceeds or reserve funds to prepay the Mortgage Loan, the extent to which a partial principal prepayment is required in connection with the release of a portion of the real estate collateral for a Mortgage Loan, and the availability of certain rights to defease all or a portion of the Mortgage Loan) may affect the rate of principal payments on Mortgage Loans, and consequently, the yields to maturity of the respective Classes of Offered Certificates. For example, certain Mortgage Loans may permit prepayment of the Mortgage Loan without a lockout period. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Prepayment Provisions” and Annex A to this prospectus for a description of prepayment lock-out periods, prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges.

 

Principal prepayments on the Mortgage Loans could also affect the yield on any Class of Offered Certificates with a Pass-Through Rate that is limited by, based upon or equal to the WAC Rate. The Pass-Through Rates on those Classes of Offered Certificates may be adversely affected as a result of a decrease in the WAC Rate even if principal prepayments do not occur.

 

With respect to the Class A-AB Certificates, the extent to which the Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balances are achieved and the sensitivity of the Class A-AB Certificates to principal prepayments on the Mortgage Loans

 

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allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates 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. In particular, once such other Classes of Offered Certificates are no longer outstanding, any remaining portion on any Distribution Date of the Principal Distribution Amount will be distributed to the Class A-AB Certificates until the Certificate Balance of the Class A-AB Certificates is reduced to zero. As such, the Class A-AB Certificates will become more sensitive to the rate of prepayments on the Mortgage Loans allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates than they were when the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-5 Certificates were outstanding.

 

Any changes in the weighted average lives of your Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates may adversely affect your yield. The timing of changes in the rate of prepayment on the Mortgage Loans may significantly affect the actual yield to maturity experienced by an investor even if the average rate of principal payments experienced over time is consistent with such investor’s expectation. In general, the earlier a prepayment of principal on the Mortgage Loans, the greater the effect on such investor’s yield to maturity. As a result, the effect on such investor’s yield of principal payments occurring at a rate higher (or lower) than the rate anticipated by the investor during the period immediately following the issuance of the Offered Certificates would not be fully offset by a subsequent like reduction (or increase) in the rate of principal payments.

 

In addition, the rate and timing of delinquencies, defaults, the application of liquidation proceeds and other involuntary payments such as condemnation proceeds or insurance proceeds, losses and other shortfalls on Mortgage Loans will affect distributions on the Offered Certificates and their timing. See “Risk Factors—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors”. In general, these factors may be influenced by economic and other factors that cannot be predicted with any certainty. Accordingly, you may find it difficult to predict the effect that these factors might have on the yield to maturity of your Offered Certificates.

 

In addition, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee is reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans included in the Issuing Entity for any advance that it 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 Principal Balance Certificates and will result in a reduction of the Certificate Balance of a Class of Principal Balance Certificates. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”. Likewise, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee is reimbursed 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 Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date. This reimbursement would have the effect of reducing current payments of principal on the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates and extending the weighted average lives of the respective Classes of those Offered Certificates. Holders of the Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates will be affected to the extent of the Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of any such reimbursement. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions”.

 

If you own Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates, then prepayments resulting in a shortening of the weighted average lives of your Certificates may be made at a time of low interest rates when you may be unable to reinvest the resulting payments of principal on your Certificates at a rate comparable to the effective yield anticipated by you in making your investment in the Offered Certificates, while delays and extensions resulting in a lengthening of the 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.

 

No representation is made as to the rate of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans or as to the yield to maturity of any Class of Offered Certificates. An investor is urged to make an investment decision with respect to any Class of Offered Certificates based on the anticipated yield to maturity of such Class of Offered Certificates resulting from its purchase price and such investor’s own determination as to anticipated Mortgage Loan prepayment rates under a variety of scenarios. The extent to which any Class of Offered Certificates is purchased at a discount or a premium and the degree to which the timing of payments on such Class of Offered Certificates is sensitive to prepayments will determine the extent to which the yield to maturity of such Class of Offered Certificates may vary from the anticipated yield. An investor should carefully consider the associated risks, including, in the case of any Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates and that are 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 the

 

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Class X-A Certificates and any Offered Certificates that are also Principal Balance Certificates and that are purchased at a premium, the risk that a faster 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.

 

In general, with respect to any Class of Offered Certificates that is purchased at a premium, if principal distributions occur at a rate faster than anticipated at the time of purchase, the investor’s actual yield to maturity will be lower than that assumed at the time of purchase. Conversely, if a Class of Offered Certificates is purchased at a discount and principal distributions occur at a rate slower than that assumed at the time of purchase, the investor’s actual yield to maturity will be lower than that assumed at the time of purchase.

 

An investor should consider the risk that rapid rates of prepayments on the Mortgage Loans, and therefore of amounts distributable in reduction of the Certificate Balances of the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates may coincide with periods of low prevailing interest rates. During such periods, the effective interest rates on securities in which an investor may choose to reinvest such amounts distributed to it may be lower than the applicable Pass-Through Rate. Conversely, slower rates of prepayments on the Mortgage Loans, and therefore, of amounts distributable in reduction of the Certificate Balances of the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates may coincide with periods of high prevailing interest rates. During such periods, the amount of principal distributions resulting from prepayments available to an investor in any Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates for reinvestment at such high prevailing interest rates may be relatively small.

 

The effective yield to holders of Offered Certificates will be lower than the yield otherwise produced by the applicable Pass-Through Rate and applicable purchase prices because while interest will accrue during each Interest Accrual Period, the distribution of such interest will not be made until the Distribution Date immediately following such Interest Accrual Period, and principal paid on any Distribution Date will not bear interest during the period from the end of such Interest Accrual Period to the Distribution Date that follows.

 

In addition, although the related borrower under any ARD Loan may have certain incentives to prepay such ARD Loan on its Anticipated Repayment Date, we cannot assure you that such borrower will be able to prepay such ARD Loan on its Anticipated Repayment Date. The failure of the related 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be permitted to take any enforcement action with respect to such borrower’s failure to pay Excess Interest, other than requests for collection, until the scheduled maturity of any such ARD Loan that is a Serviced 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.

 

Yield on the Class X-A Certificates

 

The yield to maturity of the Class X-A Certificates will be highly sensitive to the rate and timing of reductions made to 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, including by reason of prepayments and principal losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to such Classes of Principal Balance Certificates and other factors described above. Investors in the Class X-A Certificates 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.

 

Any optional termination of the Issuing Entity by any party entitled to effect such termination would result in prepayment in full of the Certificates and would have an adverse effect on the yield of the Class X-A Certificates because a termination would have an effect similar to a principal prepayment in full of the Mortgage Loans and, as a result, investors in the Class X-A Certificates and any other Certificates purchased at premium might not fully recoup their initial investment. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase”.

 

Weighted Average Life of the Offered Certificates

 

Weighted average life refers to the average amount of time from the date of issuance of a security until each dollar of principal of such security will be repaid to the investor (or, in the case of an interest-only security, each

 

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dollar of its notional amount is reduced to zero). The weighted average life of an Offered Certificate will be influenced by, among other things, the rate at which principal payments (including scheduled payments, principal prepayments and payments made pursuant to any applicable policies of insurance) on the Mortgage Loans are made and applied to pay principal (or, in the case of a Class X-A Certificate, reduce the notional amount) of such Offered Certificate. The Principal Distribution Amount for each Distribution Date will be distributable as described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loans may be in the form of scheduled amortization or prepayments (for this purpose, the term prepayment includes prepayments, partial prepayments and liquidations due to a default or other dispositions of the Mortgage Loans).

 

Calculations reflected in the following tables assume that the Mortgage Loans have the characteristics shown on Annex A to this prospectus (together with the footnotes thereto), and are based on the following additional assumptions (“Modeling Assumptions”):

 

(i)         each Mortgage Loan is assumed to prepay at the indicated level of constant prepayment rate (“CPR”), in accordance with a prepayment scenario in which prepayments occur after expiration of any applicable lock-out period, defeasance period and/or period during which voluntary prepayments must be accompanied by a yield maintenance charge or a fixed prepayment premium;

 

(ii)        there are no delinquencies or defaults;

 

(iii)       scheduled interest and principal payments, including balloon payments, on the Mortgage Loans are timely received on their respective Due Dates;

 

(iv)       no prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges are collected;

 

(v)        no party exercises its right of optional termination of the Issuing Entity described in this prospectus;

 

(vi)       no Mortgage Loan is required to be repurchased from the Issuing Entity;

 

(vii)      the Administrative Fee Rate is the respective rate set forth on Annex A to this prospectus as the “Administrative Fee Rate” with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

(viii)     there are no Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, other shortfalls unrelated to defaults or Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to any Class of Certificates;

 

(ix)       distributions on the Certificates are made on the 10th day (each assumed to be a business day) of each month, commencing in September 2019;

 

(x)        the Certificates will be issued on August 20, 2019;

 

(xi)       the Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Class of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates is as described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates”;

 

(xii)      the ARD Loans (if any) prepay in full on their respective Anticipated Repayment Dates;

 

(xiii)     all prepayments are assumed to be voluntary prepayments and will not include 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;

 

(xiv)    with respect to any Mortgage Loans that require prepayment in connection with an economic holdback or earnout, the related borrower will satisfy certain criteria set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and the related holdback or earnout will not be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan;

 

(xv)     the initial Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates are as set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary”;

 

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(xvi)      there are no property releases requiring payment of a yield maintenance charge or other prepayment premium; and

 

(xvii)     with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination that includes one or more Subordinate Companion Loans, for purposes of assumed CPR prepayment rates, prepayments are determined on the basis of the principal balance of that Mortgage Loan only, without regard to the related Subordinate Companion Loan(s).

 

The following tables indicate the percentage of the initial Certificate Balance of each Class of Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates) that would be outstanding after each of the dates shown under each of the indicated prepayment assumptions and the corresponding weighted average life, first principal payment date and last principal payment date of each such Class of Offered Certificates. The tables have been prepared on the basis of, among others, the Modeling Assumptions. To the extent that the Mortgage Loans or the Certificates have characteristics that differ from those assumed in preparing the tables, the respective Classes of the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates may mature earlier or later than indicated by the tables. The Mortgage Loans will not prepay at any constant rate, and it is highly unlikely that the Mortgage Loans will prepay in a manner consistent with the assumptions described in this prospectus. For this reason and because the timing of principal payments is critical to determining weighted average lives, the weighted average lives of the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates are likely to differ from those shown in the tables, even if all of the Mortgage Loans prepay at the indicated percentages of CPR or prepayment scenario over any given time period or over the entire life of the Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates. In addition, variations in the actual prepayment experience and the balance of the Mortgage Loans that prepay may increase or decrease the percentages of initial Certificate Balances (and shorten or extend the weighted average lives) shown in the following tables. Investors are urged to conduct their own analyses of the rates at which the Mortgage Loans may be expected to prepay.

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-1 Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 85% 85% 85% 85% 85%
August 10, 2021 68% 68% 68% 68% 68%
August 10, 2022 49% 49% 49% 49% 49%
August 10, 2023 22% 22% 22% 22% 22%
August 10, 2024 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 2.73 2.70 2.70 2.70 2.70
First Principal Payment Date September 2019 September 2019 September 2019 September 2019 September 2019
Last Principal Payment Date May 2024 January 2024 December 2023 December 2023 December 2023

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-2 Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 4.88 4.86 4.83 4.79 4.52
First Principal Payment Date May 2024 January 2024 December 2023 December 2023 December 2023
Last Principal Payment Date August 2024 August 2024 August 2024 August 2024 August 2024

 

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Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance
of the Class A-3 Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2026 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 6.97 6.95 6.93 6.89 6.64
First Principal Payment Date August 2026 April 2026 April 2026 April 2026 April 2026
Last Principal Payment Date August 2026 August 2026 August 2026 August 2026 April 2026
           

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance
of the Class A-4 Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.86 9.77 9.68 9.59 9.42
First Principal Payment Date May 2029 December 2028 December 2028 December 2028 April 2026
Last Principal Payment Date July 2029 July 2029 June 2029 May 2029 February 2029

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-5 Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.90 9.89 9.88 9.85 9.57
First Principal Payment Date July 2029 July 2029 June 2029 May 2029 February 2029
Last Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 July 2029 July 2029 April 2029

 

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Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-AB Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 81% 81% 81% 81% 81%
August 10, 2026 60% 60% 60% 60% 61%
August 10, 2027 39% 39% 39% 39% 40%
August 10, 2028 17% 17% 17% 17% 18%
August 10, 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 7.47 7.47 7.47 7.47 7.48
First Principal Payment Date August 2024 August 2024 August 2024 August 2024 August 2024
Last Principal Payment Date May 2029 May 2029 May 2029 May 2029 April 2029

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class A-S Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.97 9.97 9.95 9.90 9.64
First Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 July 2029 July 2029 April 2029
Last Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 April 2029

 

Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class B Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.97 9.97 9.97 9.97 9.70
First Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 April 2029
Last Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 May 2029

 

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Percentages of the Initial Certificate Balance of
the Class C Certificates at the Specified CPRs
0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance or
fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

 

 

Prepayment Assumption (CPR) 

Distribution Date 

0% CPR 

25% CPR 

50% CPR 

75% CPR 

100% CPR 

Closing Date 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2020 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2021 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2022 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2023 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2024 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2025 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2026 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2027 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2028 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
August 10, 2029 and thereafter 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Weighted Average Life (in years) 9.97 9.97 9.97 9.97 9.72
First Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 May 2029
Last Principal Payment Date August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 August 2029 May 2029

 

Price/Yield Tables

 

The tables set forth below show the corporate bond equivalent (“CBE”) yield with respect to each Class of Offered Certificates under the Modeling Assumptions. Purchase prices set forth below for each Class of Offered Certificates are expressed as a percentage of the initial Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Offered Certificates, before adding accrued interest.

 

The yields set forth in the following tables were calculated by determining the monthly discount rates which, when applied to the assumed stream of cash flows to be paid on each Class of Offered Certificates, would cause the discounted present value of such assumed stream of cash flows as of the Closing Date to equal the assumed purchase prices, plus accrued interest at the applicable Pass-Through Rate as described in the Modeling Assumptions, from and including the first day of the applicable Interest Accrual Period for the initial Distribution Date to but excluding the Closing Date, and converting such monthly rates to semi-annual corporate bond equivalent rates. Such calculation does not take into account variations that may occur in the interest rates at which investors may be able to reinvest funds received by them as reductions of the Certificate Balances of the respective Classes of Offered Certificates that are Principal Balance Certificates and consequently does not purport to reflect the return on any investment in such Classes of Offered Certificates when such reinvestment rates are considered.

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-1 Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR 

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR 

94.99997 3.9237% 3.9440% 3.9450% 3.9450% 3.9450%
95.99997 3.5153% 3.5315% 3.5323% 3.5323% 3.5323%
96.99997 3.1132% 3.1252% 3.1258% 3.1258% 3.1258%
97.99997 2.7171% 2.7250% 2.7254% 2.7254% 2.7254%
98.99997 2.3268% 2.3307% 2.3309% 2.3309% 2.3309%
99.99997 1.9423% 1.9421% 1.9421% 1.9421% 1.9421%
100.99997 1.5634% 1.5592% 1.5590% 1.5590% 1.5590%
101.99997 1.1899% 1.1817% 1.1813% 1.1813% 1.1813%
102.99997 0.8216% 0.8095% 0.8089% 0.8089% 0.8089%
103.99997 0.4586% 0.4425% 0.4417% 0.4417% 0.4417%
104.99997 0.1005% 0.0806% 0.0796% 0.0796% 0.0796%

 

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Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-2 Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR 

100% CPR

97.99981 3.1374% 3.1392% 3.1417% 3.1455% 3.1693%
98.99981 2.9123% 2.9132% 2.9144% 2.9162% 2.9276%
99.99981 2.6899% 2.6898% 2.6897% 2.6896% 2.6888%
100.99981 2.4700% 2.4690% 2.4676% 2.4656% 2.4527%
101.99981 2.2525% 2.2507% 2.2480% 2.2441% 2.2193%
102.99981 2.0376% 2.0348% 2.0309% 2.0251% 1.9885%
103.99981 1.8250% 1.8214% 1.8162% 1.8086% 1.7603%
104.99981 1.6147% 1.6103% 1.6039% 1.5944% 1.5346%
105.99981 1.4067% 1.4015% 1.3939% 1.3826% 1.3114%
106.99981 1.2010% 1.1949% 1.1861% 1.1731% 1.0906%
107.99981 0.9975% 0.9906% 0.9806% 0.9658% 0.8722%

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-3 Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

95.99977 3.2648% 3.2664% 3.2686% 3.2718% 3.2941%
96.99977 3.0996% 3.1008% 3.1024% 3.1048% 3.1213%
97.99977 2.9363% 2.9371% 2.9382% 2.9397% 2.9506%
98.99977 2.7750% 2.7753% 2.7758% 2.7766% 2.7818%
99.99977 2.6154% 2.6154% 2.6154% 2.6153% 2.6149%
100.99977 2.4577% 2.4573% 2.4567% 2.4559% 2.4500%
101.99977 2.3017% 2.3009% 2.2998% 2.2982% 2.2869%
102.99977 2.1475% 2.1462% 2.1447% 2.1423% 2.1256%
103.99977 1.9949% 1.9933% 1.9912% 1.9881% 1.9660%
104.99977 1.8440% 1.8420% 1.8394% 1.8355% 1.8082%
105.99977 1.6947% 1.6924% 1.6893% 1.6846% 1.6521%

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-4 Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

95.99923 3.1032% 3.1069% 3.1111% 3.1149% 3.1224%
96.99923 2.9820% 2.9848% 2.9878% 2.9906% 2.9962%
97.99923 2.8622% 2.8640% 2.8660% 2.8679% 2.8716%
98.99923 2.7438% 2.7447% 2.7457% 2.7466% 2.7483%
99.99923 2.6268% 2.6267% 2.6267% 2.6266% 2.6265%
100.99923 2.5111% 2.5101% 2.5090% 2.5080% 2.5060%
101.99923 2.3967% 2.3948% 2.3927% 2.3908% 2.3869%
102.99923 2.2836% 2.2808% 2.2777% 2.2748% 2.2692%
103.99923 2.1717% 2.1680% 2.1639% 2.1602% 2.1527%
104.99923 2.0610% 2.0564% 2.0514% 2.0467% 2.0375%
105.99923 1.9515% 1.9461% 1.9400% 1.9345% 1.9235%

 

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Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-5 Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

97.99959 3.1152% 3.1153% 3.1155% 3.1162% 3.1220%
98.99959 2.9956% 2.9957% 2.9958% 2.9962% 2.9989%
99.99959 2.8775% 2.8775% 2.8775% 2.8775% 2.8773%
100.99959 2.7607% 2.7607% 2.7605% 2.7601% 2.7570%
101.99959 2.6453% 2.6451% 2.6449% 2.6441% 2.6380%
102.99959 2.5311% 2.5309% 2.5305% 2.5294% 2.5204%
103.99959 2.4182% 2.4179% 2.4175% 2.4160% 2.4041%
104.99959 2.3065% 2.3062% 2.3056% 2.3038% 2.2891%
105.99959 2.1961% 2.1957% 2.1950% 2.1928% 2.1754%
106.99959 2.0868% 2.0864% 2.0855% 2.0830% 2.0628%
107.99959 1.9787% 1.9782% 1.9773% 1.9744% 1.9514%

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-AB Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

97.99968 3.0287% 3.0287% 3.0287% 3.0287% 3.0284%
98.99968 2.8760% 2.8760% 2.8760% 2.8760% 2.8759%
99.99968 2.7251% 2.7251% 2.7251% 2.7251% 2.7251%
100.99968 2.5759% 2.5759% 2.5759% 2.5759% 2.5761%
101.99968 2.4285% 2.4285% 2.4285% 2.4285% 2.4288%
102.99968 2.2827% 2.2827% 2.2827% 2.2827% 2.2832%
103.99968 2.1386% 2.1386% 2.1386% 2.1386% 2.1392%
104.99968 1.9961% 1.9961% 1.9961% 1.9961% 1.9969%
105.99968 1.8552% 1.8552% 1.8552% 1.8552% 1.8561%
106.99968 1.7158% 1.7158% 1.7158% 1.7158% 1.7169%
107.99968 1.5780% 1.5780% 1.5780% 1.5780% 1.5792%

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class X-A Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

6.91423 7.8981% 7.8387% 7.7651% 7.6621% 7.1446%
7.16423 7.0023% 6.9417% 6.8667% 6.7617% 6.2352%
7.41423 6.1541% 6.0924% 6.0159% 5.9090% 5.3738%
7.66423 5.3490% 5.2863% 5.2085% 5.0997% 4.5561%
7.91423 4.5835% 4.5197% 4.4406% 4.3300% 3.7783%
8.16423 3.8541% 3.7893% 3.7089% 3.5966% 3.0370%
8.41423 3.1578% 3.0921% 3.0105% 2.8965% 2.3294%
8.66423 2.4922% 2.4255% 2.3428% 2.2272% 1.6527%
8.91423 1.8548% 1.7872% 1.7034% 1.5862% 1.0046%
9.16423 1.2436% 1.1752% 1.0902% 0.9715% 0.3831%
9.41423 0.6567% 0.5874% 0.5014% 0.3812% -0.2139%

 

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Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class A-S Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

97.99993 3.2659% 3.2659% 3.2663% 3.2673% 3.2727%
98.99993 3.1463% 3.1463% 3.1464% 3.1469% 3.1495%
99.99993 3.0280% 3.0280% 3.0279% 3.0279% 3.0277%
100.99993 2.9110% 2.9110% 2.9108% 2.9103% 2.9073%
101.99993 2.7954% 2.7954% 2.7950% 2.7940% 2.7882%
102.99993 2.6811% 2.6811% 2.6806% 2.6790% 2.6705%
103.99993 2.5681% 2.5681% 2.5674% 2.5653% 2.5541%
104.99993 2.4563% 2.4563% 2.4554% 2.4528% 2.4390%
105.99993 2.3457% 2.3457% 2.3447% 2.3416% 2.3252%
106.99993 2.2363% 2.2363% 2.2351% 2.2316% 2.2125%
107.99993 2.1281% 2.1281% 2.1267% 2.1227% 2.1011%

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class B Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

97.99923 3.4514% 3.4514% 3.4514% 3.4514% 3.4569%
98.99923 3.3306% 3.3306% 3.3306% 3.3306% 3.3332%
99.99923 3.2112% 3.2112% 3.2112% 3.2112% 3.2110%
100.99923 3.0931% 3.0931% 3.0931% 3.0931% 3.0901%
101.99923 2.9765% 2.9765% 2.9765% 2.9765% 2.9707%
102.99923 2.8611% 2.8611% 2.8611% 2.8611% 2.8526%
103.99923 2.7470% 2.7470% 2.7470% 2.7470% 2.7359%
104.99923 2.6342% 2.6342% 2.6342% 2.6342% 2.6204%
105.99923 2.5226% 2.5226% 2.5226% 2.5226% 2.5062%
106.99923 2.4123% 2.4123% 2.4123% 2.4123% 2.3932%
107.99923 2.3031% 2.3031% 2.3031% 2.3031% 2.2814%

 

Pre-Tax Yield to Maturity (CBE) for the Class C Certificates at the Specified CPRs

 

 

0% CPR during lockout, defeasance and/or yield maintenance
or fixed prepayment premiums - otherwise at indicated CPR

Assumed Price (%)

0% CPR

25% CPR

50% CPR

75% CPR

100% CPR

97.99988 3.7606% 3.7606% 3.7606% 3.7606% 3.7656%
98.99988 3.6379% 3.6379% 3.6379% 3.6379% 3.6402%
99.99988 3.5166% 3.5166% 3.5166% 3.5166% 3.5164%
100.99988 3.3967% 3.3967% 3.3967% 3.3967% 3.3939%
101.99988 3.2782% 3.2782% 3.2782% 3.2782% 3.2729%
102.99988 3.1611% 3.1611% 3.1611% 3.1611% 3.1532%
103.99988 3.0453% 3.0453% 3.0453% 3.0453% 3.0349%
104.99988 2.9308% 2.9308% 2.9308% 2.9308% 2.9179%
105.99988 2.8175% 2.8175% 2.8175% 2.8175% 2.8022%
106.99988 2.7055% 2.7055% 2.7055% 2.7055% 2.6878%
107.99988 2.5947% 2.5947% 2.5947% 2.5947% 2.5746%

 

We cannot assure you that the Mortgage Loans will prepay at any particular rate. Moreover, the various remaining terms to maturity of the Mortgage Loans could produce slower or faster principal distributions than indicated in the preceding tables at the various percentages of CPR and under the various prepayment scenarios specified, even if the weighted average remaining term to maturity of the Mortgage Loans is as assumed. Investors are urged to make their investment decisions based on their determinations as to anticipated rates of prepayment under a variety of scenarios.

 

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Material Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

General

 

The following is a general discussion of the anticipated material United States federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Offered 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, tax-exempt investors, investors whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, U.S. expatriates and investors that hold the Offered Certificates as part of a “straddle,” integrated transaction 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. Investors are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors in determining the federal, state, local and any other tax consequences to them of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Offered Certificates.

 

Two (2) 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, collectively, the “Trust REMICs”). The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of any Excess Interest) and certain other assets and will issue (i) one or more uncertificated classes of regular interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”) to the Upper-Tier REMIC and (ii) a residual 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 A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G-RR, Class J-RR, and a regular interest that corresponds to the Combined VRR Interest excluding the right to receive Excess Interest (the “VRR REMIC Regular Interest”), each representing a regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC (the “Regular Interests”) and (ii) a residual interest represented by the Class R Certificates as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Assuming (i) the making of appropriate elections, (ii) compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each Outside Servicing Agreement and each Co-Lender Agreement without waiver, (iii) continued qualification of each REMIC formed under each Outside Servicing Agreement, and (iv) compliance with any changes in the law, including any amendments to the Code or applicable Treasury regulations thereunder, in the opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, special tax counsel to the Depositor, for federal income tax purposes (a) each Trust REMIC will qualify as a REMIC, (b) each of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests will qualify as a “regular interest” in the Lower-Tier REMIC, (c) each of the Regular Interests will qualify as a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC and (d) the Class R Certificates will represent ownership of the sole class of “residual interests” in each Trust REMIC, in each case within the meaning of the REMIC provisions of the Code. However, qualification as a REMIC requires ongoing compliance with certain conditions. See “—Qualification as a REMIC” below.

 

In addition, in the opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, special tax counsel to the Depositor, (i) the portions of the Issuing Entity consisting of (a) collections of Excess Interest (and the related amounts in the Excess Interest Distribution Account) and (b) the VRR REMIC Regular Interest and distributions thereon, 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, and (ii) (a) the Class S Certificates and the Combined VRR Interest will represent undivided beneficial interests in the portion of the Grantor Trust described in (i)(a) above and (b) the Combined VRR Interest will represent undivided beneficial interests in the portion of the Grantor Trust described in (i)(b) above.

 

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

 

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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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 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. Consequently, it is expected that each Trust REMIC will qualify as a REMIC at all times that any of the Certificates 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 its startup day or is purchased by a REMIC within a three month period thereafter pursuant to a fixed price contract in effect on the REMIC’s startup day. Qualified mortgages include (i) mortgage loans or split note interests in mortgage loans, such as the Mortgage Loans; provided that, in general, (a) the fair market value of the real property security (including permanently affixed buildings and certain structural components of the real property security) (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 REMIC’s 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 of the REMIC, 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 REMIC acquires such property, with one extension that may be granted by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).

 

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 REMIC’s 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 REMIC’s startup day that is designated as a residual interest. Accordingly, 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

 

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interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC, and the Class R Certificates will represent the sole class of residual interests in each Trust REMIC.

 

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 Trust REMICs, may be treated as a separate association taxable as a corporation under Treasury regulations, and the Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest may be treated as equity interests in that 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. No such regulations have been proposed, however, and investors should be aware that the Conference Committee Report to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the “1986 Act”) indicates that any such 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

 

Except as provided below, 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 856(c)(5)(B), payments of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans that are reinvested pending distribution to holders of Certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner qualify for such treatment. It is unclear, however, whether property acquired by foreclosure held pending sale, and amounts in reserve accounts, would be considered to be part of the Mortgage Loans, or whether these assets otherwise would receive the same treatment as the Mortgage Loans for purposes of the above-referenced sections of the Code. Offered Certificates held by a domestic building and loan association will be treated as assets described in Code Section 7701(a)(19)(C)(xi) to the extent that the Mortgage Loans are treated as “loans . . . secured by an interest in real property which is . . . residential real property” or “loans secured by an interest in educational, health, or welfare institutions or facilities, including structures designed or used primarily for residential purposes for students, residents, and persons under care, employees, or members of the staff of such institutions or facilities” within the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(19)(C) (such as certain multifamily dwellings, but not other commercial properties), and otherwise will not qualify for this treatment. Certificateholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the extent to which their Offered Certificates will qualify for this treatment. For the purposes of the foregoing determinations, the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC will be treated as a single REMIC. 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. In addition, Mortgage Loans that have been defeased with government securities will not qualify for the foregoing treatments. Offered Certificates held by certain financial institutions will constitute an “evidence of indebtedness” within the meaning of Code Section 582(c)(1). Offered Certificates will be “qualified mortgages” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) for another REMIC if transferred to that REMIC within a prescribed time period in exchange for regular or residual interests in that REMIC.

 

Taxation of the Regular Interests

 

General

 

Each class of Regular Interests will represent one or more regular interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Regular Interests will represent newly originated debt instruments issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC, and not ownership interests in the Trust REMICs or their assets, 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.

 

Under legislation enacted on December 22, 2017, taxpayers that use an accrual method of accounting for tax purposes generally will be required to include certain amounts in income no later than the time such amounts are

 

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reflected on certain financial statements. The application of this rule thus may require the accrual of income earlier than would be the case under the general tax rules described under this section. This rule generally is effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 or, for Regular Interests issued with original issue discount, for tax years beginning after December 31, 2018. Prospective investors are urged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the potential applicability of this legislation to their particular situation.

 

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 Conference Committee Report to 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, however, 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 an 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) (in the case of the Combined VRR Interest, as decreased for the portion of the price allocable to the right to receive Excess Interest). Although unclear under the OID Regulations, the Certificate Administrator will treat the issue price of Regular Interests for which there is no substantial sale for cash as of the issue date as the fair market value of such Regular Interests as of the issue date (in the case of the Combined VRR Interest, as decreased for the portion of the price allocable to the right to receive Excess Interest). The issue price of the Regular Interests also 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 to be made on the Regular Interest 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 any 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).

 

It is anticipated that the Certificate Administrator will treat the Class X Certificates as having no qualified stated interest. Accordingly, the respective Classes of the Class X Certificates 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. In the alternative, it is possible that rules similar to the “noncontingent bond method” of the contingent interest rules of the OID Regulations may be promulgated with respect to such classes. Unless and until required otherwise by applicable authority, it is not anticipated that the contingent interest rules will apply.

 

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Under a de minimis rule, original issue discount on a Regular Interest will be considered to be de minimis 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 for 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 or Anticipated Repayment Date 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., 0% CPR; provided, that it is assumed that any ARD Loan will prepay in full on its Anticipated Repayment Date (the “Prepayment Assumption”). See “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations—Weighted Average Life of the Offered Certificates”. 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 “—Taxation of the Regular Interests—Election to Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below.

 

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 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 a Class of the Class X Certificates.

 

Acquisition Premium

 

A purchaser of a Regular Interest at a cost, excluding any portion of that cost attributable to accrued qualified stated interest, 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 the cost over the 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 “—Taxation of the Regular Interests—Election to Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below.

 

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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 the 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 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 on all market discount instruments acquired by such Regular Interestholder in that taxable year or thereafter, in which case the interest deferral rule will not apply. See “—Taxation of the Regular Interests—Election to Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method” below regarding making the election under Code Section 1278 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 de minimis 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 for 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, excluding any portion of that cost attributable to accrued qualified stated interest, 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. See “—Taxation of the Regular Interests—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

 

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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 “—Taxation of the Regular Interests—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. Based on the foregoing, it is anticipated that 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 will be issued at a premium for federal income tax purposes.

 

Election to Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method

 

A holder of a debt instrument such as a Regular Interest may elect to treat all interest that accrues on the instrument using the constant yield method, with none of the interest being treated as qualified stated 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 may not apply to holders of interest-only Regular Interests. Under Code Section 166, it appears that 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 such Regular Interests becoming wholly or partially worthless, and that, in general, holders of Regular Interests 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 (i.e., when the principal balance thereof has been reduced to zero). Such non-corporate holders of Regular Interests may be allowed a bad debt deduction at such time as the principal balance 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is not clear whether holders of interest-only Regular Interests, such as the Class X Certificates, will be allowed any deductions under Code Section 166 for bad debt losses. Regular Interestholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the

 

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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.

 

Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges

 

The Non-Vertically Retained Percentage of prepayment premiums and yield maintenance charges actually collected on the Mortgage Loans will be distributed among the holders of the respective Classes of Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates as described under “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 holders of Offered Certificates, 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 holders of Offered Certificates 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 ordinary income, although authority exists for treating such amounts as capital gain if they are treated as paid upon the retirement or partial retirement of a debt instrument. 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 or market discount 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.

 

In addition to the recognition of gain or loss on actual sales, Code Section 1259 requires the recognition of gain, but not loss, upon the constructive sale of an appreciated financial position. A constructive sale of an appreciated financial position occurs if a taxpayer enters into a transaction or series of transactions that have the effect of substantially eliminating the taxpayer’s risk of loss and opportunity for gain with respect to the financial instrument. Debt instruments that entitle the holder to a specified principal amount, pay interest at a fixed or variable rate, and are not convertible into the stock of the issuer or a related party, cannot be the subject of a constructive sale for this purpose. Because most Regular Interests meet this exception, Code Section 1259 will not apply to most Regular Interests. However, Regular Interests that have no, or a disproportionately small, amount of principal, can be the subject of a constructive sale.

 

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 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. In connection with a sale or exchange of the Combined VRR Interest, the related Certificateholder or Uncertificated

 

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VRR Interest Owner must separately account for the sale or exchange of the related “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC and the right to receive Excess Interest.

 

Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC

 

Prohibited Transactions

 

Income from certain transactions by any Trust REMIC, called prohibited transactions, will not be part of the calculation of income or loss includible in the federal income tax returns of holders of the Class R Certificates, 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 REMIC’s 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 REMIC’s 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 its startup day. Exceptions are provided for cash contributions to the REMIC (i) during the three months following its 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 will be subject to federal income tax at the highest 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 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 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 highest corporate rate. Payment of such tax by the Lower-Tier REMIC would reduce amounts available for distribution to Certificateholders.

 

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 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 to such tax.

 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

 

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “2015 Budget Act”) includes new audit rules affecting entities treated as partnerships, their partners and the persons that are authorized to represent entities treated as partnerships in IRS audits and related procedures. Under the 2015 Budget Act, these rules also apply to REMICs, the holders of

 

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their residual interests and the trustees and administrators authorized to represent REMICs in IRS audits and related procedures. These new audit rules are effective for taxable years beginning with 2018 and apply to both new and existing REMICs.

 

In addition to other changes, under the 2015 Budget Act, (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) a REMIC appoints one person to act as its sole representative in connection with IRS audits and related procedures and that representative’s actions, including agreeing to adjustments to REMIC taxable income, will be binding on residual interest holders to a greater degree than a tax matters person’s actions under the rules that applied for taxable years before 2018 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 adjustment into account for the taxable year in which the adjustment is made rather than for the audited taxable year and otherwise may have to take the adjustment into account in different and potentially less advantageous ways than under the rules that applied for taxable years before 2018.

 

The parties responsible for the tax administration of the Trust REMICs described in this prospectus will have the authority to utilize, and will be directed to utilize, any exceptions available under the new provisions (including any changes) and Treasury regulations so that a Trust REMIC’s residual interest holders, to the fullest extent possible, rather than the Trust REMIC itself, will be liable for any taxes arising from audit adjustments to the Trust REMIC’s taxable income. It is unclear how any such exceptions may affect the procedural rules available to challenge any audit adjustment that would otherwise be available in the absence of any such exceptions. Certificateholders should discuss with their own tax advisors the possible effect of the new rules on them.

 

Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors

 

Interest, including original issue discount, distributable to 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.

 

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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.

 

The term “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership (except to the extent provided in the applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate that is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the source of income, 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 the applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons). The term “Non-U.S. Tax Person” means a person other than a U.S. Tax Person.

 

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. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to this and other reporting obligations with respect to their 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 Trust REMIC. Holders through nominees must request such information from the nominee.

 

Treasury regulations require that, in addition to the foregoing requirements, information must be furnished annually to the Regular Interestholders and filed annually with the IRS concerning the percentage of each Trust REMIC’s assets meeting the qualified asset tests described under “—Qualification as a REMIC” above.

 

Tax Return Disclosure and Investor List Requirements

 

Treasury regulations directed at potentially abusive tax shelter activity appear to apply to transactions not conventionally regarded as tax shelters. The regulations require taxpayers to report certain disclosures on IRS Form 8886 if they participate in a “reportable transaction.” Organizers and sellers of the transaction are required to maintain records including investor lists containing identifying information and to furnish those records to the IRS upon demand. A transaction may be a “reportable transaction” based upon any of several indicia, one or more of which may be present with respect to an investment in the Certificates. There are significant penalties for failure to comply with these disclosure requirements. Investors in Certificates are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors concerning any possible disclosure obligation with respect to their investment, and should be aware that we and other participants in the transaction intend to comply with such disclosure and investor list maintenance requirements as we and they determine apply to us and them with respect to the transaction.

 

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, Local and Other Tax Considerations

 

In addition to the federal income tax consequences described in “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences” above, purchasers of Offered Certificates should consider the state, local and other tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the Offered Certificates. State, local and other tax laws may differ substantially from the corresponding federal law, and this discussion does not purport to describe any aspect of the tax laws of any state, locality or foreign jurisdiction.

 

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, the Sponsors, a related borrower or a mortgaged property or on some other basis, may require nonresident holders of Offered Certificates 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. No assurance can be given that holders of Offered Certificates will not be subject to tax in any particular state, local or other taxing jurisdiction.

 

Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the various state and local, and any other, tax consequences of an investment in the Certificates.

 

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ERISA Considerations

 

General

 

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), imposes various requirements on—

 

ERISA Plans, and

 

persons that are fiduciaries with respect to ERISA Plans,

 

in connection with the investment of the assets of an ERISA Plan. For purposes of this discussion, “ERISA Plans” include corporate pension and profit sharing plans that are subject to Title I of ERISA as well as separate accounts and collective investment funds, including as applicable, insurance company general accounts, in which other ERISA Plans are invested.

 

Governmental plans and, if they have not made an election under Section 410(d) of the Code, church plans are not subject to ERISA requirements. However, those plans may be subject to provisions of other applicable federal or state law that are materially similar to the provisions of ERISA or the Code discussed in this section. Any of those plans which is qualified and exempt from taxation under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code, moreover, is subject to the prohibited transaction rules in Section 503 of the Code.

 

ERISA imposes general fiduciary requirements on a fiduciary that is investing the assets of an ERISA Plan, including—

 

investment prudence and diversification, and

 

compliance with the investing ERISA Plan’s governing documents.

 

Section 406 of ERISA also prohibits a broad range of transactions involving the assets of an ERISA Plan and a “party in interest” within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA (a “Party in Interest”) with respect to that ERISA Plan, unless a statutory or administrative exemption applies. Section 4975 of the Code contains similar prohibitions applicable to transactions involving the assets of a “plan” subject to Section 4975 of the Code and “disqualified persons” with respect to such plan. For ease of reference, the term “Party in Interest” should be read to include such “disqualified persons” under Section 4975 of the Code. For purposes of this discussion, “Plans” include ERISA Plans as well as individual retirement accounts, Keogh plans and other plans subject to Section 4975 of the Code, including entities, funds or accounts deemed to hold “plan assets” thereof.

 

The types of transactions between Plans and Parties in Interest that are prohibited include:

 

sales, exchanges or leases of property;

 

loans or other extensions of credit; and

 

the furnishing of goods and services.

 

Parties in Interest that participate in a prohibited transaction may be subject to an excise tax imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or a penalty imposed under Section 502(i) of ERISA, unless a statutory or administrative exemption is available. In addition, the persons involved in the prohibited transaction may have to cancel the transaction and pay an amount to the affected Plan for any losses realized by that Plan or profits realized by those persons. In addition, an individual retirement account involved in the prohibited transaction may be disqualified which would result in adverse tax consequences to the owner of the account.

 

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An investor who is—

 

a fiduciary of a Plan, or

 

any other person investing “plan assets” of any Plan,

 

is encouraged to carefully review with their legal advisors whether the purchase or holding of an Offered Certificate would be a “prohibited transaction” or would otherwise be impermissible under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code as discussed in this prospectus.

 

If a Plan acquires an Offered Certificate, the underlying assets of the trust fund will be deemed for purposes of ERISA to be assets of the investing Plan, unless certain exceptions apply. See “—Plan Asset Regulations” below. However, we cannot predict in advance, nor can there be any continuing assurance, whether those exceptions may be applicable because of the factual nature of the rules set forth in the plan asset regulations under U.S. Department of Labor Reg. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA (the “Plan Asset Regulations”). For example, one of the exceptions in the Plan Asset Regulations states that the underlying assets of an entity will not be considered “plan assets” if less than 25% of the value of each class of equity interests is held by “benefit plan investors,” which include Plans and entities whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a Plan’s investment in such entity, but this exception would need to be tested immediately after each acquisition or disposition of an Offered Certificate, whether upon initial issuance or in the secondary market. Because there are no relevant restrictions on the purchase and transfer of the Offered Certificates by Plans, it cannot be assured that benefit plan investors will own less than 25% of each Class of the Offered Certificates.

 

If one of the exceptions in the Plan Asset Regulations applies, the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code will not apply to transactions involving the Issuing Entity’s underlying assets. However, if any of the managers, any co-managers, the mortgagors, the Trustee, the servicers or other parties providing services to the Issuing Entity is a party in interest or a disqualified person with respect to the Plan, the acquisition or holding of Offered Certificates by that Plan could result in a prohibited transaction, unless the Underwriter Exemption, as discussed below, or some other exemption is available.

 

Plan Asset Regulations

 

A Plan’s investment in Offered Certificates may cause the underlying mortgage assets and other assets of the trust to be deemed assets of that Plan. The Plan Asset Regulations provide that when a Plan acquires an equity interest in an entity, the assets of that Plan include both that equity interest and an undivided interest in each of the underlying assets of the entity, unless an exception applies. One exception is that the equity participation in the entity by benefit plan investors, which include employee benefit plans subject to Part 4 of Title I of ERISA, any plan to which Section 4975 of the Code applies and any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of the plan’s investment in such entity, is not significant. The equity participation by benefit plan investors will be significant on any date if 25% or more of the value of any class of equity interests in the entity is held by benefit plan investors. The percentage owned by benefit plan investors is determined by excluding the investments of the following persons (other than benefit plan investors):

 

1.those with discretionary authority or control over the assets of the entity,

 

2.those who provide investment advice directly or indirectly for a fee with respect to the assets of the entity, and

 

3.those who are affiliates of the persons described in the preceding clauses 1. and 2.

 

In the case of one of our trusts, investments by us, by an underwriter, by the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any other party with discretionary authority over the trust assets, or by the affiliates of these persons, will be excluded.

 

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A fiduciary of an investing Plan is any person who—

 

has discretionary authority or control over the management or disposition of the assets of that Plan, or

 

provides investment advice with respect to the assets of that Plan for a fee.

 

If the mortgage and other assets included in one of our trusts are Plan assets, then any party exercising management or discretionary control regarding those assets, such as the Trustee, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, or affiliates of any of these parties, may be

 

deemed to be a fiduciary with respect to the investing Plan, and

 

subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA.

 

In addition, if the mortgage and other assets included in one of our trusts are Plan assets, then the operation of that trust may involve prohibited transactions under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. For example, if a borrower with respect to a Mortgage Loan in that trust is a Party in Interest to an investing Plan, then the purchase by that Plan of Offered Certificates evidencing interests in that trust could be a prohibited loan between that Plan and the Party in Interest.

 

The Plan Asset Regulations provide that where a Plan purchases a “guaranteed governmental mortgage pool certificate,” the assets of that Plan include the certificate but do not include any of the mortgages underlying the certificate. The Plan Asset Regulations include in the definition of a “guaranteed governmental mortgage pool certificate” some certificates issued and/or guaranteed by Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Farmer Mac. Accordingly, even if these types of mortgaged-backed securities were deemed to be assets of a Plan, the underlying mortgages would not be treated as assets of that Plan. Private label mortgage participations, mortgage pass-through certificates or other mortgage-backed securities are not “guaranteed governmental mortgage pool certificates” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations.

 

In addition, the acquisition or holding of Offered Certificates by or on behalf of a Plan could give rise to a prohibited transaction if we or the Trustee, Master Servicer or Special Servicer or any underwriter, sub-servicer, tax administrator, manager, borrower or obligor under any credit enhancement mechanism, or one of their affiliates, is or becomes a Party in Interest with respect to an investing Plan.

 

If you are the fiduciary of a Plan, you are encouraged consult your counsel and review the ERISA discussion in this prospectus before purchasing any Offered Certificates.

 

With respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan (7.8%), Arizona State Retirement System has a 49.01% indirect equity interest in the borrower. Persons who have an ongoing relationship with Arizona State Retirement System should consult with counsel regarding whether such relationship would affect their ability to purchase and hold any Offered Certificates.

 

With respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan (4.7%), a group of certain Dutch pension plans, including Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, collectively own approximately 24.5% of indirect equity in the borrowers. Persons who have an ongoing relationship with Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP or Dutch pension funds should consult with counsel regarding whether such relationship would affect their ability to purchase and hold any Offered Certificates.

 

Prohibited Transaction Exemptions

 

If you are a Plan fiduciary, then, in connection with your deciding whether to purchase any of the Offered Certificates on behalf of, or with assets of, a Plan, you should consider the availability of one of the following prohibited transaction class exemptions issued by the U.S. Department of Labor:

 

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 90-1, which exempts particular transactions between insurance company separate accounts and Parties in Interest;

 

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Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 91-38, which exempts particular transactions between bank collective investment funds and Parties in Interest;

 

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, which exempts particular transactions effected on behalf of a Plan by a “qualified professional asset manager”;

 

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60, which exempts particular transactions between insurance company general accounts and Parties in Interest; and

 

Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 96-23, which exempts particular transactions effected on behalf of an ERISA Plan by an “in-house asset manager.”

 

We cannot provide any assurance that any of these class exemptions will apply with respect to any particular investment by or on behalf of a Plan in any Class of Offered Certificates. Furthermore, even if any of them were deemed to apply, that particular class exemption may not apply to all transactions that could occur in connection with the investment.

 

Underwriter Exemption

 

The U.S. Department of Labor has granted to certain underwriters individual administrative exemptions from application of certain of the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code.

 

The U.S. Department of Labor issued an individual prohibited transaction exemption to a predecessor of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 91-23 (April 18, 1991), and substantially identical prohibited transaction exemptions to Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, PTE 89-88 (October 17, 1989), and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Department Final Authorization Number 97-03E (December 9, 1996), each as amended by PTE 2013-08 (July 9, 2013) (collectively, the “Underwriter Exemption”). Subject to the satisfaction of conditions set forth in the Underwriter Exemption, it generally exempts from the application of the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406(a) and 407(a) of ERISA, and the excise taxes imposed on these prohibited transactions under Sections 4975(a) and (b) of the Code, specified transactions relating to, among other things—

 

the servicing and operation of pools of real estate loans, such as the mortgage pool, and

 

the purchase, sale and holding of mortgage pass-through certificates, such as the Offered Certificates, that are underwritten by an underwriter under the Underwriter Exemption.

 

The Underwriter Exemption sets forth five general conditions which, among others, must be satisfied for a transaction involving the purchase, sale and holding of an Offered Certificate to be eligible for exemptive relief under the exemption. The conditions are as follows:

 

first, the acquisition of the certificate by a Plan must be on terms that are at least as favorable to the Plan as they would be in an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated party;

 

second, at the time of its acquisition by the Plan, the certificate must be rated in one of the four highest generic rating categories by at least one NRSRO that meets the requirements in the Underwriter Exemption (“Exemption Rating Agency”);

 

third, the Trustee cannot be an affiliate of any other member of the Restricted Group (other than an underwriter);

 

fourth, the following must be true—

 

1.the sum of all payments made to and retained by the underwriters must represent not more than reasonable compensation for underwriting the relevant Class of Certificates,

 

2.the sum of all payments made to and retained by us in connection with the assignment of Mortgage Loans to the Issuing Entity must represent not more than the fair market value of the obligations, and

 

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3.the sum of all payments made to and retained by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer must represent not more than reasonable compensation for that person’s services under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reimbursement of that person’s reasonable expenses in connection therewith; and

 

fifth, the investing Plan must be an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

It is a condition to the issuance of the Offered Certificates that they receive the ratings as required by the Underwriter Exemption, and we believe that each of the Ratings Agencies meets the requirements to be 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. In addition, the third general condition set forth above will be satisfied with respect to the Offered Certificates as of the Closing Date. We believe that the fourth general condition will be satisfied with respect to the Offered Certificates. A fiduciary of a Plan contemplating purchasing any of the Offered Certificates, whether in the initial issuance of the Offered Certificates or in the secondary market, must make its own determination that the first and fifth conditions set forth above will be satisfied with respect to such Certificates. A fiduciary of a Plan contemplating purchasing any of the Offered Certificates in the secondary market must make its own determination that at the time of such acquisition, such Certificates continue to satisfy the second general condition set forth above.

 

Restricted Group” means, collectively, the following persons and entities: the Trustee; the underwriters; the Depositor; the Master Servicer; the Special Servicer; any sub-servicers; the Sponsors; each borrower, if any, with respect to Mortgage Loans constituting more than 5% of the total unamortized principal balance of the mortgage pool as of the date of initial issuance of the Offered Certificates; and any and all affiliates of any of the aforementioned persons.

 

In order to meet the requirements to be an Exemption Rating Agency, the credit rating agency:

 

1.must be recognized by the SEC as a NRSRO,

 

2.must have indicated on its most recently filed SEC Form NRSRO that it rates “issuers of asset-backed securities,” and

 

3.must have had, within the 12 months prior to the initial issuance of the securities, at least 3 “qualified ratings engagements” which are defined as (A) a rating engagement requested by an issuer or underwriter in connection with the initial offering of the securities, (B) which is made public to investors generally and (C) for which the rating agency is compensated, and (D) which involves the offering of securities of the type that would be granted relief under the Exemption.

 

The Underwriter Exemption also requires that the Issuing Entity meet the following requirements:

 

the trust fund must consist solely of assets of the type that have been included in other investment pools;

 

certificates evidencing interests in those other investment pools must have been rated in one of the four highest generic categories by at least one Exemption Rating Agency; and

 

certificates evidencing interests 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 an Offered Certificate.

 

The Depositor expects that the conditions to the applicability of the Underwriter Exemption described above generally will 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 Offered Certificates.

 

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If the general conditions of the Underwriter Exemption are satisfied, it 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 Sections 4975(a) and (b) of the Code by reason of Sections 4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code, in connection with—

 

the direct or indirect sale, exchange or transfer of an Offered Certificate acquired by a Plan upon initial issuance from us when we are, or a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, any provider of credit support, underwriter or borrower is, a Party in Interest with respect to the investing Plan,

 

the direct or indirect acquisition or disposition in the secondary market of an Offered Certificate by a Plan, and

 

the continued holding of an Offered Certificate 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 a Plan sponsored by any member of the Restricted Group, if such acquisition or holding is by any person who has discretionary authority or renders investment advice with respect to the assets of that Plan.

 

If the specific conditions of the Underwriter Exemption set forth below are also satisfied, the Underwriter Exemption may provide an additional exemption from the restrictions imposed by Sections 406(b)(1) and (b)(2) of ERISA, and the excise taxes imposed by Sections 4975(a) and (b) of the Code by reason of Section 4975(c)(1)(E) of the Code, in connection with:

 

the direct or indirect sale, exchange or transfer of Offered Certificates in the initial issuance of securities between the Issuing Entity or an underwriter and a Plan when the person who has discretionary authority or renders investment advice with respect to the investment of Plan assets in the securities is: (1) a borrower with respect to 5% or less of the fair market value of the Issuing Entity’s assets or (2) an affiliate of such a person, provided that: (a) the Plan is not sponsored by a member of the Restricted Group; (b) the Plan’s investment in each Class of Certificates does not exceed 25% of the outstanding securities of such class; (c) after the Plan’s acquisition of the Certificates, no more than 25% of the assets over which the fiduciary has investment authority are invested in securities of the Issuing Entity containing assets which are sold or serviced by the same entity; and (d) in the case of initial issuance (but not secondary market transactions), at least 50% of each Class of Certificates in which Plans have invested and at least 50% of the aggregate interests in the Issuing Entity are acquired by persons independent of the Restricted Group;

 

the direct or indirect acquisition or disposition in the secondary market of Offered Certificates by a Plan or with Plan assets provided that the conditions in clauses (2)(a), (b) and (c) of the prior bullet are met; and

 

the continued holding of Offered Certificates acquired by a Plan or with Plan assets in an initial issuance or secondary market transaction meeting the foregoing requirements.

 

Further, if the general conditions of the Underwriter Exemption, as well as other conditions set forth in the Underwriter Exemption are satisfied, it may provide an exemption from the restrictions imposed by Sections 406(a), 406(b) and 407(a) of ERISA, and the taxes imposed by Sections 4975(a) and (b) of the Code by reason of Section 4975(c) of the Code, for transactions in connection with the servicing, management and operation of the trust fund.

 

Lastly, if the general conditions of the Underwriter Exemption are satisfied, it may also provide an exemption from the restrictions imposed by Sections 406(a) and 407(a) of ERISA, and the taxes imposed by Sections 4975(a) and (b) of the Code, by reason of Sections 4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code, if the restrictions are deemed to otherwise apply merely because a person is deemed to be a party in interest or a disqualified person with respect to an investing plan by virtue of—

 

providing services to the Plan,

 

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having a specified relationship to this person, or

 

solely as a result of the Plan’s ownership of Offered Certificates.

 

Before purchasing an Offered Certificate, a fiduciary of a Plan should itself confirm that the general and other conditions set forth in the Underwriter Exemption, and the other requirements set forth in the Underwriter Exemption, would be satisfied at the time of the purchase.

 

Exempt Plans

 

A governmental plan as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA is not subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. However, a governmental plan may be subject to a federal, state or local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the fiduciary or prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”). A fiduciary of a governmental plan should make its own determination as to the need for and the availability of any exemptive relief under any Similar Law.

 

Insurance Company General Accounts

 

Section 401(c) of ERISA provides that the fiduciary and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code do not apply to transactions involving an insurance company general account where the assets of the general account are not Plan assets. A Department of Labor regulation issued under Section 401(c) of ERISA provides guidance for determining, in cases where insurance policies supported by an insurer’s general account are issued to or for the benefit of a Plan on or before December 31, 1998, which general account assets are ERISA Plan assets. That regulation generally provides that, if the specified requirements are satisfied with respect to insurance policies issued on or before December 31, 1998, the assets of an insurance company general account will not be 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 a Plan on or before December 31, 1998 for which the insurance company does not comply with the requirements set forth in the Department of Labor regulation under Section 401(c) of ERISA, may be treated as Plan assets. In addition, because Section 401(c) of ERISA and the regulation issued under Section 401(c) of ERISA do not relate to insurance company separate accounts, separate account assets are still treated as Plan assets, invested in the separate account. If you are an insurance company and are contemplating the investment of general account assets in Offered Certificates, you are encouraged consult your legal counsel as to the applicability of Section 401(c) of ERISA.

 

Ineligible Purchasers

 

Even if an exemption is otherwise available, certificates in a particular offering generally may not be purchased with the assets of a Plan that is sponsored by or maintained by an underwriter, the Depositor, the Trustee, the trust, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective affiliates. Offered Certificates generally may not be purchased with the assets of a Plan if the Depositor, the Trustee, the trust fund, a Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, or any of their respective affiliates or any employees thereof: (a) has investment discretion with respect to the investment of such Plan assets; or (b) has authority or responsibility to give or regularly gives investment advice with respect to such Plan assets for a fee, pursuant to an agreement or understanding that such advice will serve as a primary basis for investment decisions with respect to such Plan assets and that such advice will be based on the particular investment needs of the Plan. A party with the discretion, authority or responsibility is described in clause (a) or (b) of the preceding sentence is a fiduciary with respect to a Plan, and any such purchase might result in a “prohibited transaction” under ERISA and the Code.

 

Further Warnings

 

The fiduciary of a Plan should consider that the rating of a security may change. If the rating of an Offered Certificate declines below the lowest permitted rating, the Offered Certificate will no longer be eligible for relief under the Underwriter Exemption (although a Plan that had purchased the Offered Certificate when it had a permitted investment grade rating would not be required by the Underwriter Exemption to dispose of the Offered Certificate). If the Offered Certificate meets the requirements of the Underwriter Exemption, other than those

 

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relating to rating, such Offered Certificate may be eligible to be purchased by an insurance company general account pursuant to Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (or PTCE) 95-60.

 

Each beneficial owner of an Offered Certificate or any interest therein will be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of such Offered Certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or an entity using assets of a Plan, (ii) it has acquired and is holding the Offered Certificates in reliance on the Underwriter Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Underwriter Exemption, including that the Offered Certificates must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than BBB- (or its equivalent) by an Exemption Rating Agency and that such Offered Certificate is so rated or (iii)(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold the certificate or interest therein is an “insurance company general account,” as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60 and (3) the conditions in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.

 

Any fiduciary of a Plan considering whether to purchase an Offered Certificate on behalf of that Plan is encouraged to consult with its counsel regarding the applicability of the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code to the investment, in particular the fiduciary of a Plan should consider whether the purchase of an Offered Certificate satisfies the ERISA restrictions concerning prudence and diversification of the investment of the assets of that Plan.

 

The sale of Offered Certificates to a Plan is in no way a representation or warranty by us or any of the underwriters that—

 

the investment meets all relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by Plans generally or by any particular Plan, or

 

the investment is appropriate for Plans generally or for any particular Plan.

 

Consultation with Counsel

 

If you are a fiduciary for or any other person investing assets of a Plan and you intend to purchase Offered Certificates on behalf of or with assets of that Plan, you should:

 

consider your general fiduciary obligations under ERISA, and

 

consult with your legal counsel as to—

 

1.the potential applicability of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code to that investment, and

 

2.the availability of any prohibited transaction exemption in connection with that investment.

 

Tax Exempt Investors

 

A Plan that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Code will be subject to federal income taxation to the extent that its income is “unrelated business taxable income” within the meaning of Section 512 of the Code. All excess inclusions of a REMIC allocated to a REMIC residual certificate held by a tax-exempt Plan will be considered unrelated business taxable income and will be subject to federal income tax.

 

See “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”.

 

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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”).

 

The appropriate characterization of the Offered Certificates under various legal investment restrictions, and thus the ability of investors subject to these restrictions to purchase the Offered Certificates, is subject to significant interpretative uncertainties. Except as may be specified above with regard to the status of the Offered Certificates as “mortgage related securities” or not as “mortgage related securities” for purposes of SMMEA, no representations are made as to the proper characterization of any Class of Offered Certificates for legal investment, financial institution regulatory or other purposes or as to the ability of particular investors to purchase any Class of Offered Certificates under applicable legal investment restrictions.

 

Further, any rating of a Class of Offered Certificates below an “investment grade” rating (i.e., lower than the top four rating categories) by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act (“NRSRO”) engaged to rate that Class or issuing an unsolicited rating, and whether initially or as a result of a ratings downgrade, may adversely affect the ability of an investor to purchase or retain, or otherwise impact the regulatory characteristics of, that Class of Certificates. These uncertainties (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.

 

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, 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 advisors in determining whether and to what extent: (a) the Offered Certificates of any Class constitute legal investments or are subject to investment, capital or other regulatory restrictions; and (b) if applicable, SMMEA has been overridden in any jurisdiction relevant to you.

 

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. 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. 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 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 Volcker Rule became effective on July 21, 2012, and final regulations implementing the Volcker Rule were adopted on December 10, 2013, with conformance required by July 21, 2015 (or by July 21, 2017 in respect of investments in and relationships with covered funds that were in place prior to December 31, 2013). Although prior to the deadlines for conformance, banking entities were or are required to make good-faith efforts to conform their activities and investments to the Volcker Rule, the general effects of the Volcker Rule remain uncertain. Any prospective investor in the Offered Certificates, including a U.S. or foreign bank or a subsidiary or other affiliate thereof, should consult its own legal advisors regarding such matters and other effects of the Volcker Rule.

 

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Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans

 

The following discussion contains general summaries of select legal aspects of Mortgage Loans secured by multifamily and commercial properties in the United States. Because these legal aspects are governed by applicable state law, which may differ substantially from state to state, the summaries do not purport to be complete, to reflect the laws of any particular state, or to encompass the laws of all jurisdictions in which the security for the Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates is situated.

 

New York. Six (6) of the Mortgaged Properties (23.0%) 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 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 owned.

 

California. Seventeen (17) of the Mortgaged Properties (15.9%) 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 nonjudicial trustee’s sale in accordance with the California Civil Code (so long as it is permitted under a specific provision in the deed of trust) or by judicial foreclosure in accordance with the California Code of Civil Procedure. 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 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. On the other hand, under certain circumstances, California law permits separate and even contemporaneous actions against both the borrower and any guarantors. California statutory provisions regarding assignments of rents and leases require that a lender whose loan is secured by such an assignment must exercise a remedy with respect to rents as authorized by statute in order to establish its right to receive the rents after an event of default. Among the remedies authorized by statute is the lender’s right to have a receiver appointed under certain circumstances.

 

General

 

Each Mortgage Loan underlying the Offered Certificates will be evidenced by a note or bond and secured by an instrument granting a security interest in real property. The instrument granting a security interest in real property 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 that real property is located. Mortgages, deeds of trust and deeds to secure debt are

 

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often collectively referred to in this prospectus as “mortgages.” A mortgage creates a lien upon, or grants a title interest in, the real property covered by the mortgage, 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,

 

the terms of separate subordination agreements or intercreditor agreements with others that hold interests in the real property,

 

the knowledge of the parties to the mortgage, and

 

in general, 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, who is the owner of the encumbered interest in the real property, and

 

a mortgagee, who is the lender.

 

In general, the mortgagor is also the borrower.

 

In contrast, a deed of trust is a three-party instrument. The parties to a deed of trust are—

 

the trustor, who is the equivalent of a mortgagor,

 

the trustee to whom the real property is conveyed, and

 

the beneficiary for whose benefit the conveyance is made, who is the lender.

 

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. Under a deed to secure debt, the grantor, who is the equivalent of a mortgagor, conveys title to the real property to the grantee, who is the lender, generally with a power of sale, until the debt is repaid.

 

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 mortgage note. In no event is the land trustee personally liable for the mortgage 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,

 

various federal laws, and

 

in some deed of trust transactions, the directions of the beneficiary.

 

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Installment Contracts

 

The Mortgage Loans underlying your Offered Certificates may consist of installment contracts. Under an installment contract the seller retains legal title to the property and enters into an agreement with the purchaser for payment of the purchase price, plus interest, over the term of the installment contract. Only after full performance by the borrower of the contract is the seller obligated to convey title to the real estate to the purchaser. During the period that the installment contract is in effect, the purchaser is generally responsible for maintaining the property in good condition and for paying real estate taxes, assessments and hazard insurance premiums associated with the property.

 

The seller’s enforcement of an installment contract varies from state to state. Generally, installment contracts provide that upon a default by the purchaser, the purchaser loses his or her right to occupy the property, the entire indebtedness is accelerated, and the purchaser’s equitable interest in the property is forfeited. The seller in this situation does not have to foreclose in order to obtain title to the property, although in some cases a quiet title action is in order if the purchaser has filed the installment contract in local land records and an ejectment action may be necessary to recover possession. In a few states, particularly in cases of purchaser default during the early years of an installment contract, the courts will permit ejectment of the purchaser and a forfeiture of his or her interest in the property.

 

However, most state legislatures have enacted provisions by analogy to mortgage law protecting borrowers under installment contracts from the harsh consequences of forfeiture. Under those statutes, a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure may be required, the seller may be required to give notice of default and the borrower may be granted some grace period during which the contract may be reinstated upon full payment of the default amount and the purchaser may have a post-foreclosure statutory redemption right. In other states, courts in equity may permit a purchaser with significant investment in the property under an installment contract for the sale of real estate to share in the proceeds of sale of the property after the indebtedness is repaid or may otherwise refuse to enforce the forfeiture clause. Nevertheless, generally speaking, the seller’s procedures for obtaining possession and clear title under an installment contract for the sale of real estate in a given state are simpler and less time-consuming and costly than are the procedures for foreclosing and obtaining clear title to a mortgaged property.

 

Leases and Rents

 

A mortgage that encumbers an income-producing property often contains an assignment of rents and leases and/or may be accompanied by a separate assignment of rents and leases. Under an assignment of rents and leases, the borrower assigns to the lender the borrower’s right, title and interest as landlord under each lease and the income derived from each lease. However, the borrower retains a revocable license to collect the rents, provided there is no default and the rents are not directly paid to the lender.

 

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, hotel and motel room rates are considered accounts receivable under the UCC. Room rates are generally pledged by the borrower as additional security for the loan when a Mortgage Loan is secured by a hotel or motel. In general, the lender must file financing statements in order to perfect its security interest in the room rates and must file continuation statements, generally every five years, to maintain that perfection. Mortgage loans secured by hotels or motels may be included in the trust even if the security interest in the room rates was not perfected or the requisite UCC filings were allowed to lapse. A lender 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 rates following a default, even if the lender’s security interest in room rates is perfected under applicable nonbankruptcy law.

 

In the bankruptcy setting, the lender will be stayed from enforcing its rights to collect hotel and motel room rates. However, the room rates will constitute cash collateral and cannot be used by the bankrupt borrower—

 

without a hearing or the lender’s consent, or

 

unless the lender’s interest in the room rates is given adequate protection.

 

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For purposes of the foregoing, the adequate protection may include a cash payment for otherwise encumbered funds or a replacement lien on unencumbered property, in either case equal in value to the amount of room rates that the bankrupt borrower proposes to use. See “—Bankruptcy Issues” below.

 

Personalty

 

Some types of income-producing real properties, such as hotels, motels and nursing homes, may include personal property, which may, to the extent it is owned by the borrower and not previously pledged, 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 the personal property and must file continuation statements, generally every five years, to maintain that perfection. Mortgage loans secured in part by personal property may be included in one of our trusts even if the security interest in the personal property was not perfected or the requisite UCC filings were allowed to lapse.

 

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 note or mortgage, the lender has the right to institute foreclosure proceedings to sell the real property security at public auction to satisfy the indebtedness.

 

Foreclosure Procedures Vary From State to State.

 

The two primary methods of foreclosing a mortgage are—

 

judicial foreclosure, involving court proceedings, and

 

nonjudicial foreclosure under 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. A foreclosure action sometimes requires several years to complete.

 

Judicial Foreclosure.

 

A judicial foreclosure proceeding is conducted in a court having jurisdiction over the mortgaged property. Generally, a lender initiates the action 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 necessary parties, including defendants. When the lender’s right to foreclose is contested, the legal proceedings can be time-consuming. The court generally issues a judgment of foreclosure and appoints a referee or other officer to conduct a public sale of the mortgaged property upon successful completion of a judicial foreclosure proceeding. The proceeds of that public sale are used to satisfy the judgment. The procedures that govern these public sales vary from state to state.

 

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Equitable and Other Limitations on Enforceability of Particular 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 these 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;

 

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;

 

require the lender to reinstate a loan or recast a payment schedule in order to accommodate a borrower that is suffering from a temporary financial disability; or

 

limit the right of the lender to foreclose in the case of a nonmonetary default, such as—

 

1.a failure to adequately maintain the mortgaged property, or

 

2.an impermissible further encumbrance of the mortgaged property.

 

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

 

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 its 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 under 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

 

notice of sale is given in accordance with the terms of the deed of trust and applicable state law.

 

In some states, prior to a nonjudicial public sale, the trustee under the deed of trust must—

 

record a notice of default and notice of sale, and

 

send a copy of those notices to the borrower and to any other party who has recorded a request for a copy of them.

 

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. Some states require a reinstatement period during which the borrower or junior lienholder may have the right 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 has only the right to pay

 

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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

 

the possibility that physical deterioration of the 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 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. In addition, it may be obliged to keep senior Mortgage Loans current in order to avoid foreclosure of its interest in the property. Furthermore, 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.

 

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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 exercising 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 to 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, the borrower and foreclosed junior lienors are given a statutory period in which to redeem the property after sale under a deed of trust or foreclosure of a mortgage. 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. A statutory right of redemption will diminish the ability of the lender 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.

 

One Action and Security First Rules.

 

Some states (including California) have laws that prohibit more than one “judicial action” to enforce a mortgage obligation secured by a mortgage on real property or an interest therein, and some courts have construed the term “judicial action” broadly. In addition, some states (including California) require that the lender proceed first against any real property security for such mortgage obligation before proceeding directly upon the secured obligation itself. In the case where either a cross-collateralized, cross-defaulted or a multi-property Mortgage Loan is secured by real properties located in multiple states, the Special Servicer may be required to foreclose first on properties located in states where such “one action” and/or “security first” rules apply (and where non-judicial foreclosure is permitted) before foreclosing on properties located in the states where judicial foreclosure is the only permitted method of foreclosure. Otherwise, a second action in a state with “one action” rules might be precluded because of a prior first action, even if such first action occurred in a state without “one action” rules. Moreover, while the consequences of breaching these rules will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, as a general matter, a lender who proceeds in violation of these rules may run the risk of forfeiting collateral and/or even the right to enforce the underlying obligation. In addition, under certain circumstances, a lender with respect to a real property located in a “one action” or “security first” jurisdiction may be precluded from obtaining a deficiency judgment against the borrower following foreclosure or sale under a deed of trust (unless there has been a judicial foreclosure). Finally, in some jurisdictions, the benefits of such laws may be available not just to the underlying obligor, but also to any guarantor of the underlying obligation, thereby limiting the ability of the lender to recover against a guarantor without first complying with the applicable anti-deficiency statutes.

 

Anti-Deficiency Legislation.

 

Some or all of the Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates are non-recourse loans. Recourse in the case of a default on a non-recourse Mortgage Loan will generally be limited to the underlying real property and any other assets 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 pursuant to the “power of 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 state statutes may require the lender to exhaust the security afforded under a mortgage before bringing a personal action against the

 

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borrower. In some states, the lender has the option of bringing a personal action against the borrower on the debt without first exhausting the security, but in doing so, the lender may be deemed to have elected a remedy and thus may be precluded from foreclosing upon the security. Consequently, lenders will usually proceed first against the security in states where an election of remedy provision exists. Other statutory provisions 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. These other statutory provisions are intended to protect borrowers from exposure to large deficiency judgments that might otherwise result from below-market bids at the foreclosure sale. In some states, exceptions to the anti-deficiency statues are provided for in certain instances where the value of the lender’s security has been impaired by acts or omissions of the borrower such as for waste upon the property. Finally, some statutes may preclude deficiency judgments altogether with respect to certain kinds of obligations such as purchase-money indebtedness. In some jurisdictions the courts have extended the benefits of this legislation to the guarantors of the underlying obligation as well.

 

Leasehold Considerations.

 

Some or all of the Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates may be secured by a mortgage on the borrower’s leasehold interest under a ground lease. Leasehold Mortgage Loans are subject to some 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 other protective provisions typically required by prudent lenders to be included in a ground lease.

 

Some Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates, 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.

 

Some or all of the Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates may be secured by a security interest on the borrower’s ownership interest in shares, and the proprietary leases belonging to those shares, allocable to cooperative dwelling units that may be vacant or occupied by nonowner tenants. Loans secured in this manner are subject to some risks not associated with Mortgage Loans secured by a lien on the fee estate of a borrower in real property. Loans secured in this manner typically are subordinate to the mortgage, if any, on the cooperative’s building. That mortgage, if foreclosed, could extinguish the equity in the 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 is subject to various regulations as well as to restrictions under the governing documents of the cooperative. The shares may be canceled 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, that the lender may 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

 

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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 corporation to receive sums due under the proprietary leases. If there are proceeds remaining, the lender must account to the tenant-stockholder for the surplus. Conversely, if a portion of the indebtedness remains unpaid, the tenant-stockholder is generally responsible for the deficiency.

 

In the case of foreclosure on a building converted from a rental building to a building owned by a cooperative under a non-eviction plan, some states require that a purchaser at a foreclosure sale take the property subject to rent control and rent stabilization laws that apply to certain tenants who elected to remain in the building but who did not purchase shares in the cooperative when the building was so converted.

 

Bankruptcy Issues

 

Automatic Stay.

 

Operation of the Bankruptcy Code and related state laws may interfere with or affect the ability of a lender to realize upon collateral or to enforce a deficiency judgment. For example, under the Bankruptcy Code, virtually all actions, including foreclosure actions and deficiency judgment proceedings, to collect a debt are automatically stayed upon the filing of the bankruptcy petition. Often, no interest or principal payments are made during the course of the bankruptcy case. The delay caused by an automatic stay and its consequences can be significant. Also, under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or on behalf of a junior lienor may stay the senior lender from taking action to foreclose out the junior lien.

 

Modification of Lender’s Rights.

 

Under the Bankruptcy Code, the amount and terms of a Mortgage Loan secured by a lien on property of the debtor may be modified provided that substantive and procedural safeguards protective of the lender are met. A bankruptcy court may, among other things—

 

reduce the secured portion of the outstanding amount of the loan to the then-current value of the property, thereby leaving the lender a general unsecured creditor for the difference between the then-current value of the property and the outstanding balance of the loan;

 

reduce the amount of each scheduled payment, by means of a reduction in the rate of interest and/or an alteration of the repayment schedule, with or without affecting the unpaid principal balance of the loan;

 

extend or shorten the term to maturity of the loan;

 

permit the bankrupt borrower to cure the subject loan default by paying the arrearage over a number of years; or

 

permit the bankrupt borrower, through its rehabilitative plan, to reinstate the loan payment schedule even if the lender has obtained a final judgment of foreclosure prior to the filing of the debtor’s petition.

 

Other types of significant modifications to the terms of the mortgage 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), depending on the particular facts and circumstances of the specific case.

 

A trustee in a bankruptcy proceeding may in some cases be entitled to collect its costs and expenses in preserving or selling the mortgaged property ahead of payment to the lender. In certain circumstances, a debtor in bankruptcy may have the power to grant liens senior to the lien of a mortgage, and analogous state statutes and

 

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general principles of equity may also provide the borrower with means to halt a foreclosure proceeding or sale and to force a restructuring of a Mortgage Loan on terms a lender would not otherwise accept. Moreover, the laws of certain states also give priority to certain tax liens and mechanics liens over the lien of a mortgage or deed of trust. Under the Bankruptcy Code, if the court finds that actions of the mortgagees have been unreasonable, the lien of the related mortgage may be subordinated to the claims of unsecured creditors. Federal bankruptcy law also may interfere with the ability of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for one of our trusts to enforce lockbox requirements.

 

Leases and Rents.

 

Federal bankruptcy law may also interfere with or affect the ability of a secured lender to enforce the borrower’s assignment of rents and leases related to the mortgaged property. Federal bankruptcy law 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 on the basis 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 the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for one of our trusts to exercise certain contractual remedies with respect to any related leases. In addition, a lender may be stayed from enforcing the assignment under the Bankruptcy Code, and the legal proceedings necessary to resolve the issue could be time-consuming, and result in delays in the lender’s receipt of the rents. Rents and leases may also escape an assignment thereof (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 security 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 has been amended to mitigate this problem with respect to fees, charges, accounts or other payments for the use or occupancy of rooms and other public facilities in hotels, motels or other lodging facilities. A lender’s perfected pre-petition security interest in leases, rents and hotel revenues continues in the post-petition leases, rents and hotel, motel and other lodging property 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 post-petition leases and rents. Unless a court orders otherwise, however, rents and other revenues from the related lodging 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 such mortgaged property and the cash collateral is “adequately protected” as such 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, upon the commencement of the bankruptcy case, 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 personalty necessary for a security interest to attach to such revenues.

 

In addition to the inclusion of hotel revenues within the definition of cash collateral as noted above, recent amendments to the Bankruptcy Code provide that a pre-petition security interest in rents or hotel revenues is designed to overcome those cases holding that a security interest in rents is unperfected under the laws of some states until the lender has taken some further action, such as commencing foreclosure or obtaining a receiver prior to activation of the assignment of rents.

 

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Lease Assumption or Rejection by Tenant.

 

A borrower’s ability to make payment on a Mortgage Loan may be impaired by the commencement of a bankruptcy case relating to the tenant under a lease of the related property. Under the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by or on behalf of a tenant results in a stay in bankruptcy against the commencement or continuation of any state court proceeding for—

 

past due rent,

 

accelerated rent,

 

damages, or

 

a summary eviction order with respect to a default under the lease that occurred prior to the filing of the tenant’s bankruptcy petition.

 

In addition, the Bankruptcy Code generally provides that a trustee or debtor-in-possession may, subject to approval of the court:

 

assume the lease and either retain it or assign it to a third party, or

 

reject the lease.

 

If the lease is assumed, the trustee, debtor-in-possession or 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, and any assurances provided to the lessor may be inadequate. If the lease is rejected, the lessor will be treated, except potentially to the extent of any security deposit, as an unsecured creditor with respect to its claim for damages for termination of the lease. The Bankruptcy Code also limits a lessor’s damages for lease rejection to:

 

the unpaid rent due under the lease, without acceleration, for the period prior to the filing of the bankruptcy petition or any earlier repossession by the landlord, or surrender by the tenant, of the leased premises, plus

 

the rent reserved by the lease, without acceleration, for the greater of one year and 15%, not to exceed three years, of the term of the lease following the filing of the bankruptcy petition or any earlier repossession by the landlord, or surrender by the tenant, of the leased premises.

 

Lease Rejection by Lessor – Tenant’s Right.

 

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. To the extent that the contractual obligation remains enforceable against the lessee, the lessee would not be able to avail itself of the rights of offset generally afforded to lessees of real property under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Ground Lessee or Ground Lessor.

 

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

 

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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 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.

 

Single-Purpose Entity Covenants and Substantive Consolidation.

 

Although the borrowers under the Mortgage Loans included in a trust fund may be special purpose entities, special purpose entities can become debtors in bankruptcy under various circumstances. For example, in the bankruptcy case of In re General Growth Properties, Inc., 409 B.R. 43 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009), notwithstanding

 

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that such subsidiaries were special purpose entities with independent directors, numerous property-level, special purpose subsidiaries were filed for bankruptcy protection by their parent entity. Nonetheless, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York denied various lenders’ motions to dismiss the special purpose entity subsidiaries’ cases as bad faith filings. In denying the motions, the bankruptcy court stated that the fundamental and bargained for creditor protections embedded in the special purpose entity structures at the property level would remain in place during the pendency of the chapter 11 cases. Those protections included adequate protection of the lenders’ interest in their collateral and protection against the substantive consolidation of the property-level debtors with any other entities.

 

The moving lenders in the General Growth case had argued that the 20 property-level bankruptcy filings were premature and improperly sought to restructure the debt of solvent entities for the benefit of equity holders. However, the Bankruptcy Code does not require that a voluntary debtor be insolvent or unable to pay its debts currently in order to be eligible for relief and generally a bankruptcy petition will not be dismissed for bad faith if the debtor has a legitimate rehabilitation objective. Accordingly, after finding that the relevant debtors were experiencing varying degrees of financial distress due to factors such as cross defaults, a need to refinance in the near term (i.e., within 1 to 4 years), and other considerations, the bankruptcy court noted that it was not required to analyze in isolation each debtor’s basis for filing. In the court’s view, the critical issue was whether a parent company that had filed its bankruptcy case in good faith could include in the filing subsidiaries that were necessary for the parent’s reorganization. As demonstrated in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy case, although special purpose entities are designed to mitigate the bankruptcy risk of a borrower, special purpose entities can become debtors in bankruptcy under various circumstances.

 

Generally, pursuant to the doctrine of substantive consolidation, a bankruptcy court, in the exercise of its broad equitable powers, has the authority to order that the assets and liabilities of a borrower be substantively consolidated with those of an affiliate (i.e., even a non-debtor), including for the purposes of making distributions under a plan of reorganization or liquidation. Thus, property that is ostensibly the property of a borrower may become subject to the bankruptcy case of an affiliate, the automatic stay applicable to such bankrupt affiliate may be extended to a borrower, and the rights of creditors of a borrower may become impaired. Substantive consolidation is generally viewed as an equitable remedy that could result in an otherwise solvent company becoming subject to the bankruptcy proceedings of an insolvent affiliate, making the solvent company’s 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. The interrelationship among a borrower and other affiliates may pose a heightened risk of substantive consolidation and other bankruptcy risks in the event that any one or more of them were to become a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code. In the event of the bankruptcy of the applicable parent entities of any borrower, the assets of such borrower may be treated as part of the bankruptcy estates of such parent entities. In addition, in the event of the institution of voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceedings involving a borrower and certain of its affiliates, to serve judicial economy, it is likely that a court would jointly administer the respective bankruptcy proceedings. Furthermore, with respect to any affiliated borrowers, creditors of a common parent in bankruptcy may seek to substantively consolidate the assets of such borrowers with those of the parent.

 

Sales Free and Clear of Liens.

 

Under Sections 363(b) and (f) of the Bankruptcy Code, a trustee, or a borrower as debtor in possession, may, despite the provisions of the related mortgage to the contrary, sell the related mortgaged property free and clear of all liens, which liens would then attach to the proceeds of such sale. Such a sale may be approved by a bankruptcy court even if the proceeds are insufficient to pay the secured debt in full.

 

Post-Petition Credit.

 

Pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, 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, the debtors initially sought approval of a debtor-in-possession loan to the corporate parent entities guaranteed by the property-level special purpose entities and secured by second liens on their properties. Although the debtor-in-possession loan ultimately did not include these subsidiary guarantees and second liens, we cannot assure you that, in the event of a bankruptcy of a Sponsor of a borrower, such 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.

 

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Avoidance Actions.

 

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 under a Mortgage Loan or to avoid the granting of the liens in the transaction in the first instance, or any replacement liens that arise by operation of law or the security agreement. 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 of the other defenses in the Bankruptcy Code are applicable. Whether any particular payment would be protected depends upon the facts specific to a particular transaction.

 

In addition, in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving any borrower, an action may be taken to avoid the transaction (or any component of the transaction, such as joint and several liability on a Mortgage Loan) as an actual or constructive fraudulent conveyance under state or federal law.

 

Generally, under federal law and most state fraudulent conveyance statutes, the incurrence of an obligation or the transfer of property by a person will be subject to avoidance if it was made with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, as evidenced by certain “badges” of fraud. It also will be subject to avoidance under certain circumstances as a constructive fraudulent transfer if the transferor 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 transferor constituted unreasonably small capital, or (iii) intended to, or believed that it would, incur debts that would be beyond the transferor’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, cross-collateralization arrangements could be challenged as fraudulent transfers by creditors of a borrower in an action brought outside a bankruptcy case or, if the borrower were to become a debtor in a bankruptcy case, by the borrower as a debtor in possession or its bankruptcy trustee. Among other things, a legal challenge to the granting of liens may focus on the benefits realized by the borrower from the Mortgage Loan proceeds, in addition to the overall cross-collateralization. A lien or other property transfer granted by a borrower to secure repayment of a loan 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.

 

Management Agreements.

 

It is likely that any management agreement relating to the mortgaged properties constitutes an “executory contract” for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code. Federal bankruptcy law provides generally that rights and obligations under an executory contract 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 the related borrower (or the trustee as its assignee) to exercise certain contractual remedies with respect to a management agreement relating to any such mortgaged property. 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 executory contract 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 the related property manager, if the related management agreement(s) were to be assumed, the trustee in bankruptcy on behalf of such property manager, or such property manager as debtor-in-possession, or the assignee, if applicable, must cure any defaults under such agreement(s), compensate the borrower for its losses and provide the borrower with “adequate assurance” of future performance. Such remedies may be insufficient, however, as the related borrower may be forced to continue under a management agreement with a manager that is a poor credit risk or an unfamiliar manager if a management agreement 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 a management agreement is rejected, such rejection generally constitutes a breach of the executory contract immediately before the date of the filing of the petition. As a consequence, the related

 

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borrower generally would have only an unsecured claim against the related property manager for damages resulting from such breach, which could adversely affect the security for the Offered Certificates.

 

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 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.

 

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 Master Servicer or Special Servicer to exercise remedies with respect to the mortgaged property. However, such an occurrence should not affect the Trustee’s status as a secured creditor with respect to the borrower 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 special 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 special purpose entities. A borrower that is a limited liability company may be required by the loan documents to have a special purpose member or a springing member. Borrowers that are tenants-in-common may be required by the loan documents to be special 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. Those 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 some circumstances, a lender may decide to abandon a contaminated real property as collateral for its loan rather than foreclose and risk liability for clean-up costs.

 

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Environmental Assessments.

 

Environmental reports are generally prepared for mortgaged properties that will be included in the mortgage pool. At the time the Mortgage Loans were originated, it is possible that no environmental assessment or a very limited environmental assessment of the mortgaged properties was conducted.

 

Superlien Laws.

 

Under the laws of certain states, failure to perform any investigative and/or remedial action required or demanded by the state of any condition or circumstance that (i) may pose an imminent or substantial endangerment to the human health or welfare or the environment, (ii) may result in a release or threatened release of any hazardous material or hazardous substance, or (iii) may give rise to any environmental claim or demand (each condition or circumstance, an “Environmental Condition”), may give rise to a lien on the property to ensure the reimbursement of investigative and/or remedial costs incurred by the federal or state government. In several states, the lien has priority over the lien of an existing mortgage against the property. In any case, the value of a mortgaged property as collateral for a Mortgage Loan could be adversely affected by the existence of an Environmental Condition.

 

CERCLA.

 

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 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 of the property or the operations of the borrower. 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 the contaminated mortgaged property through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. Moreover, liability is not limited to the original or unamortized principal balance of a loan or to the 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 “Lender Liability Act”) amended, among other things, the provisions of CERCLA with respect to lender liability and the secured creditor exemption. The Lender Liability Act offers substantial 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 Lender Liability 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 only if—

 

it exercises decision-making control over a borrower’s environmental compliance and hazardous substance handling and disposal practices, or

 

assumes day-to-day management of operational functions of a mortgaged property.

 

The Lender Liability 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 that property at the earliest practicable commercially reasonable time on commercially reasonable terms.

 

CERCLA does not apply to petroleum products, and the secured creditor exclusion does not govern liability for cleanup costs under federal laws other than CERCLA, in particular Subtitle I of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) which regulates underground petroleum storage tanks, except heating oil tanks. The EPA has adopted a lender liability rule for underground storage tanks (USTs) under Subtitle I of RCRA. Under that rule a lender with a security interest in an UST or real property containing an UST is not liable as an “owner” or “operator” so long as the lender does not engage in decision making control of the use, storage, filing or dispensing of petroleum contained in the UST, exercise control over the daily operation of the UST, or engage in petroleum production, refining or marketing. Moreover, under the Lender Liability Act, the protections

 

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accorded to lenders under CERCLA are also accorded to holders of security interests in underground petroleum storage tanks. It should be noted, however, that liability for cleanup of petroleum contamination may be governed by state law, which may not provide for any specific protection for secured creditors, or alternatively, may not impose liability on secured creditors at all.

 

Other Federal and State Laws.

 

Many states have statutes similar to CERCLA, and not all 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 law requires owners of residential housing constructed prior to 1978 to disclose to potential residents or purchasers any known information in their possession regarding the presence of lead-based paint or lead-based paint-related 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 cleanup 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 related to hazardous environmental conditions on a property, such as actions based on nuisance or on toxic tort resulting in death, personal injury or damage to 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.

 

Federal, state and local environmental regulatory requirements change often. It is possible that compliance with a new regulatory requirement could impose significant compliance costs on a borrower. These costs may jeopardize the borrower’s ability to meet its loan obligations.

 

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. However, that individual or entity may be without substantial assets. Accordingly, it is possible that the costs could become a liability of the trust and occasion a loss to the certificateholders. Furthermore, such action against the borrower may be adversely affected by the limitations on recourse in the related loan documents. Similarly, in some states anti-deficiency legislation and other statutes requiring the lender to exhaust its security before bringing a personal action against the borrower trustor (see “—Foreclosure—Anti-Deficiency Legislation” above) may curtail the lender’s ability to recover from its borrower the environmental clean-up and other related costs and liabilities incurred by the lender.

 

If the operations on a foreclosed property are subject to environmental laws and regulations, the lender will be required to operate the property in accordance with those laws and regulations. This compliance may entail substantial expense, especially in the case of industrial or manufacturing properties.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement will provide that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Issuing Entity, may not acquire title to, or possession of, a Mortgaged Property, take over its operation or take any other action that might subject the Issuing Entity to liability under CERCLA or comparable laws unless the Master Servicer or Special Servicer has previously determined, based upon a Phase I environmental site assessment (as described below) or other specified environmental assessment prepared by a person who regularly conducts the environmental assessments, that the mortgaged property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws and that there are no circumstances relating to use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under applicable environmental laws, or that it would be in the best economic interest of the Issuing Entity to take any actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance with those laws or as may be required under the laws. A Phase I environmental site assessment generally involves identification of recognized environmental conditions (as defined in Guideline E1527-00 of the American Society for Testing and Materials Guidelines) and/or historic recognized environmental conditions (as defined in Guideline E1527-00 of the American Society for Testing and Materials Guidelines) based on records review, site reconnaissance and interviews, but does not involve a more intrusive investigation such as sampling or testing of materials. This requirement is intended to preclude enforcement of the security for the related Mortgage Loan until a satisfactory environmental assessment is obtained or any legally required remedial action is taken, reducing the likelihood that the Issuing Entity will become liable for any Environmental Condition affecting a mortgaged property, but making it more difficult to realize on the security for the Mortgage Loan. However, we cannot assure you that any environmental assessment obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will detect all possible Environmental Conditions or that the other requirements of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, even if fully observed by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will in fact insulate the Issuing Entity from liability for Environmental Conditions.

 

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. This 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

 

Some or all of the Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates 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 mortgaged property. In recent years, court decisions and legislative actions placed substantial restrictions on the right of lenders to enforce these clauses in many states. However, the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 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 the limitations prescribed in that Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The inability to enforce a due-on-sale clause may result in transfer of the related mortgaged property to an uncreditworthy person, which could increase the likelihood of default, which may affect the average life of the Mortgage Loans and the number of Mortgage Loans which may extend to maturity.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that if any Mortgage Loan contains a provision in the nature of a “due on sale” clause, which by its terms provides that: (i) the Mortgage Loan will (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related mortgaged property; or (ii) the Mortgage Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the related mortgagee in connection with any sale or other transfer, then, for so long as the Mortgage Loan is included in the Issuing Entity, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, will be required to take actions as it deems to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and may waive or enforce any due on sale clause contained in the related Mortgage Loan, in each case subject to any consent rights of the Special Servicer (in the case of an action by the Master Servicer) and the Controlling Class Representative.

 

In addition, under federal bankruptcy law, due-on-sale clauses may not be enforceable in bankruptcy proceedings and may, under certain circumstances, be eliminated in any modified mortgage resulting from the bankruptcy proceeding.

 

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Junior Liens; Rights of Holders of Senior Liens

 

The trust may include Mortgage Loans secured by junior liens, while the loans secured by the related senior liens may not be included in that trust. The primary risk to holders of Mortgage Loans secured by junior liens is the possibility that adequate funds will not be received in connection with a foreclosure of the related senior liens to satisfy fully both the senior loans and the junior loan.

 

In the event that a holder of a senior lien forecloses on a mortgaged property, the proceeds of the foreclosure or similar sale will be applied as follows:

 

first, to the payment of court costs and fees in connection with the foreclosure;

 

second, to real estate taxes;

 

third, in satisfaction of all principal, interest, prepayment or acceleration penalties, if any, and any other sums due and owing to the holder of the senior liens; and

 

last, in satisfaction of all principal, interest, prepayment and acceleration penalties, if any, and any other sums due and owing to the holder of the junior Mortgage Loan.

 

Subordinate Financing

 

Some Mortgage Loans underlying Offered Certificates may not restrict the ability of the borrower to use the mortgaged property as security for one or more additional loans, or the restrictions may be unenforceable. Where a borrower encumbers a mortgaged property with one or more junior liens, the senior lender is subjected to the following additional risks:

 

the borrower may have difficulty servicing and repaying multiple loans;

 

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;

 

acts of the senior lender that prejudice the junior lender or impair the junior lender’s security, such as the senior lender’s agreeing to an increase in the principal amount of or the interest rate payable on the senior loan, may create a superior equity in favor of the junior lender;

 

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; and

 

the bankruptcy of a junior lender may operate to stay foreclosure or similar proceedings by the senior lender.

 

Default Interest and Limitations on Prepayments

 

Notes and mortgages may contain provisions that obligate the borrower to pay a late charge or additional interest if payments are not timely made. They may also contain provisions that prohibit prepayments for a specified period and/or condition prepayments upon the borrower’s payment of prepayment premium, fee or charge. In some states, there are or may be specific limitations upon the late charges that a lender may collect from a borrower for delinquent payments. Some 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 premiums, fees and charges upon an involuntary prepayment is unclear under the laws of many states. Some state statutory provisions may also treat certain prepayment premiums, fees and charges as usurious if in excess of statutory limits. See “—Applicability of Usury Laws” below.

 

Further, some of the Mortgage Loans underlying the Offered Certificates may not require the payment of specified fees as a condition to prepayment or these requirements have expired, and to the extent some

 

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Mortgage Loans do require these fees, these fees may not necessarily deter borrowers from prepaying their Mortgage Loans.

 

Applicability of Usury Laws

 

State and federal usury laws limit the interest that lenders are entitled to receive on a Mortgage Loan. In determining whether a given transaction is usurious, courts may include charges in the form of “points” and “fees” as “interest”, but may exclude payments in the form of “reimbursement of foreclosure expenses” or other charges found to be distinct from “interest”. If, however, the amount charged for the use of the money loaned is found to exceed a statutorily established maximum rate, the loan is generally found usurious regardless of the form employed or the degree of overcharge. Title V of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“Title V”) provides that state usury limitations will not apply to various types of residential, including multifamily, first Mortgage Loans originated by particular 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 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. Some 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 imposes 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, 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 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and rules promulgated thereunder, in order to protect individuals with disabilities, owners of public accommodations, such as hotels, 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, the 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 property 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 requirements on a foreclosing lender who succeeds to the interest of the borrower as owner or landlord. Furthermore, because the “readily achievable” standard may vary depending on the financial condition of the owner or landlord, a foreclosing lender that 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, a borrower who enters military service after the origination of the borrower’s Mortgage Loan, including a borrower who was in reserve status and is called to active duty after origination of the Mortgage Loan, may not be charged interest, including fees and charges, above an annual rate of 6% during the period of the borrower’s active duty status, unless a court 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 an affected Mortgage Loan. Any shortfalls in interest collections resulting from the application of the Relief Act would result in a reduction of the amounts

 

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payable to the holders of the Offered Certificates, and would not be covered by advances or any form of credit support provided in connection with the Offered Certificates. In addition, the Relief Act imposes limitations that would impair the ability of a Master Servicer or Special Servicer to foreclose on an affected Mortgage Loan during the borrower’s period of active duty status and, under some circumstances, during an additional three month period after the active duty status ceases.

 

In addition, pursuant to the laws of various states, under certain circumstances, payments on Mortgage Loans by residents in such states who are called into active duty with the National Guard or the reserves will be deferred. These state laws may also limit the ability of the Master Servicer to foreclose on the related Mortgaged Property. This could result in delays or reductions in payment and increased losses on the Mortgage Loans that would be borne by Certificateholders.

 

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, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator could be requested or required to obtain certain assurances from prospective investors intending to purchase Offered 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. It is the policy of the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the underwriters, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to comply with the Requirements to which they are or may become subject and to interpret such Requirements broadly in favor of disclosure. Failure to honor any request by the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the underwriters, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to provide requested information or take such other actions as may be necessary or advisable for the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the underwriters, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 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 Offered Certificates. In addition, each of the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the underwriters, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator intends to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, the USA 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 therewith.

 

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 are subject to the blocking requirements of economic sanctions laws and regulations, and can be blocked and/or seized by 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 Bank Secrecy Act, the anti-money-laundering, anti-terrorism, economic sanctions, and anti-bribery laws and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act and the regulations issued pursuant to the USA Patriot Act, as well as the narcotic drug laws. Under procedures contained in the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, the government may seize the property even before conviction. The government must publish notice of the forfeiture proceeding and may give notice to all parties “known to have an alleged interest in the property,” including the holders of Mortgage Loans.

 

A lender may avoid forfeiture of its interest in the property if it establishes that—

 

its mortgage was executed and recorded before 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

 

the lender, at the time of execution of the mortgage, “did not know or was reasonably without cause to believe that the property was subject to forfeiture.”

 

However, there is no assurance that such defense will be successful.

 

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Ratings

 

It is a condition to the issuance of each Class of Offered Certificates that it receives an investment grade credit rating from one or more NRSROs engaged by the Depositor to rate the Offered Certificates (each such NRSRO engaged by the Depositor to rate the Offered Certificates, a “Rating Agency” and, collectively, the “Rating Agencies”). Typically, the four highest rating categories, within which there may be sub-categories or gradations indicating relative standing, signify investment grade.

 

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 Sponsors, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Outside Servicer, any Outside Special Servicer 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.

 

A securities rating on mortgage pass-through certificates addresses credit risk and the likelihood of full and timely payment to the applicable certificateholders of all distributions of interest at the applicable pass-through rate on the certificates in question on each distribution date and, except in the case of interest-only certificates, the ultimate payment in full of the certificate balance of each class of certificates in question on a date that is not later than the rated final distribution date with respect to such class of certificates. A rating takes into consideration, among other things, the credit quality of the mortgage pool, structural and legal aspects associated with the certificates in question, and the extent to which the payment stream from the mortgage pool is adequate to make payments required under the certificates in question. A securities rating on mortgage pass-through certificates does not, however, represent any assessment of or constitute a statement regarding—

 

whether the price paid for those certificates is fair;

 

whether those certificates are a suitable investment for any particular investor;

 

the tax attributes of those certificates or of the trust;

 

the yield to maturity or, if they have principal balances, the average life of those certificates;

 

the likelihood, timing or frequency of prepayments (whether voluntary or involuntary) of principal on the underlying mortgage loans;

 

the degree to which the amount or frequency of prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans might differ from those originally anticipated;

 

the allocation of prepayment interest shortfalls or whether any compensating interest payments will be made;

 

whether or to what extent the interest payable on those certificates may be reduced in connection with interest shortfalls resulting from the timing of voluntary prepayments;

 

the likelihood that any amounts other than interest at the related mortgage interest rates and principal will be received with respect to the underlying mortgage loans;

 

the likelihood or frequency of yield maintenance charges, assumption fees or penalty charges; or

 

if those certificates provide solely or primarily for payments of interest, whether the holders, despite receiving all payments of interest to which they are entitled, would ultimately recover their initial investments in those certificates.

 

See “Risk Factors—Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Offered Certificates; Ratings of the Offered Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating

 

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Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded”.

 

In addition, a securities rating on mortgage pass-through certificates does not represent an assessment of the yield to maturity that investors may experience or the possibility that the holders of interest-only certificates might not fully recover their initial investments in the event of delinquencies or defaults or rapid prepayments on the underlying mortgage loans (including both voluntary and involuntary prepayments) or the application of any realized losses. In the event that the 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 securities ratings assigned to such certificates. The Notional Amount of the Class X-A Certificates may be reduced by the allocation of Realized Losses and prepayments, whether voluntary or involuntary, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-AB and/or Class A-S Certificates. The securities ratings do not address the timing or magnitude of reductions of such Notional Amount, but only the obligation to distribute interest timely on each such Notional Amount as so reduced from time to time. Therefore, the securities ratings of the Class X-A Certificates should be evaluated independently from similar ratings on other types of securities.

 

NRSROs 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 or otherwise. If any such unsolicited ratings are issued, we cannot assure you that they will not be different from any ratings assigned by the Rating Agencies. The issuance of unsolicited ratings by any NRSRO on a Class of the Offered 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 Offered Certificates, the Depositor had initial discussions with and submitted certain materials to six NRSROs, including the Rating Agencies. Based on preliminary feedback from those NRSROs at that time, the Depositor selected the Rating Agencies to rate the Offered Certificates and not the other NRSROs, due in part to their initial subordination levels for the various Classes of the Certificates. In the case of one of the Rating Agencies, the Depositor has requested ratings for only certain Classes of the Offered Certificates, due in part to the initial subordination levels provided by such Rating Agency for the various Classes of the Offered Certificates. Had the Depositor selected alternative NRSROs to rate the Offered Certificates, we cannot assure you as to the ratings that such other NRSROs would have ultimately assigned to the Offered 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. Had the Depositor requested each of the Rating Agencies to rate all Classes of the Offered Certificates, we cannot assure you as to the ratings that any such engaged NRSRO would have ultimately assigned to the Classes of Offered Certificates that it did not rate.

 

Furthermore, the SEC may determine that any or all of the Rating Agencies no longer qualifies as an NRSRO or is no longer qualified to rate the Offered Certificates, and that determination may also have an adverse effect on the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of the Offered Certificates.

 

Certain actions provided for in the loan agreements require, as a condition to taking such action, that a Rating Agency Confirmation be obtained from each Rating Agency. In certain circumstances, this condition may be deemed to have been met or waived without such a Rating Agency Confirmation being obtained. See the definition of “Rating Agency Confirmation” in this prospectus. 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. If you invest in the Offered Certificates, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement your acceptance of Offered Certificates will constitute an acknowledgment and agreement with the procedures relating to Rating Agency Confirmations described under the definition of “Rating Agency Confirmation” in this prospectus.

 

Any rating of the Offered Certificates should be evaluated independently from similar ratings on other types of securities. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning Rating Agency.

 

Pursuant to agreements between Depositor and each Rating Agency, the Rating Agencies will provide ongoing ratings surveillance with respect to the Offered Certificates for as long as they remain issued and

 

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outstanding. The Depositor is responsible for the fees paid to the Rating Agencies to rate and to provide ongoing rating surveillance with respect to the Offered Certificates.

 

Plan of Distribution (Underwriter Conflicts of Interest)

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Certificates (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 Notional Amount, as applicable, of each Class of Offered Certificates set forth below.

 

Class 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 

Bancroft Capital, LLC 

Drexel Hamilton, LLC 

Class A-1  $2,841,926 $5,394,472 $3,584,602 $0 $0
Class A-2  $30,787,567 $58,440,189 $38,833,244 $0 $0
Class A-3  $2,430,339 $4,613,206 $3,065,455 $0 $0
Class A-4  $50,486,790 $95,832,766 $63,680,444 $0 $0
Class A-5  $116,097,978 $220,374,291 $146,437,731 $0 $0
Class A-AB  $4,685,175 $8,893,280 $5,909,545 $0 $0
Class X-A  $233,616,318 $443,444,677 $294,667,005 $0 $0
Class A-S  $26,286,549 $49,896,470 $33,155,981 $0 $0
Class B  $16,660,401 $31,624,356 $21,014,243 $0 $0
Class C  $12,217,563 $23,191,073 $15,410,364 $0 $0

 

The Depositor estimates that its share of the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $5,200,000.

 

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 Depositor and the Sponsors have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have also severally agreed to indemnify the underwriters, and the underwriters, severally and not jointly, have agreed to indemnify the Depositor and controlling persons of the Depositor, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and have agreed 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 109.83% of the initial aggregate principal balance of the Offered Certificates, plus accrued interest on the Offered Certificates from August 1, 2019, 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.

 

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 Offered Certificates are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. Although the Depositor has been advised by the underwriters that they intend to make a market in the Offered Certificates, they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for the Offered Certificates. Further, we cannot assure you that a secondary market for the Offered Certificates will develop or, if

 

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it does develop, that it will continue. See “Risk Factors—The Offered Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Offered 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; Certain Available Information” in this prospectus, which will include information as to the outstanding principal balance or notional amount, as applicable, of the Offered Certificates and the status of the applicable form of credit enhancement. Except as described under “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information” in this prospectus, 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.

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of (i) the Depositor, (ii) Citibank (the Certificate Administrator and Custodian), and (iii) CREFI (a Sponsor, an originator, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Retaining Sponsor and the current holder (or an affiliate of the current holder) of The Zappettini Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, one or more of The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans, The Centre Subordinate Companion Loan and the 505 Fulton Pari Passu Companion Loan. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of GSMC (a Sponsor and an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party) and Goldman Sachs Bank USA (an originator, a Retaining Party and the current holder (or an affiliate of the current holder) of one or more of the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Millennium Park Plaza Pari Passu Companion Loan, the USAA Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, one or more of the Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans, one or more of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Pari Passu Companion Loan, one or more of the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Pari Passu Companion Loans and the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Pari Passu Companion Loan). Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., one of the underwriters, is an affiliate of Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (an originator, a Retaining Party, an initial Risk Retention Consultation Party and the current holder of one of the 30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans and one of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans), and GACC (a Sponsor). See “Risk Factors—Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests” and “—Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests” in this prospectus.

 

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 Citigroup Global Markets Inc., one of the underwriters and one of the co-lead managers and joint bookrunners for this offering, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, one of the underwriters and one of the co-lead managers and joint bookrunners for this offering, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., one of the underwriters and one of the co-lead managers and joint bookrunners for this offering. That flow of funds will occur by means of the collective effect of the payment by the underwriters to the Depositor of the purchase price for the Offered Certificates and (i) 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 CREFI Mortgage Loans, (ii) 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 GSMC Mortgage Loans and (iii) the payment by the Depositor to GACC, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., in its capacity as a Sponsor, of the purchase price for the GACC Mortgage Loans. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

As a result of the circumstances described above, each of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. has 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” within the meaning of such Rule 5121. See “Risk Factors—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 an Outside Servicing Agreement is entered into after termination of

 

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this offering, any current report on Form 8-K filed after termination of this offering that includes as an exhibit such Outside Servicing Agreement will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

In addition, any disclosures filed, on or prior to the date of filing of this prospectus, as exhibits to Form ABS-EE by or on behalf of the Depositor with respect to the Issuing Entity will be deemed to be 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 388 Greenwich Street, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10013, or by telephone at (212) 816-6000.

 

Where You Can Find More Information

 

 The Depositor has filed a Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (SEC File No. 333-228597) (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, and reports on Forms ABS-15G and Forms ABS-EE and any amendments to these reports may be read and copied at the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an internet site at “http://www.sec.gov” at which you can view and download copies of this prospectus and other information filed or furnished electronically through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. The SEC maintains computer terminals providing access to the EDGAR system at each of the offices referred to above.

 

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 ABS-EE, 10-D, 10-K and 8-K 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.

 

Legal Matters

 

The validity of the Offered Certificates and certain federal income tax matters will be passed upon for the Depositor by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, New York.

 

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Index of Certain Defined Terms

 

17g-5 Information Provider 338
1986 Act 466
2015 Budget Act 472
30 Hudson Yards A Notes 229
30 Hudson Yards Co-Lender Agreement 229
30 Hudson Yards Companion Loans 229
30 Hudson Yards Controlling Noteholder 235
30 Hudson Yards Custodian 230
30 Hudson Yards Default Interest Rate 235
30 Hudson Yards Directing Holder 235
30 Hudson Yards Lead Securitization Companion Loans 229
30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination 229
30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination Interest Rate 235
30 Hudson Yards Note A Holder 229
30 Hudson Yards Note A Holders 229
30 Hudson Yards Note Interest Rate 235
30 Hudson Yards Noteholders 229
30 Hudson Yards Pari Passu Companion Loans 229
30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes 229
30 Hudson Yards Servicer 230
30 Hudson Yards Special Servicer 230
30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holder 229
30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loan Holders 229
30 Hudson Yards Subordinate Companion Loans 229
30 Hudson Yards Triggering Event of Default 235
30 Hudson Yards Trustee 230
30/360 Basis 318
31-33 Lincoln Road Building 202
510 Flatbush Avenue Building 202
AB Loan Combination 161
AB Modified Loan 392
Accelerated Mezzanine Loan 420
Acceptable Insurance Default 360
Actual/360 Basis 204
ADA 8
Administrative Fee Rate 380
ADR 164
Advance Rate 365
Advances 364
Affiliate 13
Affirmative Asset Review Vote 432
Agency Lease 202
Aggregate Available Funds 312
Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount 319
AGR 203
Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount 164
Ancillary Fees 374
Annual Debt Service 164
Anticipated Repayment Date 204
Applied Realized Loss Amount 302
Appraisal Reduction Amount 390
Appraisal Reduction Event 389
Appraised Value 164
Appraised-Out Class 393
Appraiser 391
Approved Exchange 15
Approximate Initial Credit Support 3
ARD 165
ARD Loan 204
Assessment of Compliance 395
Asset Representations Reviewer 295
Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee 380
Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee 380
Asset Representations Reviewer Ongoing Fee Rate 380
Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event 437
Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee 380
Asset Review 434
Asset Review Notice 433
Asset Review Quorum 433
Asset Review Report 435
Asset Review Report Summary 435
Asset Review Standard 434
Asset Review Trigger 432
Asset Review Vote Election 432
Assumed Final Distribution Date 325
Assumption Fees 375
Attestation Report 395
AULs 187
Available Funds 312
Balloon Balance 165
Balloon Mortgage Loans 204
Bankruptcy Code 76
Bartow Access Restriction Event 211
Bartow Access Restriction Payment 211
Bartow License Agreement 200
Base Interest Fraction 324
Base Rent 194
BCBS 74
BCREI 265
Benchmark 2019-B12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 447
BMARK 2019-B12 Certificate Administrator 252
BMARK 2019-B12 Operating Advisor 252
BMARK 2019-B12 PSA 252
BMARK 2019-B12 Servicer 252
BMARK 2019-B12 Trustee 252
Borrower Delayed Reimbursements 374
Borrower Party 420


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B-Piece Buyer 148
BSC 186
CBE 460
CCP PILOT 202
CCP Taxes 202
CDI 202.01 75
Centre Control Appraisal Period 252
Centre Major Decision 255
Centre Special Servicer 252
Certificate Administrator 283
Certificate Balance 301, 311
Certificate Owner 333
Certificate Summary 11
Certificateholder 332
Certificateholder Quorum 403
Certificateholder Repurchase Request 439
Certificates 3, 310
Certifying Certificateholder 342
CGMRC 257
Citibank 283
City Tax Fiscal Year 202
Class 310
Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance 314
Class VRR Certificates 300, 311
Class X Certificates 310
Class X Strip Rate 318
Clearstream 339
Clearstream Participants 341
Closing Date 163, 310
CMBS 72, 273, 286
CMBS B-Piece Securities 305
Code 464
Co-Lender Agreement 224
Collateral Deficiency Amount 392
Collection Account 368
Collection Period 314
Collective Investment Scheme 12
Combined VRR Available Funds 302
Combined VRR Interest 4, 299, 311
Combined VRR Interest Balance 301
Combined VRR Interest Owner 300
Combined VRR Interest Owners 300
COMM Conduit/Fusion 274
COMM FL 274
Communication Request 342
Companion Loan 161
Companion Loan Holder 353
Companion Loan Rating Agency 401
Companion Note 221
Company Lease 202
Compensating Interest Payment 326
Completion 202
Consent Fees 373
Consultation Election Notice 440
Consultation Requesting Certificateholder 440
Consultation Termination Event 419
Consulting Party 423
Contraction Exercise Date 193
Contraction Floors 193
Control Eligible Certificates   419
Control Termination Event 419
Controlling Class 419
Controlling Class Certificateholder 419
Controlling Class Representative 418
Controlling Companion Loan 355
Controlling Note 222
Controlling Note Holder 222
Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan 355
Controlling Pari Passu Companion Loan Securitization Date 355
Corrected Loan 360
Corresponding  Principal Balance Certificates 3
Corresponding Principal Balance Certificates 311
CPR 456
CREC 186
Credit Risk Retention 299
Credit Risk Retention Rules 299
CREFC® 330
CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 379
CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate 380
CREFC® Reports 330
CREFI 162, 257
CREFI Data File 258
CREFI Mortgage Loans 162
CREFI Securitization Database 258
CREFI VRR Interest Portion 300
Crossed Group 165
Crossed Mortgage Loan 3
Cross-Over Date 317
CRR 73
Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount 392
Cure/Contest Period 435
Custodian 283, 415
Cut-off Date 161
Cut-off Date Balance 161
Cut-off Date DSCR 167
Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratio 165
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 165
DBNY 265, 273, 299
DBNY VRR Interest Portion 280, 299
DBRI 273
DBRS 286, 400
Debt Service Coverage Ratio 167
Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF 166
Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow 166
Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income 167
Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI 167
Declaration 187
Defaulted Mortgage Loan 377
Defeasance 10, 11
Defeasance Deposit 209
Defeasance Loans 208
Defeasance Lock Out Period 209


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Defeasance Option 209
Defective Mortgage Loan 351
Definitive Certificate 339
Delegated Directive 14
Delinquent Loan 432
Depositaries 339
Depositor 163, 281
Determination Date 312
Deutsche Bank 273
Diligence File 345
Directing Holder 418
Disclosable Special Servicer Fees 378
Dispute Resolution Consultation 441
Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date 440
Distribution Account 368
Distribution Date 312
DMARC 274
Document Defect 345
Dodd-Frank Act 74
DOJ 273
DSCR 167
DTC 339
DTC Participants 339
DTC Rules 340
Due Date 204, 314
Due Diligence Questionnaire 258
Due Period 314
EDGAR 510
EEA 13
Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer 436
Eligible Operating Advisor 429
Enforcing Party 440
Enforcing Servicer 439
Environmental Condition 500, 13
EPA 187
ERISA 476
ESA 185, 277, 13
Escrow/Reserve Mitigating Circumstances 279
EU Risk Retention and Due Diligence Requirements 73
EU Securitization Regulation 14
Euroclear 339
Euroclear Operator 341
Euroclear Participants 341
Excess Interest 118, 204
Excess Interest Distribution Account 369
Excess Liquidation Proceeds Reserve Account 369
Excess Modification Fees 373
Excess Penalty Charges 374
Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall 327
Exchange Act 256, 280
Excluded Controlling Class Holder 148, 336
Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loan 148, 420
Excluded Information 148, 336
Excluded Mortgage Loan 420
Excluded Mortgage Loan Special Servicer 403
Excluded RRCP Mortgage Loan 308
Excluded Special Servicer 143
Excluded Special Servicer Information 336
Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loan 403
Exemption Rating Agency 479
Facebook 196
FATCA 474
FDIC 132
FETL 16
FIEL 16
Final Asset Status Report 425
Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice 441
Financial Promotion Order 12
FIRREA 277
Fitch 400
Form 8-K 256
FPO Persons 12
FRESH 200
FSCMA 16
FSMA 12
Funds 289
Future Outside Servicing Agreement 355
GAAP 300
GACC 162, 273
GACC 30 Hudson Yards Note 162
GACC Data Tape 275
GACC Deal Team 274
GACC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note 162
GACC Mortgage Loans 162, 274
Goldman Originator 267
Grand Canal Shoppes Co-Lender Agreement 237
Grand Canal Shoppes Control Appraisal Period 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Directing Holder 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 236
Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination Rate 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Major Decisions 242
Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan 236
Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note A Rate 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Net Note B Rate 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Rate 237
Grand Canal Shoppes Note A Relative Spread 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Rate 237
Grand Canal Shoppes Note B Relative Spread 240
Grand Canal Shoppes Noteholder Purchase Notice 244
Grand Canal Shoppes Notes 236
Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu Companion Loans 236
Grand Canal Shoppes Recovered Costs 245
Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Notes 236
Grand Canal Shoppes Sequential Pay Event 239


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Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Companion Loan 236
Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Collateral 241
Grand Canal Shoppes Threshold Event Cure 241
Grantor Trust 464
Ground Lease 11
GS 299
GS Bank 264
GSMC 162, 264
GSMC 30 Hudson Yards Note 162
GSMC Data Tape 265
GSMC Deal Team 265
GSMC Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Note 162
GSMC Mortgage Loans 162, 264
Hard Lockbox 167
High Net Worth Companies, Unincorporated Associations, Etc. 12, 13
HRR Certificates 4, 300
HSTP ACT 104
HY 2019-30HY Trust and Servicing Agreement 230, 446
HYIC 202
ICAP 203
ICIP Abatement 203
IDA 202
Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate 395
Impermissible TPP Affiliate 395
Income Producing Release Parcel 211
Indirect Participants 340
Individual Guarantors 201
Initial Pool Balance 161
Initial Rate 204
Initial Requesting Certificateholder 439
In-Place Cash Management 167
Institutional Investor 15
Institutional Investors 73
Interest Accrual Amount 319
Interest Accrual Period 319
Interest Distribution Amount 319
Interest Only Mortgage Loans 204
Interest Reserve Account 369
Interest Shortfall 319
Interested Person 414
Interest-Only Certificates 310
Investment Company Act 1
Investor Certification 332
Investor Unreturned Capital Contribution 220
IRS 465
Issuing Entity 161
Japanese Retention Requirement 17
JFSA 16
JPMorgan 265
JRR Rule 16
JV 220
KBRA 286
Largest Tenant 167
Largest Tenant Lease Expiration 167
Lender Liability Act 500
Lennar 289
Liquidation Fee 376
Liquidation Fee Rate 377
Liquidation Proceeds 377
Loan Combination 161
Loan Combination Custodial Account 368
Loan Per Unit 168
Loss of Value Payment 349
Loss of Value Reserve Fund 369
Lower-Tier Regular Interests 464
Lower-Tier REMIC 464
Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account 368
LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD 168
LUST 185
MAI 390, 14
Major Decision 416
Major Decision Reporting Package 417
MAS 15
Master Servicer 286
Master Servicer Remittance Date 364
Master Tenant 181
Material Breach 348
Material Defect 348
Material Document Defect 345
Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio 168
Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio 168
MFTII 2019-B3B4 Securitization 246
MFTII 2019-B3B4 Trust and Servicing Agreement 446
MFTII 2019-B3B4 TSA 246
Midland 286
MIFID II 13
MOA 300
Modeling Assumptions 456
Modification Fees 374
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 A Notes 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 B Notes 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Co-Lender Agreement 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Companion Loans 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Control Appraisal Period 250
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note 250
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling A Note Securitization 250
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note 250
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Controlling Note Holder 250
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination 245
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Control Notes 250


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Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Non-Controlling Note Holders 250
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Noteholders 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Notes 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu Companion Loans 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans 246
Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Companion Loans Noteholder 247
Monthly Payment 313
Moody’s 286
Morningstar 429
Mortgage 161
Mortgage File 343
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 343
Mortgage Loan Schedule 357
Mortgage Loan Sellers 162
Mortgage Loans 161
Mortgage Note 161
Mortgage Pool 161
Mortgage Rate 319
Mortgaged Property 161
Most Recent NOI 168
MSBNA 265
MSC 2019-H7 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 237, 446
Municipality 199
Net Cash Flow 170
Net Mortgage Pass-Through Rate 318
Net Mortgage Rate 319
NFIP 130
NFR 186
NI 33-105 17
Non-Controlling Note 222
Non-Controlling Note Holders 222
Non-Income Producing Release Parcel 210
Non-Offered Certificates 310
Nonrecoverable Advance 366
Non-Reduced Certificates 333
Non-U.S. Tax Person 474
Non-Vertically Retained Available Funds 313
Non-Vertically Retained Certificates 3
Non-Vertically Retained Certificates 311
Non-Vertically Retained Percentage 302
Non-Vertically Retained Principal Balance Certificates 3, 311
Non-Vertically Retained Regular Certificates 311
Notional Amount 311
NPL 186
NRSRO 331, 484
NRSRO Certification 333
Occupancy 168
Occupancy Date 169
Offer 14
Offered Certificates 310
OID Regulations 467
OLA 133
Operating Advisor 295
Operating Advisor Annual Report 427
Operating Advisor Consultation Trigger Event 426
Operating Advisor Consulting Fee 379
Operating Advisor Fee 379
Operating Advisor Fee Rate 379
Operating Advisor Standard 424
Operating Advisor Termination Event 428
Operating Company 181
Original Balance 169
Other Crossed Loans 351
Other Improvement Taxes 202
Outside Certificate Administrator 355
Outside Controlling Class Representative 355
Outside Controlling Note Holder 354, 418
Outside Custodian 355
Outside Depositor 355
Outside Operating Advisor 355
Outside Securitization 355
Outside Serviced Companion Loan 354
Outside Serviced Loan Combination 354
Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan 355
Outside Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan 354
Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination 354
Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination 354
Outside Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan 354
Outside Servicer 355
Outside Servicer Fee Rate 385
Outside Servicing Agreement 355
Outside Special Servicer 355
Outside Trustee 355
P&I Advance 364
PA DEP 187
PACE 118
PAR 278
Pari Passu Companion Loan 161
Pari Passu Indemnified Items 399
Pari Passu Indemnified Parties 399
Pari Passu Loan Combination 161
Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination 161
Park Bridge Financial 295
Park Bridge Lender Services 295
Participants 339
Party in Interest 476
Pass-Through Rate 318
PCIS Persons 13
PCO 200
PCR 264, 271
Penalty Charges 374
Percentage Allocation Entitlement 302
Percentage Interest 240, 312
Permitted Encumbrances 3


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Permitted Investments 312
Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees 378
PILOT 124, 202
PILOT Agreement 203
PILOT Percentage 203
PIPs 123, 188
Plan Asset Regulations 477
PML 271, 6
Pooling and Servicing Agreement 353
Pooling and Servicing Agreement Party Repurchase Request 439
Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn Minimum Release Price 213
Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Release Price 213
PRC 14
Preferred Equity Holder 220
Preferred Equity Investment 220
Preferred Return 220
Preliminary Asset Review Report 435
Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice 440
Premises 200
Prepayment Assumption 468
Prepayment Interest Excess 326
Prepayment Interest Shortfall 326
Prepayment Penalty Description 169
Prepayment Provision 169
PRIIPS Regulation 13
Prime Rate 365
Principal Balance Certificates 4
Principal Balance Certificates 310
Principal Distribution Amount 320
Principal Shortfall 320
Privileged Information 425
Privileged Information Exception 426
Privileged Person 331
Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis 240
Professional Investors 15
Prohibited Prepayment 327
Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes Exemptions Order 13
Property Advances 364
Proposed Course of Action Notice 440
Prospectus 15
Prospectus Regulation 13
PSA 446
PTE 479
Qualified Investors 13
Qualified Mortgage 345
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan 350
Qualifying CRE Loan Percentage 300
Rated Final Distribution Date 326
Rating Agencies 506
Rating Agency 506
Rating Agency Confirmation 444
Rating Agency Declination 444
RCA 289
RCM 289, 305
RCRA 500
Realized Loss 302, 328
REC 185
Recognised Collective Investment Scheme 12
Record Date 312
Registration Statement 510
Regular Certificates 310
Regular Interestholder 466
Regular Interests 464
Regulation AB 395
Regulation RR 299
Related Group 169
Release Date 209
Released Property 214
Relevant Member State 13
Relevant Persons 13
REMIC 464
REMIC LTV Test 159
REMIC Regulations 464
REO Account 369
REO Companion Loan 321
REO Loan 321
REO Mortgage Loan 321
REO Property 310
Repurchase Price 348
Repurchase Request 439
Requesting Certificateholder 440
Requesting Holder 440
Requesting Holders 393
Requesting Investor 342
Requesting Party 443
Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage 300
Requirements 505
Residual Certificates 310
Resolution Failure 440
Resolved 440
Restricted Group 480
Restricted Party 426
Retail Condo 203
Retail Investor 14
Retail Pad Site 203
Retaining Parties 300
Retaining Sponsor 299
Retaining Third Party Purchaser 300
Review Materials 433
Revised Rate 204
RevPAR 169
Risk Factors 11
Risk Retention Affiliate 396
Risk Retention Affiliated 396
Risk Retention Consultation Parties 308
Rooms 171
RR Interest 300
Rule 17g-5 333, 408
RWQCB 186
S&P 286
SBOE 188
Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount 320
SEC 256, 280


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Securities Act 395
Securitization Accounts 310
Securitization Regulation 73
SEL 271, 6
Seller 188
Senior Certificates 310
Serviced AB Loan Combination 353
Serviced Companion Loan 353
Serviced Companion Loan Holder 353
Serviced Companion Loan Securities 143, 400
Serviced Loan Combination 353
Serviced Loans 353
Serviced Mortgage Loans 353
Serviced Outside Controlled Companion Loan 354
Serviced Outside Controlled Loan Combination 353
Serviced Outside Controlled Mortgage Loan 354
Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan 353
Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder 353
Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combination 353
Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan 353
Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan Holder 353
Servicer Termination Events 399
Servicing Fee 372
Servicing Fee Rate 373
Servicing Function Participant 395
Servicing Shift Companion Loan 355
Servicing Shift Loan Combination 355
Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan 355
Servicing Standard 358
Servicing Transfer Event 359
SFA 15
SFO 15
Shareholder Loan Borrower 220
Shareholder Loan Lenders 220
Shareholder Loans 220
Similar Law 482
Single-Purpose Entity 10, 11
Situs 293
Situs Holdings 292
SMMEA 484
Soft Lockbox 169
Soft Springing Lockbox 169
Special Servicer 289
Special Servicer Decision 362
Special Servicing Fee 375
Special Servicing Fee Rate 375
Specially Serviced Loan 359
Split Mortgage Loan 161
Sponsors 163, 257
Springing Cash Management 169
Springing Lockbox 169
Standard Qualifications 1, 2
Startup Day 464
Stated Principal Balance 320
Stone Point 289, 292
Storage Condo 203
Streit Act 285
Structured Product 15
Subject Loans 380
Subordinate Certificates 310
Subordinate Companion Loan 161
Sub-Servicing Agreement 364
Substitute Property 214
Summary of Terms 11
Tax Assessor 187
TCO 200
Termination Purchase Amount 445
Terms and Conditions 341
Tests 434
The Centre Co-Lender Agreement 252
The Centre Controlling Noteholder 254
The Centre Loan Combination 252
The Centre Non-Controlling Noteholder 254
The Centre Note A-1 Pari Passu Companion Loan 252
The Centre Note A-2-2 Pari Passu Companion Loan 252
The Centre Pari Passu Companion Loans 252
The Centre Senior Loans 252
The Lincoln Apartments Prepayment Premium 220
Third Party Report 164
TIA 74, 284
Title Exception 2
Title Policy 3
Title V 504
Trailing 12 NOI 168
TRIA 9, 10
TRIPRA 131
Trust REMICs 464
Trustee 283
Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee 379
Trustee/Certificate Administrator Fee Rate 379
TSA 446
U.S. Tax Person 474
UCC 3, 2
Uncertificated VRR Interest 299, 311
Uncertificated VRR Interest Balance 301
Uncertificated VRR Interest Owner 296, 300
Underwriter Entities 139
Underwriter Exemption 479
Underwriting Agreement 508
Underwritten EGI 170
Underwritten Expenses 169
Underwritten NCF 170
Underwritten NCF DSCR 167
Underwritten Net Cash Flow 170
Underwritten Net Operating Income 170
Underwritten NOI 170
Underwritten Revenues 170
Units 171
Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount 320
Unsolicited Information 434


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Updated Appraisal 410
Upper-Tier REMIC 464
Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account 368
UST 185
UW NCF DSCR 167
Vertical Risk Retention Allocation Percentage 304
Vertically Retained Percentage 302
Volcker Rule 74
Voting Rights 338
VRR Interest Distribution Amount 304
VRR Principal Distribution Amount 304
VRR Realized Loss Interest Distribution Amount 304
VRR REMIC Regular Interest 464
WAC Rate 318
Weighted Average Mortgage Rate 171
WFBNA 265
Wind Creek Tenant Gaming Proceeds 194
Withheld Amounts 369
Workout Fee 375
Workout Fee Rate 376
Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount 367
WTNA 283
YM Group A 324
YM Group BC 324
YM Group DE 324
YM Groups 324
Zoning Regulations 8


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CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS AND MORTGAGED PROPERTIES

 

 

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Related Group Crossed Group Address City State Zip Code General Property Type Detailed Property Type
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards NAP NAP 530 West 33rd Street New York New York 10001 Office CBD
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza NAP NAP 151-155 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois 60601 Mixed Use Multifamily/Office/Retail
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio NAP NAP         Office Suburban
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II     5601 Legacy Drive and 7300 Parkwood Boulevard Plano Texas 75024 Office Suburban
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I     9527 Delaney Creek Boulevard Tampa Florida 33619 Office Suburban
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II     9519 Delaney Creek Boulevard Tampa Florida 33619 Office Suburban
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III     7400 Parkwood Boulevard Plano Texas 75024 Office Suburban
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments NAP NAP 31-33 Lincoln Road and 510 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn New York 11225 Multifamily High Rise
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn NAP NAP 47900 Highway 1 Big Sur California 93920 Hospitality Full Service
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes NAP NAP 3327 & 3377 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas Nevada 89109 Retail Specialty Retail
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 NAP NAP 1190 Discovery Way and 900 5th Avenue Sunnyvale California 94089 Office Suburban
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio NAP NAP         Office Suburban
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield     1350 West Middlefield Road Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella     1212 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline     850-900 North Shoreline Boulevard Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella     1277 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella     1215 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield     1340 West Middlefield Road Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella     1255 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella     1305 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield     1330 West Middlefield Road Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella     1245 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View California 94043 Office Suburban
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage NAP NAP 41-06 Delong Street Flushing New York 11355 Mixed Use Self Storage/Retail
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Group 1 NAP         Industrial Data Center
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18     8180 Bethlehem Road Manassas Virginia 20109 Industrial Data Center
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20     8210 Bethlehem Road Manassas Virginia 20109 Industrial Data Center
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19     8200 Bethlehem Road Manassas Virginia 20109 Industrial Data Center
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23     8190 Bethlehem Road Manassas Virginia 20109 Industrial Data Center
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center NAP NAP 800-850 Northwest Chipman Road Lee's Summit Missouri 64086 Office Suburban
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V NAP NAP         Industrial Various
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland     16625 Granite Road Maple Heights Ohio 44137 Industrial Cold Storage
12.02 Property       Owens Corning     261 Southwest Avenue Tallmadge Ohio 44278 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech     7375 Industrial Road Florence Kentucky 41042 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers     30 Foundation Place Barberton Ohio 44203 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park     9100, 9106 & 9110 83rd Avenue North Brooklyn Park Minnesota 55445 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC     2838 Grandview Drive Simpsonville South Carolina 29680 Industrial Manufacturing/Warehouse
12.07 Property       Techniplas     N44 W33341 Watertown Plank Road Nashotah Wisconsin 53058 Industrial Manufacturing
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)     700 Liberty Drive Libertyville Illinois 60048 Industrial Manufacturing
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft     616 West McKinley Avenue Mishawaka Indiana 46545 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby     14396-14490 23 Mile Road Shelby Township Michigan 48315 Industrial Manufacturing
12.11 Property       Global Flooring     3700 32nd Street Southeast Kentwood Michigan 49512 Industrial Manufacturing
12.12 Property       Dreison     4540 West 160th Street Cleveland Ohio 44135 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.13 Property       Gem City     401 Leo Street and 1425 North Keowee Street Dayton Ohio 45404 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin     5311 Fleming Court Austin Texas 78744 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton     7545 North Haggerty Road Canton Michigan 48187 Industrial Manufacturing
12.16 Property       Polartec     310 Industrial Drive Southwest Cleveland Tennessee 37311 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK     100 TGK Circle Rockledge Florida 32955 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94     3030 North Highway 94 Saint Charles Missouri 63301 Industrial Manufacturing
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome     100 Anderson Road Southwest Rome Georgia 30161 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis     6040 Guion Road Indianapolis Indiana 46254 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller     3600 Mueller Road Saint Charles Missouri 63301 Industrial Manufacturing
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions     1310 Kingsland Drive Batavia Illinois 60510 Industrial Manufacturing
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air     5135 Naiman Parkway Solon Ohio 44139 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.24 Property       Workstream     3158 & 3168 Production Drive Fairfield Ohio 45014 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.25 Property       Techniks     9930 East 56th Street Indianapolis Indiana 46236 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock     400 East 13th Street North Little Rock Arkansas 72114 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport     910 East Railroad Street Long Beach Mississippi 39560 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove     1830 Lunt Avenue Elk Grove Village Illinois 60007 Industrial Manufacturing
12.29 Property       Total Plastics     1652 Gezon Parkway Southwest Wyoming Michigan 49519 Industrial Manufacturing
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes     285 Barnes Boulevard Rockledge Florida 32955 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza NAP NAP 101 & 195 South Capitol Boulevard and 777 West Main Street Boise Idaho 83702 Office CBD
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street Group 2 NAP 505 Fulton Street Brooklyn New York 11201 Retail Anchored
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee NAP NAP 77 Sands Boulevard Bethlehem Pennsylvania 18015 Other Land
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Group 1 NAP         Industrial Data Center
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15     44862 Interconnection Place Ashburn Virginia 20147 Industrial Data Center
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16     44858 Interconnection Place Ashburn Virginia 20147 Industrial Data Center
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17     44854 Interconnection Place Ashburn Virginia 20147 Industrial Data Center

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Related Group Crossed Group Address City State Zip Code General Property Type Detailed Property Type
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio NAP NAP         Various Various
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center     22557 Northeast Park Lane Wood Village Oregon 97060 Retail Anchored
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade     2735-2755 South 99th Avenue & 9820-9870 West Lower Buckeye Road Tolleson Arizona 85353 Retail Anchored
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza     3115 South McClintock Drive Tempe Arizona 85282 Retail Anchored
17.04 Property       Pear Tree     504 East Perkins Street Ukiah California 95482 Retail Anchored
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square     5840, 5870, 5880, 5890 West Bell Road & 17045 North 59th Avenue Glendale Arizona 85308 Retail Anchored
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center     7425-7719 East Iliff Avenue; 2150 South Quebec Street Denver Colorado 80231 Retail Anchored
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center     1395-1505 East Warner Road Gilbert Arizona 85296 Retail Anchored
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA     2641 Hall Avenue Riverside California 92509 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN     606 West Troy Avenue Indianapolis Indiana 46225 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL     5700 US Highway 17 South Bartow Florida 33830 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA     2621 Hall Avenue Riverside California 92509 Industrial Warehouse/Distribution
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View NAP NAP 7602 & 9840 Southeast Talbert Street Clackamas Oregon 97015 Multifamily Garden
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain NAP NAP 2800 Esperanza Crossing Austin Texas 78758 Hospitality Extended Stay
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street Group 2 NAP 309 Canal Street New York New York 10013 Mixed Use Multifamily/Retail
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection NAP NAP 250 North First Street Burbank California 91502 Retail Shadow Anchored
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson NAP NAP 4690 North Oracle Road Tucson Arizona 85705 Office Suburban
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield NAP NAP 1200 South Moorland Road Brookfield Wisconsin 53005 Hospitality Full Service
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square NAP NAP 863 West Oglethorpe Highway Hinesville Georgia 31313 Retail Anchored
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue NAP NAP 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue Boulder Colorado 80301 Industrial Flex
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons NAP NAP 1876 Warrensville Center Road Cleveland Ohio 44121 Retail Anchored
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre NAP NAP 695 Anderson Avenue Cliffside Park New Jersey 07010 Multifamily High Rise
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard Group 2 NAP 34 Howard Street New York New York 10013 Mixed Use Office/Retail
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park Group 3 NAP 2800 Destination Parkway Orlando Florida 32819 Hospitality Extended Stay
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale NAP NAP 1418 66th Street North Saint Petersburg Florida 33710 Retail Shadow Anchored
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge NAP NAP 2298 Faraday Boulevard Grove City Ohio 43123 Multifamily Garden
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence Group 3 NAP 7570 Woodspoint Drive Florence Kentucky 41042 Hospitality Extended Stay
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage NAP NAP 415 South Federal Highway Deerfield Beach Florida 33441 Self Storage Self Storage
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas NAP NAP 11343 North Central Expressway Dallas Texas 75243 Office Medical
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio NAP NAP         Self Storage Self Storage
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby     50387 Van Dyke Avenue Shelby Township Michigan 48317 Self Storage Self Storage
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser     32968 Groesbeck Highway Fraser Michigan 48026 Self Storage Self Storage
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building NAP NAP 3700 Park East Drive Beachwood Ohio 44122 Office Suburban
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street NAP NAP 353-359 Kearny Street San Francisco California 94108 Office Suburban
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments NAP NAP 16916 Southeast Powell Boulevard Portland Oregon 97236 Multifamily Garden
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites NAP NAP 7531 Canada Avenue Orlando Florida 32819 Hospitality Limited Service
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre NAP NAP 8551 South Howell Avenue Oak Creek Wisconsin 53154 Retail Anchored
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park NAP NAP 1845 Town Center Boulevard Fleming Island Florida 32003 Office Suburban
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center NAP NAP 668-700, 672 & 674 North Riverside Drive Clarksville Tennessee 37040 Retail Anchored
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks NAP NAP 22014 Spring Oaks Drive Spring Texas 77389 Mixed Use Manufactured Housing Community/Self Storage

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Year Built Year Renovated Units, Pads, Rooms, SF Unit Description Loan Per Unit ($) Ownership Interest Original Balance ($) Cut-off Date Balance ($) Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount ($) % of Initial Pool Balance
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 2019 NAP 1,463,234  SF 765.43 Fee Simple 100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 7.8%
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 1982 2015 560,083  SF 374.94 Fee Simple 70,000,000 70,000,000 70,000,000 5.5%
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio     881,490  SF 274.99 Fee Simple 62,400,000 62,400,000 62,400,000 4.9%
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II 1999 NAP 238,926  SF   Fee Simple     18,843,564 1.5%
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I 2015 NAP 260,869  SF   Fee Simple     17,401,980 1.4%
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II 2018 NAP 236,550  SF   Fee Simple     15,445,545 1.2%
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III 2019 NAP 145,145  SF   Fee Simple     10,708,911 0.8%
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 2017 NAP 141  Units 428,510.64 Fee Simple 60,420,000 60,420,000 60,420,000 4.7%
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 1992 2007, 2008, 2015-2018 39  Rooms 1,538,461.54 Fee Simple 60,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000 4.7%
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 1999 2007 759,891  SF 1,000.14 Fee Simple/Leasehold 60,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000 4.7%
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 2019 NAP 701,266  SF 499.10 Fee Simple 55,250,000 55,250,000 55,250,000 4.3%
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio     251,575  SF 476.99 Fee Simple 55,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 4.3%
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield 1975 NAP 29,670  SF   Fee Simple     7,700,000 0.6%
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella 1976 NAP 37,166  SF   Fee Simple     7,443,333 0.6%
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline 1969 NAP 31,347  SF   Fee Simple     7,425,000 0.6%
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella 1962 2017 24,000  SF   Fee Simple     7,333,333 0.6%
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella 1974 NAP 25,000  SF   Fee Simple     5,343,708 0.4%
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield 1977 NAP 25,000  SF   Fee Simple     5,074,667 0.4%
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella 1990 NAP 17,980  SF   Fee Simple     4,136,458 0.3%
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella 1977 NAP 20,732  SF   Fee Simple     3,588,750 0.3%
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield 1975 NAP 25,000  SF   Fee Simple     3,552,083 0.3%
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella 1965 NAP 15,680  SF   Fee Simple     3,402,667 0.3%
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 2014 NAP 166,294  SF 326.53 Fee Simple 54,300,000 54,300,000 54,300,000 4.3%
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas     728,460  SF 115.04 Fee Simple 51,550,000 51,550,000 51,550,000 4.0%
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 2017 NAP 215,650  SF   Fee Simple     15,592,337 1.2%
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 2017 NAP 215,650  SF   Fee Simple     14,603,168 1.1%
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 2017 NAP 148,580  SF   Fee Simple     10,690,166 0.8%
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 2019 NAP 148,580  SF   Fee Simple     10,664,329 0.8%
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 1961 1997 494,449  SF 104.16 Leasehold 51,500,000 51,500,000 51,500,000 4.0%
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V     3,585,623  SF 36.36 Fee Simple 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 3.9%
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland 1967 NAP 345,009  SF   Fee Simple     5,586,377 0.4%
12.02 Property       Owens Corning 1989 1996 222,900  SF   Fee Simple     3,508,502 0.3%
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech 1962 2002 260,366  SF   Fee Simple     3,197,719 0.3%
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers 2002 2016 134,565  SF   Fee Simple     3,082,139 0.2%
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park 1978, 2000 NAP 136,167  SF   Fee Simple     2,388,658 0.2%
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC 1964, 1980, 1987, 1993 NAP 205,912  SF   Fee Simple     2,368,110 0.2%
12.07 Property       Techniplas 1964-1995 NAP 137,206  SF   Fee Simple     2,311,604 0.2%
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) 1924 2008 155,799  SF   Fee Simple     2,157,497 0.2%
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft 1961 1998 185,631  SF   Fee Simple     1,977,706 0.2%
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby 1988, 1998 NAP 80,967  SF   Fee Simple     1,939,179 0.2%
12.11 Property       Global Flooring 1984 1996 121,464  SF   Fee Simple     1,841,578 0.1%
12.12 Property       Dreison 1955 1967 206,471  SF   Fee Simple     1,659,218 0.1%
12.13 Property       Gem City 1941 1950 147,847  SF   Fee Simple     1,610,417 0.1%
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin 1982 NAP 40,662  SF   Fee Simple     1,433,195 0.1%
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton 1994 NAP 55,118  SF   Fee Simple     1,361,278 0.1%
12.16 Property       Polartec 1986 NAP 175,306  SF   Fee Simple     1,309,909 0.1%
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK 1998 NAP 92,367  SF   Fee Simple     1,258,540 0.1%
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 1966, 2000 NAP 91,363  SF   Fee Simple     1,232,855 0.1%
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome 1960 2005 151,693  SF   Fee Simple     1,218,729 0.1%
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis 1971 NAP 66,000  SF   Fee Simple     1,053,064 0.1%
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller 1973, 1989 NAP 62,712  SF   Fee Simple     1,053,064 0.1%
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions 1988 NAP 59,719  SF   Fee Simple     970,874 0.1%
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air 1970 NAP 70,867  SF   Fee Simple     955,463 0.1%
12.24 Property       Workstream 1973, 1988 NAP 76,893  SF   Fee Simple     909,231 0.1%
12.25 Property       Techniks 2005 NAP 40,418  SF   Fee Simple     719,166 0.1%
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock 1971 2004 82,959  SF   Fee Simple     706,323 0.1%
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport 1965 NAP 88,061  SF   Fee Simple     635,691 0.0%
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove 1966 NAP 25,576  SF   Fee Simple     635,691 0.0%
12.29 Property       Total Plastics 1999 NAP 44,033  SF   Fee Simple     618,996 0.0%
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes 1987 NAP 21,572  SF   Fee Simple     299,224 0.0%
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 1978, 2016 NAP 387,371  SF 120.94 Fee Simple 46,850,000 46,850,000 46,850,000 3.7%
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 1890 2013 114,209  SF 744.25 Fee Simple 45,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 3.5%
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee NAP NAP 2,608,541  SF 56.20 Fee Simple 45,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 3.5%
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn     445,740  SF 156.59 Fee Simple 40,800,000 40,800,000 40,800,000 3.2%
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 2016 NAP 148,580  SF   Fee Simple     14,942,269 1.2%
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 2016 NAP 148,580  SF   Fee Simple     14,941,100 1.2%
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 2016 NAP 148,580  SF   Fee Simple     10,916,630 0.9%

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Year Built Year Renovated Units, Pads, Rooms, SF Unit Description Loan Per Unit ($) Ownership Interest Original Balance ($) Cut-off Date Balance ($) Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount ($) % of Initial Pool Balance
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio     1,190,355  SF 108.03 Fee Simple 27,160,000 27,160,000 27,160,000 2.1%
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center 2006 NAP 137,105  SF   Fee Simple     4,476,053 0.4%
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade 2006 NAP 141,485  SF   Fee Simple     4,160,858 0.3%
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza 1991 NAP 147,526  SF   Fee Simple     3,785,215 0.3%
17.04 Property       Pear Tree 1977 1998 194,241  SF   Fee Simple     3,526,151 0.3%
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square 1988 NAP 185,907  SF   Fee Simple     3,339,049 0.3%
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center 1986 NAP 147,563  SF   Fee Simple     3,036,808 0.2%
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center 2000 NAP 95,248  SF   Fee Simple     2,676,996 0.2%
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 1987, 2013 NAP 34,982  SF   Fee Simple     790,088 0.1%
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN 1967 1989 22,860  SF   Fee Simple     590,091 0.0%
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL 1983 NAP 67,438  SF   Fee Simple     417,381 0.0%
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 1990 NAP 16,000  SF   Fee Simple     361,308 0.0%
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 1987 2007 224  Units 116,071.43 Fee Simple 26,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 2.0%
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 2015 NAP 135  Rooms 159,070.72 Fee Simple 21,500,000 21,474,547 21,474,547 1.7%
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 1915 2009 18  Units 1,152,777.78 Fee Simple 20,750,000 20,750,000 20,750,000 1.6%
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 2007 NAP 39,035  SF 509.80 Fee Simple 19,900,000 19,900,000 19,900,000 1.6%
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 1987 2015 211,152  SF 92.82 Fee Simple 19,600,000 19,600,000 19,600,000 1.5%
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 1986 2016 203  Rooms 91,625.62 Fee Simple 18,600,000 18,600,000 18,600,000 1.5%
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 2016-2017 NAP 159,239  SF 107.68 Fee Simple 17,146,500 17,146,500 17,146,500 1.3%
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 1969 2003 152,692  SF 111.34 Fee Simple 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 1.3%
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 2013-2017 NAP 113,024  SF 139.35 Fee Simple 15,750,000 15,750,000 15,750,000 1.2%
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 2017 NAP 314  Units 191,082.80 Fee Simple 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 1.2%
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 1915 2017-2018 15,900  SF 798.74 Fee Simple 12,700,000 12,700,000 12,700,000 1.0%
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 2018 NAP 120  Rooms 100,000.00 Fee Simple 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 0.9%
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 2008 NAP 45,898  SF 261.45 Fee Simple 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 0.9%
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 2019 NAP 97  Units 123,711.34 Fee Simple 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 0.9%
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 2017 NAP 109  Rooms 102,950.51 Fee Simple 11,250,000 11,221,606 11,221,606 0.9%
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 1999 NAP 68,520  SF 160.54 Fee Simple 11,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 0.9%
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 2019 NAP 39,625  SF 264.98 Fee Simple 10,500,000 10,500,000 10,500,000 0.8%
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio     135,945  SF 73.56 Fee Simple/Leasehold 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 0.8%
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby 2004 NAP 70,405  SF   Leasehold     5,250,000 0.4%
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser 2003 NAP 65,540  SF   Fee Simple     4,750,000 0.4%
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 1978 2005 91,962  SF 105.89 Fee Simple 9,750,000 9,737,745 9,737,745 0.8%
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 1907 2019 12,942  SF 634.37 Fee Simple 8,210,000 8,210,000 8,210,000 0.6%
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 1998 NAP 72  Units 113,888.89 Fee Simple 8,200,000 8,200,000 8,200,000 0.6%
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 1999 NAP 130  Rooms 56,092.76 Fee Simple 7,300,000 7,292,059 7,292,059 0.6%
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 1988 NAP 94,975  SF 72.44 Fee Simple 6,880,000 6,880,000 6,880,000 0.5%
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 2002 NAP 75,928  SF 85.61 Fee Simple 6,500,000 6,500,000 6,500,000 0.5%
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 1965, 1975, 2000 2011-2013 149,812  SF 40.00 Fee Simple 6,000,000 5,992,508 5,992,508 0.5%
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005 NAP 467  Units   12,740.90 Fee Simple 5,950,000 5,950,000 5,950,000 0.5%

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Balloon Balance ($) Mortgage Loan Rate (%) Administrative Fee Rate (%) (1) Net Mortgage Loan Rate (%) Monthly Debt Service ($) (2) Annual Debt Service ($) Pari Companion Loan Monthly Debt Service ($) Pari Companion Loan Annual Debt Service ($) Amortization Type
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 100,000,000 3.11000% 0.00903% 3.10097% 262,766.20 3,153,194.40 2,680,215.29 32,162,583.45 Interest Only
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 70,000,000 3.66000% 0.00939% 3.65061% 216,465.28 2,597,583.36 432,930.55 5,195,166.60 Interest Only
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio 62,400,000 3.37000% 0.00943% 3.36057% 177,673.89 2,132,086.68 512,520.83 6,150,249.96 Interest Only
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II                  
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I                  
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II                  
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III                  
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 60,420,000 3.94000% 0.00903% 3.93097% 201,134.26 2,413,611.12     Interest Only
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 60,000,000 3.29000% 0.00903% 3.28097% 166,784.72 2,001,416.64     Interest Only - ARD
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 60,000,000 3.74080% 0.01028% 3.73052% 189,637.78 2,275,653.36 2,212,440.74 26,549,288.88 Interest Only
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 55,250,000 3.76386% 0.00903% 3.75483% 175,701.25 2,108,415.00 937,338.36 11,248,060.32 Interest Only - ARD
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 55,000,000 4.30000% 0.00903% 4.29097% 199,820.60 2,397,847.20 236,151.62 2,833,819.44 Interest Only
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield                  
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella                  
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline                  
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella                  
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella                  
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield                  
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella                  
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella                  
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield                  
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella                  
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 54,300,000 4.17500% 0.00903% 4.16597% 191,542.62 2,298,511.44     Interest Only
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas 51,550,000 3.63730% 0.00951% 3.62779% 158,422.52 1,901,070.24 99,110.11 1,189,321.32 Interest Only
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18                  
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20                  
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19                  
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23                  
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 51,500,000 3.67500% 0.00903% 3.66597% 159,909.29 1,918,911.48     Interest Only
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 50,000,000 3.78000% 0.01953% 3.76047% 159,687.50 1,916,250.00 256,643.36 3,079,720.32 Interest Only
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland                  
12.02 Property       Owens Corning                  
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech                  
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers                  
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park                  
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC                  
12.07 Property       Techniplas                  
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)                  
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft                  
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby                  
12.11 Property       Global Flooring                  
12.12 Property       Dreison                  
12.13 Property       Gem City                  
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin                  
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton                  
12.16 Property       Polartec                  
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK                  
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94                  
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome                  
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis                  
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller                  
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions                  
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air                  
12.24 Property       Workstream                  
12.25 Property       Techniks                  
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock                  
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport                  
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove                  
12.29 Property       Total Plastics                  
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes                  
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 46,850,000 3.80000% 0.01903% 3.78097% 150,418.87 1,805,026.44     Interest Only
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 45,000,000 3.53000% 0.00959% 3.52041% 134,213.54 1,610,562.48 119,300.93 1,431,611.16 Interest Only
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee 38,523,871 4.38000% 0.00903% 4.37097% 209,633.68 2,515,604.16 473,306.27 5,679,675.24 Amortizing
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn 40,800,000 3.63730% 0.00964% 3.62766% 125,385.81 1,504,629.72 89,122.27 1,069,467.24 Interest Only
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15                  
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16                  
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17                  

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Balloon Balance ($) Mortgage Loan Rate (%) Administrative Fee Rate (%) (1) Net Mortgage Loan Rate (%) Monthly Debt Service ($) (2) Annual Debt Service ($) Pari Companion Loan Monthly Debt Service ($) Pari Companion Loan Annual Debt Service ($) Amortization Type
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 27,160,000 4.13900% 0.01673% 4.12227% 94,980.47 1,139,765.64 354,742.96 4,256,915.52 Interest Only
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center                  
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade                  
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza                  
17.04 Property       Pear Tree                  
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square                  
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center                  
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center                  
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                  
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN                  
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL                  
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                  
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 22,708,304 4.40000% 0.00903% 4.39097% 130,197.84 1,562,374.08     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 17,403,900 4.53000% 0.00903% 4.52097% 109,320.92 1,311,851.04     Amortizing
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 20,750,000 3.95000% 0.00903% 3.94097% 69,250.72 831,008.64     Interest Only
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 17,150,970 3.85000% 0.00903% 3.84097% 93,292.84 1,119,514.08     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 18,708,377 4.85000% 0.00903% 4.84097% 103,427.60 1,241,131.20     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 14,728,504 3.91000% 0.00903% 3.90097% 87,836.88 1,054,042.56     Amortizing
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 15,215,208 4.03000% 0.00903% 4.02097% 82,156.85 985,882.20     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 17,000,000 4.21000% 0.03903% 4.17097% 60,470.02 725,640.24     Interest Only
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 15,750,000 3.92000% 0.03903% 3.88097% 52,164.58 625,974.96     Interest Only
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 15,000,000 5.68166666666667% 0.00903% 5.67263666666667% 72,007.23 864,086.76 216,021.70 2,592,260.41 Interest Only
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 12,700,000 3.99000% 0.00903% 3.98097% 42,813.99 513,767.88     Interest Only
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 10,475,657 4.38000% 0.00903% 4.37097% 59,949.63 719,395.56     Amortizing
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 12,000,000 3.78000% 0.00903% 3.77097% 38,325.00 459,900.00     Interest Only
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 10,910,716 4.11000% 0.00903% 4.10097% 58,053.44 696,641.28     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 10,292,905 4.48000% 0.00903% 4.47097% 56,868.49 682,421.88     Amortizing
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 11,000,000 3.65000% 0.04903% 3.60097% 33,923.03 407,076.36     Interest Only
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 8,894,891 4.20000% 0.05778% 4.14222% 51,346.80 616,161.60     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 10,000,000 4.60000% 0.05778% 4.54222% 38,865.74 466,388.88     Interest Only
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby                  
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser                  
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 7,818,634 4.26000% 0.05778% 4.20222% 48,021.24 576,254.88     Amortizing
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 8,210,000 4.12000% 0.04903% 4.07097% 28,579.16 342,949.92     Interest Only
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 8,200,000 4.94000% 0.00903% 4.93097% 34,225.51 410,706.12     Interest Only
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 5,983,388 4.90000% 0.00903% 4.89097% 38,743.05 464,916.60     Amortizing
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 6,880,000 3.97000% 0.00903% 3.96097% 23,077.46 276,929.52     Interest Only
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 5,558,897 4.55000% 0.00903% 4.54097% 33,127.93 397,535.16     Interest Only, Then Amortizing
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 4,816,554 4.29000% 0.00903% 4.28097% 29,657.07 355,884.84     Amortizing
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 5,457,698 4.65000% 0.05778% 4.59222% 30,680.39 368,164.68     Interest Only, Then Amortizing

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Interest Accrual Method Seasoning (Mos.) Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) Original Amortization Term (Mos.) Remaining Amortization Term (Mos.) Origination Date Due Date
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/14/2019 6
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/19/2019 6
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio Actual/360 1 121 120 121 120 0 0 7/2/2019 6
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II                    
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I                    
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II                    
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III                    
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/19/2019 6
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/12/2019 6
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/3/2019 1
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/19/2019 6
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio Actual/360 2 60 58 60 58 0 0 5/31/2019 6
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield                    
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella                    
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline                    
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella                    
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella                    
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield                    
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella                    
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella                    
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield                    
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella                    
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 7/2/2019 6
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 7/1/2019 1
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18                    
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20                    
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19                    
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23                    
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center Actual/360 0 60 60 60 60 0 0 7/17/2019 6
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/23/2019 6
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland                    
12.02 Property       Owens Corning                    
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech                    
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers                    
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park                    
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC                    
12.07 Property       Techniplas                    
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)                    
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft                    
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby                    
12.11 Property       Global Flooring                    
12.12 Property       Dreison                    
12.13 Property       Gem City                    
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin                    
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton                    
12.16 Property       Polartec                    
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK                    
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94                    
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome                    
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis                    
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller                    
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions                    
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air                    
12.24 Property       Workstream                    
12.25 Property       Techniks                    
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock                    
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport                    
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove                    
12.29 Property       Total Plastics                    
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes                    
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/26/2019 6
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 7/3/2019 6
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120 420 420 7/23/2019 6
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 7/1/2019 1
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15                    
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16                    
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17                    

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Interest Accrual Method Seasoning (Mos.) Original Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Remaining Interest-Only Period (Mos.) Original Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term To Maturity / ARD (Mos.) Original Amortization Term (Mos.) Remaining Amortization Term (Mos.) Origination Date Due Date
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Actual/360 2 120 118 120 118 0 0 5/9/2019 6
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center                    
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade                    
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza                    
17.04 Property       Pear Tree                    
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square                    
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center                    
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center                    
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                    
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN                    
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL                    
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                    
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View Actual/360 1 36 35 120 119 360 360 7/3/2019 6
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain Actual/360 1 0 0 120 119 360 359 6/14/2019 6
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/22/2019 6
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection Actual/360 0 36 36 120 120 360 360 7/19/2019 6
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson Actual/360 2 84 82 120 118 360 360 5/9/2019 6
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield Actual/360 0 0 0 120 120 360 360 7/9/2019 6
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square Actual/360 1 48 47 120 119 360 360 7/1/2019 6
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue Actual/360 2 120 118 120 118 0 0 6/4/2019 6
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/7/2019 6
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre Actual/360 1 60 59 60 59 0 0 6/28/2019 6
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/17/2019 6
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park Actual/360 0 0 0 84 84 360 360 7/12/2019 6
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/19/2019 6
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge Actual/360 2 60 58 120 118 360 360 6/5/2019 6
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence Actual/360 2 0 0 60 58 360 358 6/3/2019 6
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/27/2019 6
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas Actual/360 0 24 24 120 120 360 360 7/10/2019 6
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/7/2019 6
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby                    
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser                    
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building Actual/360 1 0 0 120 119 360 359 6/24/2019 6
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street Actual/360 0 120 120 120 120 0 0 7/23/2019 6
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/12/2019 6
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites Actual/360 1 0 0 120 119 360 359 6/10/2019 6
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre Actual/360 1 120 119 120 119 0 0 6/20/2019 6
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park Actual/360 0 24 24 120 120 360 360 7/15/2019 6
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center Actual/360 1 0 0 120 119 360 359 6/21/2019 6
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks Actual/360 0 60 60 120 120 360 360 7/23/2019 6

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name 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 Prepayment Provision (3)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance or YM1%/90_0%/5
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   2 business days grace, once per trailing 12-month period 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/89_0%/7
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio 8/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/11_YM1%/106_0%/4
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II                  
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I                  
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II                  
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III                  
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 Yes 8/6/2034 0 0 Lockout/35_YM1%/80_0%/5
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 8/1/2019 7/1/2029   7/1/2029 No   0 2 business days grace, once per trailing 12-month period Lockout/25_Defeasance/90_0%/5
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 Yes 6/6/2034 0 0 Lockout/24_YM1%/1_Defeasance or YM1%/88_0%/7
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 7/6/2019 6/6/2024   6/6/2024 No   0 0 YM1%/26_Defeasance or YM1%/27_0%/7
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield                  
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella                  
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline                  
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella                  
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella                  
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield                  
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella                  
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella                  
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield                  
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella                  
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas 8/1/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 5 days grace, other than the payment due on the Maturity Date YM0.5%/26_Defeasance or YM0.5%/88_0%/6
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18                  
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20                  
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19                  
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23                  
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 9/6/2019 8/6/2024   8/6/2024 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/32_0%/4
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland                  
12.02 Property       Owens Corning                  
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech                  
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers                  
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park                  
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC                  
12.07 Property       Techniplas                  
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)                  
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft                  
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby                  
12.11 Property       Global Flooring                  
12.12 Property       Dreison                  
12.13 Property       Gem City                  
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin                  
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton                  
12.16 Property       Polartec                  
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK                  
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94                  
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome                  
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis                  
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller                  
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions                  
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air                  
12.24 Property       Workstream                  
12.25 Property       Techniks                  
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock                  
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport                  
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove                  
12.29 Property       Total Plastics                  
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes                  
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee 9/6/2019   9/6/2019 8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/91_0%/5
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn 8/1/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 5 days grace, other than the payment due on the Maturity Date YM0.5%/26_Defeasance or YM0.5%/88_0%/6
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15                  
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16                  
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17                  

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name 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 Prepayment Provision (3)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 7/6/2019 6/6/2029   6/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_YM1%/89_0%/7
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center                  
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade                  
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza                  
17.04 Property       Pear Tree                  
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square                  
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center                  
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center                  
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                  
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN                  
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL                  
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                  
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 8/6/2019 7/6/2022 8/6/2022 7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/90_0%/5
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 8/6/2019   8/6/2019 7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 9/6/2019 8/6/2022 9/6/2022 8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/89_0%/7
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 7/6/2019 6/6/2026 7/6/2026 6/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/26_Defeasance/89_0%/5
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 9/6/2019   9/6/2019 8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 8/6/2019 7/6/2023 8/6/2023 7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/88_0%/7
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 7/6/2019 6/6/2029   6/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/26_Defeasance/90_0%/4
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/90_0%/5
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 8/6/2019 7/6/2024   7/6/2024 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/31_0%/4
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 9/6/2019   9/6/2019 8/6/2026 No   0 0 Lockout/11_YM1%/68_0%/5
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/93_0%/3
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 7/6/2019 6/6/2024 7/6/2024 6/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/26_Defeasance/90_0%/4
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 7/6/2019   7/6/2019 6/6/2024 No   0 0 Lockout/11_YM1%/44_0%/5
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 9/6/2019 8/6/2021 9/6/2021 8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/90_0%/5
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby                  
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser                  
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 8/6/2019   8/6/2019 7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 9/6/2019 8/6/2029   8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/11_YM1%/102_0%/7
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/36_YM2%/77_0%/7
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 8/6/2019   8/6/2019 7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 8/6/2019 7/6/2029   7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 9/6/2019 8/6/2021 9/6/2021 8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/92_0%/4
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 8/6/2019   8/6/2019 7/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/25_Defeasance/91_0%/4
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 9/6/2019 8/6/2024 9/6/2024 8/6/2029 No   0 0 Lockout/24_Defeasance/93_0%/3

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name 2016 EGI 2016 Expenses ($) 2016 NOI ($) 2017 EGI ($) 2017 Expenses ($) 2017 NOI ($) 2018 EGI ($) 2018 Expenses ($) 2018 NOI ($) Most Recent EGI (if past 2018) ($) Most Recent Expenses (if past 2018) ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 19,476,677 5,920,924 13,555,753 20,409,860 6,198,041 14,211,819 21,775,900 6,410,039 15,365,861 22,194,678 6,549,845
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,345,164 1,111,532
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 26,876,682 17,918,087 8,958,595 15,185,638 9,264,768 5,920,870 29,080,736 17,252,909 11,827,827 29,758,597 18,361,755
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 112,655,066 33,296,436 79,358,630 107,586,327 33,160,381 74,425,947 103,110,653 31,784,180 71,326,473 102,473,435 31,007,624
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9,652,372 1,847,444 7,804,928 10,197,152 1,917,505
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield 1,078,227 107,095 971,132 1,117,781 115,950 1,001,832 1,156,262 125,920 1,030,342 1,160,322 130,870
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella 979,341 162,233 817,108 1,071,207 156,002 915,205 1,113,897 190,072 923,825 1,151,010 201,131
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline 1,394,436 192,068 1,202,368 1,354,187 241,299 1,112,888 1,471,799 146,538 1,325,261 1,558,649 176,145
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,612,758 417,422 1,195,336 1,822,338 425,955
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella 846,597 95,708 750,889 N/A 151,237 (151,237) 961,148 132,416 828,732 1,052,915 137,490
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield 554,200 93,965 460,234 595,228 116,542 478,686 N/A 144,621 (144,621) 168,448 135,852
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella 658,764 89,807 568,957 820,936 146,803 674,133 916,540 218,818 697,723 878,362 212,869
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella 785,993 88,731 697,263 820,429 93,880 726,549 883,707 103,351 780,356 880,432 104,605
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield 712,500 174,038 538,462 740,460 191,592 548,868 754,680 190,915 563,765 759,180 215,563
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella 559,192 62,557 496,635 707,306 119,100 588,206 781,581 177,372 604,209 765,495 177,025
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 2,548,198 1,014,725 1,533,473 4,189,817 1,362,425 2,827,392 5,333,810 1,400,321 3,933,489 5,608,334 1,484,012
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 9,810,217 3,639,861 6,170,356 9,701,960 3,530,095 6,171,865 9,291,814 3,870,231 5,421,583 9,546,568 3,807,223
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.02 Property       Owens Corning N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.07 Property       Techniplas N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.11 Property       Global Flooring N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.12 Property       Dreison N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.13 Property       Gem City N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.16 Property       Polartec N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.24 Property       Workstream N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.25 Property       Techniks N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.29 Property       Total Plastics N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza N/A N/A N/A 8,316,084 4,397,411 3,918,673 8,264,909 4,271,282 3,993,627 N/A N/A
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 9,580,838 743,840 8,836,998 9,688,129 883,675 8,804,454 9,569,700 832,107 8,737,593 8,282,436 825,128
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name 2016 EGI 2016 Expenses ($) 2016 NOI ($) 2017 EGI ($) 2017 Expenses ($) 2017 NOI ($) 2018 EGI ($) 2018 Expenses ($) 2018 NOI ($) Most Recent EGI (if past 2018) ($) Most Recent Expenses (if past 2018) ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 17,277,730 4,616,971 12,660,759 17,561,596 4,694,815
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,452,348 584,313 1,868,035 2,801,565 663,382
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade 2,740,791 988,747 1,752,044 2,854,118 963,259 1,890,858 2,889,453 941,721 1,947,732 2,874,992 928,260
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza 2,080,692 506,959 1,573,733 2,231,849 524,561 1,707,288 2,299,616 551,143 1,748,473 2,285,063 554,428
17.04 Property       Pear Tree 2,043,906 487,163 1,556,743 2,156,706 619,411 1,537,295 2,603,067 705,998 1,897,070 2,608,254 701,355
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square 2,892,540 786,173 2,106,367 2,574,463 746,001 1,828,462 2,119,604 553,160 1,566,444 2,033,560 540,861
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center 2,117,642 747,569 1,370,073 2,183,914 717,680 1,466,234 2,332,463 767,722 1,564,741 2,305,891 795,370
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center 1,088,058 232,183 855,876 1,474,944 381,471 1,093,473 1,437,803 384,336 1,053,467 1,448,918 372,574
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 229,566 21,163 208,403 234,120 21,417 212,703 226,729 22,209 204,520 249,753 32,217
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN 315,703 29,807 285,895 313,848 21,676 292,172 312,765 33,151 279,614 335,563 33,151
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL 292,592 82,220 210,372 265,962 53,050 212,912 273,790 55,216 218,574 274,807 55,216
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 328,675 11,828 316,847 332,458 11,960 320,498 330,092 18,003 312,089 343,230 18,003
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 2,671,412 1,342,146 1,329,266 3,145,426 1,471,902 1,673,524 3,501,725 1,585,327 1,916,398 3,572,898 1,675,933
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain N/A N/A N/A 5,870,474 3,057,045 2,813,429 5,922,547 3,279,521 2,643,026 5,883,598 3,301,866
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 3,064,982 942,550 2,122,432 2,181,368 1,023,236 1,158,132 2,226,777 1,091,965 1,134,812 2,704,354 1,133,417
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 1,144,075 596,342 547,733 2,260,847 638,520 1,622,327 2,352,339 765,666 1,586,673 2,509,876 778,055
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield N/A N/A N/A 8,267,074 6,241,884 2,025,190 9,034,876 6,766,438 2,268,438 9,230,108 6,812,879
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,277,317 415,085 1,862,232 N/A N/A
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue N/A N/A N/A 894,439 661,154 233,285 1,233,233 771,213 462,020 1,308,909 784,681
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons N/A N/A N/A 1,637,821 1,051,945 585,876 2,701,318 1,179,690 1,521,628 2,979,489 1,395,600
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4,387,558 2,205,275
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 1,685,564 444,883 1,240,681 1,816,264 378,269 1,437,995 1,821,511 402,084 1,419,428 N/A N/A
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence N/A N/A N/A 885,166 511,690 373,476 4,113,800 2,259,905 1,853,895 4,143,748 2,308,054
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 1,559,653 508,672 1,050,981 1,612,102 518,224 1,093,878 1,597,925 499,816 1,098,109 1,561,563 487,521
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 1,553,715 646,596 907,119 1,577,665 659,360 918,304 1,571,563 659,778 911,785 1,597,246 654,336
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby 904,799 401,151 503,648 934,398 407,344 527,053 893,347 400,226 493,121 888,753 393,782
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser 648,916 245,445 403,471 643,267 252,016 391,251 678,216 259,552 418,664 708,493 260,554
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 1,191,285 650,142 541,143 1,641,919 668,142 973,777 1,733,475 713,371 1,020,104 1,695,187 712,047
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 941,408 393,080 548,328 1,029,933 444,436 585,497 1,054,584 465,161 589,423 1,081,418 471,382
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 2,236,113 1,186,307 1,049,806 2,675,140 1,440,359 1,234,780 3,046,473 1,662,359 1,384,115 2,992,357 1,631,651
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 1,107,831 336,042 771,789 1,148,462 378,538 769,924 966,191 357,157 609,034 N/A N/A
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 890,056 291,882 598,174 865,838 282,126 583,712 882,780 305,115 577,665 924,086 302,136
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 1,025,851 406,420 619,431 1,077,248 445,573 631,675 993,995 426,237 567,758 994,762 408,384

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Most Recent NOI (if past 2018) ($) Most Recent NOI Date (if past 2018) Most Recent # of months Most Recent Description Underwritten EGI ($) Underwritten Expenses ($) Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) Underwritten Replacement / FF&E Reserve ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards N/A NAV NAV Not Available 164,291,079 42,267,893 122,023,186 10.9% 292,647
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 15,644,833 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 22,411,024 6,752,423 15,658,602 7.5% 11,400
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio N/A NAV NAV Not Available 31,543,524 7,885,881 23,657,643 9.8% 176,298
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II N/A NAV NAV Not Available 8,793,660 2,198,415 6,595,245   47,785
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I N/A NAV NAV Not Available 8,883,037 2,220,759 6,662,278   52,174
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II N/A NAV NAV Not Available 8,475,444 2,118,861 6,356,583   47,310
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III N/A NAV NAV Not Available 5,391,383 1,347,846 4,043,538   29,029
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 2,233,631 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 5,139,409 1,247,187 3,892,222 6.6% 39,024
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 11,396,842 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 29,758,597 18,807,717 10,950,880 18.3% 1,190,344
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 71,465,811 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 104,029,334 31,007,624 73,021,709 9.6% 0
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 57,629,637 11,259,997 46,369,641 13.2% 145,025
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 8,279,647 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 10,955,024 1,364,472 9,590,551 8.0% 35,410
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield 1,029,452 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,527,012 87,291 1,439,720   4,176
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella 949,879 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,421,995 143,696 1,278,299   5,231
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline 1,382,504 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,463,239 171,583 1,291,656   4,412
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella 1,396,383 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,579,663 295,220 1,284,443   3,378
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella 915,425 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 999,561 80,997 918,565   3,519
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield 32,595 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 953,003 92,855 860,148   3,519
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella 665,493 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 844,013 145,872 698,141   2,531
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella 775,827 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 696,261 61,925 634,335   2,918
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield 543,617 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 734,706 158,337 576,369   3,519
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella 588,470 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 735,571 126,697 608,874   2,207
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 4,124,323 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 6,013,422 1,361,026 4,652,396 8.6% 1,931
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas N/A NAV NAV Not Available 8,383,057 85,615 8,297,442 9.9% 42,222
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 2,539,434 25,926 2,513,508   12,939
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 2,343,524 23,956 2,319,568   12,939
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,738,820 17,775 1,721,046   7,429
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,761,278 17,958 1,743,320   8,915
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 5,739,346 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 10,532,516 3,884,425 6,648,092 12.9% 138,446
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V N/A NAV NAV Not Available 13,695,724 273,914 13,421,810 10.3% 358,562
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,393,594 27,872 1,365,722   34,501
12.02 Property       Owens Corning N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,071,573 21,431 1,050,141   22,290
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech N/A NAV NAV Not Available 840,511 16,810 823,701   26,037
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers N/A NAV NAV Not Available 842,184 16,844 825,340   13,457
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park N/A NAV NAV Not Available 641,541 12,831 628,711   13,617
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC N/A NAV NAV Not Available 650,873 13,017 637,855   20,591
12.07 Property       Techniplas N/A NAV NAV Not Available 638,047 12,761 625,286   13,721
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) N/A NAV NAV Not Available 573,396 11,468 561,928   15,580
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft N/A NAV NAV Not Available 551,532 11,031 540,501   18,563
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby N/A NAV NAV Not Available 512,951 10,259 502,692   8,097
12.11 Property       Global Flooring N/A NAV NAV Not Available 515,326 10,307 505,019   12,146
12.12 Property       Dreison N/A NAV NAV Not Available 530,405 10,608 519,797   20,647
12.13 Property       Gem City N/A NAV NAV Not Available 426,105 8,522 417,583   14,785
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin N/A NAV NAV Not Available 367,056 7,341 359,715   4,066
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton N/A NAV NAV Not Available 357,988 7,160 350,829   5,512
12.16 Property       Polartec N/A NAV NAV Not Available 359,075 7,181 351,893   17,531
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK N/A NAV NAV Not Available 345,202 6,904 338,298   9,237
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 412,364 8,247 404,116   9,136
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome N/A NAV NAV Not Available 344,031 6,881 337,150   15,169
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis N/A NAV NAV Not Available 266,962 5,339 261,623   6,600
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller N/A NAV NAV Not Available 310,199 6,204 303,995   6,271
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions N/A NAV NAV Not Available 251,490 5,030 246,460   5,972
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air N/A NAV NAV Not Available 248,439 4,969 243,470   7,087
12.24 Property       Workstream N/A NAV NAV Not Available 240,730 4,815 235,915   7,689
12.25 Property       Techniks N/A NAV NAV Not Available 183,661 3,673 179,988   4,042
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock N/A NAV NAV Not Available 198,155 3,963 194,192   8,296
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport N/A NAV NAV Not Available 197,746 3,955 193,791   8,806
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove N/A NAV NAV Not Available 168,424 3,368 165,056   2,558
12.29 Property       Total Plastics N/A NAV NAV Not Available 174,180 3,484 170,696   4,403
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes N/A NAV NAV Not Available 81,986 1,640 80,346   2,157
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza N/A NAV NAV Not Available 10,499,782 4,582,209 5,917,574 12.6% 77,474
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 7,457,308 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 9,606,189 1,161,763 8,444,426 9.9% 17,131
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee N/A NAV NAV Not Available 10,402,235 0 10,402,235 7.1% 0
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn N/A NAV NAV Not Available 6,872,884 70,347 6,802,537 9.7% 26,744
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 2,507,968 25,670 2,482,298   8,915
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 2,507,821 25,669 2,482,153   8,915
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,857,094 19,008 1,838,086   8,915

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Most Recent NOI (if past 2018) ($) Most Recent NOI Date (if past 2018) Most Recent # of months Most Recent Description Underwritten EGI ($) Underwritten Expenses ($) Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) Underwritten Replacement / FF&E Reserve ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 12,866,781 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 17,894,164 4,772,257 13,121,906 10.2% 223,431
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center 2,138,183 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,664,878 653,930 2,010,947   23,131
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade 1,946,733 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,958,396 929,031 2,029,365   48,023
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza 1,730,635 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,472,407 547,460 1,924,947   17,152
17.04 Property       Pear Tree 1,906,899 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,383,917 686,766 1,697,150   42,297
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square 1,492,700 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,454,358 648,331 1,806,027   53,940
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center 1,510,521 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,412,264 788,827 1,623,437   24,676
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center 1,076,344 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,490,329 371,215 1,119,114   14,212
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 217,536 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 253,841 32,264 221,577   0
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN 302,412 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 345,412 41,185 304,227   0
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL 219,591 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 274,362 55,215 219,147   0
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 325,227 2/28/2019 12 Trailing 12 184,000 18,032 165,968   0
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 1,896,964 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 3,672,368 1,687,372 1,984,996 8.3% 56,000
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 2,581,732 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 5,883,598 3,318,254 2,565,344 11.9% 235,344
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 1,570,937 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,826,672 1,148,807 1,677,864 8.1% 4,999
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 1,731,821 6/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,766,156 886,769 1,879,387 9.4% 5,855
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson N/A NAV NAV Not Available 2,232,737 66,745 2,165,992 11.1% 25,338
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 2,417,230 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 9,230,108 6,806,757 2,423,352 13.0% 369,204
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square N/A NAV NAV Not Available 2,228,229 333,148 1,895,081 11.1% 23,886
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 524,228 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,548,187 821,849 1,726,338 10.2% 22,904
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 1,583,889 5/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,903,806 1,371,499 1,532,307 9.7% 16,703
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre N/A NAV NAV Not Available 10,488,618 2,588,348 7,900,270 13.2% 78,500
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,244,636 214,979 1,029,657 8.1% 2,385
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 2,182,283 8/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 4,387,558 2,393,133 1,994,425 16.6% 175,502
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,770,990 526,941 1,244,050 10.4% 6,885
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,644,099 670,460 973,639 8.6% 19,400
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 1,835,694 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 4,143,748 2,370,364 1,773,384 15.8% 165,750
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 1,074,042 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,581,411 503,381 1,078,031 9.8% 10,278
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,465,739 439,177 1,026,562 9.8% 7,925
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 942,910 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,597,246 675,544 921,703 9.2% 15,380
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby 494,971 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 888,753 415,632 473,122   9,627
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser 447,939 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 708,493 259,912 448,581   5,753
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 983,140 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,670,921 798,936 871,985 9.0% 18,392
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street N/A NAV NAV Not Available 843,220 134,338 708,882 8.6% 5,047
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 610,036 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,145,460 477,764 667,695 8.1% 18,000
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 1,360,706 4/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 2,992,357 1,702,127 1,290,230 17.7% 119,694
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,177,989 370,068 807,921 11.7% 67,432
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park N/A NAV NAV Not Available 1,205,532 454,792 750,740 11.5% 22,778
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 621,950 3/31/2019 12 Trailing 12 1,236,259 352,432 883,828 14.7% 46,442
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 586,378 6/30/2019 12 Trailing 12 994,762 431,844 562,918 9.5% 12,064

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Underwritten TI / LC ($) Underwritten Net Cash Flow ($) Underwritten NCF DSCR (x) (4) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) Appraised Value ($) Appraisal Date Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) Occupancy (%) (5) Occupancy Date
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 0 121,730,539 3.45 10.9% 2,200,000,000 5/23/2019 50.9% 50.9% 100.0% 8/6/2019
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 0 15,647,202 2.01 7.5% 319,000,000 6/10/2019 65.8% 65.8% 99.2% 5/31/2019
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio 0 23,481,345 2.84 9.7% 380,000,000 6/7/2019 63.8% 63.8% 100.0% 8/6/2019
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II 0 6,547,460     114,824,056 6/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I 0 6,610,104     106,065,678 6/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II 0 6,309,273     93,934,322 6/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III 0 4,014,509     65,175,943 6/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 33,437 3,819,761 1.58 6.4% 105,600,000 4/5/2019 57.2% 57.2% 76.6% 6/30/2019
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 0 9,760,536 4.88 16.3% 141,700,000 6/4/2019 42.3% 42.3% 81.6% 5/31/2019
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 2,023,806 70,997,903 2.46 9.3% 1,640,000,000 4/3/2019 46.3% 46.3% 94.0% 5/31/2019
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 0 46,224,616 3.46 13.2% 790,000,000 12/1/2019, 1/1/2020 44.3% 44.3% 100.0% 8/6/2019
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 0 9,555,142 1.83 8.0% 187,400,000 5/7/2019 64.0% 64.0% 100.0% Various
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield 0 1,435,544     22,700,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella 0 1,273,068     26,500,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline 0 1,287,244     24,300,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 5/21/2019
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella 0 1,281,065     22,000,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella 0 915,046     17,800,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield 0 856,630     17,300,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella 0 695,611     14,100,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella 0 631,417     14,100,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield 0 572,850     17,000,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella 0 606,667     11,600,000 5/7/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 24,450 4,626,015 2.01 8.5% 90,000,000 5/24/2019 60.3% 60.3% 89.9% 6/7/2019 & 6/19/2019
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas 176,549 8,078,671 2.61 9.6% 150,000,000 6/24/2019 55.9% 55.9% 100.0% 8/1/2019
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 52,284 2,448,285     44,300,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 52,218 2,254,411     44,000,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 35,977 1,677,639     31,100,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 36,069 1,698,335     30,600,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 381,947 6,127,699 3.19 11.9% 102,000,000 6/10/2019 50.5% 50.5% 96.5% 6/1/2019
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 622,712 12,440,535 2.49 9.5% 202,500,000 6/1/2019 64.4% 64.4% 100.0% 8/6/2019
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland 70,005 1,261,216     21,750,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.02 Property       Owens Corning 25,125 1,002,726     13,660,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech 33,044 764,620     12,450,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers 31,620 780,264     12,000,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park 20,844 594,250     9,300,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC 26,369 590,895     9,220,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.07 Property       Techniplas 24,312 587,254     9,000,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) 27,770 518,579     8,400,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft 70,657 451,281     7,700,000 6/3/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby 21,878 472,717     7,550,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.11 Property       Global Flooring 13,584 479,289     7,170,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.12 Property       Dreison 21,287 477,862     6,460,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.13 Property       Gem City 17,321 385,477     6,270,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin 20,668 334,980     5,580,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton 15,286 330,031     5,300,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.16 Property       Polartec 18,446 315,916     5,100,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK 13,658 315,403     4,900,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 13,892 381,088     4,800,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome 15,989 305,992     4,745,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis 16,496 238,527     4,100,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller 21,536 276,188     4,100,000 5/30/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions 16,730 223,758     3,780,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air 10,590 225,793     3,720,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.24 Property       Workstream 10,220 218,006     3,540,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.25 Property       Techniks 10,748 165,198     2,800,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock 7,205 178,691     2,750,000 5/28/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport 11,382 173,603     2,475,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove 7,197 155,301     2,475,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.29 Property       Total Plastics 5,848 160,445     2,410,000 5/31/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes 3,005 75,184     1,165,000 5/29/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 339,829 5,500,271 3.05 11.7% 84,900,000 4/4/2019 55.2% 55.2% 92.1% 6/19/2019
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 293,224 8,134,071 2.67 9.6% 175,000,000 6/18/2019 48.6% 48.6% 100.0% 7/1/2019
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee 0 10,402,235 1.27 7.1% 172,500,000 4/23/2019 85.0% 72.8% NAP NAP
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn 107,794 6,667,999 2.59 9.6% 120,000,000 6/24/2019 58.2% 58.2% 100.0% 8/1/2019
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 35,931 2,437,452     42,000,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 35,931 2,437,306     42,000,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 35,931 1,793,240     36,000,000 6/24/2019     100.0% 8/1/2019

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Underwritten TI / LC ($) Underwritten Net Cash Flow ($) Underwritten NCF DSCR (x) (4) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) Appraised Value ($) Appraisal Date Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) Occupancy (%) (5) Occupancy Date
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 595,178 12,303,298 2.28 9.6% 198,100,000 4/29/2019 64.9% 64.9% 91.4% Various
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center 68,553 1,919,264     31,100,000 3/30/2019     94.1% 5/1/2019
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade 70,743 1,910,599     28,910,000 4/3/2019     88.5% 5/1/2019
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza 73,113 1,834,682     26,300,000 4/5/2019     94.7% 5/1/2019
17.04 Property       Pear Tree 98,719 1,556,135     24,500,000 4/3/2019     92.3% 5/1/2019
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square 92,954 1,659,134     23,200,000 4/2/2019     92.8% 5/1/2019
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center 73,782 1,524,979     21,100,000 4/8/2019     95.1% 5/1/2019
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center 46,676 1,058,226     18,600,000 4/5/2019     63.0% 5/1/2019
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 17,491 204,086     5,489,310 4/9/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN 11,430 292,797     4,100,000 4/5/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL 33,719 185,428     2,900,000 4/10/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA 8,000 157,968     2,510,690 4/9/2019     100.0% 8/6/2019
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 0 1,928,996 1.23 8.0% 39,100,000 6/7/2019 66.5% 58.1% 98.2% 5/31/2019
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 0 2,330,000 1.78 10.9% 33,400,000 5/15/2019 64.3% 52.1% 83.2% 4/30/2019
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 44,068 1,628,798 1.96 7.8% 37,700,000 5/7/2019 55.0% 55.0% 100.0% 6/1/2019
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 39,035 1,834,497 1.64 9.2% 27,000,000 7/1/2019 73.7% 63.5% 89.5% 2/28/2019
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 49,951 2,090,702 1.68 10.7% 28,000,000 1/15/2019 70.0% 66.8% 100.0% 8/6/2019
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 0 2,054,147 1.95 11.0% 28,500,000 6/1/2020 65.3% 51.7% 70.7% 5/31/2019
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 81,585 1,789,611 1.82 10.4% 24,300,000 5/9/2019 70.6% 62.6% 100.0% 6/21/2019
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 101,540 1,601,894 2.21 9.4% 28,450,000 3/21/2019 59.8% 59.8% 100.0% 6/1/2019
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 58,375 1,457,229 2.33 9.3% 24,500,000 4/24/2019 64.3% 64.3% 97.1% 6/5/2019
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 0 7,821,770 2.26 13.0% 188,200,000 4/12/2019 31.9% 31.9% 89.5% 6/24/2019
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 67,830 959,442 1.87 7.6% 22,000,000 4/28/2019 57.7% 57.7% 79.2% 5/15/2019
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 0 1,818,922 2.53 15.2% 22,000,000 5/9/2019 54.5% 47.6% 83.4% 8/31/2019
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 68,607 1,168,558 2.54 9.7% 18,500,000 6/3/2019 64.9% 64.9% 93.5% 7/1/2019
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 0 954,239 1.37 8.4% 17,200,000 7/15/2019 65.9% 63.4% 90.7% 5/22/2019
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 0 1,607,634 2.36 14.3% 19,000,000 4/24/2019 59.1% 54.2% 84.5% 4/30/2019
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 0 1,067,753 2.62 9.7% 18,400,000 6/6/2019 59.8% 59.8% 90.1% 5/31/2019
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 56,466 962,171 1.56 9.2% 16,500,000 5/14/2019 63.6% 53.9% 97.2% 6/16/2019
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 0 906,322 1.94 9.1% 16,170,000 4/26/2019 61.8% 61.8% 79.1% 3/31/2019
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby 0 463,495     8,270,000 4/26/2019     78.9% 3/31/2019
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser 0 442,827     7,900,000 4/26/2019     79.2% 3/31/2019
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 27,486 826,107 1.43 8.5% 14,500,000 5/17/2019 67.2% 53.9% 85.2% 6/17/2019
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 16,825 687,010 2.00 8.4% 13,400,000 5/10/2019 61.3% 61.3% 100.0% 5/1/2019
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 0 649,695 1.58 7.9% 12,900,000 3/22/2019 63.6% 63.6% 93.1% 6/10/2019
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 0 1,170,536 2.52 16.1% 13,500,000 5/3/2019 54.0% 44.3% 90.8% 4/30/2019
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 72,300 668,188 2.41 9.7% 10,800,000 4/18/2019 63.7% 63.7% 94.1% 3/31/2019
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 73,892 654,070 1.65 10.1% 9,500,000 4/19/2019 68.4% 58.5% 94.7% 3/6/2019
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 67,836 769,550 2.16 12.8% 9,300,000 4/9/2019 64.4% 51.8% 98.8% 6/17/2019
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 0 550,854 1.50 9.3% 9,200,000 5/14/2019 64.7% 59.3% 82.7% 6/24/2019

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name ADR ($) RevPAR ($) 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)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards NAP NAP WarnerMedia 1,463,234 6/30/2034 NAP    
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza NAP NAP Centurylink, Inc. 9,558 9/30/2023 Broadwing Communications 6,000 10/31/2019
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio NAP NAP            
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II NAP NAP USAA 238,926 12/31/2029 NAP    
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I NAP NAP USAA 260,869 8/31/2030 NAP    
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II NAP NAP USAA 236,550 12/31/2033 NAP    
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III NAP NAP USAA 145,145 10/31/2033 NAP    
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments NAP NAP Lincoln Market 12,000 11/16/2041 Gaia Nomaya 5,245 8/31/2033
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 1,810.63 1,478.27 NAP     NAP    
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes NAP NAP Venetian Casino Resort 81,105 5/31/2029 TAO 49,441 1/31/2025
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 NAP NAP Facebook 701,266 5/31/2034 NAP    
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio NAP NAP            
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield NAP NAP Egnyte, Inc. 29,670 4/30/2024 NAP    
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella NAP NAP Iridex Corporation 37,166 2/28/2022 NAP    
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline NAP NAP Zendesk (X Motors) 16,613 12/31/2021 Vita Insurance Associates, Inc. 14,734 12/31/2026
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella NAP NAP Elementum SCM, Inc. 24,000 12/31/2024 NAP    
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella NAP NAP Elementum SCM, Inc. 25,000 1/31/2023 NAP    
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield NAP NAP Nuro, Inc. 25,000 8/15/2023 NAP    
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella NAP NAP Google, Inc 17,980 3/10/2021 NAP    
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella NAP NAP Vimo, Inc. 20,732 6/30/2023 NAP    
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield NAP NAP The County of Santa Clara 25,000 9/30/2021 NAP    
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella NAP NAP Google, Inc 15,680 3/10/2021 NAP    
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage NAP NAP Tristar Plumbing 8,250 9/30/2030 Gold City 6,890 4/30/2037
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas NAP NAP            
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 215,650 12/31/2027 NAP    
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 215,650 4/30/2027 NAP    
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 148,580 4/30/2027 NAP    
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 148,580 4/30/2029 NAP    
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center NAP NAP GSA 313,209 2/19/2022 Caremark, Inc. 60,324 5/31/2025
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V NAP NAP            
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland NAP NAP Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC 345,009 3/31/2032 NAP    
12.02 Property       Owens Corning NAP NAP Owens Corning Foam Insulation, LLC 222,900 3/31/2031 NAP    
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech NAP NAP HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc. 260,366 12/31/2031 NAP    
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers NAP NAP Sterling Jewelers, Inc. 134,565 2/29/2032 NAP    
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park NAP NAP BlueLinx Corporation 136,167 6/30/2031 NAP    
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC NAP NAP Executive Cabinetry, LLC 205,912 8/31/2036 NAP    
12.07 Property       Techniplas NAP NAP Techniplas, LLC 137,206 12/31/2032 NAP    
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) NAP NAP Metalex Corporation 155,799 4/30/2032 NAP    
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft NAP NAP Nyloncraft, Inc. 185,631 12/31/2032 NAP    
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby NAP NAP Dirksen Screw Products Co. 80,967 4/30/2033 NAP    
12.11 Property       Global Flooring NAP NAP Global Integrated Flooring Solutions Inc. 121,464 6/30/2038 NAP    
12.12 Property       Dreison NAP NAP Maradyne Corporation and DCM Manufacturing, Inc. 206,471 5/31/2033 NAP    
12.13 Property       Gem City NAP NAP The Gem City Engineering Co. 147,847 8/31/2030 NAP    
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin NAP NAP Chemcore Industries, Inc. 40,662 4/30/2032 NAP    
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton NAP NAP ATG Precision Products, LLC 55,118 2/28/2033 NAP    
12.16 Property       Polartec NAP NAP Polartec, LLC 175,306 9/30/2030 NAP    
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK NAP NAP Designer's Choice Cabinetry, LLC 92,367 8/31/2036 NAP    
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 NAP NAP Leonard’s Metal, Inc. 91,363 10/31/2030 NAP    
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome NAP NAP Ascend Custom Extrusions LLC and Profile Custom Extrusions, LLC 151,693 3/31/2038 NAP    
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis NAP NAP Met-Pro Technologies LLC 66,000 8/31/2030 NAP    
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller NAP NAP Leonard’s Metal, Inc. 62,712 10/31/2030 NAP    
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions NAP NAP Cast Aluminum Solutions, LLC 59,719 9/30/2031 NAP    
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air NAP NAP Pyramyd Air Ltd. 70,867 11/30/2037 NAP    
12.24 Property       Workstream NAP NAP Workstream Inc. 76,893 3/31/2037 NAP    
12.25 Property       Techniks NAP NAP Techniks Holdings, LLC 40,418 1/31/2033 NAP    
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock NAP NAP BlueLinx Corporation 82,959 6/30/2031 NAP    
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport NAP NAP BlueLinx Corporation 88,061 5/31/2031 NAP    
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove NAP NAP Chemcore Industries, Inc. 25,576 4/30/2032 NAP    
12.29 Property       Total Plastics NAP NAP Total Plastics Resources LLC 44,033 10/31/2033 NAP    
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes NAP NAP Designer's Choice Cabinetry, LLC 21,572 8/31/2036 NAP    
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza NAP NAP Clearwater Analytics 107,809 10/31/2026 US Bank 34,421 3/31/2025
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street NAP NAP Nordstrom Rack 40,523 4/30/2024 H&M 29,600 1/31/2029
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn NAP NAP            
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 148,580 4/30/2026 NAP    
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 148,580 4/30/2026 NAP    
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 NAP NAP Vadata, Inc. 148,580 9/30/2026 NAP    

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name ADR ($) RevPAR ($) 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)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio NAP NAP            
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center NAP NAP Kohl's Department Stores 87,501 1/31/2027 Theresa's Pet 9,800 6/30/2024
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade NAP NAP Ross Stores 30,187 1/31/2022 LA Fitness 27,564 11/30/2029
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza NAP NAP US Foods 60,145 3/31/2024 Ross Stores 27,650 1/31/2021
17.04 Property       Pear Tree NAP NAP JC Penney 51,395 2/28/2024 Lucky's (SaveMart) 49,377 3/31/2024
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square NAP NAP Floor & Décor 75,000 4/30/2028 Linda Home Furnishings 45,000 11/30/2024
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center NAP NAP Big Lots 32,153 1/31/2023 ARC Thrift Store 29,294 5/31/2025
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center NAP NAP Ross Stores 25,126 1/31/2022 Petco 13,221 1/31/2022
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA NAP NAP 48 Forty Solutions 34,982 5/31/2023 NAP    
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN NAP NAP 48 Forty Solutions 22,860 4/30/2024 NAP    
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL NAP NAP 48 Forty Solutions 67,438 6/30/2025 NAP    
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA NAP NAP 48 Forty Solutions 16,000 5/31/2023 NAP    
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 142.57 118.65 NAP     NAP    
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street NAP NAP Center for Goods 6,000 11/30/2032 NAP    
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection NAP NAP Yard House 12,183 5/31/2032 Barney's Beanery 6,000 12/31/2028
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson NAP NAP Comcast 211,152 3/31/2026 NAP    
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 139.50 98.63 NAP     NAP    
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square NAP NAP Hobby Lobby 55,000 3/1/2032 Dicks Sporting Goods 35,000 1/1/2028
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue NAP NAP BI Incorporated 111,122 3/31/2030 Tecomet 41,570 8/31/2029
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons NAP NAP Burlington 45,066 2/28/2033 T.J. Maxx / HomeGoods 40,307 3/31/2027
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard NAP NAP 13 Rattles 9,300 9/30/2028 Petite Studio 3,300 10/31/2023
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 119.05 99.31 NAP     NAP    
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale NAP NAP The Auto Club Group 4,816 12/31/2022 Rib City Crosswinds, Inc. 3,946 4/30/2022
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 122.19 103.30 NAP     NAP    
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas NAP NAP MedVet Associates, LLC 26,194 2/14/2034 USRC Royal Central, LLC 7,268 2/28/2029
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio NAP NAP            
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building NAP NAP Real Alloy 20,612 9/30/2023 Gastroenterology Associates of Cleveland 16,814 3/21/2026
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street NAP NAP Canopy 9,536 8/31/2029 Pasilla Mexican Grill 1,992 5/31/2020
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments NAP NAP NAP     NAP    
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 69.30 62.92 NAP     NAP    
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre NAP NAP T.J. Maxx 24,000 10/31/2024 HomeGoods 20,126 10/31/2028
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park NAP NAP Aero Hose Corporation Inc 15,275 12/31/2022 Career Source North East Florida 11,934 9/30/2020
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center NAP NAP Badcock Furniture 34,292 1/31/2029 Bargain Hunt 26,955 1/31/2024
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks NAP NAP NAP     NAP    

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Third Largest Tenant Third Largest Tenant Sq Ft Third Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fourth Largest Tenant Fourth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fourth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fifth Largest Tenant
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards NAP     NAP     NAP
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza Nandos of Michigan Ave LLC 4,055 10/31/2032 Angelini Ori Abate Law 3,900 11/30/2025 Ferrero USA Inc
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio              
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II NAP     NAP     NAP
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I NAP     NAP     NAP
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II NAP     NAP     NAP
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III NAP     NAP     NAP
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments Wellness Womb 1,623 8/31/2033 NAP     NAP
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn NAP     NAP     NAP
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes Madame Tussauds Las Vegas 28,235 7/31/2024 Regis Galerie 28,099 5/31/2025 Grand Lux Cafe
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 NAP     NAP     NAP
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio              
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield NAP     NAP     NAP
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella NAP     NAP     NAP
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline NAP     NAP     NAP
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella NAP     NAP     NAP
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella NAP     NAP     NAP
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield NAP     NAP     NAP
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella NAP     NAP     NAP
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella NAP     NAP     NAP
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield NAP     NAP     NAP
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella NAP     NAP     NAP
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage YY Lighting & Décor 6,070 9/30/2025 Iris Bakery 3,030 9/30/2031 WFL International
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas              
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 NAP     NAP     NAP
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 NAP     NAP     NAP
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 NAP     NAP     NAP
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 NAP     NAP     NAP
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center ExamOne, Inc. 58,347 5/31/2024 St. Luke's Health System 32,043 12/31/2026 Bluebird Network
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V              
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland NAP     NAP     NAP
12.02 Property       Owens Corning NAP     NAP     NAP
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech NAP     NAP     NAP
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers NAP     NAP     NAP
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park NAP     NAP     NAP
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC NAP     NAP     NAP
12.07 Property       Techniplas NAP     NAP     NAP
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) NAP     NAP     NAP
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft NAP     NAP     NAP
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby NAP     NAP     NAP
12.11 Property       Global Flooring NAP     NAP     NAP
12.12 Property       Dreison NAP     NAP     NAP
12.13 Property       Gem City NAP     NAP     NAP
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin NAP     NAP     NAP
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton NAP     NAP     NAP
12.16 Property       Polartec NAP     NAP     NAP
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK NAP     NAP     NAP
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 NAP     NAP     NAP
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome NAP     NAP     NAP
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis NAP     NAP     NAP
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller NAP     NAP     NAP
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions NAP     NAP     NAP
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air NAP     NAP     NAP
12.24 Property       Workstream NAP     NAP     NAP
12.25 Property       Techniks NAP     NAP     NAP
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock NAP     NAP     NAP
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport NAP     NAP     NAP
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove NAP     NAP     NAP
12.29 Property       Total Plastics NAP     NAP     NAP
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes NAP     NAP     NAP
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza US Ecology 28,460 7/31/2025 Stoel Rives 25,974 6/30/2028 PCA
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street Old Navy 22,477 6/30/2025 TJ Maxx 21,609 4/30/2024 NAP
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee NAP     NAP     NAP
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn              
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 NAP     NAP     NAP
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 NAP     NAP     NAP
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 NAP     NAP     NAP

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Third Largest Tenant Third Largest Tenant Sq Ft Third Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fourth Largest Tenant Fourth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fourth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Fifth Largest Tenant
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio              
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center The Rock Wood Fired Pizza & Spirit 5,196 6/30/2021 The Sleep Train, Inc. 5,091 9/30/2026 National Vision, Inc.
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade Dollar Tree 10,000 10/31/2022 Kirkland's 10,000 6/30/2020 Shoe Show
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza Salon Boutique 7,880 5/31/2028 Banner Health 5,000 8/31/2023 Sprint
17.04 Property       Pear Tree Ross Stores 25,976 1/30/2025 Big 5 Sporting Goods 16,520 5/31/2022 Maurice's
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square EJ's Auction & Consignment 28,909 11/30/2025 Hospice of the Valley (White Dove) 8,443 2/29/2020 Cucina Tagliani
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center Adventure Dental 8,805 4/30/2024 Fast Cash Pawn and Jewelry 5,724 11/30/2019 Comrade Brewery
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center Fred Astaire 3,511 11/30/2024 Val Vista Dental 2,551 4/30/2020 Regis Salon
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA NAP     NAP     NAP
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN NAP     NAP     NAP
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL NAP     NAP     NAP
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA NAP     NAP     NAP
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View NAP     NAP     NAP
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain NAP     NAP     NAP
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street NAP     NAP     NAP
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection Boiling Crab 5,147 1/31/2027 Panera Bread 3,890 12/31/2020 Steak 'N Shake
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson NAP     NAP     NAP
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield NAP     NAP     NAP
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square T.J. Maxx 21,000 3/1/2027 PetSmart 18,080 3/1/2027 Ulta
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue NAP     NAP     NAP
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons Famous Footwear 5,500 3/31/2027 Popeyes 3,515 9/30/2029 Foot Locker
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre NAP     NAP     NAP
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard NAP     NAP     NAP
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park NAP     NAP     NAP
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale Food Ink, Corp. dba CD Roma 2,999 11/30/2022 Massage Lifestyle, LLC 2,993 9/30/2023 Tampa Fitness Partners V, LLC
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge NAP     NAP     NAP
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence NAP     NAP     NAP
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage NAP     NAP     NAP
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas Paragon Infusion 3,757 8/30/2024 ZN Labs 1,295 2/14/2029 NAP
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio              
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby NAP     NAP     NAP
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser NAP     NAP     NAP
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building International Excess Alliance 10,749 9/30/2024 Candescent Health 9,632 4/30/2022 Corporate Living
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street Freshroll 1,414 10/31/2022 NAP     NAP
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments NAP     NAP     NAP
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites NAP     NAP     NAP
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre Petco 13,937 1/31/2021 Dollar Tree 12,898 8/31/2021 Get It Now, LLC (RAC)
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park Florida Department of Child and Family 10,760 5/14/2023 Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc 7,581 5/30/2020 Trinity Fitness Riverside, Inc
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center Electric Cowboy 18,000 8/31/2024 Citi Trends 17,830 11/30/2023 Harbor Freight
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks NAP     NAP     NAP

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Fifth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fifth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Environmental Phase I Report Date Environmental Phase II Y/N Environmental Phase II Report Date Engineering Report Date Seismic Report Date PML or SEL (%) Earthquake Insurance Required Y/N Upfront RE Tax Reserve ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards     5/30/2019 No NAP 6/3/2019 NAP NAP No 0
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 2,785 5/31/2027 6/11/2019 No NAP 6/12/2019 NAP NAP No 0
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio                 No 0
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II     6/21/2019 No NAP 6/24/2019 NAP NAP No  
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I     6/21/2019 No NAP 6/19/2019 NAP NAP No  
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II     6/21/2019 No NAP 6/19/2019 NAP NAP No  
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III     6/21/2019 No NAP 6/21/2019 NAP NAP No  
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments     6/19/2019 No NAP 6/20/2019 NAP NAP No 51,587
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn     6/20/2019 No NAP 6/20/2019 6/19/2019 5% No 0
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 19,100 12/31/2029 5/15/2019 No NAP 3/18/2019 NAP NAP No 0
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4     5/13/2019 No NAP 5/9/2019 5/9/2019 3% No 525,523
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio                 No 347,991
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 16% No  
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 16% No  
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 18% No  
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 13% No  
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 18% No  
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 16% No  
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 16% No  
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 13% No  
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 16% No  
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 6/24/2019 17% No  
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 2,810 8/31/2026 6/6/2019 No NAP 6/6/2019 NAP NAP No 28,868
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas                 No 0
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18     5/28/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20     5/28/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19     5/28/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23     5/28/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 13,221 7/31/2024 6/25/2019 No NAP 6/25/2019 NAP NAP No 378,903
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V                 No 0
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.02 Property       Owens Corning     5/24/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.07 Property       Techniplas     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)     5/24/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.11 Property       Global Flooring     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.12 Property       Dreison     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.13 Property       Gem City     5/23/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.16 Property       Polartec     5/28/2019 No NAP 5/24/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome     5/23/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis     5/24/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.24 Property       Workstream     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.25 Property       Techniks     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.29 Property       Total Plastics     5/23/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No  
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes     5/22/2019 No NAP 5/22/2019 NAP NAP No  
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 21,435 8/31/2025 6/8/2019 No NAP 4/5/2019 NAP NAP No 309,374
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street     6/25/2019 No NAP 6/25/2019 NAP NAP No 77,234
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee     7/17/2019 No NAP NAP NAP NAP No 0
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn                 No 0
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15     5/23/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16     5/23/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17     5/23/2019 No NAP 5/31/2019 NAP NAP No  

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Fifth Largest Tenant Sq Ft Fifth Largest Tenant Lease Expiration (6) Environmental Phase I Report Date Environmental Phase II Y/N Environmental Phase II Report Date Engineering Report Date Seismic Report Date PML or SEL (%) Earthquake Insurance Required Y/N Upfront RE Tax Reserve ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio                 No 323,078
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center 3,183 1/31/2020 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 4/12/2019 7% No  
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade 7,007 6/30/2026 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza 4,230 8/31/2021 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.04 Property       Pear Tree 5,300 1/31/2021 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 4/12/2019 17% No  
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square 4,920 4/30/2024 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center 5,315 5/31/2021 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center 1,910 11/30/2019 4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA     4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 4/12/2019 18% No  
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN     4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL     4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 NAP NAP No  
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA     4/12/2019 No NAP 4/12/2019 4/12/2019 11% No  
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View     6/13/2019 No NAP 6/13/2019 6/13/2019 6% No 270,601
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain     5/21/2019 No NAP 5/21/2019 NAP NAP No 284,030
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street     5/13/2019 No NAP 5/13/2019 NAP NAP No 252,907
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 2,988 11/30/2025 5/29/2019 No NAP 5/29/2019 5/29/2019 10% No 124,582
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson     1/16/2019 No NAP 1/17/2019 NAP NAP No 57,547
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield     6/20/2019 No NAP 6/20/2019 NAP NAP No 139,005
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 10,075 4/1/2027 5/22/2019 No NAP 5/23/2019 NAP NAP No 43,954
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue     5/8/2019 No NAP 5/9/2019 NAP NAP No 33,451
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 3,200 1/31/2024 6/3/2019 No NAP 5/17/2019 NAP NAP No 0
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre     6/13/2019 No NAP 4/17/2019 NAP NAP No 281,065
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard     5/13/2019 No NAP 5/13/2019 NAP NAP No 34,082
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park     5/15/2019 No NAP 5/15/2019 NAP NAP No 123,209
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 2,690 12/31/2023 6/6/2019 No NAP 6/7/2019 NAP NAP No 251,667
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge     5/16/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 NAP NAP No 10,332
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence     5/6/2019 No NAP 5/6/2019 NAP NAP No 82,228
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage     6/14/2019 No NAP 6/13/2019 NAP NAP No 62,101
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas     6/25/2019 No NAP 6/25/2019 NAP NAP No 116,039
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio                 No 10,338
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby     4/17/2019 No NAP 4/17/2019 NAP NAP No  
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser     4/17/2019 No NAP 4/17/2019 NAP NAP No  
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 8,375 6/30/2026 5/27/2019 No NAP 5/28/2019 NAP NAP No 19,107
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street     5/20/2019 No NAP 5/20/2019 5/17/2019 21% Yes 37,332
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments     4/4/2019 No NAP 4/4/2019 4/3/2019 6% No 27,373
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites     5/3/2019 No NAP 5/3/2019 NAP NAP No 56,306
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 6,035 5/31/2023 5/1/2019 No NAP 5/3/2019 NAP NAP No 40,712
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 4,317 9/30/2024 5/29/2019 No NAP 5/28/2019 NAP NAP No 59,455
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 11,536 7/31/2026 6/18/2019 No NAP 6/18/2019 NAP NAP No 55,523
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks     5/16/2019 No NAP 5/16/2019 NAP NAP No 85,110

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Ongoing RE Tax Reserve ($) Upfront Insurance Reserve ($) Ongoing Insurance Reserve ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) Replacement Reserve Caps ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Caps ($) Upfront Debt Service Reserve ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 0 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II                    
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I                    
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II                    
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III                    
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 17,196 14,660 7,330 0 2,664 0 0 0 0 0
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 0 0 0 0 0 386,928 12,309,694 0 2,321,544 0
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 87,587 0 0 0 0 0 39,293,262 0 0 0
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 57,999 34,225 5,704 150,000 0 150,000 1,667,365 0 0 0
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield                    
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella                    
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline                    
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella                    
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella                    
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield                    
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella                    
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella                    
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield                    
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella                    
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 28,868 1,090 0 0 328 0 0 2,038 0 0
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18                    
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20                    
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19                    
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23                    
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 47,363 81,625 10,203 1,750,000 22,622 0 0 31,250 1,125,000 0
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 0 0 0 50,000 0 717,125 0 0 2,689,217 0
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland                    
12.02 Property       Owens Corning                    
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech                    
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers                    
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park                    
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC                    
12.07 Property       Techniplas                    
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)                    
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft                    
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby                    
12.11 Property       Global Flooring                    
12.12 Property       Dreison                    
12.13 Property       Gem City                    
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin                    
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton                    
12.16 Property       Polartec                    
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK                    
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94                    
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome                    
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis                    
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller                    
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions                    
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air                    
12.24 Property       Workstream                    
12.25 Property       Techniks                    
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock                    
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport                    
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove                    
12.29 Property       Total Plastics                    
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes                    
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 103,125 0 0 0 8,070 96,843 0 32,281 1,150,000 0
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 38,617 0 0 0 1,428 17,131 0 0 0 0
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,365,880
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15                    
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16                    
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17                    

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Ongoing RE Tax Reserve ($) Upfront Insurance Reserve ($) Ongoing Insurance Reserve ($) Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) Replacement Reserve Caps ($) Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Caps ($) Upfront Debt Service Reserve ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 161,539 0 0 301,104 20,994 0 589,027 93,310 0 0
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center                    
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade                    
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza                    
17.04 Property       Pear Tree                    
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square                    
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center                    
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center                    
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                    
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN                    
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL                    
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                    
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 30,067 25,914 5,183 0 4,667 0 0 0 0 0
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 40,576 20,936 4,187 0 19,612 0 0 0 0 0
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 84,302 0 0 0 417 4,999 0 0 0 0
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 24,916 4,805 2,036 0 488 0 0 3,253 117,105 0
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 28,774 4,533 4,533 0 2,112 42,230 0 21,115 0 0
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 19,858 0 0 0 2% of Gross Revenues 0 0 0 0 0
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 4,884 0 0 0 0 0 200,000 0 200,000 0
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 33,451 3,824 1,912 0 1,909 75,000 0 0 0 0
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 62,282 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,167 200,000 0
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 93,688 0 0 0 6,542 0 0 0 0 0
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 11,361 0 0 0 199 2,385 0 3,333 200,000 0
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 20,535 0 0 0 7,312 0 0 0 0 0
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 25,167 6,043 3,021 170,037 574 0 0 4,781 172,117 0
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 10,332 0 0 0 1,617 40,000 0 0 0 0
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 11,747 0 0 0 6,906 0 0 0 0 0
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 12,420 17,271 3,454 0 857 0 0 0 0 0
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 16,577 0 0 0 660 0 0 0 0 0
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 10,338 0 0 0 1,282 0 0 0 0 0
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby                    
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser                    
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 19,107 0 0 0 1,916 0 500,000 0 400,000 0
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 7,466 0 0 0 162 4,000 0 2,157 75,000 0
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 9,124 4,742 1,581 0 1,746 0 0 0 0 0
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 6,509 10,068 5,034 182,282 4% of Gross Revenues 0 0 0 0 0
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 13,571 0 0 0 5,619 0 250,000 0 250,000 0
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 14,864 5,527 2,764 0 1,898 0 400,000 9,491 569,460 0
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 9,254 0 0 0 3,870 0 0 9,363 299,624 0
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 10,639 24,685 2,469 0 1,187 42,732 0 0 0 0

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name 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, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 0 0 0 0 0 77,030 0
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II              
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I              
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II              
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III              
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 0 12,500 0 0 0 1,000,000 0
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 0 0 0 0 0 1,218,246 0
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield              
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella              
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline              
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella              
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella              
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield              
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella              
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella              
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield              
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella              
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18              
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20              
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19              
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23              
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 0 0 0 0 0 1,174,226 0
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 0 194,450 0 0 0 0 0
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland              
12.02 Property       Owens Corning              
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech              
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers              
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park              
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC              
12.07 Property       Techniplas              
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)              
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft              
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby              
12.11 Property       Global Flooring              
12.12 Property       Dreison              
12.13 Property       Gem City              
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin              
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton              
12.16 Property       Polartec              
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK              
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94              
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome              
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis              
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller              
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions              
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air              
12.24 Property       Workstream              
12.25 Property       Techniks              
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock              
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport              
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove              
12.29 Property       Total Plastics              
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes              
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 0 71,500 0 0 0 0 0
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15              
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16              
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17              

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Ongoing Debt Service Reserve ($) Upfront Deferred Maintenance Reserve ($) Ongoing Deferred Maintenance Reserve ($) Upfront Environmental Reserve ($) Ongoing Environmental Reserve ($) Upfront Other Reserve ($) Ongoing Other Reserve ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 0 171,330 0 0 0 52,244 0
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center              
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade              
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza              
17.04 Property       Pear Tree              
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square              
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center              
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center              
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA              
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN              
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL              
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA              
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 0 10,063 0 0 0 2,051,792 51,792
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 0 0 0 0 0 25,781 0
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 0 0 0 0 0 225,000 0
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 0 0 0 0 0 500,000 0
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 0 0 0 0 0 201,462 0
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 0 0 0 0 0 3,048,887 0
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 0 0 0 0 0 94,921 0
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 0 0 0 0 0 386,048 0
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 0 1,250 0 0 0 0 0
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 0 0 0 0 0 738,576 0
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 500,196 0
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 0 0 0 0 0 10,500 10,500
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby              
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser              
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 0 0 0 0 0 249,156 0
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 0 0 0 0 0 859,027 0
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 0 10,000 0 0 0 0 0
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 0 21,338 0 0 0 20,000 5,000
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 0
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 0 142,725 0 0 0 87,500 0
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Other Reserve Description Borrower Name
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards   30 HY WM Unit Owner LP
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza Unfunded Obligations Reserve Millennium Park Plaza I LLC
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio   JDM Legacy TX, LLC and JDM Crosstown FL, LLC
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II    
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I    
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II    
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III    
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments Holdback Reserve Lincoln Sponsor LLC
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn   Post Ranch Inn LLC
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes Gap Rent Reserve Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and The Shoppes at the Palazzo, LLC
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4   MT2 B3-4 LLC
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio   ZIC 1212 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1215 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1245 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1255 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1305 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1330 W Middlefield LLC, ZIC 1340 W Middlefield LLC, ZIC 1350 W Middlefield LLC, ZCTB 1277 Terra Bella LLC and ZCTB 850 N Shoreline LLC
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield    
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella    
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline    
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella    
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella    
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield    
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella    
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella    
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield    
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella    
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage   SD Flushing DE LLC and SD Flushing Retail LLC
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas   BCORE COPT DC-19 LLC
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18    
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20    
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19    
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23    
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center Unfunded Tenant Obligations Reserve ($1,015,875); Free Rent Reserve ($158,351) KC Summit Technology LLC
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V   SC USIP30P Property Company, LLC
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland    
12.02 Property       Owens Corning    
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech    
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers    
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park    
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC    
12.07 Property       Techniplas    
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)    
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft    
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby    
12.11 Property       Global Flooring    
12.12 Property       Dreison    
12.13 Property       Gem City    
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin    
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton    
12.16 Property       Polartec    
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK    
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94    
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome    
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis    
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller    
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions    
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air    
12.24 Property       Workstream    
12.25 Property       Techniks    
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock    
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport    
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove    
12.29 Property       Total Plastics    
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes    
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza   LN City Center Plaza LLC
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street   Triad Master Owner LLC
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee   Ground Landlord, LLC
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn   BCORE COPT DC-15 LLC
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15    
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16    
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17    

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Other Reserve Description Borrower Name
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Rent Concession Reserve CP Denver REH, LLC, Glendale REH, LLC, IFCO Homeland REH, LLC, Pecan REH, LLC, Pear Tree REH, LLC, Valley Plaza REH, LLC, VAL Vista REH, LLC, Wood Village REH, LLC, 2621 Hall Ave REH, LLC, 2641 Hall Avenue REH, LLC and 606 W Troy REH, LLC
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center    
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade    
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza    
17.04 Property       Pear Tree    
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square    
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center    
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center    
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA    
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN    
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL    
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA    
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View Holdback Reserve (Upfront: $2,000,000); Common Charges Reserve (Upfront: $51,792; Monthly: $51,792) NBP Townhomes View, LLC
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain   Esperanza Hospitality, LLC
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street   309 Canal Owner LLC
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection Free Rent Reserve Burbank Collection Associates LLC
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson Tax Certiorari Reserve MBARK Comcast LLC
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield PIP Reserve 2019 Brookfield Investment, LLC
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square Unfunded Obligations Reserve Woodstock Oglethorpe Owner, LLC and Oglethorpe Square Investors, LLC
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue Unfunded Obligations Reserve ($2,773,485.22); Tecomet Abated Rent Reserve ($275,401.30) 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue LLC
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons Unfunded Obligations Reserve Oakwood Commons LLC
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre Unfunded Obligations Reserve ($363,548); Condo Assessment Reserve ($22,500) Cliffside Urban Renewal Company, LLC
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard   34 Howard Owner LLC
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park   CVHRM Orlando, LLC
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale   Shoppes at the Royale LLC
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge Earnout Reserve Crescent Ridge One LLC
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence   CVH Florence, LLC
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage   HR-II, Ltd.
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas Free Rent Reserve ($359,791.17); Unfunded Obligations Reserve ($140,404.33) Texas Veterinary Specialty Hospital Investors, LLC
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio Ground Rent Reserve Amsdell Storage Ventures III, LLC
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby    
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser    
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building Unfunded Obligations Reserve Bushwood, Ltd.
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street Unfunded Obligations Reserve ($668,306.60); Rent Reserve ($190,720) Pine Kearny LLC
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments   Subsidiaria De San Conrado LLC
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites Seasonal Working Capital Reserve (Cap: $40,000) Sapphire Eagles, LLC
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre   Oak Creek Equities LLC
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park Ryder Lease Reserve RLFED Fleming LLC
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center Unfunded Obligations Reserve Two Rivers Center, LLC
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks   Trinity SO PTN, L.P.

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Delaware Statutory Trust? Y/N Carve-out Guarantor Loan Purpose Loan Amount (sources) ($) Principal's New Cash Contribution ($) (7) Subordinate Debt ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards No NAP Acquisition 1,120,000,000 781,978,273 310,000,000
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza No Donal P. Barry, Sr. Refinance 210,000,000 609,705 0
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio No JDM Real Estate Funds, LLC Acquisition 242,400,000 132,983,640 0
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II            
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I            
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II            
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III            
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments No Aleksander Goldin Refinance 60,420,000 0 12,580,000
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn No Peter Heinemann and Michael Freed Refinance 60,000,000 0 0
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes No BPR Nimbus LLC Refinance 760,000,000 0 215,000,000
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 No Paul Guarantor LLC Refinance 350,000,000 0 240,000,000
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio No John Zappettini and Zappettini Investment Company, LLC Refinance 120,000,000 0 0
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield            
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella            
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline            
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella            
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella            
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield            
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella            
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella            
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield            
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella            
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage No Steven J. Guttman Refinance 54,300,000 170,000 0
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas No BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. Acquisition 83,800,000 62,482,431 0
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18            
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20            
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19            
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23            
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center No Jacob Weinreb Refinance 51,500,000 457,058 0
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V No Michael Brennan, Robert G. Vanecko, Scott D. McKibben, Samuel A. Mandarino, Eduardo E. Paneque, Brad S. O’Halloran, Allen H. Crosswell, W. Troy MacMane and Greenwood Holding Company, LLC Acquisition 130,358,000 66,425,420 0
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland            
12.02 Property       Owens Corning            
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech            
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers            
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park            
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC            
12.07 Property       Techniplas            
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)            
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft            
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby            
12.11 Property       Global Flooring            
12.12 Property       Dreison            
12.13 Property       Gem City            
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin            
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton            
12.16 Property       Polartec            
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK            
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94            
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome            
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis            
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller            
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions            
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air            
12.24 Property       Workstream            
12.25 Property       Techniks            
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock            
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport            
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove            
12.29 Property       Total Plastics            
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes            
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza No LNRED Investments LLC Acquisition 46,850,000 35,885,772 0
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street No Albert Laboz, Jason Laboz and Joseph Jody Laboz Refinance 85,000,000 0 0
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee No Jeffrey Gural, Barry Gosin, James Kuhn, Michael Perrucci and Richard Fischbein Recapitalization 146,600,000 0 0
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn No BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. Acquisition 69,800,000 51,395,261 0
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15            
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16            
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17            

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Delaware Statutory Trust? Y/N Carve-out Guarantor Loan Purpose Loan Amount (sources) ($) Principal's New Cash Contribution ($) (7) Subordinate Debt ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio No Trevor Smith, Joshua Volen and CIRE OpCo I, LLC Refinance 128,600,000 0 0
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center            
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade            
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza            
17.04 Property       Pear Tree            
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square            
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center            
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center            
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA            
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN            
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL            
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA            
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View No NBP Capital, LLC Refinance 26,000,000 0 0
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain No Alkesh Patel Refinance 21,500,000 0 0
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street No Albert Laboz, Jason Laboz and Joseph Jody Laboz Refinance 20,750,000 0 0
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection No Parham Yedidsion Acquisition 19,900,000 6,670,274 0
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson No Daniel Ari H. Gryfe Acquisition 19,600,000 8,573,510 0
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield No Dong Gi Kim and Aik Hong Tan Acquisition 18,600,000 8,817,002 0
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square No Jan R. Saperstein and Jeff Kerker Acquisition 17,146,500 7,778,506 0
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue No Eric M. Sanders Refinance 17,000,000 0 0
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons No Mitchell C. Schneider Refinance 15,750,000 327,774 0
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre No Leibel Lederman, CLL LLC and Joyce Demetrakis Recapitalization 60,000,000 16,669,063 70,000,000
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard No Albert Laboz, Jason Laboz, Joseph Jody Laboz, The Albert Laboz 2012 Family Delaware Trust, The Jason Laboz 2012 Family Delaware Trust and The Joseph Jody Laboz 2012 Family Delaware Trust Refinance 12,700,000 0 0
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park No Carol Cohen Family LLC, RMR Investment Company, LLC and HDT Cameron Hotels, Ltd. Refinance 12,000,000 0 0
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale No Paul Caplan Acquisition 12,000,000 7,142,955 0
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge No David M. Conwill, Steven B. Kimmelman and Leslie S.R. Leohr Refinance 12,000,000 0 0
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence No Eliot D. Cohen and Carol Cohen Family LLC Refinance 11,250,000 6,363 0
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage No Kimberly A. Rosemurgy Refinance 11,000,000 0 0
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas No David K. Ronck and Curtis R. Boisfontaine, Jr. Refinance 10,500,000 0 0
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio No Robert J. Amsdell and Barry L. Amsdell Refinance 10,000,000 1,322,000 0
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby            
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser            
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building No Edward B. Schwartz and Jonathan Berns Refinance 9,750,000 0 0
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street No Sacks Realty LLC Refinance 8,210,000 0 0
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments No Michael J. Kilroy Refinance 8,200,000 0 0
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites No Bhupinder S. Sodhi Refinance 7,300,000 0 0
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre No Francis Greenburger Refinance 6,880,000 0 0
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park No Yaron Kandelker Acquisition 6,500,000 3,234,742 0
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center No Mike M. Nassimi Refinance 6,000,000 0 0
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks No Donald G. Clements, Jr., Barry C. Wren and J. Art Nicholson Refinance 5,950,000 0 0

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Other Sources ($) Total Sources ($) Loan Payoff ($) Purchase Price ($) Closing Costs ($) Reserves ($) Principal Equity Distribution ($) Other Uses ($) Total Uses ($)
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards 0 2,211,978,273 0 2,155,000,000 56,978,273 0 0 0 2,211,978,273
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza 0 210,609,705 206,691,937 0 2,840,738 1,077,030 0 0 210,609,705
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio 0 375,383,640 0 375,000,000 383,640 0 0 0 375,383,640
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II                  
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I                  
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II                  
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III                  
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments 0 73,000,000 66,981,017 0 1,614,768 1,078,747 3,325,468 0 73,000,000
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn 0 60,000,000 50,164,344 0 698,483 0 9,137,173 0 60,000,000
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes 0 975,000,000 627,284,452 0 1,143,041 13,527,940 333,044,567 0 975,000,000
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 0 590,000,000 408,943,870 0 26,972,612 39,818,785 114,264,733 0 590,000,000
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio 0 120,000,000 76,803,012 0 671,453 2,199,581 6,650,690 33,675,264 120,000,000
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield                  
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella                  
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline                  
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella                  
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella                  
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield                  
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella                  
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella                  
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield                  
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella                  
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage 0 54,470,000 54,089,708 0 350,334 29,958 0 0 54,470,000
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas 0 146,282,431 0 144,932,315 1,350,116 0 0 0 146,282,431
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18                  
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20                  
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19                  
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23                  
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center 0 51,957,058 47,975,146 0 597,157 3,384,754 0 0 51,957,058
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 0 196,783,420 0 195,250,000 1,288,970 244,450 0 0 196,783,420
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland                  
12.02 Property       Owens Corning                  
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech                  
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers                  
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park                  
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC                  
12.07 Property       Techniplas                  
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)                  
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft                  
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby                  
12.11 Property       Global Flooring                  
12.12 Property       Dreison                  
12.13 Property       Gem City                  
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin                  
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton                  
12.16 Property       Polartec                  
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK                  
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94                  
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome                  
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis                  
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller                  
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions                  
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air                  
12.24 Property       Workstream                  
12.25 Property       Techniks                  
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock                  
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport                  
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove                  
12.29 Property       Total Plastics                  
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes                  
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza 0 82,735,772 0 81,950,000 404,899 380,874 0 0 82,735,772
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street 0 85,000,000 64,909,586 0 1,894,880 77,234 18,118,300 0 85,000,000
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee 0 146,600,000 0 0 2,535,166 1,365,880 142,698,954 0 146,600,000
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn 0 121,195,261 0 120,067,685 1,127,576 0 0 0 121,195,261
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15                  
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16                  
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17                  

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Other Sources ($) Total Sources ($) Loan Payoff ($) Purchase Price ($) Closing Costs ($) Reserves ($) Principal Equity Distribution ($) Other Uses ($) Total Uses ($)
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio 0 128,600,000 101,632,278 0 2,569,664 1,436,784 22,961,274 0 128,600,000
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center                  
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade                  
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza                  
17.04 Property       Pear Tree                  
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square                  
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center                  
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center                  
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                  
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN                  
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL                  
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA                  
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View 0 26,000,000 13,730,597 0 455,034 2,358,370 9,455,999 0 26,000,000
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain 0 21,500,000 11,164,085 0 496,969 304,966 9,533,981 0 21,500,000
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street 0 20,750,000 9,872,185 0 609,639 252,907 10,015,268 0 20,750,000
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection 0 26,570,274 0 26,000,000 415,106 155,168 0 0 26,570,274
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson 0 28,173,510 0 27,500,000 386,430 287,080 0 0 28,173,510
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield 185,169 27,602,171 0 26,700,000 263,167 639,005 0 0 27,602,171
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square 0 24,925,006 0 24,150,000 329,590 445,415 0 0 24,925,006
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue 0 17,000,000 9,431,794 0 882,777 3,086,161 3,599,267 0 17,000,000
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons 0 16,077,774 15,297,256 0 685,598 94,921 0 0 16,077,774
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre 100,000 146,769,063 131,371,507 0 1,911,802 667,113 0 12,818,641 146,769,063
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard 0 12,700,000 11,133,360 0 258,218 34,082 1,274,340 0 12,700,000
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park 0 12,000,000 10,977,364 0 230,984 123,209 668,443 0 12,000,000
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale 253,564 19,396,519 0 18,500,000 467,523 428,996 0 0 19,396,519
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge 0 12,000,000 9,461,944 0 346,763 748,908 1,442,384 0 12,000,000
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence 0 11,256,363 10,971,152 0 202,983 82,228 0 0 11,256,363
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage 0 11,000,000 6,234,148 0 319,945 79,373 4,366,535 0 11,000,000
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas 0 10,500,000 6,879,950 0 728,116 616,235 2,275,699 0 10,500,000
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio 0 11,322,000 10,975,771 0 325,391 20,838 0 0 11,322,000
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby                  
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser                  
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building 0 9,750,000 8,177,697 0 325,879 768,263 478,161 0 9,750,000
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street 0 8,210,000 5,112,460 0 244,293 896,359 1,956,888 0 8,210,000
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments 0 8,200,000 4,198,122 0 164,153 42,114 3,795,610 0 8,200,000
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites 0 7,300,000 5,018,143 0 230,779 289,993 1,761,085 0 7,300,000
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre 0 6,880,000 279,522 0 116,958 290,712 6,192,809 0 6,880,000
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park 0 9,734,742 0 8,996,000 263,760 474,982 0 0 9,734,742
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center 0 6,000,000 2,899,760 0 178,401 285,748 2,636,091 0 6,000,000
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks 0 5,950,000 3,705,747 0 212,025 109,795 1,922,433 0 5,950,000

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Lockbox Cash Management Cash Management Triggers
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.5% or (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza Soft (Residential); Hard (Nonresidential) Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.0%
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Net Operating Income is less than 85% of Closing Date NOI, (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II      
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I      
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II      
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III      
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) from and after August 6, 2020, Debt Yield is less than 6.75%
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.30x, (iii) the Anticipated Repayment Date, (iv) the commencement of a Mezzanine Trigger Period
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.5%
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Hard In Place (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.90x or Combined DSCR is less than 1.50x, (iii) the Anticipated Repayment Date, (iv) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period, (v) the occurrence of a Mezzanine Loan Default
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.00%
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield      
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella      
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline      
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella      
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella      
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield      
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella      
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella      
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield      
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella      
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.35x
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18      
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20      
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19      
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23      
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center Hard In Place (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, (iv) the Closing Date, with respect to the GSA Trigger Period
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.45x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland      
12.02 Property       Owens Corning      
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech      
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers      
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park      
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC      
12.07 Property       Techniplas      
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries)      
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft      
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby      
12.11 Property       Global Flooring      
12.12 Property       Dreison      
12.13 Property       Gem City      
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin      
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton      
12.16 Property       Polartec      
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK      
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94      
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome      
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis      
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller      
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions      
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air      
12.24 Property       Workstream      
12.25 Property       Techniks      
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock      
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport      
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove      
12.29 Property       Total Plastics      
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes      
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 7.25%, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee Hard In Place (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.05x, (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15      
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16      
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17      

 

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Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Lockbox Cash Management Cash Management Triggers
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.10x
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center      
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade      
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza      
17.04 Property       Pear Tree      
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square      
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center      
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center      
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA      
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN      
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL      
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA      
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.75%, (iii) the occurrence of a Mezzanine Trigger Period
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.35x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street Soft (Residential); Hard (Retail) Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.25%, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection Hard Springing (i) in the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.10x, (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson Hard In Place (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) the occurrence of a Franchise Agreement Trigger Period, (iv) Bankruptcy Action of Manager
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square Springing Springing (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
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) commencing with the fiscal quarter beginning January 1, 2020, DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons Springing Springing (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
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 6.25%, (iii) the occurrence of a Specified Tenant Trigger Period
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the termination of the Franchise Agreement
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.15x
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge None None (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) commencing with the fiscal quarter beginning April 1, 2020, 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
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the termination of the Franchise Agreement
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas Hard In Place (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) Debt Yield is less than 7.5%
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby      
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser      
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) from and after March 6, 2020, DSCR is less than 1.15x, (iii) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments Soft In Place (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.20x
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.50x
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre Springing Springing (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
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.50x, (iii) the occurrence of a Mezzanine Trigger Period, (iv) the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center Hard Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.45x, (iii) failure to deliver financial statements as required in the Loan Agreement, (iv) the occurrence of a Critical Tenant Trigger Event
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks Springing Springing (i) the occurrence of an Event of Default, (ii) DSCR is less than 1.25x

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Ground Lease Y/N Ground Lease Expiration Date Annual Ground Lease Payment ($) Franchise Agreement Expiration Cut-off Date Pari Passu Companion Loan Balance ($) Cut-off Date Subordinate Companion Loan Balance ($) Subordinate Companion Loan Interest Rate (%) Cut-off Date Mezzanine Debt Balance ($) Mezzanine Debt Interest Rate (%) Terrorism Insurance Required Y/N Control Number
1 Loan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 GACC, GSMC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 30 Hudson Yards No       1,020,000,000.00 310,000,000.00 4.21709677%     Yes 1
2 Loan 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Millennium Park Plaza No       140,000,000.00         Yes 2
3 Loan 8, 17 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA USAA Office Portfolio No       180,000,000.00         Yes 3
3.01 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre I & II No                 Yes 3.01
3.02 Property       Crosstown Center I No                 Yes 3.02
3.03 Property       Crosstown Center II No                 Yes 3.03
3.04 Property       Legacy Corporate Centre III No                 Yes 3.04
4 Loan 18, 19, 20, 21 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Lincoln Apartments No                 Yes 4
5 Loan 22, 23 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Post Ranch Inn No                 Yes 5
6 Loan 8, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Grand Canal Shoppes Yes Various 600,002   700,000,000.00 215,000,000.00 6.25000%     Yes 6
7 Loan 8, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 GSMC, GACC Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 No       294,750,000.00 155,000,000.00 3.76386% 85,000,000 5.75000% Yes 7
8 Loan 8, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Zappettini Portfolio No       65,000,000.00         Yes 8
8.01 Property       1350 West Middlefield No                 Yes 8.01
8.02 Property       1212 Terra Bella No                 Yes 8.02
8.03 Property       850 - 900 North Shoreline No                 Yes 8.03
8.04 Property       1277 Terra Bella No                 Yes 8.04
8.05 Property       1215 Terra Bella No                 Yes 8.05
8.06 Property       1340 West Middlefield No                 Yes 8.06
8.07 Property       1255 Terra Bella No                 Yes 8.07
8.08 Property       1305 Terra Bella No                 Yes 8.08
8.09 Property       1330 West Middlefield No                 Yes 8.09
8.10 Property       1245 Terra Bella No                 Yes 8.10
9 Loan 47 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Delong Self Storage No                 Yes 9
10 Loan 8, 48 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas No       32,250,000.00         Yes 10
10.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-18 No                 Yes 10.01
10.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-20 No                 Yes 10.02
10.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-19 No                 Yes 10.03
10.04 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas DC-23 No                 Yes 10.04
11 Loan 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Summit Technology Center Yes 12/1/2028 568,355             Yes 11
12 Loan 8, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA U.S. Industrial Portfolio V No       80,358,000.00         Yes 12
12.01 Property       Sherwood Foods Cleveland No                 Yes 12.01
12.02 Property       Owens Corning No                 Yes 12.02
12.03 Property       Hunter Defense Tech No                 Yes 12.03
12.04 Property       Sterling Jewelers No                 Yes 12.04
12.05 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park No                 Yes 12.05
12.06 Property       Exec Cabinetry SC No                 Yes 12.06
12.07 Property       Techniplas No                 Yes 12.07
12.08 Property       Metalex (Jason Industries) No                 Yes 12.08
12.09 Property       Nyloncraft No                 Yes 12.09
12.10 Property       Dirksen Screw Shelby No                 Yes 12.10
12.11 Property       Global Flooring No                 Yes 12.11
12.12 Property       Dreison No                 Yes 12.12
12.13 Property       Gem City No                 Yes 12.13
12.14 Property       Chemcore Austin No                 Yes 12.14
12.15 Property       ATG Precision Canton No                 Yes 12.15
12.16 Property       Polartec No                 Yes 12.16
12.17 Property       Design Cabinetry TGK No                 Yes 12.17
12.18 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94 No                 Yes 12.18
12.19 Property       Custom Extrusions Rome No                 Yes 12.19
12.20 Property       CECO - Indianapolis No                 Yes 12.20
12.21 Property       LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller No                 Yes 12.21
12.22 Property       Cast Aluminum Solutions No                 Yes 12.22
12.23 Property       Pyramyd Air No                 Yes 12.23
12.24 Property       Workstream No                 Yes 12.24
12.25 Property       Techniks No                 Yes 12.25
12.26 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock No                 Yes 12.26
12.27 Property       BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport No                 Yes 12.27
12.28 Property       Chemcore Elk Grove No                 Yes 12.28
12.29 Property       Total Plastics No                 Yes 12.29
12.30 Property       Design Cabinetry Barnes No                 Yes 12.30
13 Loan 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA City Center Plaza No                 Yes 13
14 Loan 8, 70, 71 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 505 Fulton Street No       40,000,000.00         Yes 14
15 Loan 8, 72, 73 GACC Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Wind Creek Leased Fee No       101,600,000.00         Yes 15
16 Loan 8, 74 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn No       29,000,000.00         Yes 16
16.01 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-15 No                 Yes 16.01
16.02 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-16 No                 Yes 16.02
16.03 Property       Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn DC-17 No                 Yes 16.03

 

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CGCMT 2019-GC41 Annex A

 

Control Number Loan / Property Flag Footnotes Mortgage Loan Seller Originator Property Name Ground Lease Y/N Ground Lease Expiration Date Annual Ground Lease Payment ($) Franchise Agreement Expiration Cut-off Date Pari Passu Companion Loan Balance ($) Cut-off Date Subordinate Companion Loan Balance ($) Subordinate Companion Loan Interest Rate (%) Cut-off Date Mezzanine Debt Balance ($) Mezzanine Debt Interest Rate (%) Terrorism Insurance Required Y/N Control Number
17 Loan 8, 75, 76 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio No       101,440,000.00         Yes 17
17.01 Property       Wood Village Town Center No                 Yes 17.01
17.02 Property       Pecan Promenade No                 Yes 17.02
17.03 Property       Valley Plaza No                 Yes 17.03
17.04 Property       Pear Tree No                 Yes 17.04
17.05 Property       Glendale Market Square No                 Yes 17.05
17.06 Property       Central Park Shopping Center No                 Yes 17.06
17.07 Property       Val Vista Towne Center No                 Yes 17.07
17.08 Property       2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA No                 Yes 17.08
17.09 Property       606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN No                 Yes 17.09
17.10 Property       Homeland - Bartow, FL No                 Yes 17.10
17.11 Property       2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA No                 Yes 17.11
18 Loan 77 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Townhomes with a View No                 Yes 18
19 Loan 78 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Austin North Domain No     11/30/2033           Yes 19
20 Loan 79 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 309 Canal Street No                 Yes 20
21 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Burbank Collection No                 Yes 21
22 Loan 80, 81, 82, 83 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Comcast Building Tucson No                 Yes 22
23 Loan 84, 85, 86 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield No     7/31/2034           Yes 23
24 Loan 87, 88 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oglethorpe Square No                 Yes 24
25 Loan 89, 90 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 6265 Gunbarrel Avenue No                 Yes 25
26 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oakwood Commons No                 Yes 26
27 Loan 8, 91, 92, 93 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Centre No       45,000,000.00 70,000,000.00 3.45000%     Yes 27
28 Loan 94 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 34 Howard No                 Yes 28
29 Loan 95, 96 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Orlando South Park No     3/31/2038           Yes 29
30 Loan   CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Shoppes at the Royale No                 Yes 30
31 Loan 97, 98 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Crescent Ridge No                 Yes 31
32 Loan 99, 100 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Home2 Suites Florence No     2/28/2038           Yes 32
33 Loan   GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Federal Highway Self Storage No                 Yes 33
34 Loan 101, 102 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA MedVet Dallas No                 Yes 34
35 Loan 103 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Compass Self Storage Michigan Portfolio Yes                 Yes 35
35.01 Property       Compass Self Storage Shelby Yes 10/31/2034 120,000             Yes 35.01
35.02 Property       Compass Self Storage Fraser No                 Yes 35.02
36 Loan 104 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Bushwood Office Building No                 Yes 36
37 Loan 105 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA 353 Kearny Street No                 Yes 37
38 Loan   GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Powell Court Apartments No                 Yes 38
39 Loan 106 GACC Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch Floridian Hotel & Suites No                 Yes 39
40 Loan 107, 108 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Oak Creek Centre No                 Yes 40
41 Loan 109, 110 GACC DBR Investments Co. Limited Fleming Island Business Park No                 Yes 41
42 Loan 111, 112, 113 GSMC Goldman Sachs Bank USA Two Rivers Center No                 Yes 42
43 Loan 114 CREFI Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Trinity Springs Oaks No                 Yes 43

 

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Footnotes to Annex A

 

(1) The Administrative Fee Rate includes the Servicing Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Trustee/Certificate Administrator 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 / ARD.
   
(4) Underwritten NCF DSCR (x) 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 Cut-off Date Balance ($) reflects only the Mortgage Loan included in the Issuing Entity (which may be evidenced by one or more promissory notes); however, such Mortgage Loan is part of a Loan Combination comprised of such Mortgage Loan and one or more Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and/or Subordinate Companion Loan(s) that are held outside the Issuing Entity, each of which is evidenced by one or more separate promissory notes.  With respect to each such Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%), LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%), Underwritten NCF DSCR (x), Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%), Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) and Loan Per Unit ($) calculations include any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) but exclude any related Subordinate Companion Loan.  See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations” in the Prospectus for more information regarding the Loan Combination(s).
   
(9) Provided no event of default is continuing, the lender shall disburse capital expenditure funds to the borrower out of the capital expenditure account, within ten (10) days after the delivery by the borrower to the lender of a request therefore (but not more often than once per month), in increments of at least $5,000 (or a lesser amount if the total amount in the capital expenditure account is less than $5,000, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the account shall be made). On each payment date from and after July 6, 2024, regardless of whether an event of default or trigger period has occurred or is continuing, the borrower will be required to make monthly deposits into the Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) in an amount equal to 1/12th of $0.20 per rentable square foot.
   
(10) Historical cash flow information is not available because the Mortgaged Property was built in 2019.
   
(11) The lockout period will be at least 25 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date of August 6, 2019. The assumed lockout period of 25 payments is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(12) The Mortgaged Property receives a tax incentive in the form of a payment in lieu of taxes program ("PILOT").  The Mortgaged Property is encumbered by three PILOT mortgages, in the maximum aggregate amount of $547,760,000, which secure the borrower's obligation to pay the PILOT payments under a sublease with the New York City Industrial Development Agency. The PILOT mortgages are senior in priority to the Mortgage.

 

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(13) The lockout period will be at least 24 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in September 2019. For the purpose of the Prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 24 payment dates is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(14) The Mortgaged Property is a 38-story, multifamily, office and retail tower located in Chicago, Illinois. The components of the Mortgaged Property are divided as follows: multifamily (557 units), office (85,017 SF) and retail (18,450 SF).
   
(15) The Largest Tenant, Centurylink, Inc., has (i) 9,128 SF expiring on September 30, 2023 and (ii) 430 SF expiring on July 31, 2023.
   
(16) The Fifth Largest Tenant, Ferrero USA Inc, has the right to terminate its lease after May 31, 2020 with three months’ notice and payment of a termination fee.
   
(17) Historical cash flow information is not available because the Mortgaged Properties were recently acquired at origination.
   
(18) The Lincoln Apartments Property was built in two phases: (i) the 510 Flatbush Avenue building was completed in February 2017 and began lease-up in March 2017 and (ii) the 31-33 Lincoln Road building was completed in January 2018 and began lease-up in February 2018. Therefore, limited historical information is available.
   
(19) The Mortgaged Property is comprised of two nine-story buildings totaling 141 residential units and 18,868 SF of retail space. Apartment rental income accounts for 78.3% of Underwritten EGI ($), and retail rental income accounts for 21.7% of Underwritten EGI ($).
   
(20) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) for The Lincoln Apartments Mortgage Loan is $2,664; $2,350 is designated for the residential replacement reserve and $314 is designated for the commercial replacement reserve.
   
(21) The Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) and the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) are calculated net of a $1,000,000 holdback reserve. The holdback reserve of $1,000,000 for designated replacements is required to be disbursed to the borrower provided that the debt yield is at least 7.25% provided, however, if the Mortgage Loan does not achieve a debt yield of at least 7.25% on or before August 6, 2021, such funds will be held as additional collateral for the related Mortgage Loan. The Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) and the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) calculated based on the fully funded aggregate Mortgage Loan amount of $60,420,000 are 6.4% and 6.3%, respectively.
   
(22) Commencing on the Anticipated Repayment Date, the interest rate increases to 3.000% plus the greater of (i) 3.2900% (the “Initial Interest Rate”) (or when applicable, the default rate) and (ii) the sum of (1) lender’s determination as of the Anticipated Repayment Date (or the preceding business day if the Anticipated Repayment Date is not a business day) of the sum of (x) the bid side yield to maturity for the “on the run” United States Treasury note with a 10 year maturity plus (y) the mid-market 10 year swap spread, each as displayed on Telerate Page 19901 on Dow Jones Telerate, Inc. (or as determined by Lender from such other market source as Lender determines if such Telerate Page 19901 or such service setting forth such yield and spread are not available at the time of determination by lender), as of the Anticipated Repayment Date plus 1.90000% (the “Adjusted Interest Rate”); however, interest accrued at the excess of the Adjusted Interest Rate over the Initial Interest Rate (the “Accrued Interest”) will be deferred. From and after the Anticipated Repayment Date, all excess cash flow from the Mortgaged Property after the payment of reserves, interest calculated at the Initial Interest Rate and operating expenses will be applied (i) first to repay the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii) second to the payment of Accrued Interest.
   
(23) Following a trigger period and prior to the lender filing a "notice of sale" for foreclosure or the occurrence of the Anticipated Repayment Date, the borrower will receive funds from the cash management account for monthly operating expenses and approved extraordinary expenses, and the remaining balance in the cash management account will be applied to amounts due and payable under the loan documents after deductions have been made for expenses and required escrows.

 

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(24) The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination was co-originated by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Goldman Sachs Bank USA on June 3, 2019.
   
(25) The lockout period will be at least 25 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in August 2019. For the purpose of the Prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 25 payments is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(26) Units, Rooms, 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.
   
(27) 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.
   
(28) The Second Largest Tenant, TAO, has (i) 39,553 SF expiring on January 31, 2025, (ii) 8,800 SF expiring on May 31, 2029 and (iii) 1,088 SF expiring on January 31, 2020.
   
(29) 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.
   
(30) 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 and (iii) 8,406 SF expiring on December 31, 2020.
   
(31) The Appraised Value ($) represents the “as-is” appraised value of $1,640,000,000 for the Mortgaged Property as of April 3, 2019, which excludes an 84,743 SF space currently leased to Barneys New York (the “Barneys Parcel”) that is subject to a free release under the loan documents. The “as-is” appraised value of the 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%.
   
(32) The borrowers are tenants under two ground leases and an air rights lease at the 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. As of March 1, 2011, 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 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%.
   
(33) The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination was co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA ("GS Bank"), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. on June 19, 2019.
   
(34) Commencing on the Anticipated Repayment Date, the interest rate increases to 3.76386% plus the positive difference between (a) the Adjusted Blended Interest Rate and (b) 3.76386%. “Adjusted Blended Interest Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) 5.26386% or (b) the rate for U.S. dollar swaps with a 10-year maturity on the Anticipated Repayment Date plus 1.50%.

 

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(35) The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) are calculated utilizing the “prospective stabilized” appraised value of $790,000,000 ($395,000,000 for Building 3 and $395,000,000 for Building 4) as of January 1, 2020 for Building 3 and December 1, 2019 for Building 4. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) calculated based on the “as-is” appraised value of $726,000,000 ($363,000,000 for Building 3 and $363,000,000 for Building 4), as of May 3, 2019, are both 48.2%.
   
(36) The Mortgaged Property is part of the Moffett Towers II Campus. The campus shares 59,648 SF of common area amenities, of which 23,860 SF were allocated to the Mortgaged Property. These 23,860 SF are not included in the collateral.
   
(37) The sole tenant, Facebook, has taken possession of its space and has commenced with the design of the build out of the spaces. Facebook is currently in a free rent period at Building 3 and is anticipated to begin paying rent in January 2020. Facebook is also currently in a free rent period at Building 4 and is anticipated to begin paying rent in December 2019. We cannot assure you that this tenant will begin paying rent as anticipated or at all.
   
(38) In May 2018, GS Bank funded a $795.0 million loan to an affiliate of the borrower to construct the Mortgaged Property. GS Bank subsequently syndicated $690.0 million of such loan to third parties, including one syndication partner who placed its $100.0 million allocation on a warehouse line with GS Bank. GS Bank retained $105.0 million of such loan on its balance sheet. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination was used in part to pay off the existing GS Bank loan.
   
(39) The Largest Tenant at the 1215 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property, Elementum SCM, Inc., currently subleases 25,000 SF of space to two tenants. Firewood Marketing, Inc., which occupies 12,861 SF of space with a sublease dated July 31, 2018 that expires on January 31, 2021 and Glowlink Communications Technology, Inc., which occupies 12,139 SF of space with a sublease dated October 25, 2018 that also expires on January 31, 2021.
   
(40) The Largest Tenant at the 1245 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property, Google, Inc, currently subleases 15,680 SF to Planet Labs, Inc. The sublease commenced in April 2017 and expires in March 2021. Google, Inc. guarantees Planet Labs, Inc.’s sublease and is a shareholder of Planet Labs, Inc.
   
(41) The Largest Tenant at the 850 - 900 North Shoreline Property, Zendesk, subleases 16,613 SF to XMotors, effective  January 1, 2020, XMotors will become the direct tenant under the related lease, which expires December 31, 2021.
   
(42) The Largest Tenant at the 1215 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property, Elementum SCM, Inc., has the option to terminate its lease effective any time after January 31, 2021, with at least 9 months' notice prior to the effective date of termination. The Largest Tenant at the 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property, Elementum SCM, Inc., has the option to terminate its lease effective any time on or after December 31, 2020, with at least 9 months' notice prior to the effective date of termination. The Largest Tenant at the 1350 West Middlefield Mortgaged Property, Egnyte, Inc., has the option to terminate its lease effective at any time after April 30, 2022, with at least 9 months' notice prior to the effective date of termination. The Largest Tenant at the 1340 West Middlefield Mortgaged Property, Nuro, Inc., has an option to terminate its lease effective at any time after February 1, 2022. The Second Largest Tenant at the 850 - 900 North Shoreline Mortgaged Property, Vita Insurance Associates, Inc., has the right to terminate its lease at any time after December 31, 2020 with 6 months' notice prior to the effective date of termination.
   
(43) Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) deposits into the replacement reserve account are waived so long as the balance in the replacement reserve account remains greater than or equal to $150,000. If the balance in the replacement reserve account falls below $150,000, the borrowers are required to deposit a monthly amount equal to $5,451 until the balance reaches the cap of $150,000.

 

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(44) The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination may be prepaid with payment of a yield maintenance premium at any time prior to the Due Date occurring in December 2023. There is no lockout period associated with prepayment with payment of a yield maintenance premium. Provided no event of default has occurred and is continuing, at any time after the earlier to occur of (i) May 31, 2022 and (ii) the second anniversary of the last securitization of a note comprising part of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination may be defeased with certain direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or other obligations which are “government securities” permitted under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan documents.  Voluntary prepayment of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination is permitted on or after the Due Date occurring in December 2023 without payment of any prepayment premium.
   
(45) 2016 and 2017 cash flows were not provided for the 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property because the property was renovated in 2017. Overall, the increase from 2016 NOI ($) to Most Recent NOI (if past 2018) ($) as well as the increase from Most Recent NOI (if past 2018) ($) to Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) is primarily attributable to recent leasing at the properties. The 1215 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property was vacant in 2017 and Elementum SCM, Inc. executed a lease that commenced in February 2018 accounting for $972,000 of underwritten base rent. The 1340 West Middlefield Mortgaged Property was vacant in 2018 and Nuro, Inc. executed a lease that commenced in February 2019 accounting for $911,950 of underwritten base rent. In addition, rent steps were underwritten at $294,898 (inclusive of contractual rent steps through February 2020 and present value rent steps for The County of Santa Clara). Earthquake insurance was also required in the past at The Zappettini Portfolio Mortgaged Properties, however going forward, the borrowers are not required to maintain earthquake insurance, which is why the underwritten insurance expense is lower than historical insurance expense.
   
(46) Total Uses represents a portion of loan proceeds that were used to fund the buyout of previous partners’ interests.
   
(47) The Mortgaged Property  is a mixed use property in which 70.8% of the base rent is generated by the storage component and 29.2% is generated by the retail component. Occupancy (%) of 89.9% represents the total occupancy. Occupancy for the self storage space based on square feet is 87.4% as of June 19, 2019 and for the retail space is 100.0% as of June 7, 2019.
   
(48) Historical cash flow information is not available because the Mortgaged Properties were built in 2017 and 2019, and went through individual periods of tenant specific build-outs.
   
(49) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) is $22,662.25 for the first 24 Due Dates of the loan term, then decreases to $4,120.21 for the remainder of the loan term.
   
(50) The Largest Tenant at the Summit Technology Center Mortgaged Property, GSA, has the option to terminate its lease effective any time after April 30, 2021, with at least 120 days notice prior to the effective date of termination.
   
(51) The Largest Tenant, GSA, leases 181,395 SF of space that expires on February 19, 2022 and 131,814 SF of space that expires on April 30, 2022.
   
(52) The Second Largest Tenant at the Summit Technology Center Mortgaged Property, Caremark, Inc., has the option to terminate its lease effective any time after May 31, 2023, with at least 12 months notice prior to the effective date of termination and the payment of unamortized leasing commissions, free rent, and landlords' work costs of $1,002,876.
   
(53) The Third Largest Tenant, ExamOne, Inc., leases 50,105 SF of space that expires on May 31, 2024, and 8,242 SF of space that expires on March 31, 2021.
   
(54) The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) are calculated on the basis of the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $194,670,000 plus an approximately 4.02% portfolio premium. Excluding the portfolio premium, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) on the basis of the aggregate “as-is” appraised value are both 67.0%.

 

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(55) The lockout period will be at least 24 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date in September 2019. For the purpose of the Prospectus, the assumed lockout period of 24 payment dates is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(56) Historical cash flow information is not available because the Mortgaged Properties were recently acquired in 2019.
   
(57) The Replacement Reserve Cap ($) is calculated as the product of (x) $0.10 times (y) the aggregate number of rentable square feet then contained in the Mortgaged Properties times (z) 2. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate number of rentable square feet is 3,585,623.
   
(58) The TI/LC Cap ($) is calculated as the product of (x) $0.25 times (y) the aggregate number of rentable square feet then contained in the Mortgaged Properties times (z) 3. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate number of rentable square feet is 3,585,623.
   
(59) The Mortgaged Property consists of two properties, (1) the US Bank Building property and (2) the Clearwater & Centre Buildings property. The US Bank Building is a 260,515 SF office building which was built in 1978 and is located at 101 South Capitol Boulevard in Boise, Idaho. The borrower's interest in the Clearwater & Centre Buildings includes 119,986 SF of the Clearwater office building and 6,870 SF of the Centre office building. The Clearwater & Centre Buildings were built in 2016 and are located at 777 West Main Street and 195 South Capitol Boulevard, respectively, in Boise, Idaho. According to the appraisal, the US Bank Building had an “as-is” appraised value of $47,400,000 as of April 4, 2019, and the Clearwater & Centre Buildings had an “as-is” appraised value of $37,800,000 as of April 4, 2019. Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) and Underwritten Net Cash Flow ($) are (1) $3,692,709 and $3,421,291, respectively, at the US Bank Building and (2) $2,224,864 and $2,078,980, respectively, at the Clearwater & Centre Buildings.
   
(60) From and after the first payment date following the second anniversary of the securitization closing date, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of either the US Bank Building or the Clearwater & Centre Buildings. For additional information regarding the partial release, see "Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Partial Releases" in the Prospectus.
   
(61) The Second Largest Tenant, US Bank, may terminate the portion of its lease related to its storage space (2,461 SF) at any time upon 30 days' notice.
   
(62) The Third Largest Tenant, US Ecology, has a one-time right after November 30, 2021 to surrender a minimum of 2,000 SF and a maximum of 14,230 SF with six months' notice and payment of a termination fee.
   
(63) The Fourth Largest Tenant, Stoel Rives, has (i) 17,810 SF expiring on June 30, 2028 and (ii) 8,164 SF expiring on October 31, 2028, and has the right to surrender (i) up to 3,581 SF at any time after April 1, 2023 and (ii) all or part of its storage space (8,164 SF) at any time.
   
(64) The Fifth Largest Tenant, PCA, has a one-time right to terminate its lease as of July 1, 2023 with 12 months’ notice and payment of a termination fee.
   
(65) The Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) is more than 10% higher than the 2018 NOI ($) primarily because of recent leasing and contractual rent steps at the Mortgaged Property.
   
(66) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) is calculated as the product of (x) $0.25 times (y) the aggregate number of rentable square feet then contained in the Mortgaged Properties divided by 12. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate number of rentable square feet is 387,371.
   
(67) The Replacement Reserve Cap ($) is calculated as the product of (x) $0.25 times (y) the aggregate number of rentable square feet then contained in the Mortgaged Properties. As of the Cut-off Date, the aggregate number of rentable square feet is 387,371.

 

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(68) The Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) will be reduced to (a) $7,928.50, if the US Bank Building property is released or (b) $16,282.19, if the Clearwater & Centre Buildings property is released.
   
(69) The TI/LC Cap ($) will be reduced to (a) $285,000, if the US Bank Building property is released or (b) $580,000, if the Clearwater & Centre Buildings property is released.
   
(70) The increase from Most Recent NOI (if past 2018) ($) to Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) is attributable to $245,250 of contractual rent steps through September 1, 2019 for H&M and  $277,778 which represents the present value of rent steps for Old Navy. In addition, in December of 2018, H&M discovered that they had overpaid their percentage rent by $708,739. Subsequently, the landlord gave them a credit for $227,083 in December. In 2019, after further review, they discovered that they had overpaid their percentage rent by an additional $236,754 which they received a credit for from January-April 2019, which represents the decrease in base rent in Most Recent NOI (if past 2018) ($). The credit for their overpaid percentage rent is fully used and they are not currently paying percentage rent.
   
(71) The lockout period will be at least 25 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date of August 6, 2019. The assumed lockout period of 25 payments is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(72) Historical cash flow information is not available because the borrower acquired the Mortgaged Property in 2019.
   
(73) The lockout period will be at least 24 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date of September 6, 2019. The assumed lockout period of 24 payments is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.
   
(74) Historical cash flow information is not available because the Mortgaged Properties were recently acquired in 2019.
   
(75) The Mortgaged Properties' Appraised Value ($) represents the "as portfolio" appraised value of $198,100,000 as of April 29, 2019, which reflects the appraised value on a portfolio basis. On a standalone basis, the 11 Mortgaged Properties have an aggregate "as is" appraised value of $188,710,000. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) and LTV Ratio at Maturity/ARD (%) calculated based on the aggregate standalone "as-is" Appraised Value ($) are 68.1% and 68.1%, respectively.
   
(76) The Largest Tenant at each of the 2621 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA, the 606 W Troy - Indianapolis, IN and the 2641 Hall Ave - Riverside, CA Mortgaged Properties, 48 Forty Solutions, has the option to terminate its respective lease if capital expenditures are required as a result of the specific and unique use of the premises during the last two years of its lease term and the cost thereof exceeds six months’ base rent. 48 Forty Solutions may terminate its lease at any of the aforementioned Mortgaged Properties unless the landlord notifies 48 Forty Solutions, in writing, within 10 days after receipt of the termination notice that the landlord has elected to pay the difference between the actual cost thereof and an amount equal to six months’ base rent. If 48 Forty Solutions is unable to finance the landlord’s share of capital expenditures or if the balance of the base rent due and payable for the remainder of such lease is not sufficient to fully reimburse 48 Forty Solutions on an offset basis, 48 Forty Solutions will have the right to terminate its respective lease at the related Mortgaged Properties. The Largest Tenant at the Homeland - Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property, 48 Forty Solutions has a one-time option to terminate its lease, effective July 1, 2022 with at least 12 months’ written notice and a termination fee of $500,000 plus any unamortized capital expenditure allowance amortized over a 60-month term at 12% per annum.
   
(77) Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) and Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) were calculated based on the Mortgage Loan amount net of the $2,000,000 holdback reserves. The holdback reserves are to be released in up to eight disbursements so long as such disbursements are in increments of at least $250,000 and not more frequently than once a quarter so long as the debt yield, calculated based on the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan excluding funds that have not been previously disbursed to the borrower from the holdback reserve (other than those that are anticipated to be disbursed out of the holdback reserve in connection with the disbursement request) is no less than 7.75%.

 

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(78) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) is an FF&E reserve in an amount equal to (i) for the Due Dates occurring in August 2019 through July 2020, $19,611.99, and (ii) thereafter the greater of (a) the monthly amount required to be reserved pursuant to the franchise agreement for the replacement of FF&E or (b) 1/12th of 4% of the operating income of the Mortgaged Property for the previous 12-month period as determined on the anniversary of the last day of the calendar month in June.
   
(79) The Largest Tenant, Center for Goods, has the option to terminate its lease effective any time with at least 120 days notice and payment of $466,666.68 plus 4 months of then-current rent.
   
(80) Historical cash flow information is not available because the sole tenant, Comcast, commenced its lease in 2016 on an absolute NNN basis. No further operating statements were provided in connection with the acquisition of the Mortgaged Property.
   
(81) The Borrower is required to deposit into the Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) on each Due Date through and including the Due Date occurring on June 6, 2021, the sum of $21,115.20, and (ii) on each Due Date from and including the Due Date occurring on July 6, 2021 through and including the Due Date occurring on June 6, 2023, the sum of $29,561.28.
   
(82) Upfront Other Reserve ($) includes $225,000 to pay property taxes that may become due pending litigation with the Pima County Tax Assessor.
   
(83) Occupancy (%) of 100.0% includes the sole tenant, Comcast, that leases 76.1% of the Mortgaged Property and occupies 100.0% of the Mortgaged Property. Comcast has the option to lease the remainder of the Mortgaged Property on or before April 1, 2022. Comcast is currently paying expenses on the unoccupied space.
   
(84) The Embassy Suites Milwaukee Brookfield Mortgaged Property was recently renovated in 2016, therefore there are no historical operating statements for that year.
   
(85) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) is set at 2% of gross revenues, this increases to 3% of gross revenue during the second 12 months of the loan term, and then increases to 4% of gross revenue for the remainder of the loan term.  
   
(86) The Mortgaged Property's Appraised Value ($) represents the "as complete" appraised value as of June 1, 2020, which assumes that the Mortgaged Property will have completed a $500,000 PIP renovation that was brand mandated by the end of 2019.  At origination, the lender reserved $500,000 in the Upfront Other Reserve ($) for the PIP.
   
(87) On each Due Date, if and to the extent the amount contained in the TI/LC reserve account is less than $200,000, the borrower is required to deposit into the Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) an amount equal to $4,166.67.
   
(88) Historical cash flow information is limited because the Mortgaged Property was built between 2016-2017.
   
(89) The Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) is more than 10% higher than the Most Recent NOI ($) primarily because the Second Largest Tenant, Tecomet (41,570 SF, 34.4% of underwritten base rent), has signed a new lease and is anticipated to begin paying rent in September 2019.
   
(90) Occupancy (%) of 100.0% assumes the Second Largest Tenant, Tecomet, is in occupancy of its space (41,570 SF, 34.4% of underwritten base rent). Tecomet has signed a lease for its space but has not yet taken occupancy or begun paying rent. Tecomet is anticipated to take occupancy and begin paying rent in September 2019. We cannot assure you that this tenant will take occupancy or pay rent as anticipated or at all.
   
(91) The lockout period will be at least 25 payment dates beginning with and including the First Due Date of August 6, 2019. The assumed lockout period of 25 payments is based on the expected CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization closing date in August 2019. The actual lockout period may be longer.

 

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(92) As part of this transaction, the borrower sponsor, Leibel Lederman, acquired a 60% majority stake in the ownership structure via an approximately $16.7 million of fresh cash equity investment for the recapitalization of the Mortgaged Property, which represents Principal’s New Cash Contribution ($). The original developer and seller of the 60% interest in the Mortgaged Property (who maintains a 40% equity interest in the ownership structure) received approximately $12.8 million of sale proceeds as part of the recapitalization which is shown as Other Uses ($).
   
(93) The Centre Mortgaged Property was recently constructed in 2017 and was in lease-up from October 2017 through June 2019, therefore no historical information is available.
   
(94) The 34 Howard Mortgaged Property underwent a complete approximately $2 million gut renovation in 2017 and 2018, therefore there are no historical financial figures available for the property.
   
(95) The Mortgaged Property opened in August 2018. Most Recent cash flow information is based on the trailing nine-month period ending May 31, 2019, and includes a three-month forecast period ending August 31, 2019.
   
(96) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) is an FF&E reserve in an amount equal to (i) for the Due Dates occurring in September 2019 through August 2020, $7,312.42, (ii) for the Due Dates occurring in September 2020 through August 2021, the greater of (a) the monthly amount required to be reserved pursuant to the franchise agreement for the replacement of FF&E or (b) 1/12th of 3% of the operating income of the Mortgaged Property for the previous 12-month period as determined on the anniversary of the last day of the calendar month in July, and (iii) thereafter the greater of (a) the monthly amount required to be reserved pursuant to the franchise agreement for the replacement of FF&E or (b) 1/12th of 4% of the operating income of the Mortgaged Property for the previous 12-month period as determined on the anniversary of the last day of the calendar month in July.
   
(97) The Original Balance ($) of $12,000,000 is inclusive of $671,433 in earnout proceeds, which the borrower reserved at origination along with a 10% yield maintenance amount totaling $67,143. Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%), Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) and Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) are calculated excluding the $671,433 earnout.
   
(98) The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) and LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) are calculated utilizing the “prospective stabilized” appraised value of $17,200,000 as of July 15, 2019. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio (%) calculated based on the “as-is” appraised value of $16,430,000 as of May 14, 2019, and inclusive of the $671,433 earnout, is 73.0%. The LTV Ratio at Maturity / ARD (%) calculated based on the “as-is” appraised value of $16,430,000 as of May 14, 2019 is 66.4%.
   
(99) The Mortgaged Property opened in September 2017. The 2017 cash flow information is based on the months beginning September 2017 and ending December 2017.
   
(100) The Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) is an FF&E reserve in an amount equal to (i) for the Due Dates occurring in July 2019 through June 2020, $6,906.25, (ii) for the Due Dates occurring in July 2020 through June 2021, the greater of (a) the monthly amount required to be reserved pursuant to the franchise agreement for the replacement of FF&E or (b) 1/12th of 3% of the operating income of the Mortgaged Property for the previous 12-month period as determined on the anniversary of the last day of the calendar month in June, and (iii) thereafter the greater of (a) the monthly amount required to be reserved pursuant to the franchise agreement for the replacement of FF&E or (b) 1/12th of 4% of the operating income of the Mortgaged Property for the previous 12-month period as determined on the anniversary of the last day of the calendar month in June.
   
(101) The Largest Tenant, MedVet Associates, LLC, has (i) 24,789 SF expiring on February 14, 2034 and (ii) 1,405 SF expiring on June 30, 2034.
   
(102) On each Due Date beginning in September 2026, the borrower is required to deposit into the TI/LC reserve account an Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) amount equal to $8,333.33.

 

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(103) For the Compass Self Storage Fraser Mortgaged Property, the Occupancy (%) excludes the 18 RV parking spaces located within the property, and for the Compass Self Storage Shelby Property the Occupancy (%) excludes the 2 RV parking spaces located within the property.
   
(104) On each Due Date, if and to the extent the amount contained in the TI/LC reserve account is less than $400,000, the borrower is required to deposit into the TI/LC reserve account an Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) amount equal to $8,333.33.
   
(105) Historical cash flow information is limited because the Mortgaged Property was acquired in 2018.
   
(106) The Ongoing Other Reserve ($) consists of a seasonal reserve into which the borrower is required to deposit $5,000 monthly in February, March, April and May and will be released in July and August, which are seasonal months, provided no event of default or trigger period is continuing.  The Upfront Other Reserve ($) consists of an initial deposit into the seasonal reserve account.
   
(107) The Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) is more than 10% higher than the 2018 NOI ($) primarily because of recent leasing and contractual rent steps at the Mortgaged Property.
   
(108) On each Due Date, if and to the extent the amount contained in the TI/LC reserve account is less than $250,000, the borrower is required to deposit into the TI/LC reserve account an Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) amount equal to $7,914.58.
   
(109) Historical cash flow information is not available because the borrower acquired the Mortgaged Property in 2019. Prior to the acquisition, the Mortgaged Property was part of a larger business park,  and historical operations were not available on an individual asset basis.
   
(110) The borrower funded a $10,000 Ryder lease reserve based on comments in the Ryder tenant's estoppel that flooding in front of the tenant's parking spaces and a gap in the tenant's window needed to be repaired.
   
(111) The Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) is more than 10% higher than the Most Recent NOI ($) primarily because of recent leasing and contractual rent steps at the Mortgaged Property.
   
(112) On each Due Date, the borrower is required to deposit into the TI/LC reserve account an Ongoing TI/LC Reserve ($) amount equal to $9,363.25 plus (a) (i) $0.75, multiplied by (ii) the square footage of the call center space that is subject to a lease, divided by (b) 12. As of the Cut-off Date, the entirety of the call center space was vacant and not subject to a lease.
   
(113) On each Due Date, the borrower is required to deposit into the replacement reserve account an Ongoing Replacement Reserve ($) amount equal to $3,870 plus (a) (i) $0.31, multiplied by (ii) the square footage of the call center space that is subject to a lease, divided by (b) 12. As of the Cut-off Date, the entirety of the call center space was vacant and not subject to a lease.
   
(114) The Trinity Springs Oaks Mortgaged Property consists of 80 manufactured housing pads, 74 RV spaces, and 300 self storage units.

 

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ANNEX B

 

SIGNIFICANT LOAN SUMMARIES

 

 B-1

 

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

(GRAPHIC)

 

 B-2

 

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

(MAP)

 

 B-3

 

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

(MAP)

 

 B-4

 

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

(MAP)

 

 B-5

  

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

  

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller(2)   GACC, GSMC
Location (City/State) New York, New York   Cut-off Date Balance(3)   $100,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(1)   $765.43
Size (SF) 1,463,234   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   7.8%
Total Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 100.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 2019 / NAP   Mortgage Rate(4)   3.11000%
Appraised Value $2,200,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 5/23/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsor 30 HY WM REIT Owner LP   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
Property Management Self-Managed   First Payment Date   8/6/2019
      Maturity Date   7/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $164,291,079        
Underwritten Expenses $42,267,893   Escrows(5)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $122,023,186     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $121,730,539   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 50.9%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 50.9%   Replacement Reserve(6) $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 3.46x / 3.45x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 10.9% / 10.9%   Other $0 $0
             

Sources and Uses
Sources $ %   Uses                    $                                     %   
Loan Combination Amount $1,430,000,000 64.6%   Purchase Price $2,155,000,000 97.4%
Borrower Sponsor Equity 781,978,273 35.4   Closing Costs 56,978,273 2.6
Total Sources $2,211,978,273 100.0%   Total Uses $2,211,978,273 100.0%

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes and excludes the 30 Hudson Yards Junior Notes.

(2)The 30 Hudson Yards Loan is part of a loan combination that was co-originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”), Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. German American Capital Corporation (“GACC”) is selling the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes A-1-C6 and A-1-C8 with an aggregate original principal amount of $70.0 million and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company ("GSMC”) is selling the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Note A-2-C2 with an original principal amount of $30.0 million.

(3)The Cut-off Date Balance of $100,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-1-C6, note A-1-C8 and note A-2-C2, and is part of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, which is evidenced by 29 pari passu senior notes and three junior notes, and has an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $1,430,000,000. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(4)The Mortgage Rate of 3.11000% represents the mortgage rate of the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes.

(5)See “—Escrows” below.

(6)On each payment date from and after July 6, 2024, the borrower will be required to make monthly deposits into the replacement reserve in an amount equal to 1/12th of $0.20 per rentable square foot.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “30 Hudson Yards Loan”) is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in a Class A office condominium located in New York, New York (the “30 Hudson Yards Property”), and is part of a loan combination (the “30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination”) evidenced by 29 pari passu senior notes with an aggregate initial principal balance of $1,120,000,000 (collectively the “30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes”) and three junior notes with an aggregate initial principal balance of $310,000,000 (collectively the “30 Hudson Yards Junior Notes”). A portion of the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes, with an aggregate balance of $698.0 million and the 30 Hudson Yards Junior Notes were contributed to the Hudson Yards 2019-30HY Trust. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan, which is evidenced by the non-controlling note A-1-C6, note A-1-C8 and note A-2-C2, has an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $100,000,000 and represents approximately 7.8% of the Initial Pool Balance. The remaining 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes are currently held by DBNY, Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GSBI”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“WFB”), as presented in the chart below, and are expected to be contributed to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

 

Loan Combination Summary
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance   Note Holder Controlling Piece
A-1-S1, A-1-S2, A-1-S3, A-2-S1, A-2-S2, A-2-S3, A-1-C1, A-1-C2, A-1-C9, A-2-C1, A-3-S1, A-3-S2, A-3-S3 $698,000,000   $698,000,000     Hudson Yards 2019-30HY No(1)
A-1-C6, A-1-C8, A-2-C2 $100,000,000   $100,000,000     CGCMT 2019-GC41 No
A-1-C4, A-1-C5, A-1-C10 $93,200,000   $93,200,000     Benchmark 2019-B12(2) No
A-1-C7 $40,000,000   $40,000,000     DBNY(3) No
A-1-C3, A-2-C3, A-2-C4, A-2-C5 $104,400,000   $104,400,000     GSBI(4) No
A-3-C1, A-3-C2, A-3-C3, A-3-C4, A-3-C5 $84,400,000   $84,400,000     WFB(4) No
B-1, B-2, B-3 $310,000,000   $310,000,000     Hudson Yards 2019-30HY Yes(1)
Total $1,430,000,000   $1,430,000,000        

 

 
(1)The holder of the 30 Hudson Yards Junior Notes will have the right to appoint the special servicer of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and to direct certain decisions with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, unless a control appraisal event exists under the related co-lender agreement; provided that after the occurrence of a control appraisal event with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Junior Notes, the holder of the 30 Hudson Yards Note A-1-S1 will have such rights.

(2)Expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 transaction.

(3)DBNY expects to transfer Note A-1-C7 to DBR Investments Co. Limited and contribute such note to one or more future securitizations.

(4)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

 B-6

  

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes have an interest rate of 3.11000% per annum and the 30 Hudson Yards Junior Notes have an interest rate of 4.21709677% per annum, resulting in a weighted average interest rate of 3.35000% per annum on the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination. The proceeds of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and a new cash contribution from the borrower sponsor were primarily used to fund the acquisition of the 30 Hudson Yards Property and pay closing costs.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination had an initial term of 120 months, has a remaining term of 119 months as of the Cut-off Date and requires monthly payments of interest-only for the term of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination. The scheduled maturity date of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination is July 6, 2029. At any time after the earlier to occur of (i) the second anniversary of the securitization closing date of the final real estate mortgage investment conduit that includes that last portion of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination and (ii) June 14, 2022, the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination may be (i) defeased with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America or other obligations which are “government securities” permitted under the loan documents or (ii) prepaid with a payment of a yield maintenance premium. Voluntary prepayment of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination is permitted on or after March 6, 2029 without payment of any prepayment premium.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The 30 Hudson Yards Property is comprised of a 1,463,234 square feet office condominium designated as the Time Warner Unit located across 26 floors within the larger 30 Hudson Yards building in New York, New York. The larger 30 Hudson Yards Building was constructed in 2019 and consists of approximately 2.6 million square feet across 68 floors (the “30 Hudson Yards Building”). The 30 Hudson Yards Building, which is 1,296 feet tall and is the second tallest office building in New York City, is designed to achieve LEED Core & Shell Gold certification, features panoramic views, outdoor terraces, a triple-height lobby, the highest outdoor observation deck in the city, direct access to restaurants and retail at The Shops at Hudson Yards and a future underground connection to the new No. 7 subway station. Collateral for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination is comprised of the WarnerMedia unit, which consists of 1,463,234 rentable square feet across 26 floors (construction floors 12 through 38 and display floors 16 through 51) within the 30 Hudson Yards Building (the “WarnerMedia Unit”). Four floors are used for amenity space including a fitness center, a cafeteria, technology bar and a sky lobby. Only the WarnerMedia Unit is collateral for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Property is subject to a condominium declaration. The 20-30 Hudson Yards Condominium is comprised of eight units: the WarnerMedia Unit (36.09% common interest), the Retail Unit (33.39% common interest), five office units (28.04% common interest collectively) and the Observation Deck Unit (2.48% common interest). In addition to the subject WarnerMedia Unit, the five office units and the Observation Deck Unit are located at the 30 Hudson Yards Building. The Retail Unit consists of the Shops at Hudson Yards, and is located adjacent to the 30 Hudson Yards Property at 20 Hudson Yards.

 

The borrower acquired the 30 Hudson Yards Property from TW NY Properties LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Media LLC (“WarnerMedia”) for $2.155 billion ($1,473 PSF) in a sale-leaseback transaction. WarnerMedia previously acquired the WarnerMedia Unit following the 2014 sale of its existing headquarters, Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle.

 

As of August 6, 2019, the 30 Hudson Yards Property was 100.0% occupied by WarnerMedia. WarnerMedia, who along with parent company AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”; rated Baa2/BBB/A- by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch), has reportedly invested approximately $700 million ($478 PSF) on the fit-out of its space and at loan origination, entered into a direct 15-year triple-net lease with the borrower for the entire 30 Hudson Yards Property. WarnerMedia is in the process of consolidating all of its New York-based business segments, including Turner, HBO, Warner Bros. and CNN, into 30 Hudson Yards which will serve as WarnerMedia’s global headquarters and is expected to host approximately 5,000 employees.

 

WarnerMedia (formerly Time Warner Inc.) is a media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, film and TV entertainment and publishing. Comprised of HBO, Turner, and Warner Bros., WarnerMedia creates premium content, operating one of the world’s largest television and film studios, and owning a vast library of entertainment. As of December 31, 2017, WarnerMedia had approximately 26,000 employees. Prior to being acquired by AT&T, Time Warner Inc. was rated Baa2/BBB/A- by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch.

 

The WarnerMedia lease is a direct 15-year triple-net lease for the entire WarnerMedia Unit comprising 1,463,234 rentable square feet across 26 floors (construction floors 12 through 38 and display floors 16 through 51) within the 30 Hudson Yards Building, at an initial base rent of $75.00 PSF with 2.5% annual rent escalations. AT&T is the guarantor on the WarnerMedia lease. The WarnerMedia lease includes four, five-year extension options each at 100% of fair market rent. The WarnerMedia lease was signed in conjunction with loan origination in June 2019. There are no free rent periods or outstanding tenant improvements or leasing costs.

 

 B-7

  

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

Additionally, the WarnerMedia lease is structured with a contraction option for up to 10 floors totaling 404,325 square feet (27.6% of rentable square feet) (the “Contraction Space”) where, on June 14, 2024, the 5th anniversary of the lease commencement date, WarnerMedia has the right to contract one or more contiguous full floors comprising floors 42 through 51. In connection with the contraction option, WarnerMedia is required to pay a contraction fee to the borrower equal to $24,000,000 for each floor contracted (the “Contraction Payment”). If WarnerMedia elects to contract more than three floors, the borrower is required to deposit with the lender an amount equal to $125 PSF of the contracted space in excess of the highest three floors, to be held by the lender and held as additional collateral for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination (the “Contraction Escrow”), with the balance of the Contraction Payment (including with respect to the highest three floors), after payment of any amounts owed to the WarnerMedia tenant and all costs incurred in connection with the contraction, distributed to the borrower, or if a Trigger Period (defined below) exists, deposited with the lender as additional collateral for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination. The Contraction Escrow will be released to the borrower in connection with the borrower’s re-leasing of the Contraction Space (or any portion of such space, subject to a cap of $125 PSF of re-let space, calculated in the aggregate across all re-let Contraction Space) with Qualified Leases that are in full force and effect in order to pay for the cost of tenant improvements, leasing commissions, leasing costs and other landlord obligations with respect to such replacement lease and (if any remaining portion of such $125 PSF cap remains after application or allocation to the foregoing amounts) to cover the payment of base rent during any initial free rent period under such replacement leases. Once all the subject Contraction Space has been re-let, any remaining funds in the Contraction Escrow after payment of such costs and the expiration of such initial free rent periods (determined on a per square foot basis), or retention in the Contraction Escrow of amounts sufficient to pay the same, will be disbursed to the borrower, or if a Trigger Period exists, deposited with the lender as additional collateral for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination.

 

A “Qualified Lease” means a replacement lease (i) with a term that extends at least five years beyond the maturity date to at least July 6, 2034; (ii) entered into in accordance with the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents and (iii) on market terms with respect to, among other things, base rent, additional rent and recoveries and tenant improvement allowances.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the sole tenant at the 30 Hudson Yards Property:

 

Largest Owned Tenant Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)

Tenant
GLA

% of GLA

UW Base
Rent

% of Total
UW Base
Rent

UW Base
Rent
$ per SF

UW Gross
Rent(3)

UW Gross
Rent
$ per SF(3)

Lease Expiration

Renewal /
Extension
Options

WarnerMedia A- / Baa2 / BBB 1,463,234 100.0% $109,742,550 100.0% $75.00 $152,010,443 $103.89 6/30/2034 4, 5-year options
All Tenants  

1,463,234

100.0%

$109,742,550

100.0%

$75.00

$152,010,443

$103.89

   
Vacant   0 0.0    0 0.0    0.00 0 0.00    
Total / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants

1,463,234

100.0%

$109,742,550

100.0%

$75.00

$152,010,443

$103.89

   

 

 
(1)Based on the rent roll dated June 14, 2019.

(2)Credit Ratings are those of the parent company and guarantor on the WarnerMedia lease, AT&T.

(3)UW Gross Rent and UW Gross Rent $ per SF represents the base rent of $75.00 PSF plus underwritten reimbursements of $42,267,893 ($28.89 PSF), which are based on the 100% triple-net structure of the WarnerMedia lease.

 

 B-8

  

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the 30 Hudson Yards Property, based on the initial lease expiration date:

 

Lease Expiration Schedule(1)(2)

 

Year Ending

December 31

 

Expiring

Owned GLA

 

% of Owned GLA

 

Cumulative % of

Owned GLA

 

UW Base Rent

 

% of Total UW
Base Rent

 

UW Base Rent $

per SF

 

# of Expiring
Tenants

MTM  0   0.0%   0.0%  $0   0.0%   $0.00   0
2019  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  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2024  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2025  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2026  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2027  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2028  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2029  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0
2030 & Thereafter  1,463,234   100.0   100.0%  109,742,550   100.0   75.00   1
Vacant  0   0.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP
Total / Wtd. Avg.  1,463,234   100.0%       $109,742,550   100.0%   $75.00   1

 

 
(1)The tenant has contraction options that may become exercisable prior to the originally stated expiration date of the tenant lease that are not considered in this rollover schedule.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 14, 2019.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the 30 Hudson Yards Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)(2)

 

 

2015

2016

2017

2018

As of 8/6/2019

Owned Space NAP NAP NAP NAP 100.0%

 

 
(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 14, 2019.

(2)The 30 Hudson Yards Property was completed in 2019, therefore there is no historical leasing information.

 

 B-9

   

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the 30 Hudson Yards Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis

 

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten
$ per SF

Base Rent $109,742,550   $75.00
Rent Steps(1) 2,743,564   1.88
Straight Line Rent Credit(2) 14,618,240   9.99
Gross Up Vacancy 0   0.00
Reimbursements 42,267,893   28.89
Other Income 0   0.00
Vacancy & Credit Loss(3)     (5,081,167)   (3.47)
Effective Gross Income    $164,291,079   $112.28
       
Real Estate Taxes (PILOT)(4)       $21,270,425   $14.54
Insurance 1,547,918   1.06
Condo Association Fees 5,847,159   4.00
Management Fee(5) 1,000,000   0.68
Other Operating Expenses 12,602,391   8.61
Total Operating Expenses      $42,267,893   $28.89
       
Net Operating Income   $122,023,186   $83.39
TI/LC  0   0.00
Capital Expenditures  292,647   0.20
Net Cash Flow    $121,730,539   $83.19
       
Occupancy(6) 100.0%    
NOI Debt Yield(7) 10.9%    
NCF DSCR(8) 3.45x    

 

 
(1)Underwritten Rent Steps includes the first annual rent step to $76.88 PSF in June 2020.

(2)Straight Line Rent Credit given to (i) the WarnerMedia non-contraction space through the fully-extended lease term and (ii) the WarnerMedia Contraction Space through June 2024 (contraction option year 5).

(3)Vacancy & Credit Loss represents an underwritten economic vacancy of 3.0%.

(4)Real Estate Taxes (PILOT) is underwritten to the average of the projected PILOT payments over the 15-year lease term.

(5)Management Fee is set to 1.5% of Effective Gross Income as calculated under the management agreement, capped at $1.0 million.

(6)Occupancy is based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 14, 2019.

(7)NOI Debt Yield is calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes.

(8)NCF DSCR is based on the interest only debt service payments of the 30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the 30 Hudson Yards Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $2,200,000,000 as of an effective date of May 23, 2019.

  

Appraisal Approach

“As-Is” Value

Discount Rate

Capitalization Rate

Direct Capitalization Approach $2,225,000,000 N/A 4.75%
Discounted Cash Flow Approach $2,200,000,000 5.75% 5.25%(1)

 

 
(1)Represents the terminal capitalization rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated May 30, 2019, the environmental consultant did not identify evidence of any recognized environmental conditions.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The 30 Hudson Yards Property is located at 530 West 33rd Street on the southwest corner of 33rd Street and 10th Avenue in New York, New York. Per the appraisal, the Manhattan office market saw leasing velocity rise 46.0% in Q4 2018 on a year-over-year basis and up 43.9% when compared to the ten-year average. Manhattan leasing in Q4 2018 was one of the strongest on record for the 2018 year, totaling 43.2 million square feet. As of Q1 2019, average asking rents in Manhattan were $76.12 PSF, slightly down from the 2018 average of $76.30 PSF. Availability saw a slight increase from 12.2% to 12.3% from year-end 2018 to Q1 2019. Midtown average asking rents remained flat for Q1 2019, at $82.02 PSF. The Far West Side, Plaza District, and Park Avenue submarkets represent the three highest overall asking rents in all of Manhattan, with all 3 submarkets averaging above $100 PSF. These submarkets tend to have higher rents due to newer, boutique office product, high demand, and high leasing activity. Midtown Manhattan has a higher mix of Class A trophy buildings that range from the new construction occurring in Hudson Yards and Midtown East, to the classic, staple buildings located along Park Avenue and Plaza District.

 

Hudson Yards is an approximately 28-acre area on the far West Side of Manhattan, bounded by West 30th St., West 33rd Street, 10th Avenue and 12th Avenue. Hudson Yards is the cornerstone of the greater Hudson Yards District, which recently has been rezoned to accommodate nearly 40 million square feet of new mixed-use development. Due to the rezoning, the Hudson Yards District has the capacity to include approximately 26 million square feet of new office development,

 

 B-10

    

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

approximately 20,000 housing units, approximately three million square feet of hotel space, a public school, approximately two million square feet of retail space and more than 20 acres of public open space. The neighborhood transformation will be facilitated by the recently-completed extension of the No. 7 subway line from Grand Central Station, with the final station located immediately adjacent to the Hudson Yards site.

 

The 30 Hudson Yards Property is located in the Far West Side submarket of Manhattan. As of Q1 2019, the submarket was home to approximately 6.9 million square feet of commercial real estate space, with a vacancy rate of 2.4% and average asking rent of $119.03 PSF. The Far West Side submarket has transformed in recent years due to the establishment of the Hudson Yards development. This development has encompassed a variety of office buildings, residential buildings, retail stores and parks. Many office tenants have decided to relocate from Midtown to the Far West Side. As a result of the new developments, average asking rents increased approximately 18.5% throughout 2017 from $100.38 PSF as of Q1 2017 to $118.94 PSF as of Q4 2017. For the same time period, the average vacancy rate decreased from 20.7% as of Q1 2017 to 3.8% as of Q4 2017. Both average asking rent and the vacancy rate have slightly improved as of Q1 2019 at $119.03 PSF and 2.4%, respectively.

 

In order to compare contract rent at the 30 Hudson Yards Property with market standards, the appraiser adjusted the base rent to reflect the modified gross equivalent rent. The appraisal’s modified gross equivalent contract rent at the 30 Hudson Yards Property was $106.01 PSF, which includes contract rent of $75.00 PSF, real estate taxes of $13.85 PSF and operating expenses of $17.15 PSF. The appraisal determined a modified gross equivalent market rent at the 30 Hudson Yards Property of $100.00 PSF for floors 16 through 24, $110.00 PSF for floors 35 through 43 and $120.00 PSF for floors 44 through 51, for an overall average of $108.24 PSF. The WarnerMedia lease provides for an initial base rent of $75.00 PSF for all floors.

 

The following chart summarizes comparable office leases per the appraisal. Due to the lack of large single tenant building leases available in the marketplace, the appraiser identified comparable single-tenant and large headquarter leases within comparable properties that would directly compete with the WarnerMedia lease. The most comparable leases to the WarnerMedia lease are Deutsche Bank’s recent lease at Time Warner Center and Blackrock’s lease at 50 Hudson Yards:

 

Large Headquarter and Net Lease Comparables(1)

 

Property Name

Tenant Name

Lease Year

Term (mos.)

Tenant Size (SF)

Contract Net
Rent PSF

Modified Gross
Rent PSF

Free
Rent (mos.)

30 Hudson Yards Property WarnerMedia 2019 120 1,463,234 $75.00(2) $106.01 0
50 Hudson Yards Blackrock 2017 264 847,081 $91.00 $128.50 21
1100 Avenue of the Americas Bank of America 2018 240 357,940 NAP $118.00 17
424 Fifth Avenue WeWork 2018 240 697,029 $108.74 $129.97 12
One Columbus Circle Deutsche Bank 2019 264 1,063,104 $73.01 $119.00 15
Total / Wtd. Avg.(3)    

255

2,965,154

$88.41

$124.17

16

 

 
(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 14, 2019.

(3)Total / Wtd. Avg. excludes the 30 Hudson Yards Property.

 

 B-11

    

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

Summary of Comparable Office Leases (1)

 

Property Name

Tenant Name

Lease Year

Term (mos.)

Lease Type

Tenant Size (SF)

Base Rent PSF

Free Rent (mos.)

55 Hudson Yards Apple Feb-2019 135 Modified Gross 29,881 $104.00 12
520 Madison Avenue Madison Realty Capital Feb-2019 128 Modified Gross 19,000 $118.00 8
425 Park Avenue Citadel Jan-2019 150 Modified Gross 161,200 $178.27 14
1095 Avenue of the Americas Lloyds Bank Jan-2019 120 Modified Gross 34,846 $150.00 0
1114 Avenue of the Americas Vinson & Elkins, LLP Jan-2019 192 Modified Gross 76,497 $95.00 12
50 Hudson Yards Confidential Jan-2019 120 Modified Gross 400,000 $110.00 18
1 Vanderbilt Avenue TD Securities Dec-2018 198 Modified Gross 118,872 $130.00 18
55 Hudson Yards Third Point Nov-2018 120 Modified Gross 89,043 $130.00 13
1114 Avenue of the Americas The Trade Desk Nov-2018 144 Modified Gross 95,580 $139.00 12
441 Ninth Avenue Peloton Interactive, LLC Nov-2018 180 Modified Gross 312,000 $106.66 22.5
55 Hudson Yards Vista Equity Partners Nov-2018 192 Modified Gross 28,429 $104.00 13
1271 Avenue of the Americas Bessemer Trust Company Sep-2018 264 Modified Gross 236,631 $107.00 0
1 Vanderbilt Avenue The Carlyle Group July-2018 189 Modified Gross 95,367 $166.00 9
66 Hudson Boulevard AllianceBernstein May-2018 240 Modified Gross 186,226 $105.00 16
390 Madison Avenue JP Morgan Chase Mar-2018 128 Modified Gross 417,157 $94.40 20
Total / Wtd. Avg.     168   2,300,729 $116.14 15

 

 
(1)Source: Appraisal.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is 30 HY WM Unit Owner LP, a single-purpose, single-asset entity with two independent directors. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination. The sponsor of the borrower, 30 HY WM REIT Owner LP (the “Borrower Sponsor”), is a joint venture among RSA 30 HY WM LLC (the “Related Partner”), RFM Cactus NYSS 30HY Sub LLC (the “ASRS/Related JV”), Allianz U.S. Private REIT LP (“Allianz REIT”) and APKV US Private REIT LP (“APKV REIT”). The Related Partner holds 1.01% direct equity interest of the Borrower Sponsor, ASRS/Related JV holds 49.99% direct equity interest of the Borrower Sponsor, APKV REIT holds 4.9% direct equity interest of the Borrower Sponsor, and Allianz REIT holds 44.1% direct equity interest of the Borrower Sponsor. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination is recourse to the borrower, and there is no separate recourse guarantor.

 

The Related Companies, L.P. (“Related”) is a privately owned real estate firm in the United States. Founded by Stephen M. Ross in 1972, Related is a fully integrated, highly diversified company with experience in development, acquisition, management, finance, marketing and sales. Headquartered in New York City, Related has offices and major developments in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, South Florida, Washington, DC and London, and has a team of approximately 4,000 professionals.

 

Arizona State Retirement System (“ASRS”) is a state agency that administers a pension plan, long term disability plan, retiree health insurance plans and other benefits to qualified government workers for the state of Arizona. More than a half-million of Arizona’s public servants belong to the ASRS, which encompasses state employees, the three state universities, community college districts, school districts and charter schools, all 15 counties, most cities and towns, and a variety of political subdivisions, such as fire and water districts.

 

Allianz is a European financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany with core businesses in insurance and asset management. As of year-end 2018, the Allianz had approximately €1,961 billion of assets under management. In the United States, investment advisory services are provided by AllianzGlobal Investors Capital, Allianz Global Investors Solutions and PIMCO.

 

Escrows. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination did not require upfront reserves.

 

During a Trigger Period, the borrower is required to fund the following reserves with respect to the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination: (i) a tax reserve in an amount equal to 1/12th of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay taxes over the then succeeding 12-month period, (ii) if an acceptable blanket policy is not in place, an insurance reserve in an amount equal to 1/12th of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay insurance premiums over the then succeeding 12-month period, (iii) a replacement reserve in an amount equal to 1/12th of $0.20 PSF and (iv) a condominium reserve in an amount equal to 1/12th of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay common charges over the then succeeding 12-month period.

 

In addition, regardless of whether a Trigger Period exists, on each payment date from and after July 6, 2024, replacement reserves will be required in a monthly amount equal to 1/12th of $0.20 PSF.

 

 B-12

   

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. During the continuance of a Trigger Period, the borrower is required to send tenant direction letters to all tenants of the 30 Hudson Yards Property instructing them to deposit all rents and other payments into the lockbox account controlled by the lender, and any funds received by the borrower or the property manager are required to be immediately deposited in the lockbox account. During a Trigger Period, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be transferred on each business day into a cash management account established for the sole and exclusive benefit of the lender, and applied to all required payments and reserves as set forth in the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents, and all property costs and expenses contained in the lender-approved budget, and thereafter, minimum distributions to holders of preferred shares issued by the REIT in a maximum amount not to exceed $100,000 per annum and all property costs and expenses contained in the lender-approved budget, and thereafter, minimum distributions to holders of preferred shares issued by the REIT in a maximum amount not to exceed $100,000 per annum, with any excess funds being held by the lender in a lease sweep reserve or cash collateral account, as applicable, as additional collateral for the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination. Under certain circumstances and for limited purposes described in the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents, the borrower may request disbursements of such excess cash flow.

 

A “Trigger Period” means a period during which (i) an event of default under the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents has occurred until cured, (ii) the debt yield falling below 6.50% for any calendar quarter (“Low Debt Yield Trigger”) until the debt yield is equal to or greater than 6.50% for two consecutive calendar quarters or (iii) upon the occurrence of a Lease Sweep Period until such Lease Sweep Period is cured as described below. In addition, the borrower has the right to cure a Low Debt Yield Trigger by delivering cash collateral or an acceptable letter of credit to the lender in an amount that, if applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, would cause the debt yield test to be satisfied.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the WarnerMedia lease remains in full force and effect, in the event the debt yield falls below the Low Debt Yield Trigger as a result of the WarnerMedia tenant’s exercise of its contraction right with respect to any Contraction Space, the foregoing minimum debt yield requirement and cash flow sweep upon a Low Debt Yield Trigger will not apply until such time as the debt yield has increased to (or above) the Low Debt Yield Trigger (in which event, and thereafter, the minimum debt yield requirement, and cash flow sweep upon a Low Debt Yield Trigger, will again be applicable). Any letters of credit provided as described above are subject to an aggregate cap of 10% of the loan amount and other criteria to be set forth in the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents.

 

A “Lease Sweep Period” will occur upon or during (a) a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar events of the Major Tenant or lease guarantor, (b) failure to pay base rent or other material monetary or material nonmonetary defaults by a Major Tenant under its Major Lease beyond all notice and cure periods thereunder, (c) the Major Tenant going dark (i.e. ceases operations at its leased premises with respect to a portion of its leased premises such that the Major Tenant is no longer operating 800,000 rentable square feet (less contraction space that has been relet)), with subleases not counting as dark space except during the last two years of the term of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination, (d) notice of (or actual) termination, cancellation, surrender, contraction of a portion of its leased premises such that the Major Tenant is no longer occupying 800,000 gross square feet or non-renewal of such Major Tenant’s lease, or (e) upon a decline in the credit rating of AT&T (or of any lease guarantor of a replacement tenant that has a rating of at least “BB-” at the time of replacement) below “BB-” or the equivalent by any of the rating agencies. For the avoidance of doubt, the exercise by the WarnerMedia tenant of its contraction option for all or any portion of the Contraction Space will not, in and of itself, constitute a Lease Sweep Period.

 

A Lease Sweep Period may be cured as follows: (i) with respect to any Lease Sweep Period, at such time as the borrower has reserved with the lender into the lease sweep reserve (or has delivered a letter of credit (satisfying criteria to be set forth in the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents) reasonably acceptable to the lender) an amount equal to $125 (or, if the only Lease Sweep Period is pursuant to clause (e) above, $50 or, if the only Lease Sweep Period is pursuant to clause (c) above, $87) per rentable square foot of the applicable lease sweep, (ii) in the case of a Lease Sweep Period under clause (a), (1) if the Major Tenant became subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, (A) the Major Lease has been assumed (but not assigned) by the Major Tenant without any negative material change in the economics, scope or duration of such Major Lease and a plan of reorganization has been confirmed as to the Major Tenant and the effective date of such plan of reorganization has occurred or (B) the assignment and assumption of the Major Lease by an unaffiliated third party assignee pursuant to an assignment approved in the bankruptcy proceeding by non-appealable court order and execution of a guaranty by a replacement guarantor; and (2) if the guarantor under the Major Lease became subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, (A) the Major Lease has remained in effect and no base rent default or material monetary or material non-monetary default has occurred and is continuing (other than a bankruptcy of the Major Tenant, provided in such case, clause (1) above will also apply), and a plan of reorganization has been confirmed as to the guarantor of the Major Lease and the effective date of such plan of reorganization has occurred (and, if

 

 B-13

 

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

applicable, clause (1)(B) above has been satisfied) or (B) the assignment and assumption of the Major Lease by an unaffiliated third party assignee pursuant to an assignment approved in the bankruptcy proceeding by non-appealable court order and execution of a guaranty by a replacement guarantor, (iii) in the case of a Lease Sweep Period under clause (b), a cure by the Major Tenant of the applicable default under its Major Lease, (iv) in the case of a Lease Sweep Period under clause (c), the Major Tenant is operating at least 800,000 rentable square feet of its leased premises (less contraction space that has been relet), which will include subleased space except during the last two years of the term of the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination or (v) in the case of a Lease Sweep Period under clauses (c) or (d), (x) the borrower’s re-leasing of the affected portion of the leased premises (or 95% of such affected portion if the contraction option has not been exercised by WarnerMedia tenant) pursuant to qualified leases and (y) the completion and payment in full of all tenant improvements, leasing commissions, leasing costs and other landlord obligations of an inducement nature with respect to such leases, all free and abated rent periods will have expired and full rent thereunder commenced (or either (A) sufficient reserves therefor have been escrowed with the lender or (B) the borrower has delivered a letter of credit to the lender (satisfying criteria in the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents) reasonably acceptable to the lender to secure the payment of such costs and free or abated rent).

 

“Major Lease” means the WarnerMedia lease, and any replacement Lease covering all or substantially all of the space currently demised under the WarnerMedia lease (which, for this purpose, if the Contraction Option is exercised, will not include any tenant under a lease with respect to the Contraction Space.

 

“Major Tenant” will mean a tenant under a Major Lease.

 

Property Management. The 30 Hudson Yards Property is self-managed by WarnerMedia or its affiliate. If WarnerMedia is no longer managing the 30 Hudson Yards Property, the borrower is required to cause the 30 Hudson Yards Property to be managed by a property manager, subject to certain qualifications set forth in the 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination documents).

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. The 30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination consists of 29 pari passu senior notes with an aggregate initial principal balance of $1,120,000,000 and three junior notes, with an aggregate initial principal balance of $310,000,000. Based on the total combined debt of $1,430,000,000, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date LTV Ratio, DSCR Based on Underwritten NCF and Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI are illustrated below:

 

Financial Information

 

 

30 Hudson Yards Senior Notes

30 Hudson Yards Loan Combination

Cut-off Date Balance $1,120,000,000 $1,430,000,000
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 50.9% 65.0%
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 50.9% 65.0%
DSCR Based on Underwritten NCF 3.45x 2.51x
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI 10.9% 8.5%

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

IDA / PILOT. The borrower leases the 30 Hudson Yards Property to the New York City Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) pursuant to a lease (the “Company Lease”), and the Agency subleases the 30 Hudson Yards Property back to the borrower (the “Agency Lease”) (the Company Lease and Agency Lease, collectively the “IDA Leases”). The benefits of this lease structure to the borrower are a mortgage recording tax exemption and real property tax abatements. As such, the borrower pays installment payments in lieu of real estate taxes as the rent under the Agency Lease (the “PILOT Payments”). In order for the PILOT Payments to achieve the same priority as would real estate tax payments (i.e., ahead of any mortgage or other lien), the borrower (with the Agency as holder of the leasehold under the Company Lease) provided mortgages in favor of the Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation, a not-for-profit local development corporation (“HYIC”) to secure the PILOT Payments (collectively, the “PILOT Mortgage”). The HYIC has issued Hudson Yards revenue bonds for which the PILOT Payments are used to repay the bondholders. The term of the IDA Leases runs to June 30, 2044 (such period, the “Initial Term”), with annual automatic extensions thereof for a term of one year, unless within 60 days preceding the expiration of the current term the Agency provides written notice of termination to the borrower (such date, the “Expiration Date”); provided that after the Initial Term the IDA Leases will automatically terminate within 60 days after the repayment in full or defeasance of any Hudson Yards revenue bonds issued by HYIC for which an assignment of the PILOT amount payable under the Agency Lease is used to repay the bondholders.

 

 B-14

 

LOAN #1: 30 HUDSON YARDS

 

 

Terrorism Insurance. Terrorism coverage is provided by a stand-alone policy that provides coverage for terrorism in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the 30 Hudson Yards Property, with limits of $5.5 billion per occurrence and in the aggregate, subject to a $100,000 deductible. Business interruption is provided for an actual loss sustained basis up to the full policy limit for a period of 36 months plus an additional 12-month extended period of indemnity. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

 B-15

  

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

 

(GRAPHIC)

 

 B-16

  

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

 

(MAP)

 

 B-17

 

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

  

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   GSMC
Location (City/State) Chicago, Illinois   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(2)   $70,000,000
Property Type Mixed Use   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(1)   $374.94
Size (SF) 560,083   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   5.5%
Total Occupancy as of 5/31/2019 99.2%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 5/31/2019 99.2%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1982 / 2015   Mortgage Rate   3.66000%
Appraised Value $319,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 6/10/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsor Donal P. Barry, Sr.   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
Property Management Millennium Park Living, Inc.   First Payment Date   9/6/2019
      Maturity Date   8/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $22,411,024        
Underwritten Expenses $6,752,423   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $15,658,602     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $15,647,202   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 65.8%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 65.8%   Replacement Reserves $1,000,000 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  2.01x / 2.01x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  7.5% / 7.5%   Other(3) $77,030 $0
             

Sources and Uses
Sources $ %   Uses $ %
Loan Combination Amount $210,000,000 99.7%   Loan Payoff $206,691,937 98.1%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 609,705  0.3      Origination Costs 2,840,738 1.3   
        Reserves 1,077,030 0.5   
             
Total Sources $210,609,705 100.0%      Total Uses $210,609,705 100.0%

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination.

(2)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $70,000,000 represents the controlling note A-1 of the $210,000,000 Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination evidenced by four pari passu notes. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(3)Other reserve represents an unfunded obligations reserve for two tenants, Nandos of Michigan Ave LLC (4,055 SF) and Stan’s Donuts (2,058 SF).

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Millennium Park Plaza Loan”) is part of a loan combination (the “Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination”) consisting of four pari passu promissory notes (note A-1, note A-2, note A-3 and note A-4) with an aggregate original principal balance of $210,000,000 and is secured by fee simple interest in a 38-story, multifamily, office and retail tower located in Chicago, Illinois (the “Millennium Park Plaza Property”). The Millennium Park Plaza Loan, evidenced by controlling note A-1, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $70,000,000 and represents approximately 5.5% of the Initial Pool Balance. The related pari passu companion loans, evidenced by the non-controlling note A-2, note A-3 and note A-4 are currently held by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination was originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on July 19, 2019. The Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination has an interest rate of 3.66000% per annum. The borrower utilized the proceeds of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination to refinance the existing debt, fund upfront reserves, and pay origination costs.

 

The Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination requires interest-only payments during its term. The scheduled maturity date of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination is August 6, 2029. The Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination may be voluntarily prepaid in whole (but not in part) beginning on February 6, 2029. Partial prepayments are also permitted in connection with curing a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period as described below under “—Escrows”. In addition, provided that no event of default under the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination is continuing, defeasance with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America is permitted at any time on or after the first payment date following the earlier of (a) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into which the last piece of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination is deposited or (b) July 19, 2022.

 

 B-18

 

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

   

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—The Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations” in the Prospectus.

 

Loan Combination Summary
 

Note 

 

Original Balance 

 

Cut-off Date Balance 

 

Note Holder 

 

Controlling Piece 

Note A-1  $70,000,000   $70,000,000   CGCMT 2019-GC41  Yes
Notes A-2, A-3 and A-4   140,000,000   140,000,000   Goldman Sachs Bank USA(1)  No
Total  $210,000,000   $210,000,000       

 

 
(1)Notes A-2, A-3 and A-4 are currently held by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Millennium Park Plaza Property is a 38-story, multifamily, office and retail tower located in Chicago, Illinois. The components of the Millennium Park Plaza Property are divided as follows: multifamily (557 units), office (85,017 SF) and retail (18,450 SF). Located at 151-155 North Michigan Avenue in The Loop submarket of Chicago, Illinois, the Millennium Park Plaza Property sits at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street. The Millennium Park Plaza Property was originally developed in 1982 and the borrower sponsor has owned the asset since 2004.

 

The residential component of the Millennium Park Plaza Property includes a mix of studios and one, two, and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 304 to 1,300 SF. As of May 31, 2019, the Millennium Park Plaza Property was 99.2% occupied.

 

The Millennium Park Plaza Property features amenities including a renovated fitness center with locker rooms, an indoor pool on the 38th floor, a rooftop deck, a business center, a tenant lounge, and a concierge service. The Millennium Park Plaza Property has an underground parking garage that offers valet parking for up to 200 automobiles.

 

The Millennium Park Plaza Property sits in the Chicago central business district (“CBD”), which is known as The Loop. Situated at the Northwest corner of Millennium Park, the Millennium Park Plaza Property location allows for some multifamily units to have unobstructed views of Millennium Park. The Millennium Park Plaza Property is located within approximately one mile of the Magnificent Mile, the Chicago River, the State Street shopping district, Millennium Station and the downtown subway loop.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the multifamily units and rent at the Millennium Park Plaza Property:

 

Unit Mix(1)

  

Unit Type

 

# of Units 

 

Total SF

 

Average SF per Unit

 

Monthly UW Rent per Unit 

1 Bedroom  263   176,209   670   $1,834 
2 Bedroom  125   122,845   983   2,665 
3 Bedroom  103   125,440   1,218   3,373 
Studio  66   32,122   487   1,648 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  557   456,616   820   $2,283 

    
(1)As provided by the borrower per the underwritten rent roll dated May 31, 2019.

 

 B-19

  

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major retail and office tenants (of which, certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the Millennium Park Plaza Property:

 

Ten Largest Retail and Office Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent

 

Tenant Name

 

Credit Rating
(Fitch/MIS/S&P)(1)

 

Tenant GLA

 

% of GLA

 

UW Base Rent

 

% of Total UW Base Rent 

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF(2)

 

Lease Expiration

 

Renewal / Extension Options

Ferrero USA Inc(3)  NR / NR / NR  2,785   2.7%  $603,867   9.8%  $216.83   5/31/2027  2, 5-year options
Centurylink, Inc  BB / B2 / BB  9,558   9.2   502,200   8.1   52.54   Various(4)  1, 5-year option
Broadwing Communications  NR / NR / NR  6,000   5.8   428,040   6.9   71.34   10/31/2019  None
Stan’s Donuts  NR / NR / NR  2,058   2.0   353,600   5.7   171.82   5/31/2027  2, 5-year options
Nandos of Michigan Ave LLC  NR / NR / NR  4,055   3.9   305,000   4.9   75.22   10/31/2032  3, 5-year options
GPS Millennium Park LLC Garrett Popcorn NR / NR / NR  1,540   1.5   261,482   4.2   169.79   10/31/2024  2, 5-year options
PB Restaurants LLC  NR / NR / NR  1,476   1.4   198,492   3.2   134.48   12/31/2024  2, 5-year options
Angelini Ori Abate Law  NR / NR / NR  3,900   3.8   142,679   2.3   36.58   11/30/2025  None
Hat World, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  809   0.8   141,443   2.3   174.84   12/31/2024  2, 5-year options
Davids Tea (USA), Inc.  NR / NR / NR  877   0.8   141,113   2.3   160.90   Various(5)  None
Largest Tenants     33,058   32.0%  $3,077,915   49.9%  $93.11       
Remaining Owned Tenants     65,740   63.5   3,085,496   50.1   46.93       
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)     4,669   4.5   0   0.0   0.00       
Totals / Wtd. Avg. Tenants     103,467   100.0%  $6,163,411   100.0%  $62.38       

 

 
(1)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

(2)UW Base Rent $ per SF includes tenants that do not have any associated SF.

(3)Ferrero USA Inc has the right to terminate its lease after May 31, 2020 with three months’ notice and a payment of a termination fee.

(4)Centurylink, Inc leases 430 SF of office space scheduled to expire on July 31, 2023 and 9,128 SF of office space scheduled to expire on September 30, 2023.

(5)Davids Tea (USA), Inc. leases 777 SF of retail space scheduled to expire on November 30, 2024 and 100 SF of office space scheduled to expire on October 31, 2021.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule for the Millennium Park Plaza 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

 

% of Total UW Base Rent

 

UW Base Rent

$ per SF(2) 

 

# of Expiring Leases 

MTM  10,552   10.2%  10.2%  $362,391   5.9%  $34.34   21
2019  13,187   12.7   22.9%  875,256   14.2   $66.37   29
2020  17,282   16.7   39.6%  822,543   13.3   $47.60   37
2021  8,148   7.9   47.5%  348,399   5.7   $42.76   16
2022  15,186   14.7   62.2%  775,127   12.6   $51.04   18
2023  15,448   14.9   77.1%  757,920   12.3   $49.06   8
2024  6,197   6.0   83.1%  816,629   13.2   $131.78   6
2025  3,900   3.8   86.9%  142,679   2.3   $36.58   1
2026  0   0.0   86.9%  0   0.0   $0.00   0
2027  4,843   4.7   91.6%  957,467   15.5   $197.70   2
2028  0   0.0   91.6%  0   0.0   $0.00   0
2029  0   0.0   91.6%  0   0.0   $0.00   0
2030 & Thereafter  4,055   3.9   95.5%  305,000   4.9   $75.22   1
Vacant  4,669   4.5   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP
Total / Wtd. Avg.  103,467   100.0%      $6,163,411   100.0%  $62.38   139

 

 
(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by each Owned Tenant.

(2)UW Base Rent $ per SF includes tenants that do not have any associated SF.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the historical leasing at the Millennium Park Plaza Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2016  2017  2018  As of 5/31/2019
99.0%  97.8%  97.4%  99.2%

 

 
(1)As provided by the borrower and reflects average occupancy for the indicated year ended December 31 unless specified otherwise.

 

 B-20

   

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

 

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 Millennium Park Plaza Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2016

 

2017

 

2018 

 

TTM (5/31/2019)

 

Underwritten(2)

 

Underwritten
$ per SF

Effective Rental Revenue  $14,294,293   $14,499,950   $15,294,647   $14,972,622   $15,260,112   $27.25 
Retail Income  693,788   1,293,179   1,586,708   2,018,496   2,073,872   3.70 
Office Income  2,357,420   2,446,628   2,466,636   2,540,208   2,667,207   4.76 
Telecom Income  1,376,674   1,402,323   1,488,043   1,710,226   1,456,707   2.60 
Miscellaneous Revenue  754,502   767,780   939,866   953,126   953,126   1.70 
Total Other Revenue  $5,182,384   $5,909,910   $6,481,253   $7,222,056   $7,150,912   $12.77 
Effective Gross Revenue  $19,476,677   $20,409,860   $21,775,900   $22,194,678   $22,411,024   $40.01 
                         
Total Operating Expenses  $5,920,924   $6,198,041   $6,410,039   $6,549,845   $6,752,423   $12.06 
                         
Net Operating Income  $13,555,753   $14,211,819   $15,365,861   $15,644,833   $15,658,602   $27.96 
Upfront Replacement Reserve  0   0   0   0   (100,000)  (0.18)
Replacement Reserves  0   0   0   0   111,400   0.20 
Net Cash Flow  $13,555,753   $14,211,819   $15,365,861   $15,644,833   $15,647,202   $27.94 
                         
Occupancy  99.0%  97.8%  97.4%  99.2%  99.3%    
NOI Debt Yield(3)  6.5%  6.8%  7.3%  7.4%  7.5%    
NCF DSCR(3)  1.74x  1.82x  1.97x  2.01x  2.01x    

 

 
(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, interest expense, interest income, lease cancellation income, retail lease tenant improvement concessions, 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)Underwritten cash flow based on contractual rents as of May 31, 2019 and contractual rent steps through July 31, 2020.

(3)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Millennium Park Plaza Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $319,000,000 as of June 10, 2019.

 

Appraisal Approach(1)

 

Value

 

Discount Rate

 

Capitalization Rate

Direct Capitalization Approach  $315,000,000  N/A  4.75%

 

 
(1)Based on the “as-is” appraised value.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated June 11, 2019, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Millennium Park Plaza Property other than to develop and implement an asbestos operations and maintenance plan.

 

Market Overview and Competition. According to the appraisal, the Millennium Park Plaza Property is located in downtown Chicago in The Loop neighborhood. The Loop is the CBD and the financial center of the downtown Chicago market area. It is the second largest CBD in the United States after Midtown Manhattan and contains numerous corporate headquarters. It is also home to many of Chicago’s attractions, including the downtown Chicago theater district, the Field Museum, Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain, The Art Institute of Chicago, and Millennium Park. The Loop, along with the adjacent West Loop and South Loop neighborhoods, comprise the primary employment center in the Chicago market area. The aggregated Loop area as a whole contains approximately 150 million square feet of office space.

 

According to the appraisal, as the Chicago CBD has transformed into a 24-hour environment, The Loop has experienced a resurgence in the construction of new multifamily towers, retailers, restaurants, theaters, and hotels. This in turn has attracted new renters to the area seeking a diverse amenity base in addition to proximity to employment. The Loop has historically been the business center of the city of Chicago, which in turn, has promoted the financial stability of the market. The Millennium Park Plaza Property is located within approximately one mile of the Daley Center, City Hall, the State of Illinois Courthouse, and the Thompson Center/State of Illinois Building. Furthermore, the Millennium Park Plaza Property is located along North Michigan Avenue, which offers a concentration of retailers and draws tourists through the corridor.

 

 B-21

 

LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

 

Chicago Apartment Market: As of first quarter 2019, the Chicago apartment market contains 484,506 rental units in 2,447 buildings, located in 25 submarkets. The Millennium Park Plaza Property is located in The Loop submarket, which represents 4.3% of the total inventory in the broader market.

 

As of first quarter 2019, the overall vacancy rate for the region was 4.8%, while The Loop submarket has a current vacancy rate of 7.3%. The Millennium Park Plaza Property dates from the 1980s and the rental rates at the Millennium Park Plaza Property are lower than those quoted at the new Class A luxury towers in the market. The average quoted rental rate for all types of space within the region is $1,443 per month, while The Loop submarket has an average asking rental rate of $2,269 per month. The Loop submarket has the second highest rent in the Chicago CBSA market.

 

Chicago CBD Office Market: The Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Core Based Statistical Area (the “Chicago CBSA”) contains nearly 233.5 million SF of office space. Historically, the Chicago CBSA has been considered the business center of the Midwest attracting many corporate headquarters operations and regional branches. As a transportation, banking and investment hub, and research and educational center, a wide spectrum of business disciplines evolved in the region to create a critical mass of business-to-business activity. As of first quarter 2019, the overall vacancy of the Chicago CBD office market increased 30 basis points year-over-year.

 

Chicago Retail Market: The Millennium Park Plaza Property is located within Chicago’s East Loop retail submarket, one of the top retail submarkets in the Chicago metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”). According to the appraisal, the Chicago CBSA retail market totals 560.7 million SF of retail space in 45,416 buildings. The current vacancy rate is 6.0% and the average rent is $19.10 PSF, triple-net. The East Loop submarket totals 1,687,736 SF in 30 buildings. The submarket exhibits a vacancy rate of 4.6% and average rental rate of $37.08 PSF, triple-net. In comparison to the Chicago CBSA retail market, East Loop exhibits a lower vacancy, and the area commands significantly higher rents.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Millennium Park Plaza Property:

 

Competitive Set(1)

 

  

Millennium Park Plaza(2)

 

200 Squared

 

420 East Ohio

 

Lake Shore Plaza 

 

McClurg Court 

 

Columbus Plaza 

Address  151-155 North Michigan Avenue  210 N Wells Street  420 E Ohio Street  445 E Ohio Street  333 E Ontario Street  233 E Wacker Drive
City, State  Chicago, IL  Chicago, IL  Chicago, IL  Chicago, IL  Chicago, IL  Chicago, IL
Year Built  1982  1964  1990  1986  1972  1980
Multifamily Units  557  329  263  567  1,061  534
Studio Rent Per Month  $1,648  $1,849  $2,007  $1,616  $1,784  $1,690
One-Bedroom Rent Per Month  $1,834  $2,249  $2,202  $1,624  $1,955  $1,712
Two-Bedroom Rent Per Month  $2,665  $2,798  $3,071  $2,100  $3,042  $2,973
Three-Bedroom Rent Per Month  $3,373  NAP  $4,241  NAP  NAP  $3,125

 

 
(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)As provided by the borrower per the underwritten rent roll dated May 31, 2019.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is Millennium Park Plaza I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The borrower sponsor and non-recourse carveout guarantor is Donal P. Barry, Sr., the owner of a portfolio of residential rental real property with a group of investors referred to in part as the “Barry Group” in the Millennium Park Plaza Loan documents and other outside investors. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination.

 

The Barry Group owns and manages its portfolio which includes a range of real estate investment services, including the acquisition, renovation, and repositioning of vintage, multifamily properties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Their portfolio consists of approximately $1.7 billion in assets held in over 80 properties, which comprise more than 5,100 apartment units and over 250,000 SF of retail commercial uses and top-class office space.

 

Escrows. On the origination date, the borrower funded (i) an unfunded obligations reserve in the amount of $77,030 for free rent attributable to Nandos of Michigan Ave LLC and Stan’s Donuts and (ii) a capital expenditures reserve in the amount of $1,000,000.

 

On each due date during a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period, the borrower will be 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 next ensuing 12 months, unless in the case of insurance premiums, the borrower is maintaining a blanket policy and no event of default is continuing; (ii) a capital expenditures reserve in the amount of $9,283.33; and (iii) a tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve in the amount of $12,933.42.

 

A “Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period” means each period commencing when the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents), determined as of the first day of any fiscal quarter, is less than 6.00%, and ending when the debt

 

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LOAN #2: Millennium park plaza

 

 

yield (as calculated under the loan documents), determined as of the first day of a fiscal quarter thereafter is equal to or greater than 6.00%. If a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period is in effect or would be in effect as a result of the debt yield being less than 6.00%, then the borrower may avoid the commencement of a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period or end a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period by either (x) prepaying a portion of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination (together with any applicable yield maintenance premium) such that the resulting debt yield after application of such prepayment exceeds 6.00% or (y) delivering to the lender, as additional collateral, (the “Debt Yield Collateral”), cash or cash equivalents satisfactory to the lender in an amount (the “Debt Yield Cure Amount”) that when subtracted from the outstanding principal balance would result in a debt yield that exceeds 6.00%. Thereafter, if the Debt Yield Cure Amount as of the last day of any fiscal quarter exceeds the aggregate amount of the Debt Yield Collateral held by the lender, then a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period will commence unless the borrower increases the amount of the Debt Yield Collateral to the then current Debt Yield Cure Amount. Provided that no event of default is then continuing, following written request from the borrower, the lender is required to return the Debt Yield Collateral when the debt yield, determined as of the first day of a fiscal quarter thereafter, exceeds 6.00% without reducing the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination by the amount of such Debt Yield Collateral.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination is structured with a soft lockbox (except with respect to the commercial tenants, for which a hard lockbox is in place) and springing cash management. The borrower is required to cause all cash revenues relating to the Millennium Park Plaza Property and all other money received by the borrower or the property manager with respect to the Millennium Park Plaza 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 Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period or event of default under the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination is continuing, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a borrower-controlled operating account. On each business day during a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period or during the continuance of an event of default under the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into the cash management account.

 

During the continuance of a Millennium Park Plaza Trigger Period or, at the lender’s discretion during the continuance of an event of default under the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination, all amounts on deposit in the cash management account after payment of debt service, required reserves and budgeted operating expenses are required to be deposited into an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination.

 

Property Management. The Millennium Park Plaza Property is currently managed by Millennium Park Living, Inc. Under the Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination documents, the Millennium Park Plaza Property is required to be managed by Millennium Park Living, 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 Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination 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 Millennium Park Plaza Loan Combination, (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 (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 Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate 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 Millennium Park Plaza 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. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

 

(GRAPHIC)

 

 B-24

 

LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

 

(MAP)

 

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LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

  

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 4   Loan Seller   GSMC
Location (City/State) Various / Various   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(2)   $62,400,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(1)   $274.99
Size (SF) 881,490   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.9%
Total Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 100.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation Various / NAP   Mortgage Rate   3.37000%
Appraised Value $380,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   121
Borrower Sponsor JDM Real Estate Funds, LLC   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Property Management Tenant Managed   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   121
      First Payment Date   8/6/2019
      Final Maturity Date   8/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $31,543,524        
Underwritten Expenses $7,885,881   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $23,657,643     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $23,481,345   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 63.8%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 63.8%   Replacement Reserves $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  2.86x / 2.84x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  9.8% / 9.7%   Other $0 $0

 

Sources and Uses  
Sources $                %   Uses $                  %
Loan Combination Amount $242,400,000 64.6 %   Purchase Price $375,000,000 99.9 %
Principal's New Cash Contribution 132,983,640 35.4     Origination Costs 383,640 0.1  
                 
Total Sources $375,383,640 100.0 %   Total Uses $375,383,640 100.0 %

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(2)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $62,400,000 represents the controlling note A-1 of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination evidenced by five pari passu notes. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “USAA Office Portfolio Loan”) is part of a loan combination (the “USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination”) consisting of five pari passu promissory notes (note A-1, note A-2, note A-3, note A-4 and note A-5) with an aggregate original principal balance of $242,400,000 and is secured by a first mortgage and deed of trust encumbering the borrowers’ respective fee simple interests in a portfolio of four office properties located in Plano, Texas and Tampa, Florida (the “USAA Office Portfolio Properties”). The USAA Office Portfolio Loan, evidenced by controlling note A-1, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $62,400,000 and represents approximately 4.9% of the Initial Pool Balance. The related pari passu companion loans, evidenced by the non-controlling note A-2, note A-3, note A-4 and note A-5 are currently held by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination was originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on July 2, 2019. The USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination has an interest rate of 3.37000% per annum. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination to acquire the USAA Office Portfolio Properties and pay origination costs.

 

The USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination had an initial term of 121 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination requires interest-only payments during its term. The scheduled maturity date of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination is August 6, 2029. The USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination may be voluntarily prepaid in whole (but not in part) beginning on July 6, 2020. Any voluntary prepayments prior to the payment date in May 2029, require a yield maintenance premium, which may be no less than 1% of the amount prepaid.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—The Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations” in the Prospectus.

 

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LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

  

Loan Combination Summary 

 
 Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder

 Controlling Piece

 
 
 Note A-1 $62,400,000 $62,400,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41 Yes  
 Notes A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5 180,000,000 180,000,000 Goldman Sachs Bank USA(1) No  
 Total $242,400,000   $242,400,000       

 

 

(1)Notes A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5 are currently held by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Mortgaged Properties. The USAA Office Portfolio Properties are comprised of five office buildings under four leases that are each 100.0% leased to United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”), a financial services and insurance company, on a long term triple-net lease with 3% annual escalations. The credit rating for USAA is AA and Aa1 by S&P and Moodys, respectively. The two buildings comprising Legacy Corporate Centre I & II are on the same lease, while each of the three other USAA Office Portfolio Properties is comprised of one building subject to its own individual lease. There are no termination or contraction options except in the case of a major casualty, and the USAA Office Portfolio Properties have a weighted average remaining lease term of 12.3 years as of the Cut-off Date.

 

Legacy Corporate Centre I & II and Legacy Corporate Centre III are located in the Upper Tollway/West Plano submarket of Plano, Texas. Legacy Corporate Centre I & II were constructed in 1999 and Legacy Corporate Centre III was constructed in 2019. These host one of USAA’s software and technology innovation centers.

 

Crosstown Center I and Crosstown Center II are located along the I-75 office corridor in Tampa, Florida. Crosstown Center I was built in 2015 and Crosstown Center II was built in 2018. Tampa serves as a strategic command center for USAA’s customer services operations.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the USAA Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Portfolio Summary

 

Property Name

 

City

 

State

 

% of Allocated Loan Amount

 

Total GLA

 

Year Built

 

Appraised Value

 

UW NCF

Legacy Corporate Centre I & II  Plano  Texas  30.2%  238,926   1999  $114,824,056   $6,547,460 
Crosstown Center I  Tampa  Florida  27.9   260,869   2015  106,065,678   6,610,104 
Crosstown Center II  Tampa  Florida  24.8   236,550   2018  93,934,322   6,309,273 
Legacy Corporate Centre III  Plano  Texas  17.2   145,145   2019  65,175,943   4,014,509 
Totals        100.0%  881,490      $380,000,000   $23,481,345 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to USAA, which is the sole tenant at the USAA Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Largest Tenant Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name – Property

 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)

 

Tenant GLA

 

% of GLA

 

UW Base Rent

 

% of Total UW Base Rent

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF

 

Lease Expiration

 

Renewal / Extension Options

USAA – Crosstown Center I  NR / Aa1 / AA  260,869  29.6%  $6,052,161   29.1%  $23.20   8/31/2030  2, 5-year options
USAA – Legacy Corporate Centre I & II  NR / Aa1 / AA  238,926  27.1   5,992,264   28.8   25.08   12/31/2029  2, 5-year options
USAA – Crosstown Center II  NR / Aa1 / AA  236,550  26.8   5,360,223   25.8   22.66   12/31/2033  2, 5-year options
USAA – Legacy Corporate Centre III  NR / Aa1 / AA  145,145  16.5   3,409,456   16.4   23.49   10/31/2033  2, 5-year options
Totals / Wtd. Avg. Tenants     881,490  100.0%  $20,814,104   100.0%  $23.61       

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated August 6, 2019.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

 

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LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the USAA Office Portfolio 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

 

% of Total UW Base Rent

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF

 

# of Expiring Leases

MTM  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2019  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  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2024  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2025  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2026  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2027  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2028  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2029  238,926   27.1   27.1%  5,992,264   28.8   25.08   1 
2030 & Thereafter  642,564   72.9   100.0%  14,821,840   71.2   23.07   3 
Vacant  0   0.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  881,490   100.0%      $20,814,104   100.0%  $23.61   4 

 

 
(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by the sole tenant.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the USAA Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

As of 8/6/2019

100.0%

 

 
(1)Historical leasing information is not available as the USAA Office Portfolio Properties were recently acquired at origination.

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the performance and the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the USAA Office Portfolio Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

Underwritten(2)

  Underwritten
$ per SF
Base Rental Revenue  $20,814,104   $23.61 
Contractual Rent Steps  5,075,757   5.76 
Total Reimbursement Revenue  6,939,575   7.87 
Gross Revenue  $32,829,436   $37.24 
Vacancy Loss  (1,285,912)  (1.46)
Effective Gross Revenue  $31,543,524   $35.78 
         
Total Operating Expenses  $7,885,881   $8.95 
         
Net Operating Income  $23,657,643   $26.84 
         
TI/LC  0   0.00 
Replacement Reserves  176,298   0.20 
Net Cash Flow  $23,481,345   $26.64 
         
Occupancy  100.0%     
NOI Debt Yield(3)  9.8%     
NCF DSCR(3)  2.84x     

 

 
(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)Underwritten cash flows are based on contractual rents as of August 6, 2019 and contractual rent steps through August 31, 2020.

(3)NOI Debt Yield and NCF DSCR are calculated based on the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination.

 

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LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisals, the USAA Office Portfolio Properties had an aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $380,000,000 as of June 7, 2019. The dark value of Legacy Corporate Centre I & II and Legacy Corporate Centre III combined is $127,000,000, or approximately $331 per SF, and the dark value of Crosstown Center I and Crosstown Center II combined is $143,000,000, or approximately $287 per SF, according to the appraisals.

 

Location

 

Appraisal Approach

 

Value

 

Discount Rate

 

Capitalization Rate

Plano, Texas  Direct Capitalization Approach  $180,000,000  N/A    5.50%
               
Tampa, Florida  Direct Capitalization Approach  $196,000,000  N/A    5.75%
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach  $200,000,000  7.00%  6.50%(1)

 

 
(1)Represents the terminal cap rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to the Phase I environmental reports dated June 21, 2019 and provided in connection with the origination of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the USAA Office Portfolio Properties.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The USAA Office Portfolio Properties total 881,490 SF of Class A office space and are located in Plano, Texas (43.6% of total SF) and Tampa, Florida (56.4% of total SF). Plano and Tampa have highly diversified economies posting significant corporate employment growth. Plano is located 20 miles north of downtown Dallas and is a hub for major corporate employers, such as PepsiCo, Pizza Hut, Toyota, J.P. Morgan, Fannie Mae, FedEx and Liberty Mutual. The Tampa assets are located in Hillsborough County’s I-75 corridor, which is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious office submarkets in the Tampa Bay area. East Tampa’s accessibility and affordability have attracted global and national companies including Johnson & Johnson, J.P. Morgan, Citicorp, Progressive Insurance, Spectrum/Bright House, Verizon and Advent Health.

 

The leases on the USAA Office Portfolio Properties are structured as triple-net leases, with the tenant responsible for all associated operating expenses.

 

Since 2015, Plano’s population grew an estimated 3.3% to 282,700 in 2018. According to residential development projections by the city’s planning department, population is projected to grow to 292,900 by 2028 and to 300,000 by 2038. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income of Plano is $85,085 as of January 2019. The unemployment rate in Plano for fiscal year 2018 remained at 3.2%.

 

The Crosstown Center properties are located in the East Tampa submarket and approximately 8.5 miles east of downtown Tampa, Florida. The City of Tampa serves a population of approximately 385,430. Tampa is home to several company headquarters including Publix Supermarkets, Raymond James Financial, Jabil, TECO Energy, Sykes Enterprises, ALDI, HCA West Florida and Tech Data.

 

The Borrowers. The borrowers are JDM Legacy TX, LLC and JDM Crosstown FL, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company. Legal counsel to the borrowers delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination. The non-recourse carveout guarantor and borrower sponsor under the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination is JDM Real Estate Funds, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

The sponsor, JDM Real Estate Funds, LLC, (“JDM REF”) is a real estate investment fund manager that primarily acquires and holds properties leased to credit tenants through triple-net leases throughout the United States. JDM REF focuses on real estate that is operated by a single tenant, and its diversified portfolio of triple-net leased assets includes corporate offices, data centers, and an industrial facility. JDM REF was founded and is controlled by Jerry Colangelo, David Eaton and Mel Shultz, who have led the business together for over 35 years and who collectively possess over 125 years of real estate, sports and entertainment, development and operational experience. As of December 31, 2018, JDM REF manages a portfolio of 24 individual triple-net leased commercial office, data center and industrial properties located in 17 states comprising approximately 8.5 million rentable square feet of operational space.

 

Escrows. On each payment date during the continuance of a USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period, the borrowers will be required to fund (i) a tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the property taxes and insurance premiums that will be payable during the next 12 months, (ii) a tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve in an amount equal to $73,457.50 and (iii) a capital expenditure reserve in an amount equal to $14,691.50.

 

A “USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period” means any period during which (i) for any reason other than the continuance of a USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period, net operating income (as calculated under the loan documents) falls below $17,177,565.85 as of the end of any fiscal quarter, until net operating income (as calculated under the loan documents) exceeds $17,177,565.85 as of the end of two consecutive fiscal quarters thereafter, (ii) a USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period is continuing or (iii) an event of default is continuing under any mezzanine loan originated in connection with a request by the lender to restructure the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination.

 

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LOAN #3: usaa office portfolio

 

 

A “USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period” means any period commencing on the date USAA (i) surrenders, cancels, terminates, or materially modifies any of its leases with the borrowers and ending upon a Replacement Lease Cure; (ii) is required to, but has not, exercised any extension option and ending upon the last day for the exercise of such option has lapsed, or the date that is 12 months prior to expiration of such lease (absent a renewal or extension of such lease) and ending upon either (x) USAA renewing or extending the term of the applicable lease for a term of no less than 10 years on arm’s-length prevailing market terms (or on the terms that would have otherwise applied to an extension or renewal if it had been timely renewed or extended) or (y) a Replacement Lease Cure; (iii) defaults in the payment of rent (after any applicable notice and cure periods) under any USAA lease and ending upon either (x) the cure of such default or (y) a Replacement Lease Cure; (iv) files or is the subject of, or its lease guarantor, if any, files or is the subject of, any bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding or has its assets made subject to the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court and ending upon either (x) the assumption by USAA of the applicable USAA lease, or (y) a Replacement Lease Cure; or (v) notifies the borrowers in writing of its election to terminate any lease within the next 12 months in accordance with its terms as a result of the occurrence of a casualty or condemnation and ending upon a Replacement Lease Cure. In addition, a USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period will be deemed to have ended upon (x) the subaccount of the cash management account known as the excess cash flow reserve account containing funds in the amount of the USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Cap Amount (giving credit for amounts (if any) in the tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve and the capital expenditure reserve) or (y) the borrowers’ delivery of additional collateral to the lender in the form of cash or a letter of credit reasonably acceptable to the lender in an amount equal to the USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Cap Amount.

 

A “Replacement Lease Cure” means the borrowers entering into one or more qualified replacement leases for at least 90% of the space demised under the applicable lease or with aggregate net effective rent under such replacement lease(s) of no less than 90% of the net effective rent under the replaced lease.

 

A “USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Cap Amount” means, with respect to any USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period caused solely by a USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period, an amount equal to the product of (x) $30, times (y) the rentable square footage under the applicable lease(s) to USAA and to the extent causing the applicable USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The borrowers are required to direct each tenant at each USAA Office Portfolio Property to deposit rents directly into a lender-controlled lockbox account. In addition, the borrowers are required to cause all cash revenues relating to the USAA Office Portfolio Properties and all other money received by the borrowers or the property manager with respect to the USAA Office Portfolio Properties (other than tenant security deposits) to be deposited into a lender-controlled lockbox account or, during a continuing USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period or an event of default, a lender-controlled cash management account within one business day of receipt. On each business day during the continuance of a USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period or an event of default, all amounts in the lockbox account are required to be remitted to the cash management account. On each business day that no USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period or event of default is continuing, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a borrower-controlled operating account.

 

On each payment date during the continuance of a USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period or, at the lender’s discretion, during an event of default under the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination, all funds on deposit in the cash management account after payment of debt service, required reserves and budgeted operating expenses are required to be reserved as additional collateral for the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination, unless such USAA Office Portfolio Trigger Period is solely caused by a USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Period, in which case the amount required to be reserved as additional collateral is equal to the amount necessary to cause the sum of the amounts in the excess cash reserve account, the tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve account and the capital expenditure reserve account to equal the USAA Office Portfolio Lease Sweep Cap Amount.

 

Property Management. The USAA Office Portfolio Properties are self-managed by the sole tenant. Under the related loan documents, the USAA Office Portfolio Properties are required to be managed during the term of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination by any of (i) the sole tenant, (ii) JLL, (iii) CBRE, (iv) Cushman & Wakefield, (v) any affiliate of the sponsor, (vi) a reputable and experienced owner, operator or manager of commercial properties with at least five years’ experience in the ownership, operation or management of properties similar to the USAA Office Portfolio Properties containing at least 5,000,000 rentable square feet, provided that such property manager is not the subject of bankruptcy or similar proceedings or (vii) 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, any property manager appointed by the borrowers with a property manager selected by the borrowers, subject to the lender’s reasonable approval (or, in the event of an event of default under the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination or following any foreclosure, conveyance

 

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in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction, selected by the lender) (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination, (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 (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager files or is the subject of a bankruptcy petition, (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 creditors or (vi) if the property manager is adjudicated insolvent.

 

Release of Collateral. Provided no event of default under the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination is continuing, the borrowers have a one-time right at any time from and after July 6, 2020 to obtain the release of a single USAA Office Portfolio Property subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) prepayment (together with any applicable yield maintenance premium) in an amount equal to the greater of (x) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the applicable USAA Office Portfolio Property or (y) the portion of the net proceeds received by the borrowers in connection with the sale of such USAA Office Portfolio Property that when applied to the repayment of the USAA Office Portfolio Loan Combination would result in a loan-to-value ratio of not greater than 60% (based on a newly acquired appraisal of the applicable USAA Office Portfolio Properties), (ii) after giving effect to such release, the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter, is no less than the greater of (x) 8.3% and (y) the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) immediately prior to such release, and (iii) if requested by lender, delivery of a REMIC opinion.

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. So long as TRIPRA is in effect, the borrowers are required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the USAA Office Portfolio Properties, 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, but terrorism insurance is commercially available, then the 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 property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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LOAN #4: the lincoln apartments

 

 

 

 

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LOAN #4: the lincoln apartments

 

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   CREFI
Location (City/State) Brooklyn, New York   Cut-off Date Balance   $60,420,000
Property Type Multifamily   Cut-off Date Balance per Unit   $428,510.64
Size (Units) 141   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.7%
Total Occupancy as of 6/30/2019(1) 76.6%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 6/30/2019(1) 76.6%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 2017 / NAP   Mortgage Rate   3.94000%
Appraised Value $105,600,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 4/5/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsor Aleksander Goldin   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
Property Management Century Management Services, Inc.   First Payment Date   9/6/2019
      Maturity Date   8/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $5,139,409        
Underwritten Expenses $1,247,187   Escrows(3)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $3,892,222     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $3,819,761   Taxes $51,587 $17,196
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 57.2%   Insurance $14,660 $7,330
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 57.2%   Replacement Reserve $0 $2,664
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 1.61x / 1.58x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2) 6.6% / 6.4%   Other(4) $1,012,500 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $ % Uses $             %
Loan Amount $60,420,000 82.8% Loan Payoff $66,981,017   91.8%
Preferred Equity(5)   12,580,000 17.2    Return of Sponsor Equity 3,325,468 4.6
      Closing Costs 1,614,768 2.2
      Upfront Reserves 1,078,747 1.5
           
Total Sources $73,000,000 100.0%  Total Uses $73,000,000

 100.0%

                     

 

(1)Total Occupancy and Owned Occupancy are based on occupied units as of the underwritten rent roll dated June 30, 2019.

(2)The Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF are calculated net of a $1,000,000 holdback reserve. The holdback reserve, which represents approximately one year of rent for the affordable units, will be held by the lender until achievement of a debt yield of at least 7.25%; provided, however, that if The Lincoln Apartments Loan (as defined below) does not achieve a debt yield of at least 7.25% on or before August 6, 2021, such funds will be held as additional collateral for The Lincoln Apartments Loan. The Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF calculated based on the fully funded aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of $60,420,000 is equal to 6.4% and 6.3%, respectively.

(3)See “Escrows” below.

(4)Upfront Other reserves consist of (i) $1,000,000 for a holdback reserve to be released upon the debt yield reaching 7.25% and (ii) $12,500 for an immediate repairs reserve.

(5)See “Preferred Equity” below.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (“The Lincoln Apartments Loan”) is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in two high-rise multifamily buildings consisting of 141 units, located in Brooklyn, New York (“The Lincoln Apartments Property”). The Lincoln Apartments Loan had an original principal balance of $60,420,000, has a Cut-off Date Balance of $60,420,000 and represents approximately 4.7% of the Initial Pool Balance. The Lincoln Apartments Loan, which accrues interest at an interest rate of 3.94000% per annum, was originated by CREFI on July 19, 2019.

 

The Lincoln Apartments Loan has an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 120 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Lincoln Apartments Loan requires monthly payments of interest only for the term of The Lincoln Apartments Loan. The scheduled maturity date of The Lincoln Apartments Loan is the due date in August 2029. Provided no event of default has occurred and is continuing, at any time after the second anniversary of the securitization closing date, The Lincoln Apartments Loan may be defeased with certain direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or other obligations which are “government securities” permitted under The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents. Voluntary prepayment of The Lincoln Apartments Loan is permitted on or after the due date occurring in May 2029 without payment of any prepayment premium.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Lincoln Apartments Property consists of two nine-story, Class A buildings which are comprised of 141 residential units (98 market rate units and 43 affordable units), two ground-floor retail units (one in each building), two community facility spaces and a two-level below grade parking garage totaling 76 parking spaces. Individual units at The Lincoln Apartments Property feature dark wood flooring, stainless steel kitchen appliances, black granite kitchen countertops and deep soaking bathtubs. Common amenities offered at The Lincoln Apartments Property consist of a full time attended door (Lincoln Road entrance only), roof deck, fitness center, lounge, yoga studio and bicycle storage.

 

The buildings are located at 510 Flatbush Avenue (51 residential units) and 31-33 Lincoln Road (90 residential units) in the Prospect-Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The market rate unit mix at The Lincoln Apartments Property consists of 27 studio units, 21 one-bedroom units, 48 two-bedroom units and two three-bedroom units. The affordable unit mix at The Lincoln Apartments Property consist of 12 studio units, 10 one-bedroom units and 21 two-bedroom units. The Lincoln Apartments Property was built in two phases: (i) the 510 Flatbush Avenue building was

 

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completed in February 2017 and began lease-up in March 2017 and (ii) the 31-33 Lincoln Road building was completed in January 2018 and began its lease-up in February 2018.

 

As of the underwritten rent roll dated June 30, 2019, The Lincoln Apartments Property was 76.6% occupied (99.0% occupancy for market rate units and 25.6% occupied for affordable units). The 421-a tax abatement program provides that a certain number of affordable units be set aside and leased to persons with visual and/or hearing impairments. The lottery for such affordable units did not yield a sufficient number of eligible applicants to fill the visual and hearing impaired affordable units, therefore the borrower sponsor has requested a waiver of the requirement to set aside affordable units for the visually and/or hearing impaired. There are 16 affordable units in the 510 Flatbush Avenue building and 27 affordable units in the 31-33 Lincoln Road building. In connection with the lease-up of the affordable units, the borrower deposited $1.0 million into a holdback reserve account on the origination date of The Lincoln Apartments Loan. The reserve, which represents approximately one year of rent for the affordable units, will be held by the lender until achievement of a debt yield of at least 7.25%; provided, however, that if The Lincoln Apartments Loan does not achieve a debt yield of at least 7.25% on or before August 6, 2021, such funds will be held as additional collateral for The Lincoln Apartments Loan. Additionally, at closing, the borrower sponsor delivered a limited payment guaranty pursuant to which the borrower sponsor guaranteed payment of a portion of The Lincoln Apartments Loan in the amount of $2.0 million (the “Guaranteed Obligation”). If The Lincoln Apartments Property achieves a debt yield of at least 6.75% prior to August 6, 2020, then the Guaranteed Obligation is terminated.

 

One retail unit (12,000 SF) fronts Lincoln Road and is occupied by POM Group II, Inc. (d/b/a Lincoln Market) which is designated under the “FRESH” (Food Retail Expansion to Support Health) program. The FRESH program requires this space to be utilized as a grocery store which offers affordable quality food to underserved communities. Lincoln Market (underwritten annual base rent of $59.61 PSF) occupies its space subject to a 25-year lease which expires on November 16, 2041 and has one, five-year renewal option. The second retail unit (5,245 SF) fronts Flatbush Avenue and is occupied by Gaia Nomaya, a restaurant tenant who is currently in the process of building out its space. Gaia Nomaya occupies its space pursuant to a lease with an expiration date of August 31, 2033 and has two, five-year renewal options. The two community facilities (totaling 1,623 SF) are leased to Wellness Womb through August 31, 2033 with two, five-year renewal options.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the units and rent at The Lincoln Apartments Property:

 

Multifamily Unit Mix(1)
 
Unit Type   # of Units   % of Units   Occupied Units(1)   % Occupied   Average Unit Size (SF)   Average Market Rent per Month(2)(3)   In-Place Average Rent per Month(1)(3)
Studio - Market Rate   27    27.6%   27    100.0%   467    $2,225    $2,220 
1 BR - Market Rate   21    21.4    21    100.0    621    2,995    2,943 
2 BR - Market Rate   48    49.0    47    97.9    830    3,500    3,421 
3 BR - Market Rate   2    2.0    2    100.0    1,220    5,000    5,593 
Subtotal / Wtd. Avg. (Market Rate Units)   98    100.0%   97    99.0%   693    $3,071    $3,032 
Studio – Affordable   12    27.9    6    50.0    480    1,807    1,807 
1 BR - Affordable   10    23.3    4    40.0    630    2,270    2,270 
2 BR - Affordable   21    48.8    1    4.8    799    2,733    2,733 
Subtotal / Wtd. Avg. (Affordable Units)   43    100.0%   11    25.6%   671    $2,367    $2,367 
                                    
Total / Wtd. Avg. (All Units)   141         108    76.6%   686686    $2,856    $2,829 

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 30, 2019.

(2)Source: Appraisal.

(3)Weighted based on the number of total units available.

 

Tax Abatement. The Lincoln Apartments Property benefits from a 35-year, 421-a tax abatement program under the Affordable New York Program Option C. Under this abatement, the 510 Flatbush Avenue building will receive a 98.19% tax exemption for 25 years (through the 2041/2042 tax year) and the 31-33 Lincoln Road building will receive a 96.5% tax exemption for 25 years (through the 2042/2043 tax year), in each case, on any assessment increase above the base year assessment of $506,867 for the 510 Flatbush Avenue building and $977,879 for the 31-33 Lincoln Road building (total of $1,484,746). In return, The Lincoln Apartments Property must designate 30% of units at each property (43 units in the aggregate) as affordable units at 130% of the Kings County area median income. Following the 2041/2042 or 2042/2043 tax year, as applicable, The Lincoln Apartments Property will receive a 29.56% tax exemption through the 2051/2052 tax year with respect to the 510 Flatbush Avenue building and 26.5% tax exemption through the 2052/2053 tax year with respect to the 31-33 Lincoln Road building.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to leasing at The Lincoln Apartments Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

As of 6/30/2019 

Market Rate Units 99.0%

Affordable Units

25.6% 

All Units 76.6%

 

 

(1)The Lincoln Apartments Property was constructed in two phases. The 510 Flatbush Avenue building was completed in February 2017 and began lease-up in March 2017 and the 31-33 Lincoln Road building was completed in January 2018 and began its lease-up in February 2018, therefore, no historical occupancy information was available.

 

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 Lincoln Apartments Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

  TTM 5/31/2019   Underwritten   Underwritten $ per Unit   Leased Affordable UW  

Leased Affordable UW

$ per Unit

Apartment Income                       
Base Rent(3) $2,433,564    $3,796,365    $26,924.57    $3,796,365    $26,924.57 
Potential Income from Vacant Units(4) 0    991,464    7,031.66    991,464    7,031.66 
Gross Potential Rent $2,433,564    $4,787,829    $33,956.23    $4,787,829    $33,956.23 
Vacancy & Credit Loss & Concessions(5) 0    (991,464)   (7,031.66)   (239,391)   (1697.81)
Total Rent $2,433,564    $3,796,365    $26,924.57    $4,548,438    $32,258.42 
Other Income(6) 116,528    228,477    1,620.40    228,477    1,620.40 
Effective Gross Income – Apartments $2,550,092    $4,024,842    $28,544.98    $4,776,914    $33,878.82 
                        
Commercial Income                       
Commercial Base Rent(7) $795,072    $1,114,567    $7,904.73    $1,114,567    $7,904.73 
Vacancy & Credit Loss & Concessions(8) 0    0    0    (55,728)   (395.24)
Effective Gross Income – Commercial $795,072    $1,114,567    $7,904.73    $1,058,839    $7,509.50 
Total Effective Gross Income $3,345,164    $5,139,409    $36,449.71    $5,835,753    $41,388.32 
                        
Real Estate Taxes $187,260    $187,256    $1,328.06    $187,256    $1,328.06 
Insurance 84,799    83,773    594.13    83,773    594.13 
Management Fee 65,731    154,182    1,093.49    175,073    1,241.65 
Other Operating Expenses 773,742    821,976    5,829.62    821,976    5,829.62 
Total Operating Expenses $1,111,532    $1,247,187    $8,845.30    $1,268,078    $8,993.46 
                        
Net Operating Income $2,233,631    $3,892,222    $27,604.41    $4,567,676    $32,394.86 
Replacement Reserves – Apartments 0    35,250    250.00    35,250    250.00 
Replacement Reserves – Commercial 0    3,774    0.20(9)   3,774    0.20(9)
TI/LC 0    33,437    1.77(9)   31,765    1.68(9)
Net Cash Flow $2,233,631    $3,819,761    $27,090.50    $4,496,887    $31,892.81 
                        
Occupancy NAV    76.6%        95.0%     
NOI Debt Yield(10) 3.7%   6.6%        7.6%     
NCF DSCR 0.93x   1.58x        1.86x     
                        

 

(1)The Lincoln Apartments Property was constructed in two phases. The 510 Flatbush Avenue building was completed in February 2017 and began lease-up in March 2017 and the 31-33 Lincoln Road building was completed in January 2018 and began its lease-up in February 2018, therefore, no historical financial information was available.

(2)Underwritten cash flows represent the in-place cash flows at The Lincoln Apartments Property (76.6% physical occupancy for the multifamily portion and 100.0% occupancy for the commercial retail space). The Leased Affordable UW cash flows reflect cash flows assuming the vacant affordable units have been leased to eligible tenants at specified affordable rents. On the origination date of The Lincoln Apartments Loan, the borrower deposited $1.0 million into an upfront holdback reserve. The reserve, which represents approximately one year of rent for the affordable units, will be held by the lender until the achievement of a debt yield of 7.25% (which is required to be achieved on or before August 6, 2021). It the reserve is not distributed on or before August 6, 2021, amounts therein will be held as additional collateral for The Lincoln Apartments Loan.

(3)Underwritten Base Rent and Leased Affordable UW Base Rent are based on occupied units as of the underwritten rent roll dated June 30, 2019.

(4)Potential Income from Vacant Units represents one market rate two-bedroom unit, six affordable studio units, six affordable one-bedroom units and 20 affordable two-bedroom units at the appraisal’s estimated market rents.

(5)Underwritten Vacancy & Credit Loss & Concessions for the multifamily units is underwritten to an economic vacancy of 20.7%. Leased Affordable UW Vacancy & Credit Loss & Concessions for the multifamily units is underwritten to an economic vacancy of 5.0%.

(6)Other Income consists of parking income of $105,600, where 32 of the total 76 spaces are currently rented at $275 per month, storage income of $49,800, where 10 of the total 39 apartment storage spaces are rented at $65 per month, and a commercial storage space is rented at $3,500 per month expiring on August 31, 2033, bike storage income of $2,100, where seven of the total 62 racks are rented at $25 per month, electrical charges of $43,484, and laundry income of $27,492.

(7)Commercial Base Rent was underwritten based on in-place leases for the retail space at The Lincoln Apartments Property.

(8)Underwritten Vacancy & Credit Loss & Concessions for the commercial retail space at The Lincoln Apartments Property of $0 represents physical occupancy of the commercial retail space of 100.0% as of the June 30. 2019 rent roll. Leased Affordable UW Vacancy & Credit Loss & Concessions for the commercial retail space reflects an economic vacancy of 5.0%.

(9)Calculated as 3.0% of commercial effective gross income based on the total SF of the commercial retail space at The Lincoln Apartments Property (18,868 SF).

(10)The underwritten NOI Debt Yield is adjusted for a $1,000,000 holdback reserve. The holdback reserve, which represents approximately one year of rent for the affordable units, will be held by the lender until the achievement of a debt yield of at least 7.25%; provided, however, that if The Lincoln Apartments Loan does not achieve a debt yield of at least 7.25% on or before August 6, 2021, such funds will be held as additional collateral for The Lincoln Apartments Loan. The underwritten NOI Debt Yield calculated based on the fully funded aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of $60,420,000 is equal to 6.4%.

 

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Appraisal. According to the appraisal, The Lincoln Apartments Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $105,600,000 as of April 5, 2019.

 

Property

Appraisal Approach

Value 

Discount Rate

Capitalization Rate

The Lincoln Apartments Direct Capitalization Approach $105,600,000 N/A 4.25%

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated June 19, 2019, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at The Lincoln Apartments Property.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Lincoln Apartments Property is located within Brooklyn in Kings County, New York which is part of the New York-Jersey City-White Plains metro area (“New York MSA”). According to the appraisal, the area has seen significant growth followed by some late-cycle pressures that are leading to jobs being added, but at a slower pace than they are nationally for the first time this cycle. The area also has a tight labor market with above-average wage growth. Per the appraisal, The Lincoln Apartments Property’s local market area is more heavily weighted towards the services, information and finance/insurance/real estate sectors. Major employers in the New York MSA include: Montefiore Health System, Mount Sinai Health System, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America and New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.

 

The Lincoln Apartments Property is located in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, which is primarily a residential neighborhood which is centrally located in Brooklyn, New York. Prospect Lefferts Gardens is situated in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn and it is home to a population of approximately 99,000 residents as of 2018. The area is most known for Prospect Park, which is Brooklyn’s second largest park and it sits directly adjacent to The Lincoln Apartments Property. The Prospect Park Zoo is located off Flatbush Avenue on the eastern side of Prospect Park. It spans 12 acres long and is home to 630 animals and averages 300,000 visitors annually. According to the appraisal, as a multifamily apartment building, The Lincoln Apartments Property conforms to its surrounding uses as it is located in a largely residential neighborhood. Primary access to The Lincoln Apartments Property’s neighborhood is provided by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and major thoroughfares such as Atlantic Avenue, Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue. The Lincoln Apartments Property is easily accessible via the highway, subway and bus system with the B and Q subway station that provides a 15-minute commute to Manhattan. The Lincoln Apartments Property is an approximately 40-minute drive from John F. Kennedy Airport. According to the appraisal, The Lincoln Apartments Property’s immediate area has experienced positive growth trends that are expected to benefit the property.

 

According to a third party report, The Lincoln Apartments Property is located in the Prospect Park submarket which is part of the greater New York multifamily market. As of the first quarter of 2019, the submarket reports a total inventory of 52,974 units that are split between 3,964 Class A units, 18,006 Class B units and 31,004 Class C units. Over the last 12 months, 428 new units have been delivered with a reported positive net absorption of 458 units. As of the first quarter of 2019, there are approximately 1,110 units under construction in the submarket. According to a third party report, the majority of new construction has only recently broken ground and are therefore a few years away from opening. As of the first quarter of 2019, the Prospect Park submarket reported a vacancy rate of 1.9% with average monthly rental rates of $2,518. The appraisal identified five comparable leases, consisting of a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments, ranging in size from 500 to 1,200 SF. All of the comparable leases were in similar buildings to The Lincoln Apartments Property and are situated within the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood. The comparable leases exhibited a rental range of $2,130 to $5,500 per month ($40.00 to $64.94 per SF).

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for The Lincoln Apartments Property:

 

Directly Competitive Buildings(1)(2)

 

The Lincoln Apartments(3)

The Plex

The Parkline

The Parkside Brooklyn

The Clark

Hello Lenox

Location Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
Year Built 2017 2009 2016 2014 2018 2016
Number of units 141 98 203 96 170 55
Occupancy 76.6% NAV NAV NAV NAV NAV
Unit size (SF):            
  - Studio 467 500 500 492 500 NAP
  - 1-BR 621 650 650 624 650 NAP
  - 2-BR 830 1,000 NAP 993-1,000 1,000 850
  - 3-BR 1,220 1,161 NAP 1,161 1,200 1,200
Rent per month:            
  - Studio $2,220 $2,600 $2,600 $2,600 $2,130 NAP
  - 1-BR $2,943 $3,225 $3,225 $2,925 $2,825 NAP
  - 2-BR $3,421 $3,425 NAP $3,425-$4,100 $3,600 $4,600
  - 3-BR $5,593 $4,230 NAP $4,250 $4,000 $5,500

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal. Occupancy for the competitive set was unavailable.

(2)The Directly Competitive Buildings chart represents information for market rate units.

(3)The rent per month for the subject property is based off of the underwritten rent roll dated June 30, 2019.

 

Unit Rent Conclusions(1)

 

Unit Type

Appraisal Conclusion

Studio - Market Rate $2,225
Studio - Affordable $1,807
1-BR - Market Rate $2,995
1-BR - Affordable $2,270
2-BR - Market Rate $3,500
2-BR - Affordable $2,733
3-BR - Market Rate $5,000

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

 

The Lincoln Apartments Property is located in the North Brooklyn retail submarket, as defined by a third party report. As of the first quarter of 2019, the submarket consists of a total inventory of 44.5 million SF with a 3.7% vacancy rate, 427,566 SF under construction, 321,310 SF of deliveries and positive absorption of 237,447 SF. The appraisal identified five comparable leases, ranging in size from 2,000 to 10,000 SF, and came up with a rental range of $48.00 to $60.00 per SF. The appraisal concluded a market rent of $60.00 per SF for ground level space and $35.00 per SF for below-grade space.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is Lincoln Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and single-purpose entity. The borrower is 100.0% owned by Lincoln JV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Lincoln JV LLC is owned by AG Lincoln Park Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the common member and Lincoln Pref Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the preferred member. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of The Lincoln Apartments Loan. The sponsor and guarantor is Aleksander Goldin, who is based in Brooklyn, and is an owner and operator of commercial assets throughout the Tri-State area. In addition to The Lincoln Apartments Property, Aleksander Goldin owns two other multifamily properties in Brooklyn, four retail malls, two retail properties and two land parcels.

 

Escrows. On the origination date of The Lincoln Apartments Loan, the borrower funded reserves of (i) $51,587 for real estate taxes, (ii) $14,660 for insurance, (iii) $1,000,000 for a holdback reserve, and (iv) $12,500 for an immediate repair reserve.

 

On each due date, the borrower will be required to fund the following reserves (i) one-twelfth of the taxes that the lender estimates will be payable over the next-ensuing 12-month period (initially estimated to be $17,196), (ii) one-twelfth of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay insurance premiums for the renewal of coverage (initially estimated to be $7,330), (iii) $2,350 for residential replacement reserves and (iv) $314 for commercial replacement reserves.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Lincoln Apartments Loan is structured with a springing lockbox and springing cash management. Upon the first occurrence of The Lincoln Apartments Trigger Period (as defined below), the borrower

 

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will be required to establish a lockbox account into which all revenue from The Lincoln Apartments Property will be deposited. During the continuance of The Lincoln Apartments Trigger Period, all amounts in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a lender-controlled cash management account on each business day to be applied and disbursed in accordance with The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents and all excess cash flow funds remaining in the cash management account after the application of such funds in accordance with The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents are required to be held by the lender in an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for The Lincoln Apartments Loan. Upon an event of default under The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents, the lender may apply funds in such order of priority as the lender may determine.

 

The Lincoln Apartments Trigger Period” means a period (A) commencing upon the earliest to occur of (i) the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents and (ii) from and after August 6, 2020, the debt yield being less than 6.75%, and expiring upon, (B) with respect to The Lincoln Apartments Trigger Period which commenced in connection with clause (i) above, the cure (if applicable) of such event of default, and (C) with respect to The Lincoln Apartments Trigger Period which commenced in connection with clause (ii) above, the debt yield being equal to or greater than 7.00% for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Property Management. The Lincoln Apartments Property is currently managed by Century Management Services, Inc. Under The Lincoln Apartments 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 an involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding not dismissed within 90 days or a debtor in any voluntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (ii) an event of default exists under The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents, (iii) the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds, or (iv) a default by the property manager under the property management agreement exists beyond all applicable notice and cure periods. Provided no event of default under The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents has occurred and is continuing, the borrower has the right to replace the property manager with (i) Century Management Services, Inc., Greystar Real Estate Partners, Lincoln Property Company, Pinnacle, Alliance Residential, FPI Management Inc., Douglas Elliman Property Management, FirstService Residential, AKAM Living Services or Metropolitan Property Services, or (ii) a reputable professional property manager (with respect to which the lender has received a rating agency confirmation, if required by the lender) engaged pursuant to a management agreement approved in writing by the lender (which approval may be conditioned on receipt of a rating agency confirmation with respect to such agreement).

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Preferred Equity. In connection with the origination of The Lincoln Apartments Loan, Lincoln Pref Holdco LLC (the “Preferred Equity Holder”), an entity wholly owned by Kawa Capital Partners LLC, contributed $12,580,000 of preferred equity (the “Preferred Equity Investment”) as a non-managing member of Lincoln JV LLC (the “JV”), an entity that wholly owns the borrower, Lincoln Sponsor LLC. The Preferred Equity Investment provides for a preferred return of 9.75% per annum (or following a “change of control” event, 16% per annum) (the “Preferred Return”), of which 5.00% is required to be paid current monthly and with the remainder payable only to the extent that The Lincoln Apartments Property generates sufficient cash flow for the payment thereof (after payment of debt service and other amounts payable, including reserve payments, pursuant to The Lincoln Apartments Loan documents and operating expenses). Any portion of the preferred return not paid current on the applicable monthly payment date accrues at a rate of 11.00% per annum. The Preferred Equity Investment is required to be redeemed on the earlier to occur of (i) the maturity date of The Lincoln Apartments Loan, (ii) the acceleration of The Lincoln Apartments Loan or (iii) the prepayment or defeasance of The Lincoln Apartments Loan. At any time the Preferred Equity Investment is redeemed, the Preferred Equity Holder is entitled to an amount equal to (i) the Preferred Equity Investment and any other capital contributions made to the JV in accordance with the JV’s operating agreement, (ii) the Preferred Return, and (iii) the Prepayment Premium, if any.

 

Prepayment Premium” means (i) on or prior to July 19, 2026, the present value as of the applicable calculation date of all remaining required scheduled payments of the Preferred Return (computed at a discount rate equal to the semiannual yield to maturity on the U.S. Treasury bond with a maturity date closest to July 19, 2026, plus 50 basis points), (ii) after July 19, 2026 but on or prior to July 19, 2027, an amount equal to 4% of (a) the sum of any unreturned capital contributions made by the Preferred Equity Holder (including, without limitation, the Preferred Equity Investment and any other capital contributions by the Preferred Equity Holder) less (b) the aggregate amount received by the Preferred Equity Holder from the JV, as a return of capital contributions made by Preferred Equity Holder to the JV in accordance with the JV’s operating agreement (the “Investor Unreturned Capital Contribution”), (iii) after July 19, 2027 but on or prior to July 19, 2028, an amount equal to 2% of the Investor Unreturned Capital Contribution, and (iv) after July 19, 2028, zero.

  

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Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrower is required to maintain an “all-risk” insurance policy that provides coverage for terrorism in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of The Lincoln Apartments Property, plus business interruption coverage in an amount equal to 100% of the projected gross income for The Lincoln Apartments Property for 18 months with 150 days of extended indemnity. The “all-risk” policy containing terrorism insurance is required to contain a deductible that is acceptable to the lender and is no greater than $25,000. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   GACC
Location (City/State) Big Sur, California   Cut-off Date Balance   $60,000,000
Property Type Hospitality   Cut-off Date Balance per Room $1,538,462
Size (Rooms) 39   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.7%
Total Occupancy as of 5/31/2019 81.6%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 5/31/2019 81.6%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1992 / 2007, 2008, 2015-2018   Mortgage Rate(2)    3.29000%
Appraised Value(1) $141,700,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)(2)   120
Appraisal Date 6/4/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)(2)     NAP
Borrower Sponsors Peter Heinemann and Michael Freed   Original Interest Only Period (Months)(2)   120
Property Management Post Ranch Management LLC   First Payment Date   9/6/2019
      Anticipated Repayment Date(2)   8/6/2029
      Final Maturity Date   8/6/2034
Underwritten Revenues $29,758,597      
Underwritten Expenses $18,807,717    
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $10,950,880         Escrows(3)
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $9,760,536     Upfront Monthly
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 42.3%   Taxes $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 42.3%   Insurance $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 5.47x / 4.88x   Replacement Reserve $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 18.3% / 16.3%   Other $0 $0
         
Sources and Uses
Sources $ %   Uses $ %
Loan Amount $60,000,000 100.0%   Loan Payoff $50,164,344 83.6%
        Principal Equity Distribution 9,137,173 15.2   
        Closing Costs 698,483 1.2   
Total Sources $60,000,000 100.0%   Total Uses $60,000,000 100.0%
             

 

(1)The appraisal concluded a “When Complete” appraised value of $149,200,000 as of July 1, 2021, which assumes the completion of the borrower sponsors’ two year elective capital improvement plan equal to approximately $6.3 million. The appraisal also concluded a “When Stabilized” appraised value of $153,600,000 as of July 1, 2021, which assumes an increase in RevPAR, ADR and occupancy as a result of the 2018 completion of the borrower sponsor’s capital improvement plan. See “The Mortgage Property” herein.

(2)The Mortgage Rate reflects the interest rate before the anticipated repayment date. Original Term to Maturity (Months), Original Amortization Term (Months) and Original Interest Only Period (Months) were calculated through the ARD (as defined below). See “The Mortgage Loan” herein.

(3)See “—Escrows” below.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Post Ranch Inn Loan”) is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in a full-service luxury hotel located at 47900 Highway 1 in Big Sur, California (the “Post Ranch Inn Property”). The Post Ranch Inn Loan has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $60,000,000 and represents approximately 4.7% of the Initial Pool Balance. The Post Ranch Inn Loan was originated by Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (an affiliate of German American Capital Corporation) (“DBNY”) on July 12, 2019, had an original principal balance of $60,000,000 and has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $60,000,000. The Post Ranch Inn Loan accrues interest at an initial interest rate of 3.29000% per annum (the “Initial Interest Rate”) prior to the anticipated repayment date (“ARD”). The proceeds of the Post Ranch Inn Loan were primarily used to refinance the Post Ranch Inn Property, return equity to the borrower sponsors and pay closing costs. The prior financing of the Post Ranch Inn Property was included in the COMM 2014-CCRE19 transaction.

 

The Post Ranch Inn Loan is structured with an ARD of August 6, 2029, a final maturity date of August 6, 2034 and will be interest-only for the initial term. From and after the ARD, (i) the Post Ranch Inn Loan accrues interest at a fixed rate per annum (the “Adjusted Interest Rate”) equal to the sum of 300 basis points plus the greater of (a) the Initial Interest Rate and (b) the sum of (1) the lender’s determination as of the ARD (or the preceding business day if the ARD is not a business day) of the sum of (x) the bid side yield to maturity for the “on the run” United States Treasury note with a 10 year maturity plus (y) the mid-market 10 year swap spread, plus (2) 190 basis points and (ii) the borrower is required to make a monthly interest payment amount equal to the interest accrued at the Initial Interest Rate. The portion of the interest at the Adjusted Interest Rate in excess of interest at the Initial Interest Rate (the “Additional Accrued Interest”) will accrue and be payable at maturity.

 

Provided that no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Post Ranch Inn Loan documents, at any time on or after August 6, 2022, the Post Ranch Inn Loan may be prepaid in full, provided the applicable prepayment is accompanied by payment of the greater of 1% of the unpaid principal balance or a yield maintenance premium. Provided that no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Post Ranch Inn Loan documents, voluntary prepayment of the Post Ranch Inn Loan without a prepayment premium or yield maintenance charge is permitted on or after April 6, 2029.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Post Ranch Inn Property is a destination luxury resort, overlooking the Pacific Ocean from the cliffs of Big Sur, California. Situated on approximately 90.4 acres, the Post Ranch Inn Property features 39 guestrooms located across 26 one-, two- and three-story buildings, and three guest houses subject to a rental service agreement as described below. The Post Ranch Inn Property features a spa, two cliff-top infinity-edge pools, an outdoor heated lap pool, private hiking trails, yoga and meditation decks, a fitness center and the award winning restaurant, Sierra Mar. The Post Ranch Inn Property was built in 1992 by the borrower sponsors and most recently renovated

 

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 between 2015 and 2018. Since 2015, the borrower sponsors have invested approximately $9.9 million ($253,846/room) into the Post Ranch Inn Property. Major improvements include the renovation of all 10 Coast Houses guestrooms and seven Tree Houses guestrooms, a full rebuild of the Sierra Mar bar area, refinishing of all outdoor teak furniture, re-grouting and sealing of the meditation pool and the renovation and relocation of the Mercantile retail outlet and fitness center. In addition, the borrower sponsors constructed 12 new units for employee housing, renovated 40 units for employee housing and renovated the old general manager’s quarters. The Post Ranch Inn Property is currently undergoing an estimated $6.345 million two-year capital improvement plan. The capital improvement plan includes upgrades to the Ocean Houses, exterior of the Coast Houses, Butterfly Houses, North Ridge House mechanical and electrical systems, outdoor furniture, maintenance carts/vehicles, laundry equipment, kitchen equipment, wine cellar, wastewater systems and various additional upgrades.

 

The northern guestrooms include 29 bungalow-style rooms that are designated as Coast Houses, Tree Houses, Ocean Houses, the Mountain House, and the Butterfly House. All of the Ocean Houses are single-story buildings that include grass-covered roofs, private outdoor decks and ocean views. The Coast Houses are two-story cylindrically shaped buildings that also have private outdoor decks and ocean views. The Tree Houses are built upon stilts nine feet above the ground and offer both ocean and mountainside views. The Butterfly House is a three-story building that is situated in the trees with views to the Ventana Mountains and glimpses of the ocean. The Mountain House is a two-story cylindrically shaped building similar to the Coast Houses, but with views of the Ventana Mountains. The southern guestrooms, added to the Post Ranch Inn Property in 2008, consist of 10 circular-shaped guestrooms with three different styles: Cliff Houses, Peak Houses, and the Pacific Suites properties. All of the Cliff Houses and Pacific Suites offer views of the Pacific Ocean and Big Sur coastline, while the Peak Houses properties offer views of the Ventana Mountains and the Ventana wilderness area. The Pacific Suites and the Peak Houses properties are two-story buildings and the Cliff Houses property is a one-story building.

 

Each room provides a wood-burning fireplace, indoor spa tub, mini-bar with complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages and private deck. The guest rooms range in size from approximately 685 SF to 960 SF, offering a king bed with furniture custom built by a local craftsman in the hotel’s own woodshop. Guestroom bathrooms feature a granite tub and shower combination and heated floors. Most guestroom bathrooms have direct access onto an outdoor deck overlooking Big Sur's coastline, complete with a two-person hot tub.

 

The Post Ranch Inn received the following awards in 2018: (i) the Grand Award from Wine Spectator, (ii) #1 Favorite Hotel Hideaway, #1 Hotel with the Best View and #1 Most Romantic Atmosphere from Andrew Harper, (iii) #1 Top Hotel in California and #4 Top Continental US Resort from Travel + Leisure’s Reader’s Choice and (iv) a 4-Star Award for Hotel-Restaurant-Spa from Forbes Travel Guide.

 

Rental Service Agreement. There are two rental service agreements in place, whereby the Post Ranch Inn Property maintains the right to rent out three homes located on a separate parcel of land adjacent to the Post Ranch Inn Property. The first rental service agreement is between Michael Freed and an unrelated individual, as tenants in common, and the borrower for the right to rent out the South Coast House to guests of the Post Ranch Inn Property. The second rental service agreement is between Onesimo Parcel C LLC, an affiliate of the sponsors, and the borrower for the rights to rent out the Post House and the Callahan Cottage to guests of the Post Ranch Inn Property. These agreements were signed on July 29, 2014. The initial term on both agreements was for one year and can be automatically extended for consecutive one-year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party. Both agreements remain currently active and there are no restrictions on the number of days per year the Post Ranch Inn Property can utilize the homes. In the trailing twelve months ending May 31, 2019, the estimated net income from these houses totaled approximately $194,000 or just less than 2.0% of trailing 12 month net cash flow. Both agreements are expected to remain outstanding for the term of the Post Ranch Inn Loan.

 

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 Post Ranch Inn Property:

 

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Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2016(2)

 

2017(3)

 

2018(3)(4)

 

TTM 5/31/2019(4)

  Underwritten  Underwritten
$ per Room
Room Revenue  $18,244,441  $10,470,250  $20,711,444  $21,043,133  $21,043,133  $539,567.51
Food & Beverage Revenue  6,247,810  2,846,839  5,593,965  5,798,205  5,798,205  148,672
Other Revenue  2,384,431  1,868,549  2,775,327  2,917,259  2,917,259  74,802
Total Revenue  $26,876,682  $15,185,638  $29,080,736  $29,758,597  $29,758,597  $763,041
                   
Room Expense  $4,347,049  $2,872,614  $4,175,150  $4,448,647  $4,448,647  $114,068
Food & Beverage Expense  5,425,081  2,816,083  4,384,526  4,856,198  4,856,198  124,518
Other Expense  1,493,718  1,014,905  1,525,435  1,701,581  1,701,581  43,630
Total Departmental Expenses  11,265,848  6,703,602  10,085,111  11,006,426  11,006,426  282,216
Total Undistributed Expense  5,270,451  4,327,882  5,417,708  5,516,319  5,516,319  141,444
Total Fixed Expenses(5)  1,381,788  (1,766,716)  1,750,090  1,839,010  2,284,972  58,589
Total Operating Expenses  $17,918,087  $9,264,768  $17,252,909  $18,361,755  $18,807,717  $482,249
                   
Net Operating Income 

$8,958,595

 

$5,920,870

 

$11,827,827

 

$11,396,842

 

$10,950,880

 

$280,792

FF&E  1,075,067  607,426  1,163,229  1,190,344  1,190,344  30,522
Net Cash Flow 

$7,883,527

 

$5,313,444

 

$10,664,597

 

$10,206,498

 

$9,760,536

 

$250,270

                   
Occupancy  82.8%  46.1%  83.0%  81.6%  81.6%   
NOI Debt Yield  14.9%  9.9%  19.7%  19.0%  18.3%   
NCF DSCR  3.94x  2.65x  5.33x  5.10x  4.88x   

 

 

(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)The Soberanes wildfire, spanning from July 22, 2016 through October 12, 2016, caused the Post Ranch Inn Property to shut down for approximately two weeks. The closure was during peak season and resulted in a decline in occupancy for the 2016 year. In addition, 2016 was impacted by harsh winter conditions and heavy rains in Big Sur.

(3)In February 2017, the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge closed after heavy rains caused hillside supports to collapse. The old Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge was demolished in March 2017 and the new bridge opened in October 2017. With the bridge closed, the Post Ranch Inn Property was only accessible via helicopter. While the Post Ranch Inn Property was inaccessible, ownership completed an extensive guestrooms renovation. Although occupancy and ADR increased significantly in 2018, access from the south to Big Sur did not reopen until mid-year 2018.

(4)The five Butterfly guestrooms were off-line due to renovations between November 2018 and March 2019.

(5)The Total Fixed Expenses include the lot line adjustment fees. See “—Lot Line Adjustment” below.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Post Ranch Inn Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $141,700,000 as of June 4, 2019. The appraisal concluded a “when complete” appraised value of $149,200,000 as of July 1, 2021, which assumes the completion of the borrower sponsors’ two year elective capital improvement plan equal to approximately $6.3 million. The appraisal also concluded a “when stabilized” appraised value of $153,600,000 as of July 1, 2021, which assumes an increase in RevPAR, ADR and occupancy as a result of the 2018 completion of the borrower sponsor’s capital improvement plan. The “when stabilized” value assumes a projected stabilized ADR of $1,884.25 and a projected stabilized occupancy of 82.0%.

 

Appraisal Approach(1) 

Value 

Discount Rate 

Terminal Capitalization Rate 

Income Capitalization Approach $141,700,000 8.29% 7.0%

 

 

(1)Based on the “as-is” appraised value.

 

Environmental Matters. A Phase I environmental report was completed on June 20, 2019. The environmental consultant did not identify evidence of any recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Post Ranch Inn Property.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Post Ranch Inn Property is centrally located to major demand generators in both Northern and Southern California. The Post Ranch Inn Property is located in Big Sur of Monterey County, approximately 30 miles south of Monterey on the central California coast. Fewer than 300 hotel rooms are located on the 90-mile stretch of Highway 1 between Carmel and San Simeon with no new supply coming on-line due to limited development opportunities along the coast. Big Sur’s distinctive topography offers stunning views, making it one of California’s most popular tourist destinations. The Post Ranch Inn Property is situated approximately 150 miles south of San Francisco, approximately 100 miles south of San Jose, and 300 miles north of Los Angeles. The Post Ranch Inn Property is accessible from San Francisco and Los Angeles via Highway 101 and via air, with the San Jose International Airport and Monterey Peninsula Airport approximately 100 miles and 30 miles north, respectively. Big Sur is established as a premier California destination, offering a variety of attractions from luxury hotels, spas, shops and art galleries, to rustic campgrounds, beaches and hiking trails.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at the Post Ranch Inn Property:

 

Historical Statistics(1)

 

 

2015

2016(2)

2017(3)

2018(3)(4)

TTM 5/31/2019(4)

Occupancy 90.1% 82.8% 46.1% 83.0% 81.6%
ADR $1,471.06 $1,547.58 $1,592.19 $1,754.02 $1,810.63
RevPAR $1,325.86 $1,281.66 $733.52 $1,454.97 $1,478.27

 

 

(1)Source: Borrower.

(2)The Soberanes wildfire, spanning from July 22 through October 12, 2016, caused the Post Ranch Inn Property to shut down for approximately two weeks. The closure was during peak season and resulted in a decline in occupancy for the 2016 year. In addition, 2016 was impacted by harsh winter conditions and heavy rains in Big Sur.

(3)In February 2017, the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge closed after heavy rains caused hillside supports to collapse. The old Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge was demolished in March 2017 and the new bridge opened in October 2017. With the bridge closed, the Post Ranch Inn Property was only accessible via helicopter. While the Post Ranch Inn Property was in accessible, ownership completed an extensive guestrooms renovation. Although occupancy and ADR increased significantly in 2018, access from the south to Big Sur did not reopen until mid-year 2018.

(4)The five Butterfly guestrooms were off-line due to renovations between November 2018 and March 2019.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Post Ranch Inn Property:

 

Post Ranch Inn Property Competitive Set(1)

 

Property  City  Number of Rooms  Year Opened
Post Ranch Inn  Big Sur    39    1992
Auberge du Soleil  Rutherford    50    1984
Calistoga Ranch  Calistoga    50    2004
Casa Palmero Pebble Beach  Pebble Beach    24    1999
Ventana Big Sur  Big Sur    59    1975

Total(2)  

       183     

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Total excludes the Post Ranch Inn Property.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is Post Ranch Inn LLC, a single-purpose, single-asset entity with two independent directors. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Post Ranch Inn Loan.

 

The borrower sponsors and nonrecourse carve-out guarantors are Michael Freed and Peter Heinemann. Michael Freed and Peter Heinemann have been business partners for over 30 years and developed the Post Ranch Inn Property in 1992. They are the co-founders and managing directors of Passport Resorts LLC, a hotel management and marketing company that develops and operates award-winning resorts.

 

Passport Resorts LLC, has owned or managed many award winning resorts including Cavallo Point, a 142-room hotel located at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge in Fort Baker and the Hotel Hana-Maui, a 67-room resort located in Maui, Hawaii. Passport Resorts LLC also acquired the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort, a 25-room resort located on the island of Vanua Levu on 17 acres of a coconut plantation, on Savusavu Bay, and the Sea Ranch Lodge, a 19-room coastal resort 100 miles north of San Francisco.

 

Escrows. In the event that (a) the debt yield is not at least 8.0%, (b) an event of default is continuing or (c) the ARD has occurred, the borrower is required to deposit on each due date, (i) one-twelfth of the estimated annual real estate taxes into a tax reserve account, (ii) one-twelfth of the annual insurance premiums into an insurance reserve account and (iii) 4.0% of gross revenues for the prior month into an FF&E reserve account. With respect to reserves triggered due to the failure of the debt yield to be at least 8.0%, amounts in such reserves will, provided no Trigger Period (as defined below) is continuing, be disbursed to the borrower once the property achieves a debt yield of at least 8.0% as of the last day of any calendar quarter.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Post Ranch Inn Loan is structured with a springing lockbox and springing cash management. Upon the occurrence of a Trigger Period, a clearing account will be opened and maintained at a financial institution acceptable to the lender and all revenues and sums payable by issuers of credit cards are required to be transmitted directly by such issuer into the clearing account. During any Trigger Period, funds deposited into the clearing account will be swept by the clearing bank on a daily basis into the deposit account held by the lender.

 

A “Trigger Period” will commence (i) upon the ARD, (ii) upon an event of default, (iii) during a Low Debt Service Period (as defined herein) or (iv) during a Mezzanine Trigger Period.

 

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A “Low Debt Service Period” will occur if the debt service coverage ratio is less than 1.30x, based on the scheduled interest only payments due under the Post Ranch Inn Loan documents, on the last day of the calendar quarter and will end if the debt service coverage ratio is at least 1.35x for two consecutive quarters.

 

Property Management. The Post Ranch Inn Property is managed by Post Ranch Management LLC, a borrower affiliate. The property manager of the Post Ranch Inn Property may be removed from and after the date of a “notice of sale” for foreclosure of the Post Ranch Inn Property by the lender or for certain other circumstances described in the loan documents.

 

Lot Line Adjustment. In 2008, when the 10 southern ridge guestrooms were added to the Post Ranch Inn Property, the property line was adjusted to facilitate the addition. In connection with the lot line adjustments, the predecessor company of the borrower agreed to pay two unrelated individuals (the owners of the adjacent land) an annual fee equal to the greater of (a) $25,000 or (b) 1.25% of gross revenue attributed to the 10 new units on the southern ridge, until their death. The agreement was subsequently assigned to the borrower.The fee is payable in two parts, a base fee of $25,000 payable each January, with the true-up to the 1.25% due in December. The fees are subject to a lifetime minimum payout of $400,000. The fee, structured as an operating expense of the borrower, is reimbursed by the borrower to the parent company. Underwritten fees due to the owners of the adjacent land in connection with the lot line adjustments were $97,000, equal to the borrower’s budgeted amount and 0.3% of total revenues at the Post Ranch Inn Property.

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. The borrower is permitted to incur mezzanine financing (the “Mezzanine Loan”) secured by the 100% direct or indirect equity ownership interest held in the borrower; provided, that certain conditions set forth in the Post Ranch Inn Loan documents are satisfied, which include (without limitation): (i) no event of default exists; (ii) after giving effect to the Mezzanine Loan, (a) the combined debt yield on the Post Ranch Inn Loan and the Mezzanine Loan is equal to or greater than 13.5%, and (b) the combined debt service coverage ratio on the Post Ranch Inn Loan and the Mezzanine Loan is equal to or greater than 3.60x, on an interest only basis, and the combined loan-to-value ratio is equal to or less than 55.0%; (iii) the holder of the Mezzanine Loan enters into a mezzanine intercreditor agreement with the lender in form and substance acceptable to the lender and the rating agencies; (iv) the holder of the Mezzanine Loan is a “qualified equityholder” (as such term is defined in the Post Ranch Inn Loan documents); (v) a rating agency confirmation is delivered in connection with the consummation of the Mezzanine Loan and (vi) the Mezzanine Loan is co-terminous with the maturity date of the Post Ranch Inn Loan.

 

Release of Collateral. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The Post Ranch Inn 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 Post Ranch Inn Property with a deductible not in excess of $25,000. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller(3) GSMC
Location (City/State) Las Vegas, Nevada   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(4) $60,000,000
Property Type Retail   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(2) $1,000.14
Size (SF)(1) 759,891   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 4.7%
Total Occupancy as of 5/31/2019 94.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans None
Owned Occupancy as of 5/31/2019 94.0%   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
Borrower Sponsors Brookfield Properties REIT Inc. and Nuveen Real Estate   Original Amortization Term (Months) NAP
Property Management Brookfield Properties Retail Inc.   Original Interest Only Period (Months) 120
      First Payment Date 8/1/2019
      Maturity Date 7/1/2029
         
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 Combination 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 Loan Combination was co-originated by MSBNA, WFB, JPMCB and GS Bank.

(4)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance represents the non-controlling note A-4-1 of the $975,000,000 Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination.

(5)Reflects the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans only. The Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loans accrue interest at the rate of 6.25000% per annum.

(6)Other escrows represent the $1,218,246 reserved for gap rent associated with five tenants.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Loan”) is part of a loan combination (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination”) consisting of 23 senior pari passu promissory notes (note A-1-1, note A-1-2, note A-1-3, note A-1-4, note A-1-5, note A-1-6, note A-1-7, note A-1-8, note A-2-1, note A-2-2, note A-2-3, note A-2-4, note A-2-5, note A-3-1, note A-3-2, note A-3-3, note A-3-4, note A-3-5, note A-4-1, note A-4-2, note A-4-3, note A-4-4 and note A-4-5) with an aggregate original principal balance of $760,000,000 (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans”) and four subordinate pari passu promissory notes (note B-1, note B-2, note B-3 and note B-4) with an aggregate original principal balance of $215,000,000 (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loans”). The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination has an aggregate original principal balance of $975,000,000 and is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrowers’ fee simple and leasehold interests in a 759,891 SF specialty retail center that predominantly comprises the first-, second-, and third-levels of the Venetian Hotel and Casino and Palazzo Resort and Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada (the “Grand Canal Shoppes Property”). The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan, which will be included in the CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization transaction, is evidenced by the non-controlling note A-4-1, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $60,000,000 and represents approximately 4.7% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination was co-originated by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (“MSBNA”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“WFB”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“JPMCB”) and Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”) on June 3, 2019. The non-controlling notes A-1-1 and A-1-6 were included in the MSC 2019-H7 securitization transaction. The non-controlling notes A-1-2 and A-2-1 were included in the BANK 2019-BNK19 securitization transaction. The non-controlling note A-3-1 is expected to be included in the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization transaction. The other note holders are set forth in the Loan Combination Summary below.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans (including the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan) have an interest rate of 3.74080% per annum and the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loans have an interest rate of 6.25000% per annum, resulting in an initial weighted average interest rate of approximately 4.29411076923077% per annum on the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination. The borrowers utilized the proceeds of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination to refinance existing securitized debt on the Grand Canal Shoppes Property, pay closing costs, fund reserves and return equity to the borrower sponsor.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 119 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination requires interest-only payments during its term. The scheduled maturity date of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination is July 1, 2029. The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination may be voluntarily prepaid in whole (but not in part) at any time from and after March 1, 2029. In

 

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addition, prior to March 1, 2029 and provided that no event of default is continuing, defeasance with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America is permitted at any time after the earlier of (a) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into which the last piece of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination is deposited and (b) June 3, 2022.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan CombinationsThe Grand Canal Shoppes Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” in the Prospectus.

 

  Loan Combination 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    MSBNA(2)  No  
  Note A-1-4  40,000,000   40,000,000    MSBNA(2)  No  
  Note A-1-5  13,846,154   13,846,154    MSBNA(2)  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    MSBNA(2)  No  
  Note A-1-8  10,000,000   10,000,000    MSBNA(2)  No  
  Note A-2-1  50,000,000   50,000,000    BANK 2019-BNK19  No  
  Note A-2-2  50,000,000   50,000,000    WFB(3)  No  
  Note A-2-3  40,000,000   40,000,000    WFB(3)  No  
  Note A-2-4  25,000,000   25,000,000    WFB(3)  No  
  Note A-2-5  10,384,615   10,384,615    WFB(3)  No  
  Note A-3-1  50,000,000   50,000,000    Benchmark 2019-B12(4)  No  
  Note A-3-2  50,000,000   50,000,000    JPMCB(5)  No  
  Note A-3-3  40,000,000   40,000,000    JPMCB(5)  No  
  Note A-3-4  25,000,000   25,000,000    JPMCB(5)  No  
  Note A-3-5  10,384,615   10,384,615    JPMCB(5)  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    GS Bank(6)  No  
  Note A-4-3  20,000,000   20,000,000    GS Bank(6)  No  
  Note A-4-4  25,000,000   25,000,000    GS Bank(6)  No  
  Note A-4-5  10,384,615   10,384,615    GS Bank(6)  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 Loan Combination and to direct certain decisions with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, 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 Loan Combination will be serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSC 2019-H7 securitization from and after the anticipated closing date of such securitization on July 25, 2019.

(2)Notes A-1-3, A-1-4, A-1-5, A-1-7 and A-1-8 are currently held by MSBNA and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization trusts.

(3)Notes A-2-2, A-2-3, A-2-4 and A-2-5 are currently held by WFB and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization trusts.

(4)Note A-3-1 is currently held by JPMCB and is expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 securitization transaction.

(5)Notes A-3-2, A-3-3, A-3-4 and A-3-5 are currently held by JPMCB and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization trusts.

(6)Notes A-4-2, A-4-3, A-4-4 and A-4-5 are currently held by GS Bank and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization trusts.

 

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The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination capital structure is shown below:

 

Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination Capital Structure

 

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(1)The initial weighted average interest rate of the notes comprising the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination is 4.29411076923077%. The interest rate on the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination as of any date of determination will be the weighted average interest rate of the notes comprising the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination.

(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.

 

The Mortgaged Property: The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is a 759,891 SF specialty retail center that predominantly comprises the first-, second- and third-level of the Venetian Hotel and Casino and Palazzo Resort and Casino. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property opened in 1999, with an expansion in conjunction with the completion of the Palazzo Resort and Casino (“The Palazzo”) in 2007, and is anchored by an 84,743 SF, three-level Barneys New York, currently slated to close by January 2020. Barneys New York will be part of the collateral for the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination at loan origination, but the borrowers have the right to obtain a release of the Barneys Parcel without any payment of a release price. At origination, no value or rental income was attributed to the Barneys Parcel.

 

The Venetian Hotel and Casino and The Palazzo are luxury hotels and casino resorts situated within the southeast quadrant of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue. The Venetian Hotel and Casino and The Palazzo are owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands. The overall resort complex is the largest on The Strip, and includes 4,049 rooms within the Venetian Hotel and Casino, 3,068 rooms/suites within The Palazzo, and 225,000 SF of gaming space (combined), none of which are collateral for the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is physically connected to the Venetian Hotel and Casino and The Palazzo, which combine to create a large hotel and resort complex with over 7,000 hotel rooms, 2.3 million SF of meeting space, one million SF of retail space and more than 30 restaurants. In addition, the Grand Canal Shoppes Property is within walking distance to over 140,000 hotel rooms.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is situated across 21.1 acres of land along the central portion of Las Vegas Boulevard (“The Strip”). The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is a premier shopping, entertainment and dining venue in Las Vegas featuring a unique Venetian-inspired setting with luxury retailers and restaurant concepts. Attractions include a gondola ride through the canals of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property as well as showroom/theater space for live performances.

 

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The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is currently 94.0% leased as of May 31, 2019. According to the appraisal, the Grand Canal Shoppes Property generates average mall shop sales of over $1,000 PSF. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property generated $427.6 million in gross sales with comparable in line sales inclusive of the food court of $1,182 PSF as of TTM February 2019. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property generates over 60% of its top line revenue from food and entertainment offerings, including restaurants such as TAO Asian Bistro, which features a night and beach club, Grand Lux Café, Sushi Samba, Delmonico Steakhouse, CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Smith & Wollensky, Verdugo West Brewery, Xiang Tian Xia Chinese Hot Pot and Recital Karaoke, among others. Noteworthy luxury retailers at the Grand Canal Shoppes Property include Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fendi and Jimmy Choo.

 

From 2015 through January 2019, capital expenditures, inclusive of development capital and landlord work, of approximately $20.3 million ($26.70 PSF) were invested in the Grand Canal Shoppes Property. In addition, there is a planned renovation and redevelopment of the common areas within the shopping areas above The Palazzo. Ownership is budgeting an approximately $12.0 million plan to improve lighting and finishes, in an attempt to maintain existing tenants and attract new tenants to this portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property. According to management, renovations are expected to begin in September 2019. In addition, new finishes and lighting are expected to be completed in conjunction with a proposed 27,422 SF entertainment destination expected to be completed in 2020. Such renovation and redevelopment, as well as development of the new entertainment destination, are not required by or reserved for under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination documents, and we cannot assure you that any such renovation, redevelopment, or food hall development will be completed.

 

The following table presents a summary of historical tenant sales at the Grand Canal Shoppes Property:

 

Historical Tenant Sales Summary (1)

 

   2015  2016  2017  2018 

TTM February

2019 Sales

 

TTM February

2019 Sales PSF

Anchor / Major Sales  $129,599,970   $129,282,829   $130,862,228   $138,705,093   $140,317,346   $1,046 
Comparable In-Line Sales  $200,973,916   $207,912,708   $223,524,143   $244,916,086   $244,795,176   $1,154 
Comparable Food Court Sales  $17,055,210   $19,744,070   $21,275,466   $23,538,795   $23,688,945   $1,580 

 

 

(1)Information as provided by the borrower sponsors and only includes tenants reporting sales.

 

The first floor of Barneys New York and the casino level (ground floor) space are leased by the borrowers, pursuant to air rights ground leases, which do not include the underlying land. The casino level space consists of restaurants and retail shops contained on the casino levels (ground floor) of the Venetian Hotel and Casino and The Palazzo Resort. The ground lease for the casino level of the Venetian Hotel and Casino portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property expires in 2093, and the ground lease for the casino level of The Palazzo Resort portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property expires in 2097. Each of the annual rents for these leases is $1 and the borrowers have the option to purchase the premises for $1 on the respective expiration dates. The remaining collateral, except for the Walgreens air rights lease space, is owned in fee. A portion of the fee is located at the ground level (the retail annex), with the majority fee located on levels 2 and 3. The collateral is vertically subdivided; i.e., the fee ownership is solely of the designated space on the ground level and levels 2 and 3. A reciprocal easement agreement governs the relationship among the owner of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property, and the owners of other interests in the complex that includes the Venetian Hotel and Casino and The Palazzo Resort. The Walgreens air rights lease space refers to the air rights above the Walgreens space (the Walgreens space itself is owned by a third party), for which the lease expires in 2064 with one, 40-year extension option. The Walgreens air rights space is currently occupied by Buddy V's Ristorante and Carlo’s Bakery (12,839 SF, 1.5% of underwritten base rent). The Venetian Hotel and Casino subleases a portion of the air rights parcel from the borrowers pursuant to a separate sublease. The Venetian Hotel and Casino is responsible under its sublease for an amount equal to 80.68% of the ground rent under the Walgreens lease.

 

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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 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  None
Welcome to Las Vegas(6)  NR / NR / NR  14,234   1.9   2,000,502   3.0   140.54   12/31/2020  None
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  None
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 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 and 15,039 SF expiring on May 31, 2025.

(6)Welcome to Las Vegas has an additional lease that is expected to commence in 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 and 1,088 SF expiring on January 31, 2020.

 

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  2,080   0.3%  0.3%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   3 
2019  39,567   5.2   5.5%  2,436,560   3.6   61.58   17 
2020  80,052   10.5   16.0%  4,475,224   6.7   55.90   29 
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 & Thereafter  12,091   1.6   94.0%  699,125   1.0   57.82   2 
Vacant  45,263   6.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP 
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.

 

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
The Venetian Hotel and Casino  95.1%  92.6%  98.3%  95.7%  99.1%  97.1%
Palazzo Resort and Casino  88.2%  89.5%  86.2%  88.4%  83.0%  86.2%
Total / Wtd. Avg.  92.6%  91.5%  93.9%  93.0%  93.3%  94.0%

 

 

(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 

Underwritten(2) 

  Underwritten
$ per SF
Base Rent(2)  $68,255,204   $67,507,328   $66,471,558   $66,941,590   $67,034,881   $88.22 
Total Recoveries  31,633,869   27,875,777   25,766,223   25,166,107   26,539,087   34.92 
Other Income(3)  12,765,993   12,203,223   10,872,872   10,365,738   10,455,366   13.76 
Less Vacancy & Credit Loss  0   0   0   0   0   0.00 
Effective Gross Income  $112,655,066   $107,586,327   $103,110,653   $102,473,435   $104,029,334   $136.90 
                         
Real Estate Taxes  $1,952,631   $1,995,183   $2,076,447   $2,102,023   $2,102,023   $2.77 
Insurance  268,881   248,826   253,530   260,040   260,040   0.34 
Other Operating Expenses(4)  31,074,924   30,916,371   29,454,203   28,645,562   28,645,562   37.70 
Total Expenses  $33,296,436   $33,160,381   $31,784,180   $31,007,624   $31,007,624   $40.81 
                         
                         
Net Operating Income(2)  $79,358,630   $74,425,947   $71,326,473   $71,465,811   $73,021,709   $96.09 
Capital Expenditures  0   0   0   0   0   0.00 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   2,023,806   2.66 
Net Cash Flow  $79,358,630   $74,425,947   $71,326,473   $71,465,811   $70,997,903   $93.43 
                         
Occupancy(5)  93.9%   93.0%   93.3%   93.9%   94.0%     
NOI Debt Yield(6)  10.4%   9.8%   9.4%   9.4%   9.6%     
NCF DSCR(6)  2.75x   2.58x   2.47x   2.48x   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)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.

(3)Other Income includes vending income, enterprise income, advertising revenue sponsorship income, specialty leasing income, overage rent and percent in lieu.

(4)Other Operating Expenses includes the Walgreens ground/air rights lease rent of which $113,475, 19.32% 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.

(5)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.

(6)NOI Debt Yield and NCF DSCR are based on the Grand Canal Shoppes Senior Loans and exclude the Grand Canal Shoppes Subordinate Loans.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Grand Canal Shoppes Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $1,640,000,000 as of April 3, 2019, which excludes an 84,743 SF space currently leased to Barneys New York (the “Barneys Parcel”) that is subject to a free release under the loan documents as described under “—Release of Collateral” below. The “as-is” appraised value including the Barneys Parcel is $1,680,000,000 as of April 3, 2019.

 

Appraisal Approach(1)

Value

Discount Rate 

Capitalization Rate

Direct Capitalization Approach $1,640,000,000 N/A   4.50%    
Discounted Cash Flow Approach $1,682,600,000 6.25% 5.00%(2)

 

 

(1)Based on the “as-is” appraised value, excluding the Barney’s space.

(2)Represents the terminal cap rate.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report, dated May 15, 2019, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Grand Canal Shoppes Property other than to continue implementation of the existing asbestos operations and maintenance plan.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is located in Las Vegas, Nevada along The Strip. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property’s tenant mix of retail, restaurants, and entertainment offerings benefits from Las Vegas’s tourists, convention center attendees, and residents. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is adjacent to the Sands Expo Convention Center, a 1.8 million SF meeting and convention center. Additionally, Las Vegas has various developments in process that are expected to be completed in 2020 and beyond. The most notable of these developments is the MSG Sphere, an 18,000 seat performance venue being developed by Madison Square Garden and Las Vegas Sands just east of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property, the construction of the 65,000 seat Las Vegas Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, which is expected to also double as a live entertainment and convention venue, and the Las Vegas Convention Center District is under redevelopment with a 1.4 million SF expansion. We cannot assure you as to whether or when such developments will be completed.

 

Primary access to the Grand Canal Shoppes Property is provided by Interstate 15, the region’s primary north-south route, which is situated approximately one mile west of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property, with access gained via Spring Mountain Road/Sands Avenue. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is located approximately three miles north of the McCarran International Airport and has direct access to Citizen Area Transit, which has over 41 routes running throughout the region. According to the appraisal, there were over 42.1 million visitors traveling to Las Vegas, and convention visitors exceeding 6.5 million in 2018. According to the appraisal, the estimated 2018 population within a five-, seven- and ten-mile radius of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property was 410,151, 911,414 and 1,661,641,

 

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respectively. The estimated 2018 average household income within a five-, seven- and ten-mile radius was $54,257, $60,146 and $70,983, respectively.

 

The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is located in the Southeast submarket of the Las Vegas retail market. According to the appraisal, as of the fourth quarter of 2018, the vacancy rate in the Southeast submarket was approximately 14.5%, with average asking rents of $19.41 PSF and inventory of approximately 5.1 million SF. According to the appraisal, as of the fourth quarter of 2018, the vacancy rate in the Las Vegas retail market was approximately 13.4%, with average asking rents of $22.34 PSF and inventory of approximately 29.9 million SF. The appraiser concluded a market rent of $98.23 PSF for the space at the Grand Canal Shoppes Property.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Grand Canal Shoppes Property:

 

Competitive Set(1)

 

Property, Location

Type

Year Built / Renovated

Size (SF)

Occupancy

Sales per SF

Anchor Tenants

Distance to
Subject (mi.)

Grand Canal Shoppes Property

Las Vegas, NV

Specialty Retail 1999/2007 759,891 94.0%(2) $1,182(3) TAO Nightclub, Theater, Grand Lux Café, Mercato Della Pescheria, TAO Asian Bistro, Recital Karaoke, Madame Tussaud Las Vegas, Verdugo West Brewery, Golden Gai N/A
Primary Competition
Forum Shops at Caesars
Las Vegas, NV

Fashion/

Specialty

1992/1997, 2004 650,000 99% $1,400 - $1,700 Upscale/themed retail project at Caesars with 1-2 levels 0.5

Wynn Las Vegas Retail

Las Vegas, NV

Fashion/

Specialty

2005/2008 150,000 95% $2,000 - $3,000 Upscale retail areas located within The Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Encore 0.3

The Shops at Crystals

Las Vegas, NV

Fashion/

Specialty

2009/NAP 360,000 94% $1,200 - $1,400 Upscale specialty retail center with 3-levels on Las Vegas Strip part of City Center 1.1

Miracle Mile Shops

Las Vegas, NV

Fashion/

Specialty

2000/2008, 2016 494,000 93% $825 - $875 Mid-Tier specialty retail center with 1 and 2 stories at Planet Hollywood 1.0

Fashion Show Mall

Las Vegas, NV

Super-Regional Center 1981/Various 1,875,400 95% $825 - $875 Neiman Marcus, Dillard’s, Macy’s, Saks, Forever 21, Nordstrom, Dick’s Sporting Goods 0.3
Secondary Competition
The Linq Promenade
Las Vegas, NV

Fashion/

Specialty

2014/NAP 268,000 93% - - - Retail and entertainment specialty center including a number of restaurants and performance venues 0.4
Bellagio Shops
Las Vegas, NV

Fashion/

Specialty

1998/NAP - 100% - - - Upscale shopping area located within Bellagio Resort and Casino 0.8

The Showcase

Las Vegas, NV

Specialty Retail 1997/2003, 2009 347,281 97% - - - Coca-Cola, Ross, Hard Rock, M&M’s, Adidas 1.6
Las Vegas Premium Outlets
Las Vegas, NV
Outlet Center 2003/NAP 676,113 100% $1,400 - $1,600 Last Call Neiman Marcus, Off 5th Saks 5th Avenue, Nike 3.5

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal

(2)Based on underwritten rent roll dated May 31, 2019.

(3)Comparable in-line sales shown as of February 28, 2019.

 

The Borrowers. The borrowers are Grand Canal Shops II, LLC and The Shoppes at the Palazzo, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company that is structured to be bankruptcy remote with two independent directors. The borrower sponsors are Brookfield Properties REIT Inc. and Nuveen Real Estate. The nonrecourse carveout guarantor is BPR Nimbus LLC, an affiliate of Brookfield Properties REIT Inc. Legal counsel to the borrowers delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination.

 

Brookfield Properties REIT Inc. (“Brookfield”) ranks among the largest retail real estate companies in the United States. Its portfolio of mall properties spans the nation, encompassing 170 locations across 42 states and representing over 146 million SF of retail space. Brookfield is focused on managing, leasing and redeveloping retail properties. Nuveen Real Estate is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association. Nuveen Real Estate manages various funds and mandates, across both public and private investments, and spanning both debt and equity and has over 80 years of real estate investing experience and more than 500 employees located across over 20 cities throughout the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

 

Escrows. On the origination date, the borrowers funded (i) a tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve in the amount of $12,309,694 and (ii) a gap rent reserve in the amount of $1,218,246.

 

On each due date during a Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Management Period, the borrowers will be 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 next ensuing 12 months, unless in the case of insurance premiums, the borrowers is maintaining a blanket policy; (ii) a replacement reserve in the amount of $16,122 (subject to an aggregate cap of $386,928); (iii) a tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve in the amount of $96,731 (subject to an aggregate cap of $2,321,544); and (iv) a ground rents reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual amounts payable by each of the borrowers, as applicable, pursuant to the two ground leases and the air rights lease described under “—Ground Leases” below.

 

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LOAN #6: GRAND CANAL SHOPPES

 

 

A “Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Management Period” means a period (i) commencing upon an event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination and ending when such event of default is cured or waived or (ii) commencing on the date that that the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) is less than 6.5% as of the end of any calendar year and ending on the date that the debt yield is greater than or equal to 6.5% for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The borrowers are required to deliver tenant direction letters instructing all tenants to deposit rents into a lender-controlled lockbox account. In addition, the borrowers are required to cause all cash revenues relating to the Grand Canal Shoppes Property and all other money received by the borrowers or the property manager with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Property (other than tenant security deposits) to be deposited into such lockbox account or a lender-controlled cash management account within two business days of receipt thereof. On each business day that no Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Management Period or event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination is continuing, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a borrower-controlled operating account. On each second business day during a Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Management Period or during the continuance of an event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into the cash management account.

 

During the continuance of a Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Management Period and so long as no event of default is continuing, all amounts on deposit in the cash management account after payment of debt service, required reserves and budgeted operating expenses are required to be swept into a borrower-controlled operating account, unless a Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Sweep Period is continuing, in which case such amounts are required to be deposited into an excess cash flow reserve account as additional collateral for the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination.

 

A “Grand Canal Shoppes Cash Sweep Period” means a period (i) commencing upon an event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination and ending when such event of default is cured or waived or (ii) commencing on the date that that the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) is less than 6.0% as of the end of any calendar year and ending on the date that the debt yield is greater than or equal to 6.0% for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Property Management. The Grand Canal Shoppes Property is currently managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Inc. pursuant to a management agreement. Under the related loan documents, the Grand Canal Shoppes Property is required to be managed by Brookfield Properties Retail Inc., any affiliate of the borrower sponsor or Brookfield, or a reputable and experienced management organization that manages at least five shopping centers in the United States having an aggregate square footage of at least 3,750,000 square feet and has a net worth greater than one billion dollars. The lender has the right to require the borrowers to replace the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrowers (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, (ii) if such property manager becomes bankrupt or insolvent or (iii) if a default occurs under the related management agreement that would allow the borrowers to terminate such management agreement.

 

Release of Collateral. Provided that no event of default is continuing, the borrowers may obtain the release of a portion of Grand Canal Shoppes Property consisting of the Barneys Parcel without defeasance or prepayment (except as required by REMIC regulations) upon a bona fide sale to an unaffiliated third party and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) the lender receives reasonably satisfactory evidence that all portions of the Barneys Parcel owned by the borrowers in fee simple have been legally subdivided from all portions of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property remaining after the release, (ii) the loan-to-value ratio following such release is less than or equal to 125% (provided that the borrowers may prepay the “qualified amount” as defined in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 2010-30, in order to satisfy such requirement, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium) and (iii) delivery of a REMIC opinion. From and after the release of the Barneys Parcel, without the prior consent of the lender, neither the borrowers nor any of their affiliates may solicit, cause or facilitate the relocation of any existing tenant at the Grand Canal Shoppes Property to the Barneys Parcel.

 

Reciprocal Easement Agreement. The borrowers are a party to a reciprocal easement agreement with respect to the Grand Canal Shoppes Property which governs the interrelationship between the Grand Canal Shoppes Property and the owners of other interests in the complex that includes the Venetian Hotel and Casino and The Palazzo Resort. Under the reciprocal easement agreement, the borrowers covenant to continuously operate the Grand Canal Shoppes Property and have agreed to maintain the quality standards of the tenant mix at the Grand Canal Shoppes 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 Grand Canal Shoppes 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 Grand Canal Shoppes Property

 

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LOAN #6: GRAND CANAL SHOPPES

 

 

 (other than to a 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 property at such lower sales price.

 

Additionally, Venetian Casino Resort, LLC has the right to cure certain defaults of the borrowers under the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination and, in the case of acceleration of the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination, has the right, subject to the satisfaction of certain financial covenants, to purchase the Grand Canal Shoppes Loan Combination 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 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.

 

Mezzanine or Subordinate Secured Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Ground/Air Rights Leases. The borrowers are tenants under two ground leases and an air rights lease at the Grand Canal Shoppes 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. As of March 1, 2011, 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%.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrowers are required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property, as well as 24 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 borrowers’ 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. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

 

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LOAN #7: moffett towers ii buildings 3 & 4

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   GSMC, GACC
Location (City/State) Sunnyvale, California   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(8)   $55,250,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(4)   $499.10
Size (SF)(1) 701,266   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.3%
Total Occupancy as of 8/6/2019(2) 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 8/6/2019(2) 100.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 2019 / NAP   Mortgage Rate   3.76386%
Appraised Value(3) $790,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)(7)   120
Borrower Sponsor Jay Paul Company   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Property Management Paul Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Jay Paul Company   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
      First Payment Date   8/6/2019
      Anticipated Repayment Date   7/6/2029
      Final Maturity Date   6/6/2034
           
Underwritten Revenues $57,629,637        
Underwritten Expenses $11,259,997   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $46,369,641     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $46,224,616   Taxes $525,523 $87,587
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(4)(5) 44.3%   Insurance $0 $0
LTV Ratio at ARD(4)(6)(7) 44.3%   Replacement Reserves $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(4)  3.47x / 3.46x   TI/LC(2) $39,293,262 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(4)  13.2% / 13.2%   Other $0 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $           % Uses $ %
Senior Loan Amount $350,000,000 59.3% Loan Payoff(9) $408,943,870  69.3% 
Subordinate Loan Amount 155,000,000 26.3    Principal Equity Distribution 114,264,733 19.4 
Mezzanine Loan 85,000,000 14.4    Reserves 39,818,785 6.7
      Origination Costs 26,972,612 4.6
           
Total Sources $590,000,000 100.0%   Total Uses $590,000,000 100.0% 
                     

 

(1)The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is part of the Moffett Towers II Campus. The campus shares 59,648 SF of common area amenities, of which 23,860 SF were allocated to the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property. These 23,860 SF are not included in the collateral.

(2)Facebook has taken possession of its space and has commenced with the design of the build out of the spaces. Facebook is currently in a free rent period at Building 3 and is anticipated to begin paying rent in January 2020. Facebook is also currently in a free rent period at Building 4 and is anticipated to begin paying rent in December 2019. We cannot assure you that this tenant will begin paying rent as anticipated or at all. All contractual TI/LC obligations and free rent were reserved at the origination of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination. See “—Escrows” below.

(3)See “—Appraisal” below.

(4)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Senior Loans and excludes the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Loans unless otherwise specified. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(5)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio is calculated utilizing the “prospective stabilized” appraised value of $790,000,000. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio calculated based on the “as-is” appraised value is 48.2%. See “—Appraisal” below.

(6)The LTV Ratio at ARD is calculated utilizing the “prospective stabilized” appraised value of $790,000,000. The LTV Ratio calculated based on the “as-is” appraised value is 48.2%. See “—Appraisal” below.

(7)The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination has an anticipated repayment date (the “ARD”) of July 6, 2029 and a stated maturity date of June 6, 2034.

(8)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance represents the non-controlling note A-2-C and note A-3-C of the $505,000,000 Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(9)In May 2018, GS Bank funded a $795.0 million loan to an affiliate of the borrower to construct the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property. GS Bank subsequently syndicated $690.0 million of such loan to third parties, including one syndication partner who placed its $100.0 million allocation on a warehouse line with GS Bank. GS Bank retained $105.0 million of such loan on its balance sheet. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination was used in part to pay off the existing GS Bank loan.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan”) is part of a loan combination (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination”) consisting of 11 senior pari passu promissory notes (note A-1-A, note A-1-B, note A-1-C, note A-1-D, note A-1-E, note A-2-A, note A-2-B, note A-2-C, note A-3-A, note A-3-B and note A-3-C) with an aggregate original principal balance of $350,000,000 (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Senior Loans”) and three subordinate pari passu promissory notes (note B-1, note B-2 and note B-3) with an aggregate original principal balance of $155,000,000 (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Loans”). The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination has an aggregate original principal balance of $505,000,000 and is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in two office buildings located in Sunnyvale, California (collectively, the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property”). The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan, which will be included in the CGCMT 2019-GC41 securitization transaction, is evidenced by the non-controlling note A-2-C and note A-3-C, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $55,250,000 and represents approximately 4.3% of the Initial Pool Balance.

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination was co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“DBNY”) and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“BCREI”) on June 19, 2019. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Senior Loans (including the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan) and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Loans have a per annum interest rate equal to (i) prior to the ARD, 3.76386% and (ii) from and after the ARD, the sum of (a) 3.76386% plus (b) the positive difference between the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Adjusted Blended Interest Rate and 3.76386%. The “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Adjusted Blended Interest Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) 5.26386% or (b) the rate for U.S. dollar swaps with a 10-year maturity, as of the ARD, plus 1.50%.

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination had an initial term of 120 months to the ARD and has a remaining term of 119 months to the ARD as of the Cut-off Date. The stated maturity date is June 6, 2034 (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Stated Maturity Date”). The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination requires interest-only payments during its term until the ARD. From the first due date after the ARD until the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Stated Maturity Date, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination will amortize on a 30-year schedule.

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination may be voluntarily prepaid in whole (but not in part) beginning on August 6, 2021. Any voluntary prepayments prior to January 6, 2029 require a yield maintenance premium, which may be no less than 1% of the amount prepaid. In addition, provided that no event of default under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is continuing, defeasance with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America is permitted at any time on or after the earlier of (a) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into which the last piece of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is deposited or (b) June 19, 2022.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Loan CombinationsThe Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” in the Prospectus.

 

Loan Combination Summary  
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder Controlling Piece  
 
Note A-1-A $2,750,000 $2,750,000 MFTII 2019-B3B4 No  
Note A-1-B 65,000,000 65,000,000 BCREI(1) Yes(2)  
Note A-1-C 50,000,000 50,000,000 BANK 2019-BNK19 No  
Note A-1-D 49,750,0000 49,750,0000 BCREI(1) No  
Note A-1-E 25,000,000 25,000,000 BCREI(1) No  
Note A-2-A 1,125,000 1,125,000 MFTII 2019-B3B4 No  
Note A-2-B 34,450,000 34,450,000 DBNY(3) No  
Note A-2-C 43,175,000 43,175,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41 No  
Note A-3-A 1,125,000 1,125,000 MFTII 2019-B3B4 No  
Note A-3-B 65,550,000 65,550,000 GS Bank(4) No  
Note A-3-C 12,075,000 12,075,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41 No  
Note B-1 85,250,000 85,250,000 MFTII 2019-B3B4 Yes(2)  
Note B-2 34,875,000 34,875,000 MFTII 2019-B3B4 Yes(2)  
Note B-3 34,875,000 34,875,000 MFTII 2019-B3B4 Yes(2)  
Total $505,000,000 $505,000,000      

 

(1)Notes A-1-B, A-1-D and A-1-E are currently held by BCREI and are expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

(2)During the continuance of a control appraisal period relating to the B notes, Note A-1-B will be the controlling piece. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Pari Passu-AB Loan Combination” in the Prospectus.

(3)DBNY expects to transfer Note A-2-B to DBR Investments Co. Limited and contribute such note to one or more future securitization transactions.

(4)Note A-3-B is currently held by GS Bank and is expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

 B-68

 

LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 total debt capital structure is shown below:

 

Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Total Debt Capital Structure

 

 

 

 

(1)The initial weighted average interest rate of the notes comprising the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is 3.76386%. The interest rate on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination as of any date of determination will be the weighted average interest rate of the notes comprising the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination.

(2)Based on the “prospective stabilized” appraised value of $790,000,000 as of December 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020.

(3)Based on the UW NOI of $46,369,641 and the UW NCF of $46,224,616.

(4)Based on the “prospective stabilized” appraised value of $790,000,000, the Implied Borrower Sponsor Equity is $200,000,000.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property consists of two identical, newly-constructed, eight-story Class A office buildings totaling 701,266 SF located in Sunnyvale, California. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is 100.0% leased to Facebook on two separate 350,633 SF triple-net, substantially identical leases through May 31, 2034, each with two, seven-year extension options and no early termination rights.

 

Facebook has a right of first refusal to purchase the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property if the borrower is willing and able to accept an offer to sell the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property to one of Facebook’s competitors (currently defined as Alphabet Inc., Amazon, Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation) that remains active so long as Facebook has not assigned its leases to an unaffiliated third party and is not in material monetary default under its leases.

 

The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property comprises a portion of the approximately 1.8 million SF, five-building Moffett Towers II office campus (the “Moffett Towers II Campus”) located on 47.4 acres in Sunnyvale, California. The first phase of the Moffett Towers II Campus development included Moffett Towers II Building 1, Moffett Towers II Building 2, an enclosed parking structure, an adjacent surface parking lot, and a 59,648 SF fitness/amenities building. The second phase of the Moffett Towers II Campus development consists of Moffett Towers II Building 5 and an enclosed parking structure. The third and final phase consists of Moffett Towers II Building 4 (“Building 4”) (completed in May 2019), Moffett Towers II Building 3 (“Building 3”) (completed in June 2019), and an additional parking structure (expected completion in 2019). The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property will feature access to the fitness/amenities building and the enclosed parking structure pursuant to a declaration of covenants, conditions, restrictions and easement and charges agreement. There are 1,068 total parking spaces dedicated to Facebook pursuant to its leases, resulting in a parking ratio of approximately 3.3 spaces per 1,000 SF.

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the sole tenant at the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property:

 

Largest Tenant Based on Underwritten Base Rent

 

Building 

 

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(2) 

 

Lease Expiration 

 

Renewal / Extension Options 

3  Facebook(3)  NR / NR / NR  350,633  50.0%  $19,493,562   50.0%  $55.60  5/31/2034  2, 7-year options
4  Facebook(3)  NR / NR / NR  350,633  50.0   19,493,562   50.0   $55.60  5/31/2034  2, 7-year options
   Total     701,266  100.0%  $38,987,125   100.0%  $55.60      

 

 

(1)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

(2)UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF reflect the contractual base rent for the office portion as of May 1, 2019 for Building 4 and June 1, 2019 for Building 3 as well as the tenant's pro rata share of the amenity facility ($1,282,857 or $641,428 per building) and contractual rent steps through May 1, 2020 for Building 4 and June 1, 2020 for Building 3. Facebook is currently in a free rent period, described below, and will begin paying annual base rent of $52.20 per SF in December 2019 and January 2020 for Building 4 and Building 3, respectively.

(3)Facebook has taken possession of both its spaces and has commenced with the design of the build out of the spaces. Facebook took occupancy of Building 3 in June 2019, is currently in a free rent period, and is anticipated to begin paying rent in January 2020. Facebook took occupancy of Building 4 in May 2019, is also currently in a free rent period, and is anticipated to begin paying rent in December 2019. We cannot assure you that this tenant will begin paying rent as anticipated or at all. See “—Escrows” below

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 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 

 

UW Base Rent $
per SF(2) 

 

# of Expiring
Leases 

MTM   0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2019   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   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2024   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2025   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2026   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2027   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2028   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2029   0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2030 & Thereafter   701,266   100.0   100.0%  38,987,125   100.0   55.60   2 
Vacant   0   0.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP 
Total   701,266   100.0%      $38,987,125   100.0%  $55.60   2 

 

 

(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by the sole tenant.

(2)UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF reflect the contractual base rent for the office portion as of May 1, 2019 for Building 4 and June 1, 2019 for Building 3 as well as the tenant's pro rata share of the amenity facility ($1,282,857 or $641,428 per building) and contractual rent steps through May 1, 2020 for Building 4 and June 1, 2020 for Building 3. Facebook is currently in a free rent period, described below, and will begin paying annual base rent of $52.20 per SF in December 2019 and January 2020 for Building 4 and Building 3, respectively.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

As of 8/6/2019

100.0%
 
(1)As provided by the borrower. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property was constructed in 2019 and has been fully leased since June 1, 2019.

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

 

Underwritten(3) 

 

Underwritten $ per SF(3)(4) 

In-Place Rent  $37,708,475   $52.00 
In-Place UW Amenities Rent  1,282,857   1.77 
Straight-Line Office Rent  8,564,468   11.81 
Straight-Line Amenities Rent  291,524   0.40 
Total Rental Revenue  $47,847,323   $65.98 
Reimbursements  11,259,997   15.53 
Vacancy Loss  (1,477,683)  (2.04)
Effective Gross Income  $57,629,637   $79.48 
         
Total Expenses  $11,259,997   $15.53 
         
Net Operating Income  $46,369,641   $63.95 
TI/LC  145,025   0.20 
Net Cash Flow  $46,224,616   $63.75 
         
Occupancy  100%    
NOI Debt Yield(5)  13.2%    
NCF DSCR(5)  3.46x    

 
(1)Certain items such as straight line rent, 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)Historical operating statements are not available, as the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property was built in 2019.

(3)Underwritten Base Rent and Underwritten Base Rent $ per SF reflect the contractual base rent for the office portion as of May 1, 2019 for Building 4 and June 1, 2019 for Building 3 as well as the tenant's pro rata share of the amenity facility ($1,282,857 or $641,428 per building) and contractual rent steps through May 1, 2020 for Building 4 and June 1, 2020 for Building 3. Facebook is currently in a free rent period at both buildings and will begin paying annual base rent of $52.20 per SF in December 2019 and January 2020 for Building 4 and Building 3, respectively.

(4)Based on 725,126 SF, which includes 23,860 SF of the tenant’s pro rata share of the amenity facility.

(5)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Senior Loans and excludes the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Loans unless otherwise specified.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $726,000,000 ($363,000,000 for Building 3 and $363,000,000 for Building 4), as of May 3, 2019. The appraisal also provided a “prospective market value upon stabilization” of $790,000,000 ($395,000,000 for Building 3 and $395,000,000 for Building 4) as of January 1, 2020 for Building 3 and December 1, 2019 for Building 4. This value assumes that Facebook takes occupancy, construction is complete and Facebook begins paying rent for Building 3 on January 1, 2020 and Building 4 on December 1, 2019. The appraisal also concluded to an “as dark” value of $610,000,000 ($305,000,000 for Building 3 and $305,000,000 for Building 4) as of May 3, 2019.

 

Appraisal Approach(1) 

Value 

Discount Rate 

Capitalization Rate 

Direct Capitalization Approach $726,000,000 N/A 5.00%

 

 
(1)Based on the “as-is” appraised value.

 

Environmental Matters. According to Phase I environmental reports, each dated May 13, 2019, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is located in Moffett Park, in the Sunnyvale submarket within Silicon Valley. Moffett Park is a 519-acre area comprised of recently developed office spaces and research and development buildings. Notable technology firms currently in Moffett Park include Google Inc., Hewlett Packard, Juniper Networks, Amazon.com, Lockheed-Martin, Microsoft, Motorola, NetApp and Rambus. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is north of State Highway 237, which forms the southern border of the Moffett Park area and provides access from Interstate 680 and Interstate 280 to the northeast and U.S. Highway 101 in Sunnyvale to the southwest. U.S. Highway 101 runs northward through San Francisco and southward through San Jose, terminating in the City of Los Angeles. The Santa Clara County Transit System station is located across the street from the Moffett Towers II Campus and services the surrounding residential communities.

 

According to the appraisal, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is located in the Moffett Park office submarket of Silicon Valley. The appraisal notes that at the end of the first quarter of 2019, this submarket contained about 10.3 million SF of office inventory, or about 11.9% of the entire Silicon Valley office inventory of approximately 86.8 million SF. The appraisal concluded overall vacancy in the Moffett Park office submarket was 0.8% as of the first quarter of 2019. The appraisal concludes that the overall average asking rental rate for office space in Sunnyvale, which includes the Moffett Park submarket, is $6.55 per square foot per month.

 

 B-71

 

LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

Competitive Set – Comparable Leases(1)

 

Location 

Total GLA (SF) 

Tenant Name 

Lease Date /
Term 

Lease Area (SF) 

Monthly Base Rent PSF 

Lease Type 

Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 

1190 Discovery Way and 900 5th Avenue 

Sunnyvale, CA 

701,266 Facebook

Various / 

Various(2) 

701,266 $4.35 NNN

1001 N. Shoreline Blvd. 

Mountain View, CA 

132,960 Google

April 2018 / 

144 Mos. 

132,960 $5.60 NNN

221 N. Mathilda Ave. 

Sunnyvale, CA

154,987 23 and ME

May 2019 / 

144 Mos. 

154,987 $5.80 NNN

520 Almanor Ave. 

Sunnyvale, CA 

231,000 Nokia Inc. April 2019 / 150 Mos. 231,000 $4.84 NNN

1111 Lockheed Martin Way 

Sunnyvale, CA 

350,633 Amazon November 2017 / 126 Mos. 350,633 $4.30 NNN

599 North Mathilda Ave. 

Sunnyvale, CA 

76,031 LinkedIn

January 2019 / 

63 Mos. 

76,031 $4.18 NNN

 
(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Facebook’s lease began in May 2019 for Building 4 and June 2019 for Building 3. The lease terms for Building 3 and Building 4 are 180 months and 181 months, respectively.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is MT2 B3-4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination. The non-recourse carveout guarantor under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is Paul Guarantor LLC. Paul Guarantor LLC is wholly owned by the Jay Paul Revocable Living Trust, of which Joseph K. Paul is trustee and grantor.

 

Joseph K. Paul is the founder of The Jay Paul Company, a privately held real estate firm based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1975, The Jay Paul Company concentrates on the acquisition, development and management of commercial properties throughout California. The Jay Paul Company has developed over 11.0 million SF of institutional quality space. The Jay Paul Company’s portfolio includes other properties in Moffett Park, including Moffett Gateway, Moffett Towers, Moffett Towers II and Moffett Place.

 

Escrows. On the origination date, the borrower funded (i) a tenant improvements and leasing commissions reserve equal to approximately $23,165,933 for Facebook leasing expenses, (ii) a free rent reserve equal to $16,127,329 and (iii) a tax reserve equal to approximately $525,523.

 

On each due date, the borrower will be required to fund (i) a tax and insurance reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the taxes and insurance premiums that the lender estimates will be payable during the next ensuing 12 months, unless in the case of insurance premiums, the borrower is maintaining a blanket policy in accordance with the related loan documents, (ii) during the continuance of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period, a capital expenditure reserve in the amount of approximately $12,085, and (iii) during the continuance of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period, a lease sweep account in an amount equal to approximately $1,031,600 and any excess cash described under “—Lockbox and Cash Management” below (subject to a cap equal to the applicable Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Reserve Threshold, in which case any amounts exceeding such cap will be used to fund a debt service reserve, unless the amount on reserve in either such account equals the reserved amount described in the definition of “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period” below).

 

A “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Reserve Threshold” means (a) with respect to a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period continuing under clauses (iii) and/or (v) of the definition thereof, $21,037,980 or (b) with respect to a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period continuing under clauses (i) and/or (ii) of the definition thereof, $30 per rentable square foot of dark space and/or terminated space, as applicable.

 

A “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period” means each period (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination or the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan, (ii) commencing when both (a) the entire Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is not leased to Facebook or a subsequent investment grade tenant and (b) either (1) the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan, determined as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, is less than 1.90x, or (2) the aggregate debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan, determined as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, is less than 1.50x, and ending when either (A) the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan and the aggregate debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan, in each case determined as of the last day of any two consecutive fiscal quarters, is

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

at least 1.90x and 1.50x, respectively, or (B) at least $35,063,300 is reserved as excess collateral, (iii) during the continuance of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period, or (iv) from and after the ARD.

 

A “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period” means, prior to the ARD, any period (i) commencing upon the date that Facebook (or any replacement tenant) cancels, terminates or delivers notice of cancellation or termination of any of its leases with respect to all or a material portion of the related space (at least 40,000 or more SF of space (or, if a full floor of space is less than 40,000 SF of space, a full floor of space)) and ending when (a) both (1) one or more replacement tenants acceptable to the lender is in occupancy and paying rent under one or more qualified replacement leases and (2) each of the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan and the aggregate debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents) of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan is at least equal to the respective debt service coverage ratio immediately prior to such period or (b) $35.00 per SF for the applicable terminated space has been reserved, (ii) commencing upon the date that Facebook (or any replacement tenant) goes dark at 20% or more of one of its leased spaces (unless such tenant or replacement tenant is an investment grade entity) and ending when (a) one or more replacement tenants acceptable to the lender is in occupancy of such space and paying rent under a qualified replacement lease or an investment grade subtenant has assumed such lease or (b) $50.00 per SF for the applicable terminated space has been reserved, (iii) during the continuance of a default of a lease of Facebook (or any replacement tenant) beyond any applicable notice and cure period and ending when (a) such default is cured and no other default occurs for three consecutive months following such cure or (b) $35.00 per SF for the applicable terminated space has been reserved, (iv) commencing upon the occurrence of an insolvency proceeding involving Facebook (or any replacement tenant) and ending when such insolvency proceedings have been terminated and each applicable lease has been affirmed, assumed or assigned in a manner satisfactory to the lender, or (v) commencing upon the date on which Facebook becomes rated by at least two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P and is subsequently downgraded below investment grade and ending when (a) one or more replacement tenants acceptable to the lender is in occupancy and paying rent under one or more qualified replacement leases or an investment grade subtenant has assumed each applicable lease, (b) Facebook (or its parent) is restored as an investment grade entity or (c) $50.00 per SF for the applicable terminated space has been reserved.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination is structured with a hard lockbox and in-place cash management. The borrower is required to cause tenants to deposit rents directly into a lender-controlled lockbox account. In addition, the borrower and the property manager are required to deposit all rents and gross revenue from the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property into such lockbox account within one business day of receipt. On each business day, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a lender-controlled cash management account.

 

On each due date, all amounts in the cash management account are required to be applied to the payment of debt service on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, the funding of required reserves, operating expenses, the payment of debt service on the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan, and payment of the property manager’s fees (subject to an annual fee cap of 3% of rents per calendar year), with any remaining amounts to be applied as follows:

 

(i)prior to the ARD:

 

(a)for so long as no Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period is continuing, to the property manager and the borrower;

 

(b)during the continuance of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period, (1) to the lease sweep account (subject to a cap equal to the applicable Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Reserve Threshold, in which case any amounts exceeding such cap will be used to fund a debt service reserve, until (except in the case of an insolvency proceeding involving Facebook) the aggregate amount on reserve in such accounts equals the applicable reserved amount described in the definition of “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period”) and (2) any remaining amounts, (x) if no other Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period is continuing, to the property manager and the borrower, and (y) if another Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period is continuing, as set forth in clause (c) below; and

 

(c)during the continuance of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period (other than a Moffett Towers II – Buildings 3 & 4 Lease Sweep Period), to an excess cash flow reserve to be held as additional collateral for the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination (in the case of a Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Trigger Period as described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof), subject to a cap of $35,063,300, with any excess amounts disbursed to the property manager and the borrower; and

 

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LOAN #7: MOFFETT TOWERS II BUILDINGS 3 & 4

 

 

(ii)from and after the ARD, (a) first, to the outstanding principal of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Senior Loans, on a pro rata basis, until such amounts are reduced to zero, (b) second, to the outstanding principal of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Loans, on a pro rata basis, until such amounts are reduced to zero, (c) third, to the outstanding accrued excess interest under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Senior Loans, on a pro rata basis, until such amounts are reduced to zero, and (d) fourth, to the outstanding accrued excess interest under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Subordinate Loans, on a pro rata basis, until such amounts are reduced to zero.

 

Property Management. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is currently managed by Paul Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Jay Paul Company, an affiliate of the borrower, pursuant to a management agreement. Under the related loan documents, the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property is required to remain managed by (i) Paul Holdings, Inc., (ii) so long as the borrower is controlled by Joseph K. Paul, a property management company owned and/or controlled by him, (iii) a property manager that is a reputable, nationally or regionally recognized management company having at least five years’ experience in the management of similar type properties and has leasable square footage of the same property type equal to the lesser of 3,000,000 leasable square feet and five times the leasable square feet of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property, or (iv) 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 require the borrower to replace the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrower (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, (ii) during the continuance of a default by the property manager under the management agreement (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iii) if the property manager becomes insolvent or a debtor in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or (iv) if the property manager engages in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds.

 

Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness.  Concurrently with the origination of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination, GS Bank, DBNY and BCREI made an $85,000,000 mezzanine loan (the “Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan”) to MT2 B3-4 Mezz LLC, the sole member of the borrower, which is secured by a pledge of the sole member’s ownership interest in the borrower. The Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan is coterminous with the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and accrues interest at a per annum rate equal to (i) prior to the ARD, 5.75% and (ii) from and after the ARD, the greater of (a) 7.25% and (b) the rate for U.S. dollar swaps with a 10-year maturity, as of two business days prior to the ARD, plus 1.50%. The lenders of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Loan Combination and the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mezzanine Loan entered into an intercreditor agreement that provides for customary consent rights, cure rights and the right to purchase the defaulted mortgage loan. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness—Existing Mezzanine Debt” in the Prospectus.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 Property, as well as 24 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage, together with a 12-month extended period of indemnity following restoration. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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 B-75

 

LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

 

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LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

 

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LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 10   Loan Seller   CREFI
Location (City/State) Mountain View, California   Cut-off Date Balance(4)   $55,000,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(3)   $476.99
Size (SF) 251,575   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.3%
Total Occupancy as of 8/6/2019(1) 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 8/6/2019(1) 100.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation Various / Various   Mortgage Rate   4.30000%
Appraised Value(2) $187,400,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   60
Appraisal Date 5/7/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsors John Zappettini and   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   60
  Zappettini Investment Company, LLC   First Payment Date   7/6/2019
Property Management Zappettini Capital Terra Bella LLC   Maturity Date   6/6/2024
           
Underwritten Revenues $10,955,024        
Underwritten Expenses $1,364,472   Escrows(5)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $9,590,551     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $9,555,142   Taxes $347,991 $57,999
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(3) 64.0%   Insurance $34,225 $5,704
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(3) 64.0%   Replacement Reserve(6) $150,000 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(3) 1.83x / 1.83x   TI/LC $1,667,365 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(3) 8.0% / 8.0%   Other $0 $0
             

 

Sources and Uses
Sources  $   %  Uses  $           %   
Loan Combination  $120,000,000  100.0%  Loan Payoff  $76,803,012  64.0%
         Partner Buyout(7)  33,675,264  28.1 
         Principal Equity Distribution  6,650,690  5.5 
         Upfront Reserves  2,199,581  1.8 
         Closing Costs  671,453  0.6 
Total Sources  $120,000,000  100.0%  Total Uses  $120,000,000  100.0%

 

 

(1)Total Occupancy and Owned Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 are based on the underwritten rent rolls dated as of May 21, 2019 for the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property and the underwritten rent roll dated as of August 6, 2019 for the remaining properties.

(2)Appraised Value is based on the sum of the “as-is” values of all the properties in the portfolio. See “The Mortgaged Properties” below.

(3)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination (as defined below).

(4)The Cut-off Date Balance of $55,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-2, which is part of a larger loan combination evidenced by two pari passu notes having an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $120,000,000. The related companion loan, which is evidenced by the controlling note A-1 ($65,000,000), is expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 transaction. See “The Mortgage Loan” below.

(5)See “Escrows” below.

(6)Monthly deposits into the replacement reserve account are waived so long as the balance in the replacement reserve account remains greater than or equal to $150,000. If the balance in the replacement reserve account falls below $150,000, the borrowers are required to deposit a monthly amount equal to $5,451 until the balance reaches the cap of $150,000.

(7)A portion of loan proceeds were used to fund the buyout of previous partners’ interests.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (“The Zappettini Portfolio Loan”) is part of a loan combination (“The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination”) evidenced by two pari passu notes that are together secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrowers’ fee simple interest in a 10 property office portfolio located in Mountain View, California, comprising 251,575 SF of net rentable area (each, a “Zappettini Portfolio Property” and together “Zappettini Portfolio Properties”). The Zappettini Portfolio Loan, which is evidenced by the non-controlling note A-2, had an original principal balance of $55,000,000, has a Cut-off Date Balance of $55,000,000 and represents approximately 4.3% of the Initial Pool Balance. The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination had an original principal balance of $120,000,000 and has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $120,000,000. The controlling note A-1, which had an original principal balance of $65,000,000 and has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $65,000,000, is expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 transaction. The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, which accrues interest at a fixed rate of 4.30000% per annum, was originated by CREFI on May 31, 2019. The proceeds of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination were primarily used to pay off existing debt, fund the buyout of previous partners’ interests, return equity to the sponsor, fund upfront reserves and pay closing costs.

 

The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination had an initial term of 60 months and has a remaining term of 58 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination requires monthly payments of interest only for the term of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination. The scheduled maturity date of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination is the due date in June 2024. Provided no event of default has occurred and is continuing, at any time after the earlier to occur of (i) May 31, 2022 and (ii) the second anniversary of the last securitization of a note comprising part of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination (the “Release Date”), The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination may be defeased with certain direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or other obligations which are “government securities” permitted under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents. The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination may be prepaid with payment of a yield maintenance premium at any time prior to the due date occurring in December 2023. Voluntary prepayment of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination is permitted on or after the due date occurring in December 2023 without payment of any prepayment premium.

 

 B-78

 

LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

Loan Combination Summary
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance   Note Holder Controlling Piece
A-2 $55,000,000   $55,000,000   CGCMT 2019-GC41 No
A-1   $65,000,000   $65,000,000   Benchmark 2019-B12(1) Yes
Total $120,000,000 $120,000,000      

 

 
(1)The controlling note A-1 is expected to be contributed to the Benchmark 2019-B12 transaction.

 

The Mortgaged Properties. The Zappettini Portfolio Properties are comprised of 251,575 SF of suburban office space across 10 buildings all of which are located in Mountain View, California.

 

Portfolio Summary(1)

 

Property Name  Year Built / Renovated  SF  Allocated Loan Combination Cut-off Date Balance  % Allocated Loan Combination Original Balance  Appraisal Date(2)  Appraised Value(2)  % Appraised Value(2)  UW NCF  % of UW NCF
1350 West Middlefield  1975 / NAP  29,670  $7,700,000   14.0%  5/7/2019  $22,700,000   12.1%  $1,435,544   15.0%
1212 Terra Bella  1976 / NAP  37,166  7,443,333   13.5   5/7/2019  26,500,000   14.1   1,273,068   13.3 
850 – 900 North Shoreline  1969 / NAP  31,347  7,425,000   13.5   5/7/2019  24,300,000   13.0   1,287,244   13.5 
1277 Terra Bella  1962 / 2017  24,000  7,333,333   13.3   5/7/2019  22,000,000   11.7   1,281,065   13.4 
1215 Terra Bella  1974 / NAP  25,000  5,343,708   9.7   5/7/2019  17,800,000   9.5   915,046   9.6 
1340 West Middlefield  1977 / NAP  25,000  5,074,667   9.2   5/7/2019  17,300,000   9.2   856,630   9.0 
1255 Terra Bella  1990 / NAP  17,980  4,136,458   7.5   5/7/2019  14,100,000   7.5   695,611   7.3 
1305 Terra Bella  1977 / NAP  20,732  3,588,750   6.5   5/7/2019  14,100,000   7.5   631,417   6.6 
1330 West Middlefield  1975 / NAP  25,000  3,552,083   6.5   5/7/2019  17,000,000   9.1   572,850   6.0 
1245 Terra Bella  1965 / NAP  15,680  3,402,667   6.2   5/7/2019  11,600,000   6.2   606,667   6.3 
       Total     251,575  $55,000,000   100.0%     $187,400,000   100.0%  $9,555,142   100.0%

 

 
(1)Based on the underwritten rent rolls dated as of May 21, 2019 for the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property and as of August 6, 2019 for the remaining properties.

(2)Source: Appraisal.

 

The Zappettini Portfolio Properties are 100% occupied by tenants, including Google, Inc. (“Google”), The County of Santa Clara, and Elementum SCM, Inc. (“Elementum”) amongst others. The Zappettini Portfolio Properties are located directly across Freeway 101 from Google’s global headquarters and Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus. The City of Mountain View is currently developing a growth plan, known as the Terra Bella Vision Plan, which is aimed at a complete redevelopment of a 110-acre area which includes the area where the Zappettini Portfolio Properties are located. According to the City of Mountain View’s planning personnel, the overall planned changes are expected to take place in the next three to five years and it is expected that this will have a positive value impact on the Zappettini Portfolio Properties.

 

Six of the 10 properties were developed by the sponsor for The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination and the remaining four properties were acquired between 2016 and 2018. Each building is occupied by a single tenant other than the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property, which is occupied by two tenants. Across the portfolio, tenants have been at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties for a weighted average lease term of approximately 9.1 years. Additionally, approximately 42.8% of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties is leased to investment grade tenants, which include Elementum, Google and The County of Santa Clara. According to the appraisal, the leases at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties range from 0.5% above to 51.1% below market rent with a weighted average below market rent of 21.5%.

 

Elementum

Elementum leases a total of 49,000 SF in two buildings within the Zappettini Portfolio Properties. Elementum leases and occupies the entire 24,000 SF at the 1277 Terra Bella property pursuant to a lease that commenced in September 2017 and expires in December 2024.  At any time on or after December 31, 2020, Elementum may terminate its lease at the 1277 Terra Bella property with written notice at least nine months prior to the effective date of termination. Elementum also leases the entire 25,000 SF at the 1215 Terra Bella property pursuant to a lease that commenced in February 2018 and expires in January 2023. At any time after January 31, 2021, Elementum may terminate its lease at the 1215 Terra Bella property with written notice at least nine months prior to the effective date of termination.  However, Elementum currently subleases its space at the 1215 Terra Bella property to two tenants. Firewood Marketing, Inc., which occupies 12,861 SF of space with a sublease dated July 31, 2018 that expires on January 31, 2021 and Glowlink Communications Technology, Inc., which occupies 12,139 SF of space with a sublease dated October 25, 2018 that also expires on January 31, 2021.  Elementum's short term plan is to sublease this space until they require more space in the future.‎ Elementum provides mobile platform development services. It offers data, cloud, and mobile technology solutions for supply chain management to automotive, healthcare, industrial and technology clients throughout the United States. 

 

 B-79

 

LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

Egnyte, Inc.

Egnyte, Inc. occupies the entire 29,670 SF at the 1350 West Middlefield property, on a triple-net lease that commenced in March 2014 and expires in April 2024. The tenant does not have any renewal options under the lease. Egnyte, Inc. can terminate its lease at any time after April 30, 2022 with at least nine months’ written notice. The 1350 West Middlefield property is the location of its headquarters. Egnyte, Inc.is a privately held company, founded in 2007, which provides content collaboration, data protection and infrastructure modernization services to customers in various industries.

 

Google (Planet Labs, Inc.)

Google occupies the entire 17,980 SF at the 1255 Terra Bella property. Planet Labs, Inc. occupies the entire 15,680 SF at the 1245 Terra Bella property on a sublease with Google that commenced in April 2017 and expires in March 2021. Google guarantees Planet Labs, Inc.’s sublease and is a shareholder of Planet Labs, Inc. Planet Labs, Inc. is a private Earth imaging company based in San Francisco, California. The company’s goal is to image the entirety of the planet daily to monitor changes and pinpoint trends.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties:

 

Largest Owned Tenants by Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name  Credit Rating
(Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)
  Tenant
GLA
  % of
GLA
  UW Base Rent(3)  % of Total
UW Base
Rent(3)
  UW Base Rent
$ per SF(3)
  Lease Expiration  Renewal / Extension Options
Elementum SCM, Inc.(4)(6)  BBB- / Baa3 / BBB-  49,000  19.5%  $2,345,760  22.8%  $47.87   1/31/2023  One, Five-year extension
Egnyte, Inc.(5)  BB / B2 / BB  29,670  11.8   1,520,291  14.8   51.24   4/30/2024  NAP
Google, Inc.(6)  NR / Aa2 / AA+  33,660  13.4   1,395,669  13.6   41.46   3/10/2021  NAP
Iridex Corporation  NR / NR / NR  37,166  14.8   1,355,147  13.2   36.46   2/28/2022  NAP
Nuro, Inc.(7)  NR / NR / NR  25,000  9.9   911,550  8.9   36.46   8/15/2023  NAP
Zendesk (X Motors)(6)  NR / NR / NR  16,613  6.6   867,199  8.4   52.20   12/31/2021  NAP
Vimo, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  20,732  8.2   671,717  6.5   32.40   6/30/2023  NAP
The County of Santa Clara  AA+ / NR / AAA  25,000  9.9   623,099  6.1   24.92   9/30/2021  One, Two-year extension
Vita Insurance Associates, Inc.(8)  NR / NR / NR  14,734  5.9   592,846  5.8   40.24   12/31/2026  One, Three-year extension
Largest Owned Tenants     251,575  100.0%  $10,283,276  100.0%  $40.88       
Vacant     0  0.0   0  0.0   0.00       
Total / Wtd. Avg. All Tenants     251,575  100.0%  $10,283,276  100.0%  $40.88       
                            
 
(1)Based on the underwritten rent rolls dated as of May 21, 2019 for the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property and as of August 6, 2019 for the remaining properties.

(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 includes approximately $262,799 in contractual rent steps through May 2020 and $32,099 which represents the present value of rent steps for The County of Santa Clara.

(4)At any time after January 31, 2021, Elementum may terminate its lease at the 1215 Terra Bella property with written notice at least nine months prior to the effective date of termination. At any time on or after December 31, 2020, Elementum may terminate its lease at the 1277 Terra Bella property with written notice at least nine months prior to the effective date of termination.

(5)At any time after April 30, 2022, Egnyte, Inc. may terminate its lease at the 1350 West Middlefield property with written notice at least nine months prior to the effective date of termination.

(6)Several of the properties are subleased. Google is currently subleasing the 1245 Terra Bella property (15,680 SF) to Planet Labs, Inc. Google guarantees the sublease and currently is a shareholder in Planet Labs, Inc. Elementum is currently subleasing the 1215 Terra Bella property to Firewood Marketing, Inc and Glowlink, with a plan to move into these properties once they require the space and have to expand. Zendesk is currently subleasing the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property to XMotors. XMotors will take over the lease officially in 2020 with an expiration of 2021

(7)At any time after February 1, 2022, Nuro, Inc. may terminate its lease at the 1340 West Middlefield property with written notice at least nine months prior to the effective date of termination.

(8)At any time after December 31, 2020, Vita Insurance Associates, Inc. may terminate its lease at the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property with written notice at least six months prior to the effective date of termination.

 

 B-80

 

LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties, 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 Tenants
MTM  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2019  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2020  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2021  75,273   29.9   29.9%  2,885,966   28.1   $38.34   3 
2022  37,166   14.8   44.7%  1,355,147   13.2   $36.46   1 
2023  70,732   28.1   72.8%  2,555,267   24.8   $36.13   3 
2024  53,670   21.3   94.1%  2,894,051   28.1   $53.92   2 
2025  0   0.0   94.1%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2026  14,734   5.9   100.0%  592,846   5.8   $40.24   1 
2027  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2028  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2029  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2030 & Beyond  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
Vacant  0   0.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  251,575   100.0%      $10,283,276   100.0%  $40.88   10 

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each collateral 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 Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF includes approximately $262,799 in contractual rent steps through May 2020 and $32,099 which represents the present value of rent steps for The County of Santa Clara.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

Property  2016  2017  2018  Most Recent(2)
1350 West Middlefield  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
1212 Terra Bella  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
850 - 900 North Shoreline  NAV  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
1277 Terra Bella  NAV  NAV  100.0%  100.0%
1215 Terra Bella  100.0%  NAV  100.0%  100.0%
1340 West Middlefield  100.0%  100.0%  NAV  100.0%
1255 Terra Bella  83.3%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
1305 Terra Bella  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
1330 West Middlefield  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
1245 Terra Bella  83.3%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

 
(1)Historical occupancies are as of December 31 of each respective year.

(2)Most Recent occupancy is based on the underwritten rent roll dated as of May 21, 2019 for the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property and as of August 6, 2019 for the remaining properties.

 

 B-81

 

LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

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 Zappettini Portfolio Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

   2016  2017  2018  TTM 3/31/19  Underwritten 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent(2)  $6,674,789  $6,294,118  $8,083,005  $8,499,156  $9,988,378  $39.70  
Rent Steps(3)  0  0  0  0  294,898  1.17  
Potential Income from Vacant Space  0  0  0  0  0  0.00  
Reimbursements  894,460  933,417  1,569,368  1,697,995  1,248,327  4.96  
Gross Potential Rent  $7,569,249  $7,227,536  $9,652,372  $10,197,152  $11,531,604  $45.84  
Economic Vacancy & Credit Loss(4)  0.00  0  0  0  (576,580)  (2.29 )
Effective Gross Income  $7,569,249  $7,227,536  $9,652,372  $10,197,152  $10,955,024  $43.55  
                     
Real Estate Taxes  $285,882  $410,259  $727,851  $725,322  $662,841  $2.63  
Insurance  241,961  285,943  476,533  545,963  65,190  0.26  
Management Fee  227,077  216,826  289,571  305,915  328,651  1.31  
Other Operating Expenses  311,281  419,377  353,489  340,306  307,791  1.22  
Total Operating Expenses  $1,066,201  $1,332,405  $1,847,444  $1,917,505  $1,364,472  $5.42  
                     
Net Operating Income(5)  $6,503,048  $5,895,131  $7,804,928  $8,279,647  $9,590,551  $38.12  
Replacement Reserves  0  0  0  0  35,410  0.14  
TI/LC  0  0  0  0  0  0.00  
Net Cash Flow  $6,503,048  $5,895,131  $7,804,928  $8,279,647  $9,555,142  $37.98  
                     
Occupancy  97.1%  91.3%  90.1%  100.0%(6)  95.0%(4)     
NOI Debt Yield(7)  5.4%  4.9%  6.5%  6.9%  8.0%     
NCF DSCR(7)  1.24x  1.13x  1.49x  1.58x  1.83x     

 
(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 are not considered for the underwritten cash flow.

(2)Base Rent is based on the underwritten rent rolls dated as of May 21, 2019 for the 850 – 900 North Shoreline property and the underwritten rent roll dated as of August 6, 2019 for the remaining properties.

(3)Rent Steps represents approximately $262,799 in contractual rent steps through May 2020 and $32,099 which represents the present value of rent steps for The County of Santa Clara.

(4)Underwritten Economic Vacancy & Credit Loss represents the economic vacancy of 5.0%.

(5)2016 and 2017 cash flows were not provided for the 1277 Terra Bella property because the property was renovated in 2017. Overall, the increase from 2016 Net Operating Income to TTM 3/31/19 Net Operating Income as well as the increase from TTM 3/31/19 Net Operating Income to Underwritten Net Operating Income is primarily attributable to recent leasing at the properties. The 1215 Terra Bella property was vacant in 2017 and Elementum executed a lease that commenced in February 2018 accounting for $972,000 of Underwritten Base Rent. The 1340 West Middlefield property was vacant in 2018 and Nuro, Inc. executed a lease that commenced in February 2019 accounting for $911,950 of Underwritten Base Rent. In addition, rent steps were underwritten at $294,898 (inclusive of contractual rent steps through 2020 and present value rent steps for The County of Santa Clara). Earthquake insurance was also required in the past at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties, however going forward, the borrowers are not required to maintain earthquake insurance, which is why the Underwritten Insurance expense is lower than historical Insurance expense.

(6)TTM 3/31/19 Occupancy is based on underwritten rent roll as of May 21, 2019 for the 850 – 900 North Shore property and August 6, 2019 for the remaining properties.

(7)Metrics are calculated based on The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination.

 

 B-82

 

LOAN #8: the zappettini portfolio

 

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Zappettini Portfolio Properties had an aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $187,400,000 as of May 7, 2019.

 

Property   Appraisal Approach   Value   Discount Rate   Capitalization Rate
1350 West Middlefield   Direct Capitalization Approach   $23,000,000     N/A   6.00 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $22,500,000     8.00%   6.50 %(1)
1212 Terra Bella   Direct Capitalization Approach   $25,900,000     N/A   4.75 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $26,400,000     8.00%   6.50 %(1)
850 - 900 North Shoreline   Direct Capitalization Approach   $24,400,000     N/A   5.50 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $24,100,000     8.00%   6.50 %(1)
1277 Terra Bella   Direct Capitalization Approach   $22,200,000     N/A   5.75 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $21,800,000     7.50%   6.50 %
1215 Terra Bella   Direct Capitalization Approach   $17,700,000     N/A   5.00 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $17,800,000     8.00%   6.50 %
1340 West Middlefield   Direct Capitalization Approach   $17,400,000     N/A   4.75 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $17,200,000     8.00%   6.50 %
1255 Terra Bella   Direct Capitalization Approach   $14,300,000     N/A   4.75 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $14,000,000     7.00%   6.50 %
1305 Terra Bella   Direct Capitalization Approach   $14,000,000     N/A   4.50 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $14,200,000     8.00%   6.50 %
1330 West Middlefield   Direct Capitalization Approach   $17,200,000     N/A   3.00 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $17,000,000     8.00%   6.50 %
1245 Terra Bella   Direct Capitalization Approach   $11,800,000     N/A   5.00 %
  Discounted Cash Flow Approach(1)   $11,500,000     7.50%   6.50 %(1)

 

 
(1)Represents the terminal cap rate.

 

Environmental Matters. The Phase I environmental reports, dated on May 20, 2019, identify as a REC for the following properties their location within a National Priorities List (“NPL”) site groundwater plume: 1212 Terra Bella, 1277 Terra Bella, 1215 Terra Bella, 1340 West Middlefield, 1255 Terra Bella, 1305 Terra Bella, 1330 West Middlefield, and 1245 Terra Bella (collectively, the “Zappettini NPL Properties”). According to the Phase I ESA consultant, groundwater remediation activities have been and are continuing to be performed by the responsible party identified as Thermo Fisher (formerly Spectra Physics). As part of the remediation, soil vapor extraction/mitigation systems have been installed at 1245 Terra Bella and the 1277 Terra Bella properties, and a system has been proposed at the 1255 Terra Bella property. The identified responsible party is also conducting vapor intrusion investigations and monitoring activities at certain properties within the area overlying the groundwater plume. While Thermo Fisher remains responsible and liable for investigation and remediation of the groundwater plume underlying the properties, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (“RWQCB”) has recommended that the borrowers share in the cost of the soil vapor mitigation at 1277 Terra Bella due to a low concentration of a Halogenated Volatile Organic Compound identified in the soil in such property, the source of which is unknown and possibly not related to the Thermo Fisher plume. Subject to this cost sharing with respect to the 1277 Terra Bella property, and subject to the continued remediation of the properties by Thermo Fisher (who has been conducting remediation activities at the NPL site, including the Zappettini NPL Properties, since the late 1980s), the Phase I ESA consultant concluded that United States Environmental Protection Agency and the RWQCB are unlikely to seek any enforcement against or require action by the related borrower.

 

Market Overview and Competition. All 10 properties comprising the Zappettini Portfolio Properties are located in Mountain View, California, which is part of the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metropolitan statistical area. According to the appraisal, the local market area is somewhat more heavily weighted toward the manufacturing, services and information sectors and the immediate area consists almost entirely of good-quality office and research and development buildings. Land uses in the Zappettini Portfolio Properties’ immediate area consist of a mixture of retail and commercial uses along the major arterials with residential uses located on secondary streets to the south and northeast. According to the appraisal, major employers in the area include, Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc., Stanford University, Cisco Systems Inc. and Kaiser Permanente, to name a few.

 

The Zappettini Portfolio Properties are located in the western-most portion of Mountain View. The immediate area has access to U.S. Highway 101, which serves most Santa Clara cities, and is located one block north of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties. Additionally, a Santa Clara Valley light rail station, Middlefield Station, is proximate to the Zappettini Portfolio Properties and a bus stop is also located near the light rail station. Additionally, the San Jose Airport is approximately 10 miles and the San Francisco International Airport is approximately 25 miles from the Zappettini Portfolio Properties. Notable high-technology firms in the immediate area include: Clontech Laboratories, Google, Microsoft, Omnicell Inc., Symantec and Teledyne Microwave Solutions. According to the appraisal, the Zappettini Portfolio Properties are located in the Mountain View R&D submarket of Silicon Valley. At the end of the first quarter of 2019, the Mountain View R&D submarket contained approximately 10.8 million SF of R&D inventory with 6.9% vacancy and asking rents of $54.84 per SF. According to a third party report, the population as of January 1, 2019 within a one-, three- and five-mile radius of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties is 23,149, 140,987 and 326,309, respectively, and the

 

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average household income within a one-, three- and five-mile radius of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties is $144,299, $180,837 and $190,189, respectively.

 

The appraisal also identified seven properties that are located within a five-mile radius of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties and are considered to be the competitive set for all of the properties in the portfolio. The seven comparable properties range from 25,000 SF to 114,175 SF and were constructed between 1961 and 1983. The competitive set reported a rental range of $49.80 per SF to $58.80 per SF on a triple-net basis. The appraiser concluded that the market rent for the Zappettini Portfolio Properties ranges between $51.00 per SF to $58.20 per SF on a triple-net basis. As of the current rent roll, the Zappettini Portfolio Properties have a physical occupancy of 100%.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the primary competition for the Zappettini Portfolio Properties:

 

Directly Competitive Buildings(1)

 

Property Name Office Area (NRA) Year Built City, State Vacancy(2) NOI PSF
1212 Terra Bella 37,166 1976 Mountain View, CA 0.00% $33.07
1350 West Middlefield Road 29,670 1975 Mountain View, CA 0.00% $46.58
1215 Terra Bella 25,000 1974 Mountain View, CA 0.00% $35.44
410-430 N. Mary Ave 349,758 1989 Sunnyvale, CA 0.00%

$42.57

10900 N. Tantau Ave 100,481 2009 Cupertino, CA 0.00% $38.81
10201 Torre Ave 88,580 1983 Cupertino, CA 0.00% $44.58
590 E. Middlefield Rd 99,880 2012 Mountain View, CA 0.00% $37.00
470 Potrero Ave 58,190 1979 Sunnyvale, CA 0.00%

$37.68

650 Clyde Court 34,606 1977 Mountain View, CA 100.00% N/A

 
(1)Source: Appraisals.

(2)Vacancy as of August 6, 2019 for the Zappettini Portfolio Properties.

 

The Borrowers. The borrowers are ZIC 1212 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1215 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1245 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1255 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1305 Terra Bella LLC, ZIC 1330 W Middlefield LLC, ZIC 1340 W Middlefield LLC, ZIC 1350 W Middlefield LLC, ZCTB 1277 Terra Bella LLC and ZCTB 850 N Shoreline LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company and single purpose entity with at least one independent director. Legal counsel to the borrowers delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination. Founded in 1921, Zappettini Capital is a private real estate firm that has focused on investing, managing and developing real estate in San Francisco and Silicon Valley for over three generations. The firm has completed over $600 million in real estate financing and investment transactions since 2008 and has commercial assets spanning over 500,000 SF in investments. John Zappettini serves as the President and CEO of Zappettini Capital, with over 30 years of experience in the corporate finance, private equity and commercial real estate industries and has led or advised on over $850 million of transactions in the United States and Europe.

 

Escrows. On the origination date of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, the borrowers funded reserves of (i) $347,991 for real estate taxes, (ii) $34,225 for insurance, (iii) $1,667,365 for tenant improvements and leasing commissions and (iv) $150,000 for replacement reserves.

 

On each due date, the borrowers will be required to fund the following reserves with respect to The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination: (i) unless the tax reserve waiver conditions under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents are satisfied with respect to any individual property (which tax reserve waiver conditions are currently not satisfied for all of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties), one-twelfth of the taxes that the lender estimates will be payable over the next-ensuing 12-month period for each such property (initially estimated at $57,999 per month for all of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties), (ii) unless the insurance reserve waiver conditions under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents are satisfied with respect to any individual property, (which insurance reserve waiver conditions are currently not satisfied for all of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties), one-twelfth of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay insurance premiums for the renewal of coverage for each such property (initially estimated at $5,704 per month for all of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties), and (iii) provided that the replacement reserve falls below the cap of $150,000, an amount equal to $5,451.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents require a springing lockbox account with springing cash management. After the occurrence of a Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period (as defined below), the borrowers are required to deliver tenant direction letters to each existing tenant at the Zappettini Portfolio Properties directing each of them to remit their rent payments directly to the lender-controlled lockbox. The borrowers are also required to deliver a tenant direction letter to all future tenants after the occurrence of a Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period. The borrowers are required to (and are required to cause the property manager to) deposit all revenue derived from the Zappettini Portfolio Properties into the lockbox account. Upon the occurrence and during the

 

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continuance of a Zappettini 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 Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents. Upon an event of default under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents, the lender may apply funds in such order of priority as it may determine. The borrowers are entitled to a one-time right to revert back to a springing lockbox account with springing cash management upon the cure of the first Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period. Following the second occurrence of a Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period, the lockbox account and the cash management account remain in place with all rents being deposited in the lockbox account and transferred to the cash management account during the existence of a Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period or otherwise remitted to the borrowers if no Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period exists.

 

A “Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period” means a period commencing upon (i) the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents or (ii) the debt yield falling below 6.00%.

 

A Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period caused by the event described in clause (i) above will expire upon the cure (if applicable) of such event of default. In the case of a Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period caused by the event described in clause (ii) above, such Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period will expire on the date that the debt yield is equal to or greater than 6.25% for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Property Management. The Zappettini Portfolio Properties are currently managed by Zappettini Capital Terra Bella LLC, an affiliate of the borrower. Under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents, the lender has the right to terminate the property management agreement or direct the borrowers 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) a Zappettini Portfolio Trigger Period exists, (iii) the property manager has engaged in gross negligence, fraud, willful misconduct or misappropriation of funds, or (iv) a default by the property manager under the property management agreement has occurred and is continuing beyond all applicable notice and cure periods. Provided that no event of default has occurred and is continuing under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents, the borrowers have 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).

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. Provided that no event of default is then continuing under The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents permit a partial release of one or more of the individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties (A) at any time, if the borrowers are partially prepaying the loan as described below, or (B) at any time after the Release Date if the borrowers partially defease a portion of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination as described below, in each case, subject to certain conditions, including, without limitation, the following: (i) delivery of the partial defeasance collateral or the prepayment of a portion of The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination, in each case, in accordance with The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination documents and in an amount equal to 120% of the allocated loan amount for the individual Zappettini Portfolio Property to be released, (ii) as of each of the release date and the date of notice of such release, after giving effect to the release, the debt yield for the remaining individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties is greater than the greater of (x) the debt yield for all individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties securing The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination immediately prior to the release or the date of such notice, as applicable, and (y) 7.70%, (iii) as of each of the release date and the date of notice of such release, after giving effect to the release, the debt yield for the remaining Zappettini Portfolio Properties (which will be calculated solely with respect to this clause (iii) by excluding any gross rents on any leases that are scheduled to expire or terminate within 18 months from the consummation of the release) is greater than 6.00%, (iv) as of each of the release date and the date of notice of such release, after giving effect to the release, the loan-to-value ratio for the remaining individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties is no greater than the lesser of (a) 64.0%, and (b) the loan-to-value ratio for the individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties securing The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination immediately prior to the release date or the date of such notice, as applicable, (v) as of each of the release date and the date of notice of such release, after giving effect to the release, the debt service coverage ratio for the remaining individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties is greater than the greater of (a) 1.80x, and (b) the debt service coverage ratio for the individual Zappettini Portfolio Properties securing The Zappettini Portfolio Loan Combination immediately prior to the release date or the date of such notice, as applicable, (vi) delivery to the lender of a REMIC opinion and (vii) delivery to the lender (in the case of a partial prepayment, if requested by the lender) of a rating agency confirmation.

 

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Terrorism Insurance. The borrowers are required to maintain an “all-risk” insurance policy without an exclusion of terrorism in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Zappettini Portfolio Properties, plus business interruption coverage in an amount equal to 100% of the projected gross income for the applicable property until the completion of restoration or the expiration of 18 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. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   GACC
Location (City/State) Flushing, New York   Cut-off Date Balance   $54,300,000
Property Type Mixed Use   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF   $326.53
Size (SF)(1) 166,294   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.3%
Total Occupancy as of 6/19/2019(1) 89.9%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 6/19/2019(1) 89.9%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 2014 / NAP   Mortgage Rate   4.17500%
Appraised Value(2) $90,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Borrower Sponsor Steven J. Guttman   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Property Management Storage Deluxe Management Company, LLC   Original Interest Only Period (Months) 120
  and CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC   First Payment Date 8/6/2019
      Maturity Date 7/6/2019
       
Underwritten Revenues $6,013,422    
Underwritten Expenses $1,361,026   Escrows(3)
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $4,652,396     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $4,626,015   Taxes $28,868 $28,868
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2) 60.3%   Insurance $1,090 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(2) 60.3%   Replacement Reserve $0 $328
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 2.02x / 2.01x   TI/LC $0 $2,038
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 8.6% / 8.5%   Other $0 $0
               

 

           
  Sources and Uses    
Sources $        % Uses  $ %
Loan Amount $54,300,000 99.7% Loan Payoff $54,089,708 99.3%
Principal Equity Contribution 170,000 0.3   Origination Costs 350,334 0.6 
      Reserves 29,958 0.1 
           
Total Sources $54,470,000 100.0% Total Uses $54,470,000 100.0%

 

 

(1)The Delong Self Storage Property (as defined below) is comprised of 133,694 SF of self storage space consisting of 2,623 units and 32,600 SF of retail space. Total Occupancy and Owned Occupancy for the self storage space based on SF is 87.4% as of June 19, 2019 and 100.0% for the retail space as of June 7, 2019.

(2)The Appraised Value is comprised of (i) an “as is” appraised value of $65,000,000 for the storage component and (ii) an “as-is” appraised value of $25,000,000 for the retail component. The appraisal also provided an “as-stabilized” appraised value for the storage component of $72,000,000 as of May 1, 2021, which assumes the self storage space is leased out at market level rents. Based on the aggregate of the “as-stabilized” appraised value for the storage component and the “as-is” appraised value for the retail component, equal to $97,000,000, the Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date LTV Ratio are 56.0% and 56.0%, respectively.

(3)See “—Escrows” below.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Delong Self Storage Loan”) is secured by a first mortgage encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in a 166,294 SF mixed use property located in Flushing, New York (the “Delong Self Storage Property”). The Delong Self Storage Loan has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $54,300,000 and represents approximately 4.3% of the Initial Pool Balance. The Delong Self Storage Loan was originated by DBR Investments Co. Limited (“DBRI”) on July 2, 2019 and accrues interest at an interest rate of 4.17500% per annum. The proceeds of the Delong Self Storage Loan were primarily used to refinance prior debt secured by the Delong Self Storage Property, pay origination costs and fund upfront reserves.

 

The Delong Self Storage Loan had an initial term of 120 months, has a remaining term of 119 months as of the Cut-off Date and requires monthly payments of interest only for the term of the Delong Self Storage Loan. The scheduled maturity date of the Delong Self Storage Loan is the due date in July 2029. Provided no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Delong Self Storage Loan documents, at any time after the second anniversary of the securitization closing date, the Delong Self Storage Loan may be defeased with certain direct full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America or other obligations which are “government securities” permitted under the Delong Self Storage Loan documents. Voluntary prepayment of the Delong Self Storage Loan is permitted on or after the due date in April 2029 without payment of any prepayment premium.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Delong Self Storage Property is a mixed use property consisting of 133,694 SF of self storage space consisting of 2,623 units (the “Storage Condo”), 25,710 SF of retail space (the “Retail Condo”) and a 6,890 SF pad site (the “Retail-Pad Condo”) located in Flushing, Queens, New York. The Delong Self Storage Property was built in 2014 and is adjacent to a Home Depot and the Van Wyck Expressway, providing visibility from the Home Depot parking lot, which helps to drive traffic to the area. The Delong Self Storage Property has 105 parking spaces, which equates to 0.63 spaces per 1,000 SF.

 

The Storage Condo opened in June 2015 and as of June 19, 2019 is 87.4% occupied on a SF basis and 85.0% on a per unit basis. The Storage Condo consists of seven stories of all interior, climate-controlled units. Security features include keypad entry to the building, keypad entry to interior units, keypad entry to access the elevator (only to the tenant’s respective floor) and closed circuit cameras throughout the building. Additionally, covered loading space is provided.

 

The Retail Condo is located on the ground floor of the Storage Condo and is 100.0% leased to six tenants as of June 7, 2019. The tenancy includes a mix of service providers with a weighted average remaining lease term of 8.6 years as

 

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of the Cut-off Date. The Retail-Pad Condo is 100.0% leased to a Chinese supermarket tenant, Gold City, through April 2037.

 

The Storage Condo benefits from a 25-year Industrial Commercial Abatement Program (“ICAP”) with inflation protection that maintains real estate taxes for the Storage Condo at approximately 19.3% of unabated real estate taxes. For the first 16 years the Storage Condo will benefit from 100% of the exemption, with the exemption decreasing by 10% annually for the following 10 years. The abatement for the Storage Condo went into effect in the 2016/17 tax year. The Storage Condo will be fully taxable in the 2041/42 tax year.

 

The Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo benefit from 15-year ICAP with inflation protection for 10% of the Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo that maintains real estate taxes on the Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo at approximately 12.6% and 6.3%, respectively, of unabated real estate taxes. For the first 11 years, the property will benefit from 100% of the exemption, with the exemption decreasing by 20% annually for the following five years. The abatement for the Retail Condo went into effect in the 2016/17 tax year and will be fully taxable in the 2031/32 tax year. The abatement for the Retail-Pad Condo went into effect in the 2019/2020 tax year and will be fully taxable in the 2034/2035 tax year.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the self storage units at the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Self Storage Unit Mix(1)

 

Unit Type

# of Units

Occupancy
(Units)

Occupancy
(SF)

Avg SF per Unit

Average
Monthly Rent
per Unit

Average Monthly
Rent per SF

5x5 1,287 83.4% 83.4% 25 $58.47 $2.34
5x7.5 315 66.0% 66.0% 38 $121.89 $3.25
5x10 417 94.5% 94.5% 50 $154.84 $3.10
5x15 6 100.0% 100.0% 75 $206.01 $2.75
7.5x7.5 1 100.0% 100.0% 56 $153.00 $2.72
7.5x10 174 96.0% 96.0% 75 $199.16 $2.66
10x10 254 89.0% 89.0% 100 $267.62 $2.68
10x15 107 96.3% 96.3% 150 $360.50 $2.40
10x20 42 81.0% 81.0% 200 $561.27 $2.81
10x25 11 72.7% 72.7% 250 $816.43 $3.27
10x30 9 100.0% 100.0% 300 $835.49 $2.78
Total / Wtd. Avg.

2,623

85.0%

87.4%

51

$141.09

$2.69

             

 

(1) Based on the rent roll dated June 19, 2019.

 

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The following table presents certain information relating to the major retail tenants at the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Largest Owned Commercial Tenants by Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name

Credit Rating
(Fitch/MIS/S&P)

Tenant GLA

% of Owned GLA

UW Base Rent

% of Total UW
Base Rent

UW
Base
Rent $
per SF

Lease
Expiration

Renewal /
Extension
Options

Gold City (Pad Site) NR / NR / NR 6,890 21.1% $448,056 23.9% $65.03 4/30/2037 NAP
Tristar Plumbing NR / NR / NR 8,250 25.3    437,748 23.4    53.06 9/30/2030 NAP
YY Lighting & Décor NR / NR / NR 6,070 18.6    344,172 18.4    56.70 9/30/2025 NAP
Iris Bakery NR / NR / NR 3,030 9.3    171,866 9.2    56.72 9/30/2031 NAP
WFL International NR / NR / NR 2,810 8.6    163,968 8.8    58.35 8/31/2026 NAP
GS Beauty NR / NR / NR 2,740 8.4    159,878 8.5    58.35 3/31/2026 NAP
Desire Kitchen NR / NR / NR 2,810 8.6    147,528 7.9    52.50 9/30/2025 NAP
Largest Owned Tenants  

32,600

100.0%    

$1,873,215

100.0%

$57.46

   
Vacant   0 0.0    0 0.0    0.00    
Total / Wtd. Avg.  

32,600

100.0%    

$1,873,215

100.0%

$57.46

   
                 

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated as of June 7, 2019.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the retail lease rollover schedule at the Delong Self Storage 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

% of Total UW
Base Rent

UW Base Rent $
per SF

# of Expiring Tenants

MTM 0 0.0% 0.0% $0 0.0% $0.00 0
2019 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 0 0.0    0.0% 0 0.0    0.00 0
2024 0 0.0    0.0% 0 0.0    0.00 0
2025 8,880 27.2    27.2% 491,700 26.2    55.37 2
2026 5,550 17.0    44.3% 323,846 17.3    58.35 2
2027 0 0.0    44.3% 0 0.0    0.00 0
2028 0 0.0    44.3% 0 0.0    0.00 0
2029 0 0.0    44.3% 0 0.0    0.00 0
2030 & Thereafter 18,170 55.7    100.0% 1,057,670 56.5    58.21 3
Vacant 0 0.0    100.0% 0 NAP    NAP  NAP    
Total / Wtd. Avg.

32,600            

100.0%

 

$1,873,215

100.0%      

$57.46

7

               

 

(1)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 Expiration Schedule.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Historical Leased%(1)

 

   2016  2017  2018  Most Recent
Self Storage Owned Space(2)(3)  57.4%  68.8%  79.4%  87.4%
Retail Owned Space(4)  78.9%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%
                 

 

(1)As provided by the borrower, which represents occupancy as of December 31 for the indicated year, unless otherwise specified.

(2)The Self Storage Owned Space occupancy is on a SF basis and the Most Recent Occupancy is based on the rent roll dated June 19, 2019.

(3)The Storage Condo opened in June 2015, and as a result has been on a steady upward occupancy trend during its stabilization period.

(4)The Retail Owned Space Most Recent Occupancy is based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 7, 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 at the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

TTM 5/31/2019

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent - Storage  $4,426,655  $4,554,422  $4,539,253  $4,366,737  $4,531,080  $27.25
Base Rent - Retail  902,349  1,332,216  1,780,332  1,810,818  1,873,215  $11.26
Rent Steps(2)  0  0  0  0  57,172  $0.34
Reimbursements  14,647  43,329  51,089  49,339  49,339  $0.30
Other Income  256,084  331,257  381,987  417,318  456,856  $2.75
Vacancy & Loss(3)  (3,051,538)  (2,071,407)  (1,418,851)  (1,035,877)  (954,241)  ($5.74)
Total Effective Gross Income  $2,548,198  $4,189,817  $5,333,810  $5,608,334  $6,013,422  $36.16
                   
Real Estate Taxes(4)  104,805  139,575  225,023  310,587  214,399  $1.29
Insurance  83,980  85,813  54,990  81,214  67,140  $0.40
Management Fee  123,100  207,809  264,002  279,371  299,550  $1.80
Other Operating Expenses  702,841  929,228  856,306  812,840  779,937  $4.69
Total Expenses  1,014,725  1,362,425  1,400,321  1,484,012  1,361,026  $8.18
                   
Net Operating Income(5)  $1,533,473  $2,827,392  $3,933,489  $4,124,323  $4,652,396  $27.98
TI/LC  0  0  0  0  24,450  $0.15
Capital Expenditures  0  0  0  0  1,931  $0.01
Net Cash Flow  $1,533,473  $2,827,392  $3,933,489  $4,124,323  $4,626,015  $27.82
                   
Occupancy(6)  61.6%  74.9%  83.4%  89.9%  85.1%   
NOI Debt Yield  2.8%  5.2%  7.2%  7.6%  8.6%   
NCF DSCR  0.67x  1.23x  1.71x  1.79x  2.01x   
                   

 

(1)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)Underwritten Rent Steps include rent steps through April 2020.

(3)Vacancy & Loss is underwritten to in place vacancy for each of the Storage Condo, Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo spaces.

(4)Underwritten Real Estate Taxes are based on (i) the 2018/2019 tax bills for the Storage Condo and Retail Condo, which reflect the ICAP abatement, and (ii) the estimated abated taxes for the Retail-Pad Condo, once the ICAP final certificate of eligibility is obtained. The unabated tax bill for the Retail-Pad Condo is $136,120 or $127,494 higher than the estimated tax expense with the ICAP.

(5)The Storage Condo opened in June 2015, and as a result has been on a steady upward occupancy trend during its stabilization period.

(6)As of June 19, 2019, the Storage Condo is 87.4% occupied based on SF. As of June 7, 2019, the Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condos are each 100.0% occupied.

 

Appraisal. According to the appraisal, the Delong Self Storage Property had an “as-is” appraised value of $65,000,000 for the Storage Condo and $25,000,000 for the Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo as of May 24, 2019. In addition, the appraisal concluded to an “as-stabilized” appraised value for the Storage Condo of $72,000,000 as of May 1, 2021, which assumes the Storage Condo achieves market level rents.

 

Appraisal Approach

Value

Discount Rate

Capitalization Rate

Discounted Cash Flow Approach – Storage Condo $65,000,000 8.50%(1) 5.50%(2)
Direct Capitalization Approach – Retail Condo $25,000,000 NAP 5.50%   

 

 

(1)Represents the internal rate of return.

(2)Represents the terminal capitalization rate.

 

Environmental Matters. A Phase I environmental report was completed on June 6, 2019. The environmental consultant did not identify evidence of any recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Delong Self Storage Property.

 

 B-93

 

LOAN #9: delong self storage

 

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Delong Self Storage Property is located along the western side of Delong Street between Sanford and 41st Avenues in the Downtown Flushing neighborhood of Queens County. The Delong Self Storage Property is served by the No. 7 train located at the corner of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, 0.5 miles northeast. According to the appraisal, the subway stop is the twelfth busiest subway station in New York City providing service to 18,746,832 passengers in 2017. The Delong Self Storage Property is adjacent to a Home Depot and is visible from its parking lot. The Home Depot helps to drive traffic to the area. The total population within a 1-, 1.5- and 2-mile radius of the Delong Self Storage Property is estimated to be 90,218, 204,893 and 380,107, respectively. The average household income within a 1-, 1.5- and 2-mile radius of the Delong Self Storage Property is estimated to be $59,286, $65,348 and $69,331, respectively.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to comparable self storage buildings for the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Self Storage Comparables(1)

 

Property Name

 

Distance from Property (miles)

 

Year Built

 

Total Units

 

NRA

 

Avg. Unit Size (SF)

 

Occupancy

Delong Self Storage  NAP  2014  2,623  133,694  51  85.0%
U-Haul, 3630 College Point Boulevard, Flushing, NY  0.5  1928/2011  1,400  84,000  60  90.0%
Cubesmart, 31-40 Whitestone Expressway, Flushing, NY  0.9  1920  1,258  69,197  55  95.0%
Cubesmart, 124-16 31St Avenue, Flushing, NY  1.1  2010  1,055  58,007  55  92.0%
City Closet Self Storage, 20-20 129Th Street, College Point, NY  1.8  1941  2,075  114,100  55  92.0%
Stop & Stor, 74-04 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, NY  3.0  1995  1,964  108,036  55  92.0%
Public Storage, 2401 Brooklyn Queens Expy, Woodside, NY  3.5  1987  1,560  85,826  55  92.0%

Total / Wtd. Avg.(2)

       

9,312

 

519,166

 

56

 

92.1%

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Excludes the Delong Self Storage Property.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to comparable self storage buildings for the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Self Storage Rent Comparables(1)

 

Property Name

 

5x5

 

5x10

 

5x15

 

10x10

 

10x15

 

10x20

 

10x25

Delong Self Storage  $58.47  $154.84  $206.01  $267.62  $360.50  $561.27  $816.43
U-Haul, 3630 College Point Boulevard, Flushing, NY  $140.00  190  N/A  220  300  N/A  N/A
Cubesmart, 31-40 Whitestone Expressway, Flushing, NY  $92.00  201  N/A  405  495  525  883
Cubesmart, 124-16 31St Avenue, Flushing, NY  $89.50  232  324  400  515  1,009  1,188
City Closet Self Storage, 20-20 129th Street, College Point, NY  $90.00  145  N/A  265  435  550  N/A
Stop & Stor, 74-04 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, NY  $87.00  155  235  289  350  410  479
Public Storage, 2401 Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Woodside, NY  $81.00  182  N/A  250  N/A  510  N/A
Total / Wtd. Avg.(2) 

$95.59

 

$177.49 

 

$266.10

 

$294.99 

 

$409.71 

 

$564.59 

 

$772.72 

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Excludes the Delong Self Storage Property.

 

 B-94

 

LOAN #9: delong self storage

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to comparable retail buildings for the Delong Self Storage Property:

 

Retail Comparables(1)

 

Property Address

 

Tenant Name

 

Lease Date

 

NRA

 

Term

 

Rent PSF

 

Lease Type

Delong Self Storage(2)  Various  Various  32,600  Various  $57.46  Gross
2407-2411 150th Street  Met Fresh Supermarket  3/2019  12,000  20  $40.00  Net
134-16-134-36 Northern Boulevard  Confidential  3/2019  1,100  10  $34.91  Modified
103-12-103-26A Roosevelt Avenue  Sprint Store  4/2018  700  10  $100.00  Modified
10423 Roosevelt Avenue  Tortilleria Nixtamal  3/2018  1,000  5  $61.20  Modified
136-04-136-08 Northern Boulevard  Confidential  1/2018  1,492  5  $84.45  Modified
135-18 Northern Boulevard  Ham  11/2017  1,800  10  $73.33  Net
35-38 Junction Boulevard  Kidz Fun Palace  11/2017  4,025  10  $60.00  Modified
13613-13617 37th Avenue  Confidential  10/2017  800  5  $48.00  Modified
Total / Wtd. Avg.(3)       

22,917

 

14.5

 

$51.82

   

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Based on the rent roll dated June 7, 2019.

(3)Excludes the Delong Self Storage Property.

 

The Borrower. The borrowing entities for the Delong Self Storage Loan are SD Flushing DE LLC and SD Flushing Retail LLC each a Delaware limited liability company and a single-purpose entity structured to be bankruptcy remote with two independent directors. The borrower sponsor and nonrecourse carve-out guarantor is Steven J. Guttman.

 

Steven J. Guttman is the founder of Storage Deluxe Management Company, LLC (“Storage Deluxe”), which is fully vertically-integrated real estate company specializing in acquisitions, development, construction, construction management, property management, asset management, capital formation, and retail leasing. Founded in 1998, Storage Deluxe is a self storage developer in the New York City metropolitan area. Headquartered in Manhattan, the company has 65 projects either completed or in development, totaling seven million SF for a total investment in excess of $1.5 billion.

 

Escrows. At loan origination, the borrowers deposited approximately $28,868 into a tax reserve and $1,090 into an insurance reserve.

 

On each due date, the borrowers are required to fund the following reserves with respect to the Delong Self Storage Loan: (i) a tax reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the amount that the lender estimates will be necessary to pay taxes over the then succeeding 12-month period (initially estimated to be $28,867.81 per month), (ii) a replacement reserve in an amount equal to one-twelfth of $0.0237 multiplied by the aggregate number of SF of the Delong Self Storage Property (initially $328.13 based on 166,294 SF) and (iii) a tenant improvements and leasing commission reserve in an amount equal to $2,038. The Delong Self Storage Loan documents require monthly deposits into the insurance reserve account in the amount of one-twelfth of the annual insurance premiums (a) upon an event of default or (b) if an acceptable blanket insurance policy is not in place.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Delong Self Storage Loan is structured with a springing lockbox and springing cash management. Upon a Cash Management Trigger Period (as defined below), a lender controlled clearing account is required to be established by the borrowers and the borrowers are required to cause all rents to be transmitted directly into the clearing account and, during the continuance of a Trigger Period (as defined below), funds in such clearing account are required to be transferred on a daily basis to a cash management account controlled by the lender to be applied and disbursed according to the Delong Self Storage Loan documents.

 

A “Cash Management Trigger Period” commences upon the occurrence of (i) an event of default or (ii) the debt service coverage ratio, based on underwritten net cash flow, falling below 1.35x at the end of any calendar quarter.

 

A “Trigger Period” commences upon the occurrence of (i) an event of default or (ii) the debt service coverage ratio, based on underwritten net cash flow, falling below 1.25x at the end of any calendar quarter and ends upon, (a) with respect to clause (i) above, a cure of such default or (b) with respect to clause (ii) above, the property achieving a debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.30x for two consecutive calendar quarters.

 

Property Management. The Delong Self Storage Property is managed by Storage Deluxe (Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo) and CubeSmart Asset Management, LLC (Storage Condo).

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

 B-95

 

LOAN #9: delong self storage

 

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Release of Collateral. After the defeasance lockout expiration date, either (a) the Retail Condo borrower may obtain the release of both the Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo or (b) the Storage Condo borrower may obtain the release of the Storage Condo upon a bona fide third-party sale, provided the following conditions are satisfied: (i) no event of default is then continuing under the Delong Self Storage Loan documents, (ii) by defeasing the greater of (x) 125% of the allocated loan amount of the subject condominium unit, or (y) 100% of the net sales proceeds of the condominium unit in an arm's length sale to an unrelated third party, which in no event will be less than 94% of the gross sales price of the condominium unit, (iii) the debt service coverage ratio after giving effect to such release is at least the greater of (x) 1.85x and (y) the debt service coverage ratio immediately prior to such sale, (iv) the loan-to-value ratio after giving effect to such release is no more than the lesser of (x) 60.3% and (y) the loan-to-value ratio immediately prior to such release, (v) the debt yield after giving effect to such release is at least the greater of (x) 8.0% and (y) the debt yield immediately prior to such sale and (vi) there is compliance with REMIC-related requirements. The allocated loan amount for the Storage Condo is $40,305,155 and the combined allocated loan amount for the Retail Condo and Retail-Pad Condo is $13,994,845.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The Delong Self Storage Loan documents require that the “all-risk” insurance policy required to be maintained by the borrowers provide coverage for terrorism in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Delong Self Storage Property. The “all-risk” policy containing terrorism insurance is required to contain a deductible that is no greater than $25,000. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

 B-96

 

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 B-97

 

LOAN #10: powered shell portfolio - manassas

 

 

 

 B-98

 

LOAN #10: powered shell portfolio - manassas

 

 

 Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 4   Loan Seller   GSMC
Location (City/State) Manassas, Virginia   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(2)   $51,550,000
Property Type Industrial   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(1)   $115.04
Size (SF) 728,460   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.0%
Total Occupancy as of 8/1/2019 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans(3)   2
Owned Occupancy as of 8/1/2019 100.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 2017, 2019 / NAP   Mortgage Rate   3.63730%
Appraised Value $150,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 6/24/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsor BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
Property Management COPT Property Management Services, LLC   First Payment Date   8/1/2019
      Maturity Date   7/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $8,383,057        
Underwritten Expenses $85,615   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $8,297,442     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $8,078,671   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 55.9%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 55.9%   Replacement Reserves $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  2.68x / 2.61x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1)  9.9% / 9.6%   Other $0 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Loan Combination Amount $83,800,000 57.3% Purchase Price $144,932,315 99.1%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 62,482,431 42.7    Origination Costs 1,350,116 0.9  
           
Total Sources $146,282,431 100.0% Total Uses $146,282,431 100.0%
                           

 

(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination.

(2)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $51,550,000 represents the controlling note A-1 of the $83,800,000 Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination evidenced by two pari passu notes. See “—The Mortgage Loan” below.

(3)The borrower sponsor for the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is also the borrower sponsor for the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn mortgage loan.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan (the “Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan”) is part of a loan combination (the “Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination”) consisting of two pari passu notes (note A-1 and note A-2) with an aggregate original principal balance of $83,800,000 and is secured by a deed of trust encumbering the borrower’s fee simple interest in a portfolio of four Tier III+ powered shell buildings located in Manassas, Virginia (the “Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties”). The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan, evidenced by controlling note A-1, has an outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $51,550,000 and represents approximately 4.0% of the Initial Pool Balance. The related pari passu companion loan, evidenced by the non-controlling note A-2 is currently held by Goldman Sachs Bank USA and is expected to be contributed to one or more future securitizations.

 

The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination was originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on July 1, 2019. The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination has an interest rate of 3.63730% per annum. The borrower utilized the proceeds of the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination to finance the acquisition of the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties and pay origination costs.

 

The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination had an initial term of 120 months and has a remaining term of 119 months as of the Cut-off Date. The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination requires interest-only payments during its term. The scheduled maturity date of the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination is July 6, 2029. The Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination (other than portions previously defeased) may be voluntarily prepaid at any time in whole or in part upon 10 days’ prior written notice to the lender. Any voluntary prepayments prior to January 6, 2029, require a yield maintenance premium, which may be no less than 0.5% of the amount prepaid. In addition, provided that no event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is continuing, defeasance with direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America is permitted at any time after the earlier to occur of (i) July 6, 2022 and (ii) the sixth day of the month following the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into which the last piece of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is deposited.

 

 B-99

 

LOAN #10: powered shell portfolio - manassas

 

 

The table below summarizes the notes that comprise the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool–The Loan Combinations–The Outside Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations” in the Prospectus.

 

Loan Combination Summary  
Note Original
Balance
Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder Controlling Piece  
 
Note A-1 $51,550,000 $51,550,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41 Yes  
Note A-2 32,250,000 32,250,000 GSBI(1) No  
Total $83,800,000 $83,800,000      

 

 

(1)Note A-2 is currently held by GSBI and is expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties consist of four Tier III+ powered shell buildings under four leases located in Manassas, Virginia, which total 728,460 SF. The Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties were built to suit for the sole tenant, Vadata, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., by Corporate Offices Properties Trust and are fully utilized by the tenant with four triple-net lease structures in place. “Powered shells” are upgraded industrial properties with access to power and fiber optics that are utilized as data centers. The landlord only initially invests in the industrial properties and the tenant invests all additional capital required to convert the asset into a fully operational data center with tenant specific specifications.

 

Three of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties were built in 2017 and the fourth Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Property was built in 2019. Once the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties were leased to the tenant, the tenant invested in permanent improvements to the properties including improvements to the HVAC systems, fiber connectivity, UPS batteries and power generators. Additionally, the tenant invested in temporary improvements that are the tenant’s personal property such as racks, servers and cabling.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties:

 

Property Name

 

City

 

State

  % of Allocated Loan Amount 

Total GLA

  Year Built 

As-Is Appraised Value

 

UW NCF

Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-18  Manassas  Virginia  30.2%  215,650  2017  $44,300,000   $2,448,285 
Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-20  Manassas  Virginia  28.3   215,650  2017  44,000,000   2,254,411 
Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-19  Manassas  Virginia  20.7   148,580  2017  31,100,000   1,677,639 
Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-23  Manassas  Virginia  20.7   148,580  2019  30,600,000   1,698,335 
Total        100.0%  728,460     $150,000,000   $8,078,671 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants for the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties:

 

Four Largest Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent

 

Tenant Name - Property

 

Credit Rating
(Fitch/MIS/S&P)(1)

 

Tenant GLA

 

% of GLA

 

UW Base Rent

 

% of Total UW Base Rent

 

UW Base Rent
$ per SF

 

Lease Expiration

 

Renewal / Extension Options

Vadata, Inc. - Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-18  A+ / A3 / AA-  215,650   29.6%  $2,313,684   30.2%  $10.73   12/31/2027  4, 5-year options
Vadata, Inc. - Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-20  A+ / A3 / AA-  215,650   29.6   2,166,858   28.3   10.05   4/30/2027  4, 5-year options
Vadata, Inc. - Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-19  A+ / A3 / AA-  148,580   20.4   1,586,268   20.7   10.68   4/30/2027  4, 5-year options
Vadata, Inc. - Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas DC-23  A+ / A3 / AA-  148,580   20.4   1,582,463   20.7   10.65   4/30/2029  4, 5-year options
Four Largest Tenants     728,460   100.0%  $7,649,273   100.0%  $10.50       
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)     0   0.0   0   0.0   0.00       
Totals / Wtd. Avg. Tenants     728,460   100.0%  $7,649,273   100.0%  $10.50       

 

 

(1)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

 

 B-100

 

LOAN #10: powered shell portfolio - manassas

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule for the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas 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

 

% of Total UW Base Rent

 

UW Base Rent $ per SF 

 

# of Expiring Leases

MTM  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2019  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  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2024  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2025  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2026  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2027  579,880   79.6   79.6%  6,066,810   79.3   10.46   3 
2028  0   0.0   79.6%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2029  148,580   20.4   100.0%  1,582,463   20.7   10.65   1 
2030 & Thereafter  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Vacant  0   0.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  728,460   100.0%      $7,649,273   100.0%  $10.50   4 

 

 

(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by each Owned Tenant.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy for the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

As of 8/1/2019 

100.0%

 

 

(1)There are no historical occupancy figures as the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties were built in 2017 and 2019 and went through individual periods of tenant specific build-outs.

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow for the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

  

Underwritten(3) 

  Underwritten
$ per SF
Base Rental Revenue  $7,649,273   $10.50 
Contractual Rent Steps  912,267   1.25 
Reimbursement Revenue  85,615   0.12 
Gross Revenue  $8,647,156   $11.87 
Vacancy Loss  (264,099)  (0.36)
Effective Gross Revenue  $8,383,057   $11.51 
         
Management Fee  85,615   0.12 
         
Net Operating Income  $8,297,442   $11.39 
TI/LC  176,549   0.24 
Replacement Reserves  42,222   0.06 
Net Cash Flow  $8,078,671   $11.09 
         
Occupancy  100.0%    
NOI Debt Yield(4)  9.9%    
NCF DSCR(4)  2.61x    

 

 

(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)There are no historical cash flow figures as the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties were built in 2017 and 2019 and went through individual periods of tenant specific build-outs.

(3)Underwritten cash flow based on contractual rents as of August 1, 2019 and contractual rent steps through July 31, 2020.

(4)NOI Debt Yield and NCF DSCR are calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination.

 

 B-101

 

LOAN #10: powered shell portfolio - manassas

 

 

Appraisals. According to the appraisal, the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties had an aggregate “as-is” appraised value of $150,000,000 as of June 24, 2019. The appraisal also concluded to an aggregate “go dark” value of $96,000,000 as of June 24, 2019. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio calculated utilizing the dark value is 87.3%.

 

Appraisal Approach(1) 

 

Value

 

Discount Rate

 

Capitalization Rate 

Direct Capitalization Approach  $150,000,000  N/A  5.00%

 

 

(1)Based on the “as-is” appraised value.

 

Environmental Matters. According to a Phase I environmental report dated May 28, 2019, there are no recognized environmental conditions or recommendations for further action at the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties.

 

Market Overview and Competition. The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties consist of four buildings in Northern Virginia. Northern Virginia is the largest multi-tenant data center market in the United States, with over 4.8 million square feet of space currently in operation. Northern Virginia's history as one of the main internet exchange points on the East Coast, plus its available land, relatively low power rates and tax breaks available for some large data center owners and their tenants, have encouraged the development of large campuses, particularly in Loudon County (adjacent to the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties). Loudoun County is commonly referred to as Data Center Alley and serves as the home to cloud market leaders such as Amazon.com, Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Facebook, Inc., and Alibaba Group Holding Limited. The region contributes more than 70% of the globe's total internet traffic and is the first gigawatt market in the world due to its low-latency connections to the national fiber network backbone, access to low-cost power, and the area's low overall risk to natural disasters. Amazon.com, Inc., utilizes multiple data center properties throughout Northern Virginia in addition to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Properties and according to data center specialists, is the largest data center user in Northern Virginia. According to the appraisal, the market rent was concluded to be $12.00 PSF.

 

The following table presents select comparable recent industrial property sales for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties:

 

Sales Comparables(1)

 

 

Property Name

 

Region

 

Date of Sale

 

Year Built

 

Total GLA

 

Sales Price

 

Sales Price PSF

 

Occupancy

Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas(2)  East Coast  Jun-19   2017, 2019  728,460   $144,932,315   $198.96   100%
A Powered Shell  California  Nov-18   2016  145,850   $34,975,000   $239.80   100%
Secure Data 365  Midwest  Oct-18   2008  29,960   $9,425,000   $314.59   100%
A Powered Shell  East Coast  Apr-18   1950  73,000   $9,200,000   $126.03   100%
Skybox Legacy  Texas  Mar-18   2017  149,200   $55,000,000   $368.63   100%
Pathfinder Plaza  East Coast  Mar-18   2017  446,811   $111,577,310   $249.72   100%
InfoCrossing  Midwest  Mar-18   1988 / Ren. 1995  85,200   $16,400,000   $192.49   100%
Raging Wire  East Coast  Jan-18   1990 / Ren. 2012  150,000   $18,725,000   $124.83   100%
Aligned Energy  Southwest  Jan-18   1978  550,000   $58,500,000   $106.36   100%
Coca-Cola  Southeast  May-17   1986  88,000   $19,000,000   $215.91   100%
Comparable Property Total / Wtd. Avg.(3)            1,718,021   $59,468,468   $193.71     

 

 

(1)Source: Appraisal.

(2)Source: Purchase and Sale Agreement.

(3)Excludes the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties.

 

The Borrower. The borrower is BCORE COPT DC-19 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Legal counsel to the borrower delivered a non-consolidation opinion in connection with the origination of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination. BREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., the non-recourse carveout guarantor and borrower sponsor, is also the non-recourse carveout guarantor and borrower sponsor of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn mortgage loan, which is also being contributed to the CGCMT 2019-GC41 transaction. The guarantor’s liability under the non-recourse guaranty with respect to the bankruptcy-related carve-outs is limited to 20% of the then-current outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination.

 

The general partner of the non-recourse carveout guarantor is Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”), a real estate investment trust, that seeks to directly own stabilized income generating U.S. commercial real estate across key property types, including industrial, data center, multifamily, hospitality and retail properties. As of June 30, 2019, BREIT had a net asset value of approximately $7.8 billion and total asset value of approximately $16.5 billion.

 

Escrows. On each due date during the continuance of a Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period or an event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination, the borrower is required to fund a tax

 

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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 next ensuing 12 months, unless (a) the tenant at a Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Property is paying the related property taxes and insurance premiums pursuant to the terms of its lease and the tenant is not in monetary or other material default under its lease or (b) in the case of insurance premiums, the borrower is maintaining a blanket policy in accordance with the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination documents.

 

A “Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period” means each period: (i) commencing when the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents), determined as of the last day of each of two consecutive fiscal quarters, is less than 1.20x, and ending when the debt service coverage ratio (as calculated under the loan documents), determined as of the last day of each of two consecutive fiscal quarters, is at least 1.20x; and (ii) deemed commencing upon the borrower’s failure to deliver required annual, quarterly or monthly financial reports and ending when such reports are delivered and indicate that no other Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period is ongoing.

 

Lockbox and Cash Management. The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination is structured with a hard lockbox and springing cash management. The borrower delivered notice to the tenant that payments under each lease are required to be remitted directly to the lockbox account and is required to cause all cash revenues relating to the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties and all other money received by the borrower or the property manager with respect to the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties (other than tenant security deposits required to be held in escrow accounts) to be deposited into a lender-controlled lockbox account. On each business day during the continuance of a Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period or an event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination, all amounts in the lockbox account are required to be remitted to the cash management account. On each business day (or at such frequency as the borrower may request in its discretion) that no Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period or event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination is continuing, all funds in the lockbox account are required to be swept into a borrower-controlled operating account.

 

During the continuance of a Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period or, at the lender’s discretion, during an event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination, all amounts on deposit in the cash management account after payment of required reserves, debt service and budgeted operating expenses are required to be reserved as additional collateral for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination, unless an excess cash flow guaranty that guarantees all such amounts that would have been reserved by the lender as additional collateral for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination has been entered into by BREIT Operating Partnership L.P. in accordance with the loan documents and delivered to the lender, in which case such amounts will be disbursed to the borrower. Upon the earliest to occur of (i) a monetary event of default, (ii) the acceleration of the Powered-Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination during an event of default, (iii) the initiation of foreclosure proceedings or similar judicial proceedings or (iv) the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, BREIT Operating Partnership L.P. will be required to remit to the lender an amount equal to all such amounts that would have been reserved by the lender as additional collateral during the continuance of a Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Trigger Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the lender will not be obligated to disburse such amounts to the borrower (i) during an event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination or (ii) unless the borrower has delivered an additional nonconsolidation opinion in respect of such excess cash flow guaranty in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the lender, if disbursement of such amounts would cause the aggregate amount of obligations of the excess cash flow guaranty to exceed 15% of the then outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination.

 

Property Management. The Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties are currently managed by COPT Property Management Services, LLC, an affiliate of the borrower, pursuant to a management agreement. Under the related loan documents, the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties are required to remain managed by COPT Property Management Services, LLC, or any other property manager pre-approved by the lender (pursuant to the loan documents), or otherwise approved by the lender, which approval may be subject to receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation. The lender has the right to replace, or require the borrower to replace, the property manager with a property manager selected by the borrower, subject to the lender’s reasonable approval (or, in the event of an event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination or following any foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or other similar transaction, selected by the lender upon at least 30 days’ notice to the borrower) (i) during the continuance of an event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination, (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 (after the expiration of any applicable notice and/or cure periods), (iv) if the property manager files or is the subject of a bankruptcy petition, (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 creditors or (vi) if the property manager is adjudicated insolvent.

 

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Right of First Offer. Pursuant to a ROFO, ROFR and Development Agreement between the borrower and the sole tenant, Vadata, Inc., so long as none of the leases with Vadata, Inc. have been terminated due to an event of default beyond all applicable cure and notice periods by Vadata, Inc., assigned to an unaffiliated third party or reduced to less than 75% of the rentable square feet occupied by Vadata, Inc. or an affiliate of Vadata, Inc., a transfer of the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties (other than collateral security transfers in connection with any debt or equity financing, or transfers pursuant to a foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) is subject to a right of first offer in favor of Vadata, Inc. If the subsequent transfer is not for at least 95% of the price of the offer to Vadata, Inc., Vadata, Inc. would be entitled to purchase the property at such lower sales price.

 

Release of Collateral. Provided no event of default under the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Loan Combination is continuing, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of one or more of the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Properties subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) prepayment, together with any applicable yield maintenance premium (or, after the earlier to occur of (i) July 6, 2022 and (ii) the second anniversary of the closing date of the securitization into which the last piece of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is deposited, delivery of defeasance collateral) in an amount equal to the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price; (ii) after giving effect to such release, either (a) the debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) is at least 9.13% or (b) if each applicable property is being sold to an unaffiliated third party, the aggregate amount of the reduction of the outstanding principal balance pursuant to clause (i) (inclusive of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price) is not less than the greater of (1) such property’s Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price and (2) the lesser of (x) the gross sales proceeds actually received by the borrower from such sale of such property or (y) the amount necessary to achieve a debt yield (as calculated under the loan documents) of 9.13%; (iii) delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation; and (iv) delivery of a REMIC opinion. The borrower is also permitted to obtain the release of a property in connection with curing an event of default with respect to such property by defeasance or prepayment of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price without meeting the requirements of clause (ii) above if the borrower has demonstrated in good faith to the lender that it has pursued a cure of such event of default, and such cure does not require any capital contribution to the borrower or any obligation of the borrower or the non-recourse carveout guarantor to use revenues from any property other than the property that is the subject of such event of default to effectuate such cure and such release cures such event of default.

 

A “Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Minimum Release Price” means with respect to each Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Property, the product of its amortized allocated loan amount times either (x) 105% (if the outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is greater than $62,850,000) or (y) 110% (if the outstanding principal balance of the Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas Loan Combination is less than or equal to $62,850,000).

 

Current Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. None.

 

Permitted Future Mezzanine or Secured Subordinate Indebtedness. Not permitted.

 

Terrorism Insurance. The borrower is required to maintain terrorism insurance in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Property, as well as 18 months of rental loss and/or business interruption coverage (covering actual loss sustained during restoration), together with a 12-month extended period of indemnity following restoration. If TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is no longer in effect or 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, then provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the borrower’s requirement will be capped at insurance premiums equal to two times the amount of the insurance premium payable at such time in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related loan documents. See “Risk Factors—Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties” in the Prospectus.

 

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LOAN #11: SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY CENTER

 

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   CREFI
Location (City/State) Lee’s Summit, Missouri   Cut-off Date Balance   $51,500,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Balance per SF   $104.16
Size (SF) 494,449   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   4.0%
Total Occupancy as of 6/1/2019 96.5%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 6/1/2019 96.5%   Type of Security   Leasehold
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1961 / 1997   Mortgage Rate   3.67500%
Appraised Value $102,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   60
Appraisal Date 6/10/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsor Jacob Weinreb     Original Interest Only Period (Months)   60
Property Management Weinreb Management KC LLC and   First Payment Date   9/6/2019
  US Asset Services, LLC   Maturity Date   8/6/2024
           
           
Underwritten Revenues $10,532,516        
Underwritten Expenses $3,884,425   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $6,648,092     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $6,127,699   Taxes $378,903 $47,363
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 50.5%   Insurance $81,625 $10,203
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 50.5%   Replacement Reserve(1) $1,750,000 $22,622
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 3.46x / 3.19x   TI/LC(2) $0 $31,250
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF 12.9% / 11.9%   Other(3) $1,174,226 $0
             

Sources and Uses
Sources $       %    Uses $                             %   
Loan Amount $51,500,000 99.1% Loan Payoff $47,975,146 92.3%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 457,058 0.9 Reserves 3,384,754 6.5
      Closing Costs 597,157 1.1
           
Total Sources $51,957,058 100.0% Total Uses $51,957,058 100.0%
           
 
(1)The monthly replacement reserve will be reduced to $4,120 on the monthly payment date in September 2021 for the remainder of the Summit Technology Center Loan term.

(2)The TI/LC reserve is subject to a cap of $1,125,000.

(3)Other reserves consist of $1,015,875 for unfunded tenant obligations and $158,351 for a free rent reserve.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the Summit Technology Center property:

 

Largest Owned 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

GSA(4)  AAA / Aaa / AA+  313,209   63.3%  $4,604,140   60.9%  $14.70   2/19/2022  NAP
ExamOne, Inc.(5)   BBB / Baa2 / BBB+  58,347   11.8   1,033,503   13.7   17.71   5/31/2024  2, 5-year options
Caremark, Inc.(6)    NR / Baa2 / BBB  60,324   12.2   1,031,791   13.7   17.10   5/31/2025  2, 5-year options
St. Luke’s Health System  NR / NR / NR  32,043   6.5   667,441   8.8   20.83   12/31/2026  1, 5-year option
Bluebird Network  NR / NR / NR  13,221   2.7   206,618   2.7   15.63   7/31/2024  2, 3-year options
Teleport Communications  NR / NR / NR  176   0.0   14,080   0.2   80.00   1/31/2020  NAP
 Largest Owned Tenants     477,320   96.5%  $7,557,573   100.0%  $15.83       
Vacant     17,129   3.5   0   0.0   0.00       
Total / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants     494,449   100.0%  $7,557,573   100.0%  $15.83       
                              
 
(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 1, 2019.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent company or the United States Government whether or not the parent or government guarantees the lease.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF include present value contractual rent steps for Caremark, Inc., ExamOne, Inc., and St. Luke’s Health System.

(4)GSA has the option to terminate at any time after April 30, 2021 upon 120 days’ notice for no penalty.

(5)A portion of ExamOne Inc.’s space which represents 14.1% of its rented area, will terminate upon the earlier of the related borrower finding a replacement tenant and March 31, 2021.

(6)Caremark, Inc. has the option to terminate effective on May 31, 2023 with 12 months notice and payment of unamortized leasing commissions, free rent, and landlord’s work cost of $1,002,876.

 

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LOAN #11: SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY CENTER

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the Summit Technology Center 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  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2019  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2020  176   0.0   0.0%  14,080   0.2   $80.00   1 
2021  8,242   1.7   1.7%  111,267   1.5   $13.50   1 
2022  313,209   63.3   65.0%  4,604,140   60.9   $14.70   2 
2023  0   0.0   65.0%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2024  63,326   12.8   77.9%  1,128,854   14.9   $17.83   2 
2025  60,324   12.2   90.1%  1,031,791   13.7   $17.10   1 
2026  32,043   6.5   96.5%  667,441   8.8   $20.83   1 
2027  0   0.0   96.5%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2028  0   0.0   96.5%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2029  0   0.0   96.5%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
2030 & Thereafter  0   0.0   96.5%  0   0.0   $0.00   0 
Vacant  17,129   3.5   100.0% 

NAP

  

NAP

  

NAP

  

NAP

 
Total / Wtd. Avg.  494,449   100.0%      $7,557,573   100.0%  $15.83   8 

 

 
(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each collateral 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 Expiration Schedule.

(3)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF include present value contractual rent steps for Caremark, Inc., ExamOne, Inc. and St. Luke’s Health System.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the Summit Technology Center property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2016

2017

2018

As of 6/1/2019(2)

97.8% 98.0% 89.9% 96.5%

 

 
(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 June 1, 2019.

 

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LOAN #11: SUMMIT TECHNOLOGY CENTER

 

 

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 Summit Technology Center property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

TTM 4/30/2019

 

Underwritten

 

Underwritten  

$ per SF

Base Rent(2)  $6,069,703   $6,603,787   $6,180,274   $6,404,408   $7,373,640   $14.91 
Contractual Rent Steps(3)  0   0   0   0   183,933   0.37 
Vacant Income  0   0   0   0   299,758   0.61 
Reimbursements  1,894,297   1,833,329   1,781,604   1,710,805   1,934,683   3.91 
Other Income(4)  1,846,217   1,264,843   1,329,936   1,431,356   1,230,104   2.49 
Vacancy & Credit Loss(5)  0   0   0   0   (489,601)  (0.99)
Effective Gross Income  $9,810,217   $9,701,960   $9,291,814   $9,546,568   $10,532,516   $21.30 
                         
Real Estate Taxes  $289,112   $296,053   $304,935   $392,742   $568,355   $1.15 
Insurance  86,081   87,917   100,504   106,452   116,607   0.24 
Management Fee  294,307   291,059   278,754   286,397   315,975   0.64 
Other Operating Expenses  2,970,362   2,855,066   3,186,038   3,021,632   2,883,487   5.83 
Total Operating Expenses  $3,639,861   $3,530,095   $3,870,231   $3,807,223   $3,884,425   $7.86 
                         
Net Operating Income  $6,170,356   $6,171,865   $5,421,583   $5,739,346   $6,648,092   $13.45 
TI/LC  0   0   0   0   381,947   0.77 
Replacement Reserves  0   0   0   0   138,446   0.28 
Net Cash Flow  $6,170,356   $6,171,865   $5,421,583   $5,739,346   $6,127,699   $12.39 
                         
Occupancy  97.8%   98.0%   89.9%   89.9%   95.0%(4)    
NOI Debt Yield  12.0%   12.0%   10.5%   11.1%   12.9%     
NCF DSCR  3.22x   3.22x   2.83x   2.99x   3.19x     

 

 
(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 from TTM 4/30/2019 Base Rent to Underwritten Base Rent is primarily attributable to the property lease-up and expected rent increases from extensions, including Caremark, Inc. executing lease extensions and GSA signing an expansion lease at the property.

(3)Includes the present value of future rent steps for Caremark, Inc., ExamOne, Inc., and St. Luke’s Health System.

(4)Other Income includes tenant utility recoveries, and amortized tenant improvements that are paid from the GSA lease and other miscellaneous income.

(5)Represents an underwritten economic vacancy of 5.0%.

 

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LOAN #12: U.S. INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO V

 

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 30   Loan Seller GSMC
Location (City/State) Various / Various   Cut-off Date Principal Balance(3) $50,000,000
Property Type Industrial   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF(2) $36.36
Size (SF) 3,585,623   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 3.9%
Total Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans None
Owned Occupancy as of 8/6/2019 100.0%   Type of Security Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation Various / Various   Mortgage Rate 3.78000%
Appraised Value(1) $202,500,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months) 120
Appraisal Date 6/1/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months) NAP
Borrower Sponsor BIG SC-USIP30P LLC   Original Interest Only Period (Months) 120
Property Management Brennan Management, LLC   First Payment Date 9/6/2019
      Maturity Date 8/6/2029
         
Underwritten Revenues $13,695,724      
Underwritten Expenses $273,914   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $13,421,810     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $12,440,535   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1)(2) 64.4%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(2) 64.4%   Replacement Reserves $50,000 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2)  2.69x / 2.49x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(2)  10.3% / 9.5%   Other(4) $194,450 $0
           

Sources and Uses
Sources $          % Uses $         %    
Loan Combination Amount $130,358,000 66.2% Purchase Price $195,250,000 99.2%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 69,425,420 33.8 Closing Costs 1,288,970 0.7
      Reserves 244,450 0.1
           
Total Sources $196,783,420 100.0% Total Uses $196,783,420 100.0%
           
 
(1)The Appraised Value represents the aggregate “as-is” appraised value of the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties of $194,670,000 plus an approximately 4.02% portfolio premium. The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Loan Combination calculated on the basis of the aggregate “as-is” appraised value without the portfolio premium is 67.0%.

(2)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Loan Combination.

(3)The Cut-off Date Principal Balance of $50,000,000 represents the controlling note A-1 of the $130,358,000 U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Loan Combination evidenced by three pari passu notes.

(4)Other upfront escrows include $172,450 of deferred maintenance related to roof work at the Sherwood Foods Cleveland property and $22,000 of environmental reserve related to vapor at the Gem City property.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Loan Combinations—The Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations” in the Prospectus.

 

Loan Combination Summary
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance Note Holder(s) Controlling Piece
Note A-1 $50,000,000 $50,000,000 CGCMT 2019-GC41 Yes
Note A-2 50,000,000 50,000,000 GSBI(1) No
Note A-3 30,358,000 30,358,000 GSBI(1) No
Total $130,358,000 $130,358,000    

 

 
(1)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

 

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LOAN #12: U.S. INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO V

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Property Name

 

City

 

State

 

% of Allocated
Loan Amount

 

Total GLA

 

Year Built

 

As-Is Appraised Value

 

UW NCF

Cast Aluminum Solutions  Batavia  IL   1.9%  59,719  1988  $3,780,000   $223,758 
CECO - Indianapolis  Indianapolis  IN   2.1   66,000  1971  4,100,000   238,527 
BlueLinx Corporation Brooklyn Park  Brooklyn Park  MN   4.8   136,167  1978, 2000  9,300,000   594,250 
BlueLinx Corporation Little Rock  North Little Rock  AR   1.4   82,959  1971  2,750,000   178,691 
BlueLinx Corporation Gulfport  Long Beach  MS   1.3   88,061  1965  2,475,000   173,603 
Chemcore Austin  Austin  TX   2.9   40,662  1982  5,580,000   334,980 
Chemcore Elk Grove  Elk Grove Village  IL   1.3   25,576  1966  2,475,000   155,301 
Custom Extrusions Rome  Rome  GA   2.4   151,693  1960  4,745,000   305,992 
ATG Precision Canton  Canton  MI   2.7   55,118  1994  5,300,000   330,031 
Dirksen Screw Shelby  Shelby Township  MI   3.9   80,967  1988, 1998  7,550,000   472,717 
Dreison  Cleveland  OH   3.3   206,471  1955  6,460,000   477,862 
Exec Cabinetry SC  Simpsonville  SC   4.7   205,912  1964-1993  9,220,000   590,895 
Design Cabinetry TGK  Rockledge  FL   2.5   92,367  1998  4,900,000   315,403 
Design Cabinetry Barnes  Rockledge  FL   0.6   21,572  1987  1,165,000   75,184 
Gem City  Dayton  OH   3.2   147,847  1941  6,270,000   385,477 
Hunter Defense Tech  Florence  KY   6.4   260,366  1962  12,450,000   764,620 
Metalex (Jason Industries)  Libertyville  IL   4.3   155,799  1924  8,400,000   518,579 
Owens Corning  Tallmadge  OH   7.0   222,900  1989  13,660,000   1,002,726 
Polartec  Cleveland  TN   2.6   175,306  1986  5,100,000   315,916 
Pyramyd Air  Solon  OH   1.9   70,867  1970  3,720,000   225,793 
Sterling Jewelers  Barberton  OH   6.2   134,565  2002  12,000,000   780,264 
Techniks  Indianapolis  IN   1.4   40,418  2005  2,800,000   165,198 
Techniplas  Nashotah  WI   4.6   137,206  1964-1995  9,000,000   587,254 
Nyloncraft  Mishawaka  IN   4.0   185,631  1961  7,700,000   451,281 
Workstream  Fairfield  OH   1.8   76,893  1973, 1988  3,540,000   218,006 
Global Flooring  Kentwood  MI   3.7   121,464  1984  7,170,000   479,289 
Sherwood Foods Cleveland  Maple Heights  OH   11.2   345,009  1967  21,750,000   1,261,216 
Total Plastics  Wyoming  MI   1.2   44,033  1999  2,410,000   160,445 
LMI Aerospace - 3600 Mueller  Saint Charles  MO   2.1   62,712  1973, 1989  4,100,000   276,188 
LMI Aerospace - 3030 N. Highway 94  Saint Charles  MO   2.5   91,363  1966, 2000  4,800,000   381,088 

Total

         100.0%  3,585,623     $194,670,000   $12,440,535 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Ten Largest Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent

 

 

Tenant Name(1)

 

Credit Rating (Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)

  Tenant GLA  % of GLA  UW Base Rent  % of Total UW Base Rent  UW Base Rent
$ per SF
  Lease Expiration  Renewal / Extension Options
Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC  NR / NR / NR  345,009    9.6 %  $1,524,720    10.7 %   $4.42    3/31/2032  2, 5-year options
Techniplas, LLC / Nyloncraft, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  322,837    9.0     1,206,774    8.5     3.74    12/31/2032  None
Executive Cabinetry, LLC / Designer’s Choice Cabinetry, LLC  NR / NR / NR  319,851    8.9     1,109,197    7.8     3.47    8/31/2036  None
BlueLinx Corporation(3)  NR / NR / NR  307,187    8.6     1,076,003    7.6     3.50    Various  None
Owens Corning Foam Insulation, LLC  BBB- / Ba1 / BBB  222,900    6.2     975,844    6.9     4.38    3/31/2031  2, 5-year options
Dirksen Screw Products Co. / ATG Precision Products, LLC  NR / NR / NR  136,085    3.8     943,883    6.6     6.94    Various(4)  2, 5-year options
HDT Expeditionary Systems, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  260,366    7.3     893,819    6.3     3.43    12/31/2031  None
Sterling Jewelers, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  134,565    3.8     848,710    6.0     6.31    2/29/2032  3, 5-year options
Leonard’s Metal, Inc.  NR / NR / NR  154,075    4.3     744,175    5.2     4.83    10/31/2030  2, 5-year options
Metalex Corporation  NR / NR / NR  155,799    4.3    613,828    4.3    3.94    4/30/2032  None
Ten Largest Tenants     2,358,674    65.8 %  $9,936,953    70.0 %  $4.21        
Remaining Tenants     1,226,949    34.2    4,262,750    30.0    3.47        
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)     0    0.0    0    0.0    0.00        
Totals / Wtd. Avg. Tenants     3,585,623    100.0 %  $14,199,704    100.0 %  $3.96        

 

 

(1)Where multiple tenants are listed, their leases are guaranteed by the same entity.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

(3)BlueLinx Corporation acquired Cedar Creek, LLC and leases 219,126 SF of industrial space scheduled to expire on June 30, 2031 and 88,061 SF of industrial space scheduled to expire on May 31, 2031.

(4)Dirksen Screw Products Co. leases 80,967 SF of industrial space scheduled to expire on April 30, 2033 and ATG Precision, LLC leases 55,118 SF of industrial space scheduled to expire on February 28, 2033.

 

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LOAN #12: U.S. INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO V

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V 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
  % of Total UW Base Rent  UW Base Rent
$ per SF
  # of Expiring
Leases
MTM  0   0.0%  0.0%  $0   0.0%  $0.00   0 
2019  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  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2024  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2025  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2026  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2027  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2028  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2029  0   0.0   0.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2030  543,228   15.2   15.2%  1,843,563   13.0   3.39   5 
2031  850,172   23.7   38.9%  3,214,889   22.6   3.78   6 
2032  1,024,448   28.6   67.4%  4,765,965   33.6   4.65   7 
2033  427,007   11.9   79.3%  1,885,145   13.3   4.41   5 
2034  0   0.0   79.3%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2035  0   0.0   79.3%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2036  319,851   8.9   88.3%  1,109,197   7.8   3.47   3 
2037  147,760   4.1   92.4%  522,844   3.7   3.54   2 
2038  273,157   7.6   100.0%  858,100   6.0   3.14   2 
2039  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
2040 & Thereafter  0   0.0   100.0%  0   0.0   0.00   0 
Vacant  0   0.0   100.0%  NAP   NAP   NAP   NAP 
Total  3,585,623   100.0%      $14,199,704   100.0%  $3.96   30 

 

 
(1)Calculated based on approximate square footage occupied by each Owned Tenant.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

As of 8/6/2019

100.0%

 

 
(1)The U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties were acquired in 2019 and no historical occupancy figures were available.

 

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LOAN #12: U.S. INDUSTRIAL PORTFOLIO V

 

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)(2)

 

  

Underwritten(3)(4)

  Underwritten
$ per SF
Base Rental Revenue  $14,291,882   $3.99 
Reimbursement Revenue  246,043   0.07 
Gross Revenue  $14,537,924   $4.05 
Vacancy Loss  (842,200)  (0.23)
Effective Gross Revenue  $13,695,724   $3.82 
         
Expenses  $0   $0.00 
Management Fee  273,914   0.08 
Total Operating Expenses  $273,914   $0.08 
         
Net Operating Income  $13,421,810   $3.74 
TI/LC  622,712   0.17 
Replacement Reserves  358,562   0.10 
Net Cash Flow  $12,440,535   $3.47 
         
Occupancy  100.0%     
NOI Debt Yield(5)  10.3%     
NCF DSCR(5)  2.49x     

 

 
(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 U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Properties were acquired in 2019 and no historical financials were available.

(3)Underwritten cash flow based on contractual rents as of August 6, 2019 and contractual rent steps ($92,178) through June 30, 2020.

(4)Underwritten cash flow assumes market vacancy for the submarkets in which the properties are located.

(5)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Loan Combination.

 

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LOAN #13: City center plaza 

 

 

Mortgaged Property Information Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   GSMC
Location (City/State) Boise, Idaho   Cut-off Date Principal Balance   $46,850,000
Property Type Office   Cut-off Date Principal Balance per SF   $120.94
Size (SF) 387,371   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   3.7%
Total Occupancy as of 6/19/2019 92.1%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy as of 6/19/2019 92.1%   Type of Security(2)   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1978, 2016 / NAP   Mortgage Rate   3.80000%
Appraised Value $84,900,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 4/4/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsor(1) LNRED Investments LLC   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
Property Management KC Gardner Company, L.C.   First Payment Date   8/6/2019
      Maturity Date   7/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $10,499,782        
Underwritten Expenses $4,582,209   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $5,917,574     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $5,500,271   Taxes $309,374 $103,125
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio 55.2%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio 55.2%   Replacement Reserves $0 $8,070
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  3.28x / 3.05x   TI/LC $0 $32,281
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF  12.6% / 11.7%   Other(3) $71,500 $0
             
Sources and Uses  
Sources $ % Uses $ %
Loan Amount $46,850,000 56.6% Purchase Price $81,950,000 99.1%
Principal’s New Cash Contribution 35,885,772 43.4 Closing Costs       404,899 0.5
      Reserves       380,874 0.5
           
Total Sources $82,735,772 100.0% Total Uses $82,735,772 100.0%
                       
 
(1)LNRED Investments LLC is the non-recourse carveout guarantor under the City Center Plaza Loan.

(2)Borrower's fee interest is in the following condominium units that are part of the US Bank Plaza Condominium: Units A, 1A, 1B, 1C, 5A, 6A, 7A, 8A, 9A, 1H, 1K, 1L, 2C and 3C.

(3)Other escrows represent the amount for boiler replacement.

 

The Mortgage Loan. The City Center Plaza mortgage loan (the “City Center Plaza Loan”) is evidenced by a note in the original principal amount of $46,850,000 and is secured by borrower’s fee simple interest an office property in Boise, Idaho (the “City Center Plaza Property”).The City Center Plaza Loan was originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on June 26, 2019 and is approximately 3.7% of the Initial Pool Balance. The borrower utilized the proceeds of the City Center Plaza Loan to acquire the City Center Plaza Property, fund upfront reserves and pay closing costs.

 

The Mortgaged Property. The City Center Plaza Property is comprised of (1) the US Bank Building property and (2) the Clearwater & Centre Buildings property. The US Bank Building is a 260,515 SF office building located at 101 South Capitol Boulevard in Boise, Idaho. The borrower's interest in the Clearwater & Centre Buildings includes 119,986 SF of the Clearwater office building and 6,870 SF of the Centre office building. The Clearwater & Centre Buildings were built in 2016 and are located at 777 West Main Street and 195 South Capitol Boulevard, respectively, in Boise, Idaho. According to the appraisal, the US Bank Building had an “as-is” appraised value of $47,400,000 as of April 4, 2019, and the Clearwater & Centre Buildings had an “as-is” appraised value of $37,800,000 as of April 4, 2019. Underwritten Net Operating Income ($) and Underwritten Net Cash Flow ($) are (1) $3,692,709 and $3,421,291, respectively, at the US Bank Building and (2) $2,224,864 and $2,078,980, respectively, at the Clearwater & Centre Buildings.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the City Center Plaza Property:

 

Property Name 

City 

State 

% of Allocated Loan Amount 

Total GLA 

Year Built 

As-Is Appraised Value(1)

UW NCF

US Bank Building Boise ID 55.9% 260,515 1978 $47,400,000 $3,421,291
Clearwater & Centre Buildings Boise ID 44.1% 126,856 2016 $37,800,000 $2,078,980

 

 
(1)The “As-Is” Appraised Values for the US Bank Building and Clearwater & Centre Buildings were calculated using different capitalization rates.

 

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LOAN #13: City center plaza 

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which, certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the City Center Plaza Property:

 

Ten Largest Tenants Based on Underwritten Base Rent(1)

 

Tenant Name

Credit Rating
(Fitch/MIS/S&P)(2)

Tenant
GLA

% of
GLA

UW Base
Rent

% of Total
UW Base

Rent

UW Base
Rent

$ per SF

Lease
Expiration

Renewal / Extension
Options

Clearwater Analytics(3) NR / NR / NR 107,809  27.8% $1,993,946 25.7% $18.50 10/31/2026 2, 5-year options
US Bank(4) AA- / A1 / A+ 34,421 8.9    954,150 12.3    27.72 3/31/2025 2, 5-year options
US Ecology(5) NR / NR / BB 28,460 7.3    626,120 8.1    22.00 7/31/2025 2, 5-year options
Stoel Rives(6) NR / NR / NR 25,974 6.7    511,503 6.6    19.69 6/30/2028 2, 5-year options
PCA(7) NR / NR / NR 21,435 5.5    487,646 6.3    22.75 8/31/2025 2, 5-year options
Wells Fargo Advisors(8) NR / NR / NR 11,988 3.1    267,157 3.4    22.29 4/30/2024 3, 5-year options
Morgan Stanley A / A3 / BBB+ 11,352 2.9    264,956 3.4    23.34 9/30/2022 2, 5-year options
Andersen Schwartzman NR / NR / NR 9,635 2.5    226,423 2.9    23.50 6/30/2020 2, 5-year options
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP(9) NR / NR / NR 6,835 1.8    171,644 2.2    25.11 5/31/2029 2, 5-year options
Macy's.com (Intel sublease)(10) BBB / Baa3 / BBB-

7,569 

2.0   

165,988

2.1   

21.93

7/1/2020 NAP
Largest Tenants   265,478 68.5% $5,669,533 73.0% $21.36    
Remaining Owned Tenants   91,137 23.5    2,099,742 27.0    23.04    
Vacant Spaces (Owned Space)  

30,756 

7.9   

0

0.0   

0.00

   
Totals / Wtd. Avg. Tenants   387,371 100.0% $7,769,274 100.0% $21.79    

 

 
(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 19, 2019.

(2)Certain ratings are those of the parent company whether or not the parent guarantees the lease.

(3)Clearwater Analytics leases 106,780 SF of office space with $18.57 annual base rent per SF and 1,029 SF of storage space with $10.61 annual base rent per SF.

(4)US Bank may terminate the portion of its lease related to its 2,461 SF of storage space at any time upon 30 day notice.

(5)US Ecology has a one-time right to surrender a minimum of 2,000 SF and a maximum of 14,230 SF from and after November 30, 2021.

(6)Stoel Rives (i) leases 17,810 SF of office space with $24.19 annual base rent per SF and lease expiration on June 30, 2028, and 8,164 SF of storage space with $9.88 annual base rent per SF and lease expiration on October 31, 2028, (ii) at any time after April 1, 2023, may surrender up to 3,581 SF and (iii) at any time, may surrender all or part of its storage space (8,164 SF).

(7)PCA has a one-time right to terminate its lease on July 1, 2023, with 12 months’ notice and payment of a termination fee.

(8)Wells Fargo Advisors has a one-time right to terminate its lease on April 30, 2022, with nine months’ notice and payment of a termination fee.

(9)CliftonLarsonAllen LLP has a one-time right to terminate its lease any time after June 1, 2026, with nine months’ notice and payment of a termination fee.

(10)Macy’s.com subleases its space to Intel. The lease terms noted above represent both Macy’s.com original lease and the Intel sublease.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the City Center 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

% of Total UW
Base Rent

UW Base Rent $
per SF

# of Expiring Leases

MTM 5,598 1.4% 1.4% $116,064    1.5% $20.73     2
2019 5,135 1.3    2.8% 111,575 1.4 21.73 2
2020 24,363 6.3    9.1% 528,353 6.8 21.69 5
2021 15,842 4.1    13.1% 354,419 4.6 22.37 4
2022 30,405 7.8    21.0% 711,811 9.2 23.41 7
2023 2,900 0.7    21.7% 79,199 1.0 27.31 1
2024 31,022 8.0    29.8% 697,632 9.0 22.49 7
2025 89,994 23.2    53.0% 2,204,428 28.4 24.50 5
2026 109,096 28.2    81.2% 2,026,989 26.1 18.58 3
2027 1,040 0.3    81.4% 26,000 0.3 25.00 1
2028 25,974 6.7    88.1% 511,503 6.6 19.69 2
2029 6,835 1.8    89.9% 171,644 2.2 25.11 1
2030 & Thereafter 8,411 2.2    92.1% 229,658 3.0 27.30 2
Vacant

30,756      

7.9    100.0%

NAP       

NAP 

NAP

NAP     

Total / Wtd. Avg. 387,371 100.0%   $7,769,274 100.0% $21.79      42

 

 
(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 their lease and are not considered in the lease rollover schedule.

 

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LOAN #13: City center plaza 

 

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical occupancy at the City Center Plaza Property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)(2)

 

As of 6/19/2019

92.1%

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated June 19, 2019.

(2)Historical occupancy was not provided by the borrower.

 

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 City Center Plaza Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

   2017  2018 

Underwritten(2)

  Underwritten
$ per SF
Base Rent(3)  $6,255,378  $6,449,983  $7,915,583  $20.43
Total Reimbursement Revenue  1,810,682  1,847,956  2,045,704  5.28
Market Revenue from Vacant Units  0  0  822,385  2.12
Parking Revenue  260,518  326,792  452,384  1.17
Other Revenue  92,856  104,071  104,071  0.27
Gross Revenue  $8,419,434  $8,728,802  $11,340,127  $29.27
Less Vacancy Loss  (103,350)  (463,893)  (840,345)  (2.17)
Effective Gross Income  $8,316,084  $8,264,909  $10,499,782  $27.11
             
Total Operating Expenses  $4,397,411  $4,271,282  $4,582,209  $11.83
             
Net Operating Income  $3,918,673  $3,993,627  $5,917,574  $15.28
TI/LC  0  0  339,829  0.88
Replacement Reserves  0  0  77,474  0.20
Net Cash Flow  $3,918,673  $3,993,627  $5,500,271  $14.20
             
Occupancy  NAV  NAV  92.1%   
NOI Debt Yield  8.4%  8.5%  12.6%   
NCF DSCR  2.17x  2.21x  3.05x 

 

 

 
(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)Underwritten cash flow based on contractual rents as of June 19, 2019 and contractual rent steps of approximately $189,087 through August 31, 2020.

(3)Base Rent also includes the present value of rent steps for credit tenants of approximately $146,308.

 

Release of Collateral. Provided that no event of default under the City Center Plaza Loan documents is continuing, from and after the first payment date following the second anniversary of the securitization closing date, the borrower has the right to obtain the release of either the US Bank Building or the Clearwater & Centre Buildings from the lien in connection with a sale of the US Bank Building or the Clearwater & Centre Buildings to an unaffiliated third party, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others: (i) delivery of defeasance collateral in an amount equal to (a) with respect to a sale of the US Bank Building, the greater of (x) 90% of the net sales proceeds and (y) $31,411,920 or (b) with respect to a sale of the Clearwater & Centre Buildings, $22,740,740 (ii) the aggregate portfolio debt yield after giving effect to such release must be at least equal to the greater of (x) 10.93% and (y) the aggregate portfolio debt yield immediately prior to such sale, (iii) delivery of a REMIC opinion, (iv) delivery of a rating agency confirmation and (v) payment of customary defeasance fees, subject to a cap of $35,000. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Partial Releases" in the Prospectus.

 

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LOAN #14: 505 fulton street

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   CREFI
Location (City/State) Brooklyn, New York   Cut-off Date Balance(2)   $45,000,000
Property Type Retail   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(1)   $744.25
Size (SF) 114,209   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   3.5%
Total Occupancy as of 7/1/2019 100.0%   Number of Related Mortgage Loans(3)   3
Owned Occupancy as of 7/1/2019 100.0%   Type of Security   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation 1890 / 2013   Mortgage Rate   3.53000%
Appraised Value $175,000,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 6/18/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   NAP
Borrower Sponsors Albert Laboz, Jason Laboz and   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   120
  Joseph Jody Laboz   First Payment Date   8/6/2019
Property Management Self-Managed   Maturity Date  

7/6/2029

 

           
           
Underwritten Revenues $9,606,189        
Underwritten Expenses $1,161,763   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $8,444,426     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $8,134,071   Taxes $77,234 $38,617
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(1) 48.6%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(1) 48.6%   Replacement Reserve(4) $0 $1,428
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 2.78x / 2.67x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(1) 9.9% / 9.6%   Other $0 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $       %   Uses $                                %   
Loan Combination Amount $85,000,000 100.0%   Loan Payoff $64,909,586 76.4%
        Principal Equity Distribution 18,118,300 21.3   
        Closing Costs 1,894,880                    2.2   
        Reserves 77,234 0.1   
             
Total Sources $85,000,000 100.0%   Total Uses $85,000,000 100.0%
                             

 

(1)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding balance of the 505 Fulton Street Loan Combination.

(2)The Cut-off Date Balance of $45,000,000 represents the controlling Note A-2, which is part of a larger loan combination evidenced by two pari passu notes having an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $85,000,000 (the “505 Fulton Street Loan Combination”) also consisting of one non-controlling Note A-1 with an original principal balance of $40,000,000 which is currently held by CREFI and is expected to be contributed to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

(3)The borrower sponsors for the 505 Fulton Street Loan Combination are also the borrower sponsors for the 34 Howard mortgage loan and the 309 Canal Street mortgage loan.

(4)The Replacement reserve is subject to a cap of $17,131.

 

Loan Combination Summary
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance   Note Holder Controlling Piece
A-2 $45,000,000 $45,000,000   CGCMT 2019-GC41 Yes
A-1 $40,000,000 $40,000,000   CREFI (1) No
Total $85,000,000 $85,000,000    

 

(1)The non-controlling note A-1 is currently held by CREFI and is expected to be contributed to one or more future commercial mortgage securitization transactions.

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the major tenants (of which certain tenants may have co-tenancy provisions) at the 505 Fulton Street property:

 

Largest Owned 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 

Old Navy NR / Baa2 / BB+ 22,477              19.7% $3,277,778 35.7% $145.83 6/30/2025 2, 5-year options
H&M NR / NR / NR 29,600           25.9 2,970,250 32.3    100.35 1/31/2029 NAP
Nordstrom Rack BBB+ / Baa1 / BBB+ 40,523           35.5 2,117,500 23.0   52.25 4/30/2024 4, 5-year options
TJ Maxx NR / A2 / A+ 21,609           18.9 825,000 9.0 38.18 4/30/2024 3, 5-year options
 Largest Owned Tenants  

114,209          

 100.0% 

$9,190,528

100.0% 

$80.47

   
Vacant   0             0.0 0 0.0 0.00    
Total / Wtd. Avg. All Owned Tenants   114,209             100.0% $9,190,528 100.0% $80.47    
                     

 

 

(1)Based on the underwritten rent roll dated July 1, 2019.

(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 includes the present value of rent steps for Old Navy ($277,778) and contractual rent steps through September 1, 2019 for H&M ($245,250).

 

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LOAN #14: 505 fulton street

 

The following table presents certain information relating to the lease rollover schedule at the 505 Fulton Street 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
2019 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 0 0.0 0.0%   0   0.0 $0.00 0
2024  62,132 54.4   54.4%   2,942,500   32.0  $47.36   2
2025 22,477 19.7   74.1%   3,277,778   35.7  $145.83     1
2026 0 0.0 74.1%   0   0.0 $0.00 0
2027 0 0.0 74.1%   0   0.0 $0.00 0
2028 0 0.0 74.1%   0   0.0 $0.00 0
2029 29,600 25.9   100.0%   2,970,250   32.3  $100.35     1
2030 & Thereafter 0 0.0 100.0%   0   0.0 $0.00 0
Vacant 0 0.0 100.0%   NAP   NAP   NAP NAP    

Total / Wtd. Avg. 

 

114,209            

100.0% 

$9,190,528

 

100.0% 

$80.47 

4

 

 

(1)Calculated based on the approximate square footage occupied by each collateral tenant.

(2)UW Base Rent, % of Total UW Base Rent and UW Base Rent $ per SF includes the present value of rent steps for Old Navy ($277,778) and contractual rent steps through September 1, 2019 for H&M ($245,250).

 

The following table presents certain information relating to historical leasing at the 505 Fulton Street property:

 

Historical Leased %(1)

 

2016 

2017 

2018 

As of 7/1/2019(2) 

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
       

 

 

(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 July 1, 2019.

 

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LOAN #14: 505 fulton street

 

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 505 Fulton Street property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

   2016  2017  2018  TTM 5/31/2019  Underwritten 

Underwritten

$ per SF

Base Rent  $8,250,000  $8,345,245  $8,185,283  $7,475,799  $8,667,500  $75.89
Contractual Rent Steps  0  0  0  0  523,028  4.58
Vacant Income  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Reimbursements  701,691  713,737  807,699  806,637  836,982  7.33
Other Income(2)  629,147  629,147  576,718  0  0  0.00
Vacancy & Credit Loss(3)  0  0  0  0  (421,320)  (3.69)
Effective Gross Income  $9,580,838  $9,688,129  $9,569,700  $8,282,436  $9,606,189  $84.11
                   
Real Estate Taxes  $372,565  $413,005  $442,239  $442,238  $443,682  $3.88
Insurance  113,090  113,090  63,007  63,007  77,937  0.68
Management Fee  0  0  0  0  288,186  2.52
Other Operating Expenses  258,185  357,580  326,861  319,883  351,958  3.08
Total Operating Expenses  $743,840  $883,675  $832,107  $825,128  $1,161,763  $10.17
                   
Net Operating Income(4)  $8,836,998  $8,804,454  $8,737,593  $7,457,308  $8,444,426  $73.94
TI/LC  0  0  0  0  293,224  2.57
Replacement Reserves  0  0  0  0  17,131  0.15
Net Cash Flow  $8,836,998  $8,804,454  $8,737,593  $7,457,308  8,134,071  $71.22
                   
Occupancy  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  95.8%(3)   
NOI Debt Yield(5)  10.4%  10.4%  10.3%  8.8%  9.9%   
NCF DSCR(5)  2.90x     2.89x    2.87x    2.45x    2.67X     

 

(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)Other Income includes percentage rent.

(3)Represents an underwritten economic vacancy of 4.2%.

(4)The increase from TTM 5/31/2019 Net Operating Income to Underwritten Net Operating Income is attributable to $245,250 of contractual rent steps through September 1, 2019 for H&M and $277,778 which represents the present value of rent steps for Old Navy. In addition, in December of 2018, H&M discovered that they had overpaid their percentage rent by $708,739. Subsequently, the landlord gave them a credit for $227,083 in December. In 2019, after further review, they discovered that they had overpaid their percentage rent by an additional $236,754 which they received a credit for from January-April 2019, which represents the decrease in Base Rent in TTM 5/31/2019. The credit for their overpaid percentage rent is fully used and they are not currently paying percentage rent.

(5)Debt metrics calculated based on the 505 Fulton Street Loan Combination.

 

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LOAN #15: WIND CREEK LEASED FEE

 

Mortgaged Property Information   Mortgage Loan Information
Number of Mortgaged Properties 1   Loan Seller   GACC
Location (City/State) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania   Cut-off Date Balance(4)   $45,000,000
Property Type(1) Land   Cut-off Date Balance per SF(1)(3)   $56.20
Size (SF)(1) 2,608,541   Percentage of Initial Pool Balance   3.5%
Total Occupancy(1) NAP   Number of Related Mortgage Loans   None
Owned Occupancy(1) NAP   Type of Security(5)   Fee Simple
Year Built / Latest Renovation(1) NAP / NAP   Mortgage Rate   4.38000%
Appraised Value(2) $172,500,000   Original Term to Maturity (Months)   120
Appraisal Date 4/23/2019   Original Amortization Term (Months)   420
Borrower Sponsor Jeffrey Gural, Barry Gosin, James Kuhn, Michael   Original Interest Only Period (Months)   NAP
  Perrucci and Richard Fischbein   First Payment Date   9/6/2019
Property Management Self-Managed   Maturity Date   8/6/2029
           
Underwritten Revenues $10,402,235        
Underwritten Expenses $0   Escrows
Underwritten Net Operating Income (NOI) $10,402,235     Upfront Monthly
Underwritten Net Cash Flow (NCF) $10,402,235   Taxes $0 $0
Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(2)(3) 85.0%   Insurance $0 $0
Maturity Date LTV Ratio(3) 72.8%   Replacement Reserve $0 $0
DSCR Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(3) 1.27x / 1.27x   TI/LC $0 $0
Debt Yield Based on Underwritten NOI / NCF(3) 7.1% / 7.1%   Other(6) $1,365,880 $0
           
Sources and Uses
Sources $       %       Uses $                     %   
Loan Combination $146,600,000 100.0%   Equity Recapitalization $142,698,954 97.3%
        Closing Costs 2,535,166 1.7   
        Reserves 1,365,880 0.9   
           
Total Sources $146,600,000 100.0%   Total Uses $146,600,000 100.0%
                           

 

(1)The Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination is secured by the borrower’s fee simple interest in a ground lease to the owners of the Wind Creek Casino and Resort Bethlehem, a gaming, hotel, retail and dining resort located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The improvements are comprised of approximately 146,000 SF of gaming space (the “Casino”), a 282-room hotel (the “Hotel”) and a 151,029 SF indoor shopping mall (the “Outlets”). The Casino was completed in 2009 and the Hotel and Outlets were completed in 2011. The Size (SF) represents the total SF of the land of the Wind Creek Leased Fee property.

(2)Based on the “as is” appraised value of the leased fee interest. The “as is” appraised value, inclusive of the Wind Creek Casino and Resort Bethlehem improvements is $1.14 billion, which results in a Cut-off Date LTV Ratio of 12.9%.

(3)Calculated based on the aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination.

(4)The Cut-off Date Balance of $45,000,000 represents the non-controlling note A-3 (“Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan”), which is part of a loan combination (“Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination”) evidenced by six pari passu notes with an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the Cut-off Date of $146,600,000.

(5)The collateral for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan is the leased fee interest, which will be subject to a 40-year ground lease that generates $9.5 million in annual ground rent with annual consumer price index increases in an amount no greater than 2.0%. The ground lease has eight consecutive, 25-year extension options, with a fully extended maturity date in 2259. See the “Land (Leased Fee) Properties” section in the Prospectus.

(6)Upfront Other reserves represent a debt service reserve equal to two months of debt service reserve payments.

 

The table below summarizes the promissory notes that comprise the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination. The relationship between the holders of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination is governed by a co-lender agreement described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool–The Loan Combinations–The Serviced Pari Passu Loan Combinations” in the Prospectus.

 

Loan Combination Summary
Note Original Balance Cut-off Date Balance   Note Holder Controlling Note
A-3 $45,000,000 $45,000,000   CGCMT 2019-GC41 No
A-1 $30,000,000 $30,000,000   CCRE(1)(2) Yes
A-2, A-4, A-5, A-6 $71,600,000 $71,600,000   DBRI(1) No
Total $146,600,000 $146,600,000       

 

 

(1)Expected to be contributed to one or more future securitization transactions.

(2)Jeffrey Gural, Barry Gosin and James Kuhn, three of the borrower sponsors, are in senior management positions at Newmark Group, Inc. (“Newmark”) or an affiliate of Newmark, which entities are affiliated with CCRE.

 

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LOAN #15: WIND CREEK LEASED FEE

 

Underwritten Net Cash Flow. The following table presents certain information relating to the Underwritten Net Cash Flow at the Wind Creek Leased Fee Property:

 

Cash Flow Analysis(1)

 

  

Underwritten         

 

Underwritten $ per SF 

Base Rent  $9,500,000  $3.64
Rent Steps(2)  902,235  0.35
Gross Potential Rent  $10,402,235  $3.99
Vacancy & Credit Loss  0  0.00
Other Income  0  0.00
Effective Gross Income  $10,402,235  $3.99
       
Total Operating Expenses(3)  $0  $0.00
       
Net Operating Income  $10,402,235  $3.99
Replacement Reserves  0  0.00
TI/LC  0  0.00
Net Cash Flow  $10,402,235  $3.99
       
Occupancy    NAP   
NOI Debt Yield(4)  7.1%   
NCF DSCR(4)  1.27x   

  

(1)See the “Land (Leased Fee) Properties” section in the Prospectus.

(2)Rent Steps represent the average increase in the annual base rent over the life of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination, which assumes contractual consumer price index increases of 2.0% annually.

(3)The tenant leasing the improvements located at the Wind Creek Leased Fee Property is responsible for all expenses.

(4)Calculated based on the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination.

 

Ground Lease. In May 2019, the borrower sponsors entered into a 40-year ground lease with Sands Bethworks Gaming LLC (the “Ground Lessee”). The Wind Creek Casino and Resort Bethlehem is managed by Wind Creek Hospitality (“Wind Creek”), the principal gaming and hospitality entity for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. In connection with the origination of the Wind Creek Leased Fee Loan Combination, the borrower sponsors transferred its interest in the ground lease to the borrower. The ground lease has a 40-year term and includes eight, 25-year extension options, resulting in a fully-extended maturity date of 2259. The annual rent is $9.5 million, with contractual CPI increases of up to 2.0% annually (the “Base Rent”). The Base Rent will decrease in the following two scenarios:

 

If Base Rent exceeds 3.0% of gross slot machine revenue and gross table game revenue from all of the Ground Lessee’s, its subtenants’, operators’ and affiliates’ within a 50-mile radius (as determined in accordance with Pennsylvania Gaming Law as of the date of the ground lease and as reported to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board) (the “Wind Creek Gaming Proceeds”) for the immediately preceding year, then the Base Rent will be adjusted to 3.0% of the Wind Creek Gaming Proceeds.

 

During a period after the commencement date where (i) Wind Creek Gaming Proceeds decrease below $475,439,460 for a trailing four-quarter period and (ii) any of the following events occurs: (a) the addition of live table games or internet gaming at the Resorts World Casino in New York, New York; (b) the addition of live table games or internet gaming at the Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York; (c) the opening of any new gaming or internet gaming facility in the following regions: New York City, Westchester County, Rockland County, Suffolk County, or Nassau County; (d) the opening of any gaming facility anywhere in the state of New Jersey outside of Atlantic County; (e) the opening of any gaming facility in Pennsylvania within 50 miles of the Wind Creek Casino Resort Bethlehem premises; and (f) the opening of any internet gaming facility in Pennsylvania (in each case with respect to items (c)-(f), by an entity that is not the Ground Lessee or an affiliate of the Ground Lessee) (a “Competitive Gaming Period”), base rent will be adjusted to 90% of the then-applicable Base Rent; provided that Base Rent will only be adjusted one time during the term of the lease as a result of a Competitive Gaming Period.

 

In no event will the Base Rent decrease below $8,500,000 (the “Base Rent Floor”). Additionally, in no event will the Base Rent be reduced if such reduction is solely attributable to casualty, condemnation and/or a temporary closure in furtherance of a capital improvement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues-- Rights to Terminate Lease or Abate or Reduce Rent Triggered by Failure to Meet Business Objectives or Actions of Other Tenants” in the Prospectus.

 

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ANNEX C

 

MORTGAGE POOL INFORMATION

 

 

  

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Annex C

 

Distribution of Loan Purpose
                       
Loan Purpose Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
Refinance 29 $  771,288,464 60.4% $  26,596,154 2.43x 3.942% 110 56.4% 55.0%
Acquisition 12    445,346,500 34.9    $  37,112,208 2.70x 3.621% 119 59.8% 58.2%
Recapitalization 2    60,000,000 4.7    $  30,000,000 1.52x 4.705% 105 71.7% 62.6%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
Distribution of Amortization Types(1)
                       
Amortization Type Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
Amortizing (30 Years) 7 $  86,318,464 6.8% $  12,331,209 2.05x 4.353% 106 61.9% 51.2%
Amortizing (35 Years) 1    45,000,000 3.5    $  45,000,000 1.27x 4.380% 120 85.0% 72.8%
Interest Only, Then Amortizing(2) 8    117,596,500 9.2    $  14,699,563 1.54x 4.301% 119 68.6% 61.4%
Interest Only 25    912,470,000 71.5    $  36,498,800 2.48x 3.782% 111 57.2% 57.2%
Interest Only - ARD 2    115,250,000 9.0    $  57,625,000 4.20x 3.517% 120 43.3% 43.3%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) All of the mortgage loans will have balloon payments at maturity date or anticipated repayment date.
(2) Original partial interest only months range from 24 to 84 months.
                       
Distribution of Cut-off Date Balances
                       
Range of Cut-off Balances ($) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
5,950,000 - 9,999,999 8 $  58,762,312 4.6% $  7,345,289 1.89x 4.455% 119 63.4% 57.1%
10,000,000 - 19,999,999 15    214,418,106 16.8    $  14,294,540 2.02x 4.246% 110 62.2% 57.9%
20,000,000 - 29,999,999 4    95,384,547 7.5    $  23,846,137 1.81x 4.257% 119 63.0% 58.0%
30,000,000 - 49,999,999 4    177,650,000 13.9    $  44,412,500 2.40x 3.841% 119 61.8% 58.7%
50,000,000 - 100,000,000 12    730,420,000 57.2    $  60,868,333 2.77x 3.661% 111 55.3% 55.3%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
  Min $  5,950,000                
  Max $  100,000,000                
  Average $  29,689,185                
 

 

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Annex C

Distribution of Underwritten Debt Service Coverage Ratios(1)
                       
Range of Underwritten Debt Service Coverage Ratios (x) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
1.23 - 1.50 5 $  98,687,745 7.7% $  19,737,549 1.30x 4.357% 119 74.8% 65.1%
1.51 - 2.00 14    289,001,047 22.6    $  20,642,932 1.76x 4.194% 108 63.1% 59.4%
2.01 - 2.50 11    333,304,114 26.1    $  30,300,374 2.24x 3.992% 114 58.9% 58.5%
2.51 - 3.00 8    242,042,059 19.0    $  30,255,257 2.67x 3.631% 118 57.5% 56.8%
3.01 - 4.88 5    313,600,000 24.6    $  62,720,000 3.62x 3.456% 110 48.7% 48.7%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the Underwritten NCF DSCR for each mortgage loan is generally calculated by dividing the Underwritten NCF for 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 due.
 
  Min    1.23x                
  Max    4.88x                
  Weighted Avg.    2.48x                
                       
Distribution of Mortgage Interest Rates
                       
Range of Mortgage Interest Rates (%) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
3.110 - 4.000 21 $  871,350,000 68.3% $  41,492,857 2.79x 3.618% 116 55.3% 54.8%
4.001 - 4.500 14    311,268,359 24.4    $  22,233,454 1.81x 4.257% 105 66.4% 61.9%
4.501 - 5.000 7    79,016,606 6.2    $  11,288,087 1.79x 4.706% 119 64.7% 58.5%
5.001 - 5.682 1    15,000,000 1.2    $  15,000,000 2.26x 5.682% 59 31.9% 31.9%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
  Min   3.11000%                
  Max   5.68167%                
  Weighted Avg.   3.86566%                
                       

 

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Distribution of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios(1)
                       
Range of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios (%) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
31.9 - 39.9 1 $  15,000,000 1.2% $  15,000,000 2.26x 5.682% 59 31.9% 31.9%
40.0 - 49.9 4  220,250,000 17.3   $  55,062,500 3.41x 3.581% 119 45.2% 45.2%
50.0 - 59.9 13 443,083,665 34.7   $  34,083,359 2.69x 3.690% 110 54.7% 54.3%
60.0 - 69.9 21  496,654,800 38.9   $  23,650,229 2.08x 4.003% 113 64.2% 61.9%
70.0 - 85.0 4  101,646,500 8.0   $  25,411,625 1.51x 4.308% 119 77.5% 68.1%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value. With respect to five mortgage loans, representing approximately 12.8% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, the respective Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratio was calculated using either (i) the "as stabilized" appraised value which is inclusive of stabilized occupancy and conditions met, (ii) the "as complete" value which assumes the related property improvements have been completed, (iii) the "as portfolio" value which includes a portfolio premium as if the portfolio of properties were sold in their entirety to a single buyer or (iv) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of a mortgage loan less a holdback reserve taken at origination. The weighted average Cut-off Date Loan-to-Value Ratio for the mortgage pool without making any of the adjustments described above is 58.8%.
 
  Min   31.9%                
  Max   85.0%                
  Weighted Avg.   58.3%                
                       
Distribution of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios(1)
                       
Range of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios (%) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
31.9 - 39.9 1 $  15,000,000 1.2% $  15,000,000 2.26x 5.682% 59 31.9% 31.9%
40.0 - 49.9 6    239,542,059 18.8   $  39,923,676 3.34x 3.661% 117 45.9% 45.3%
50.0 - 59.9 19  528,546,406 41.4   $  27,818,232 2.49x 3.784% 112 56.9% 54.6%
60.0 - 69.9 16  448,546,500 35.1   $  28,034,156 2.14x 3.959% 112 64.8% 63.9%
70.0 - 72.8 1  45,000,000 3.5   $  45,000,000 1.27x 4.380% 120 85.0% 72.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio is calculated utilizing the “as-is” appraised value. With respect to five mortgage loans, representing approximately 12.8% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, the respective Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio was calculated using either (i) the "as stabilized" appraised value which is inclusive of stabilized occupancy and conditions met, (ii) the "as complete" value which assumes the related property improvements have been completed or (iii) the "as portfolio" value which includes a portfolio premium as if the portfolio of properties were sold in their entirety to a single buyer. The weighted average Maturity Date/ARD Loan-to-Value Ratio for the mortgage pool without making any of the adjustments described above is 56.9%.
                       
  Min   31.9%                
  Max   72.8%                
  Weighted Avg.   56.5%                
                       

 

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Distribution of Original Terms to Maturity/ARD (1)
                       
Original Term to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
60 4 $  132,721,606 10.4% $  33,180,401 2.45x 4.229% 59 54.7% 54.3%
84 1    12,000,000 0.9   $  12,000,000 2.53x 4.380% 84 54.5% 47.6%
120 37    1,069,513,359 83.8   $  28,905,766 2.46x 3.844% 119 58.5% 56.4%
121 1    62,400,000 4.9   $  62,400,000 2.84x 3.370% 120 63.8% 63.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, mortgage loans with anticipated repayment dates are presented as if they were to mature on the anticipated repayment date.      
                       
 
  Min    60 months              
  Max    121 months              
  Weighted Avg.    113 months              
                       
Distribution of Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (1)
Range of Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
58 - 60 4 $  132,721,606 10.4% $  33,180,401 2.45x 4.229% 59 54.7% 54.3%
84 1    12,000,000 0.9   $  12,000,000 2.53x 4.380% 84 54.5% 47.6%
118 - 120 38    1,131,913,359 88.7   $  29,787,194 2.48x 3.818% 119 58.8% 56.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, mortgage loans with anticipated repayment dates are presented as if they were to mature on the anticipated repayment date.      
                       
 
  Min    58 months              
  Max    120 months              
  Weighted Avg.    113 months              
                       

 

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Distribution of Original Amortization Terms(1)
                       
Original Amortization Terms (Mos) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
Interest Only 27 $  1,027,720,000 80.5% $  38,063,704 2.68x 3.752% 112 55.7% 55.7%
360 15    203,914,964 16.0   $  13,594,331 1.75x 4.323% 114 65.8% 57.1%
420 1    45,000,000 3.5   $  45,000,000 1.27x 4.380% 120 85.0% 72.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
 (1) All of the mortgage loans will have balloon payments at maturity date or anticipated repayment date.
                       
  Min    360 months              
  Max    420 months              
  Weighted Avg.    371 months              
Distribution of Remaining Amortization Terms(1)
                       
Range of Remaining Amortization Terms (Mos) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
Interest Only 27 $  1,027,720,000 80.5% $  38,063,704 2.68x 3.752% 112 55.7% 55.7%
358 - 360 15    203,914,964 16.0   $  13,594,331 1.75x 4.323% 114 65.8% 57.1%
420 1 $  45,000,000 3.5   $  45,000,000 1.27x 4.380% 120 85.0% 72.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
 (1) All of the mortgage loans will have balloon payments at maturity date or anticipated repayment date.
                       
  Min    358 months              
  Max    420 months              
  Average    371 months              
                       
Mortgage Loans with Original Partial Interest Only Periods
                       
Original Partial Interest Only Periods (Mos) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
24 2 $  17,000,000 1.3% $  8,500,000 1.59x 4.334% 120 65.4% 55.7%
36 2 $  45,900,000 3.6   $  22,950,000 1.41x 4.162% 119 69.6% 60.4%
48 1 $  17,146,500 1.3   $  17,146,500 1.82x 4.030% 119 70.6% 62.6%
60 2 $  17,950,000 1.4   $  8,975,000 1.41x 4.289% 119 65.5% 62.0%
84 1 $  19,600,000 1.5   $  19,600,000 1.68x 4.850% 118 70.0% 66.8%
                       
                       

 

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Distribution of Prepayment Provisions
                       
Prepayment Provision Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
Defeasance 31 $  784,843,359 61.5% $  25,317,528 2.13x 4.009% 114 60.5% 57.7%
Yield Maintenance 7    189,191,606 14.8   $  27,027,372 3.27x 3.686% 114 56.2% 55.4%
Defeasance or Yield Maintenance 5    302,600,000 23.7   $  60,520,000 2.90x 3.607% 108 53.9% 53.9%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
 
                       
Distribution of Debt Yields on Underwritten Net Operating Income(1)
                       
Range of Debt Yields on Underwritten Net Operating Income (%) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
6.6 - 7.9 3 $  175,420,000 13.7% $  58,473,333 1.67x 3.941% 120 67.8% 64.6%
8.0 - 8.9 8 $  197,160,000 15.4   $  24,645,000 1.79x 4.230% 102 61.9% 60.7%
9.0 - 9.9 12 $  342,587,745 26.8   $  28,548,979 2.46x 3.699% 119 57.4% 56.0%
10.0 - 10.9 5 $  206,160,000 16.1   $  41,232,000 2.91x 3.538% 119 57.6% 57.6%
11.0 - 14.9 11 $  264,793,555 20.7   $  24,072,141 2.69x 4.068% 104 55.0% 51.8%
15.0 - 18.3 4 $  90,513,665 7.1   $  22,628,416 4.07x 3.712% 107 46.9% 44.6%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income for each mortgage loan is generally calculated as the related mortgaged property’s Underwritten Net Operating Income divided by the Cut-off Date Balance of such mortgage loan; provided, with respect to three mortgage loans, representing approximately 7.7% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income was calculated based on the Cut-off Date Balance net of a related earnout or holdback reserve.
 
  Min   6.6%                
  Max   18.3%                
  Weighted Avg.   10.4%                
                       

 

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Distribution of Debt Yields on Underwritten Net Cash Flow(1)
                       
Range of Debt Yields on Underwritten Net Cash Flow (%) Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance   Average
Cut-off Date Balance
Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos) Weighted Average
Cut-off Date LTV
Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV
6.4 - 7.9 6 $  217,070,000 17.0% $  36,178,333 1.71x 3.983% 120 65.8% 63.3%
8.0 - 8.9 6  165,247,745 12.9   $  27,541,291 1.75x 4.250% 99 63.4% 61.1%
9.0 - 9.9 16    445,890,000 34.9   $  27,868,125 2.46x 3.749% 119 58.8% 58.1%
10.0 - 10.9 5    164,721,047 12.9   $  32,944,209 2.78x 3.655% 119 57.7% 54.5%
11.0 - 14.9 7    204,414,114 16.0   $  29,202,016 2.97x 3.959% 96 50.8% 48.9%
15.0 - 16.3 3    79,292,059 6.2   $  26,430,686 4.31x 3.603% 114 45.2% 43.3%
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  29,689,185 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Cash Flow for each mortgage loan is generally calculated as the related mortgaged property’s Underwritten Net Cash Flow divided by the Cut-off Date Balance of such mortgage loan; provided, with respect to three mortgage loans, representing approximately 7.7% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, the Debt Yield on Underwritten Net Operating Income was calculated based on the Cut-off Date Balance net of a related earnout or holdback reserve.
 
  Min   6.4%                
  Max   16.3%                
  Weighted Avg.   10.0%                
                       
Distribution of Lockbox Types              
                       
Lockbox Type Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance              
Hard 17 $  626,144,567 49.0%              
Springing 22    539,540,398 42.3                
Soft (Residential); Hard (Nonresidential) 1    70,000,000 5.5                
Soft (Residential); Hard (Retail) 1    20,750,000 1.6                
None 1    12,000,000 0.9                
Soft 1    8,200,000 0.6                
Total/Avg./Wtd.Avg. 43 $  1,276,634,964 100.0%              
                       
               
Distribution of Escrows              
               
Escrow Type Number of Mortgage Loans   Cut-off Date Balance % of Initial Pool Balance              
Real Estate Tax 34 $  736,884,964 57.7%              
Replacement Reserves(1) 33 $  768,738,464 60.2%              
TI/LC(2) 18 $  484,476,753 50.9%              
Insurance 15 $  376,136,606 29.5%              
                       
                       
(1) Includes mortgage loans with FF&E reserves.
(2) Percentage of the portion of the Initial Pool Balance secured by office, retail, mixed use and industrial properties.

 

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Distribution of Property Types
                       
Property Type / Detail Number of Mortgaged Properties   Cut-off Date Balance(1) % of Initial Pool Balance   Average Cut-off Date Balance Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio(2) Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate(2) Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos)(2) Weighted Average Cut-off Date LTV(2) Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV(2)
Office 23 $  425,547,745 33.3% $  18,502,076 2.85x 3.706% 104 56.1% 55.2%
Suburban 20    268,197,745 21.0% $  13,409,887 2.64x 3.892% 95 57.9% 56.9%
CBD 2    146,850,000 11.5% $  73,425,000 3.32x 3.330% 119 52.3% 52.3%
Medical 1    10,500,000 0.8% $  10,500,000 1.56x 4.200% 120 63.6% 53.9%
Retail 15 $  207,670,140 16.3% $  13,844,676 2.34x 3.817% 119 57.2% 55.2%
Anchored 12    115,770,140 9.1% $  9,647,512 2.37x 3.854% 119 59.2% 57.4%
Specialty Retail 1    60,000,000 4.7% $  60,000,000 2.46x 3.741% 119 46.3% 46.3%
Shadow Anchored 2    31,900,000 2.5% $  15,950,000 1.98x 3.824% 120 70.4% 64.0%
Mixed Use 5 $  163,700,000 12.8% $  32,740,000 1.97x 3.929% 120 61.9% 61.7%
Multifamily/Office/Retail 1    70,000,000 5.5% $  70,000,000 2.01x 3.660% 120 65.8% 65.8%
Self Storage/Retail 1    54,300,000 4.3% $  54,300,000 2.01x 4.175% 119 60.3% 60.3%
Multifamily/Retail 1    20,750,000 1.6% $  20,750,000 1.96x 3.950% 120 55.0% 55.0%
Office/Retail 1    12,700,000 1.0% $  12,700,000 1.87x 3.990% 120 57.7% 57.7%
Manufactured Housing Community/Self Storage 1    5,950,000 0.5% $  5,950,000 1.50x 4.650% 120 64.7% 59.3%
Industrial 42 $  161,508,868 12.7% $  3,845,449 2.52x 3.748% 119 59.6% 59.6%
Data Center 7    92,350,000 7.2% $  13,192,857 2.60x 3.637% 119 56.9% 56.9%
Warehouse/Distribution 22    30,081,764 2.4% $  1,367,353 2.47x 3.806% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Cold Storage 1    5,586,377 0.4% $  5,586,377 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Manufacturing/Warehouse 1    2,368,110 0.2% $  2,368,110 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Manufacturing 10    14,122,617 1.1% $  1,412,262 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Flex 1    17,000,000 1.3% $  17,000,000 2.21x 4.210% 118 59.8% 59.8%
Hospitality 6 $  130,588,212 10.2% $  21,764,702 3.39x 3.875% 111 52.4% 46.9%
Full Service 2    78,600,000 6.2% $  39,300,000 4.19x 3.437% 120 47.7% 44.5%
Extended Stay 3    44,696,153 3.5% $  14,898,718 2.13x 4.477% 94 60.4% 51.4%
Limited Service 1    7,292,059 0.6% $  7,292,059 2.52x 4.900% 119 54.0% 44.3%
Multifamily 5 $  121,620,000 9.5% $  24,324,000 1.57x 4.337% 112 57.4% 55.3%
High Rise 2    75,420,000 5.9% $  37,710,000 1.72x 4.286% 108 52.2% 52.2%
Garden 3    46,200,000 3.6% $  15,400,000 1.33x 4.421% 119 65.8% 60.5%
Land 1 $  45,000,000 3.5% $  45,000,000 1.27x 4.380% 120 85.0% 72.8%
Self Storage 3 $  21,000,000 1.6% $  7,000,000 2.30x 4.102% 119 60.8% 60.8%
Total/Avg./Wtd. Avg.(3) 100 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  12,766,350 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Calculated based on the mortgaged property's allocated loan amount for the 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.
(3) Wtd. Avg Cut-off Date Balance is based on the 100 mortgaged properties in the CGCMT 2019-GC41 trust.

 

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Geographic Distribution
Property Location Number of Mortgaged Properties   Cut-off Date
Balance(1)
% of Initial Pool Balance   Average Cut-off Date Balance Weighted Average Debt Service Coverage Ratio(2) Weighted Average Mortgage Interest Rate(2) Weighted Average Remaining Terms to Maturity/ARD (Mos)(2) Weighted Average Cut-off Date LTV(2) Weighted Average Maturity/ARD Date LTV(2)
New York 6 $  293,170,000 23.0% $  48,861,667 2.50x 3.640% 119 54.2% 54.2%
California 17    203,037,548 15.9    $  11,943,385 3.17x 3.801% 103 53.1% 52.1%
Virginia 7    92,350,000 7.2    $  13,192,857 2.60x 3.637% 119 56.9% 56.9%
Florida 10    83,614,729 6.5    $  8,361,473 2.59x 3.847% 115 61.6% 59.0%
Illinois 4    73,764,062 5.8    $  18,441,016 2.03x 3.666% 120 65.7% 65.7%
Texas 6    68,910,217 5.4    $  11,485,036 2.19x 3.977% 120 64.0% 58.3%
Nevada 1    60,000,000 4.7    $  60,000,000 2.46x 3.741% 119 46.3% 46.3%
Ohio 10    54,799,093 4.3    $  5,479,909 2.01x 3.978% 119 65.2% 62.3%
Missouri 3    53,785,919 4.2    $  17,928,640 3.16x 3.679% 63 51.1% 51.1%
Idaho 1    46,850,000 3.7    $  46,850,000 3.05x 3.800% 119 55.2% 55.2%
Pennsylvania 1    45,000,000 3.5    $  45,000,000 1.27x 4.380% 120 85.0% 72.8%
Oregon 3    38,676,053 3.0    $  12,892,018 1.43x 4.484% 119 65.7% 60.1%
Arizona 5    33,562,120 2.6    $  6,712,424 1.93x 4.554% 118 67.9% 66.0%
Wisconsin 3    27,791,604 2.2    $  9,263,868 2.11x 3.914% 120 64.8% 55.7%
Colorado 2    20,036,808 1.6    $  10,018,404 2.22x 4.199% 118 60.6% 60.6%
Georgia 2    18,365,229 1.4    $  9,182,615 1.86x 4.013% 119 70.2% 62.7%
Michigan 6    15,761,032 1.2    $  2,626,839 2.14x 4.300% 119 62.8% 62.8%
New Jersey 1    15,000,000 1.2    $  15,000,000 2.26x 5.682% 59 31.9% 31.9%
Kentucky 2    14,419,325 1.1    $  7,209,663 2.39x 4.325% 72 60.3% 56.5%
Tennessee 2    7,302,417 0.6    $  3,651,209 2.22x 4.199% 119 64.4% 54.1%
Indiana 4    4,340,027 0.3    $  1,085,007 2.46x 3.829% 120 64.5% 64.5%
Minnesota 1    2,388,658 0.2    $  2,388,658 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
South Carolina 1    2,368,110 0.2    $  2,368,110 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Arkansas 1    706,323 0.1    $  706,323 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Mississippi 1    635,691 0.0    $  635,691 2.49x 3.780% 120 64.4% 64.4%
Total 100 $  1,276,634,964 100.0% $  12,766,350 2.48x 3.866% 113 58.3% 56.5%
                       
(1) Calculated based on the mortgaged property's allocated loan amount for the 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.      
(3) Wtd. Avg Cut-off Date Balance is based on the 100 mortgaged properties in the CGCMT 2019-GC41 trust.            

 

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ANNEX D

 

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

 

 

 

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Determination Date:


(CITI LOGO)
               
             
CONTACT INFORMATION     CONTENTS      
             
               
        Distribution Summary 2    
               
        Distribution Summary (Factors) 3    
               
        Interest Distribution Detail 4    
               
        Principal Distribution Detail 5    
               
        Reconciliation Detail 6    
               
        Stratification Detail 7    
               
      Mortgage Loan Detail 11    
               
        NOI Detail 12    
               
        Delinquency Loan Detail 13    
               
        Appraisal Reduction Detail 15    
               
        Loan Modification Detail 17    
               
        Specially Serviced Loan Detail 19    
               
        Unscheduled Principal Detail 21    
               
        Liquidated Loan Detail 23    
               
               
               
         
         
  Deal Contact:      
         
         
         
         

 

   
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(CITI LOGO)

 

Distribution Summary

                           
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
                           
    Prior Pass- Accrual       Yield Prepayment       Current
  Original Principal Through Day Count Accrual Interest Principal Maintenance Penalties Total Deferred Realized Principal
Class Balance Balance Rate Fraction Dates Distributed Distributed Distributed Distributed Distributed Interest Loss Balance
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)=(7+8+9+10) (12) (13) (14)=(3-8+12-13)
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
Totals                          
                           
                           
Notional Classes                        
                           
                           
                           
Totals                          
                             

 

   
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(CITI LOGO)
                       
PER $1,000 OF ORIGINAL BALANCE              
Class CUSIP Record
Date
Prior
Principal
Balance
(3/2 x 1000)
Interest
Distributed
(7/2 x 1000)
Principal
Distributed
(8/2 x 1000)
Yield
Maintenance
Distributed
(9)/(2) x 1000
Prepayment
Penalties
Distributed
(10)/(2) x 1000
Total
Distributed
(11/2 x 1000)
Deferred
Interest
(12/2 x 1000)
Realized
Loss
(13/2 x 1000)
Current
Principal
Balance
(142 x 1000)
                       
                       

 

   
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Interest Distribution Detail

                       
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS              
  Prior Pass- Next Pass- Accrual Optimal Prior Interest on Non-Recov.       Current
  Principal Through Through Day Count Accrued Unpaid Prior Unpaid Interest Interest Deferred Interest Unpaid
Class Balance Rate Rate Fraction Interest Interest Interest Shortfall Due Interest Distributed Interest
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)=(6)+(7)+(8)-(9) (11) (12) (13)=(10)-(11)-(12)
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
Totals                        
                       
Notional Classes                      
                         
                         
                         
Totals                        

 

   
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Principal Distribution Detail

                         
DISTRIBUTION IN DOLLARS
    Prior Scheduled Unscheduled   Current Current Current Cumulative Original Current Original Current
  Original Principal Principal Principal Accreted Realized Principal Principal Realized Class Class Credit Credit
Class Balance Balance Distribution Distribution Principal Loss Recoveries Balance Loss (%) (%) Support Support
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)=(3)-(4)-(5)+(6)-(7)+(8) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14)
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                         

 

   
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Reconciliation

Detail
(CITI LOGO)
                 
       
SOURCE OF FUNDS   ALLOCATION OF FUNDS  
       
                   
  Interest Funds Available         Scheduled Fees      
  Scheduled Interest         Servicing Fee / Sub-Servicing Fee      
  Prepayment Interest Shortfall         CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee      
  Interest Adjustments         Trustee Fee / Certificate Administrator Fee      
  Realized Loss in Excess of Principal Balance         Operating Advisor Fee      
  Total Interest Funds Available:         Total Scheduled Fees:      
            Additional Fees, Expenses, etc.      
  Principal Funds Available         Special Servicing Fee      
  Scheduled Principal         Workout Fee      
  Curtailments         Liquidation Fee      
  Principal Prepayments         Additional Trust Fund Expenses      
  Net Liquidation Proceeds         Reimbursement for Interest on Advances      
  Repurchased Principal         Additional Servicing Fee      
  Substitution Principal         Total Additional Fees, Expenses, etc.:      
  Other Principal         Distribution to Certificateholders      
  Total Principal Funds Available:         Interest Distribution      
  Other Funds Available         Principal Distribution      
  Yield Maintenance Charges         Yield Maintenance Charges Distribution      
  Prepayment Premiums         Prepayment Premiums Distribution      
  Other Charges         Total Distribution to Certificateholders:      
  Total Other Funds Available:         Total Funds Allocated      
  Total Funds Available                
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   

 

   
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  Stratification Detail

 

Ending Scheduled Balance       State

Ending Scheduled
Balance
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  State # of
Properties
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
Totals                 Totals          
                           
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             

 

   
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  Stratification Detail

Seasoning   Property Type
Seasoning # of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  Property Type # of
Properties
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                  Totals          
                             
                             
  Totals                          

 

   
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  Stratification Detail

                             
Debt Service Coverage Ratio   Loan Rate
Debt Service
Coverage Ratio
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  Loan Rate # of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
  Totals                          
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                  Totals          
                           

 

   
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  Stratification Detail

                             
Anticipated Remaining Term   Remaining Amortization Term
Anticipated
Remaining Term
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
  Remaining
Amortization Term
# of
Loans
Ending Scheduled
Balance
% of Agg. End.
Sched. Bal.
WAC WART WA
DSCR
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                  Totals          
                             
                             
  Totals                          

 

   
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Mortgage Loan Detail
Loan OMCR Property
Type
City State Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Gross
Coupon
Maturity
Date
Neg
Am
Flag
Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Paid
Through
Date
Apprasial
Reduction
Date
Apprasial
Reduction
Amount
Payment
Status of
Loan (1)
Workout
Strategy
(2)
Mod.
Code
(3)
                                   
Totals                                  

Payment Status of Loan (1)   Workout Strategy (2)   Mod. Code (3)  
             
A. In Grace Period 3. 90+ Days Delinquent 1. Modification 7. REO 13. Other or TBD 1. Maturity Date Extension 7. Capitalization of Taxes
B. Late, but less than 30 Days 4. Performing Matured Balloon 2. Foreclosure 8. Resolved 98. Not Provided By Servicer 2. Amortization Change 8. Other
0. Current 5. Non Performing Matured Balloon 3. Bankruptcy 9. Pending Return to Master Servicer   3. Principal Write-Off 9. Combination
1. 30-59 Days Delinquent 7. Foreclosure 4. Extension 10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure   4. Blank (formerly Combination)  
2. 60-89 Days Delinquent 9. REO 5. Note Sale 11. Full Payoff   5. Temporary Rate Reduction  
    6. DPO 12. Reps and Warranties   6. Capitalization of Interest  

 

   
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NOI Detail

                   
 
Loan
Number
OMCR Property Type City State Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Most
Recent
Fiscal NOI
Most
Recent
NOI
Most Recent
NOI
Start Date
Most Recent
NOI
End Date
                   
                   
Totals                  

   
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  Delinquency Loan Detail

 

                             
      Actual Paid Current P & I Total P & I Cumulative Other Expense Payment Workout Most Recent      
Loan   # of Months Principal Through Advances (Net Advances Accrued Unpaid Advance Status of Strategy Special Serv Foreclosure Bankruptcy REO
Number OMCR Delinq Balance Date of ASER) Outstanding Advance Interest Outstanding Loan (1) (2) Transfer Date Date Date Date
                             
                             
                             
There is no Delinquency Loan Detail for the current distribution period.
 
Totals                            
         
Payment Status of Loan (1)   Workout Strategy (2)  
         
A. In Grace Period 3. 90+ Days Delinquent 1. Modification 7. REO 13. Other or TBD
B. Late, but less than 30 Days 4. Performing Matured Balloon 2. Foreclosure 8. Resolved 98. Not Provided By Servicer
0. Current 5. Non Performing Matured Balloon 3. Bankruptcy 9. Pending Return to Master Servicer  
1. 30-59 Days Delinquent 7. Foreclosure 4. Extension 10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure  
2. 60-89 Days Delinquent 9. REO 5. Note Sale 11. Full Payoff  
    6. DPO 12. Reps and Warranties  

 

 

   
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  Historical Delinquency Information
                             
Distribution Less Than 1 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3+ Month Bankruptcy Foreclosure REO
Date                            
  End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #   End. Sched. Bal. #  
     0.00 0      0.00 0      0.00 0      0.00 0      0.00 0      0.00 0      0.00 0  
  0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%   0.000% 0.0%  

 

 

   
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  Appraisal Reduction Detail
             
             
      Appraisal Appraisal Most Recent Cumulative
Loan Number OMCR Property Name Reduction Amount Reduction Date ASER Amount ASER Amount
             
There is no Appraisal Reduction activity for the current distribution period.
 
             
Totals            

 

 

   
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  Historical Appraisal Reduction Detail
               
Distribution       Appraisal Appraisal Most Recent Cumulative
Date Loan Number OMCR Property Name Reduction Amount Reduction Date ASER Amount ASER Amount
        There is no historical Appraisal Reduction activity.    
               
               
Totals              

 

 

   
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  Loan Modification Detail
           
      Modification Modification Modification
Loan Number OMCR Property Name Date Code (1) Description
           
There is no Loan Modification activity for the current distribution period.
           
           
Totals          

   
Modification Code (1)  
   
1. Maturity Date Extension 7. Capitalization of Taxes
2. Amortization Change 8. Other
3. Principal Write-Off 9. Combination
4. Blank (formerly Combination)  
5. Temporary Rate Reduction  
6. Capitalization of Interest  

 

 

   
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  Historical Loan Modification Detail
             
Distribution       Modification Modification Modification
Date Loan OMCR Property Name Date Code (1) Description
There is no historical Loan Modification activity.
             
             
Totals            

   
Modification Code (1)  
   
1. Maturity Date Extension 7. Capitalization of Taxes
2. Amortization Change 8. Other
3. Principal Write-Off 9. Combination
4. Blank (formerly Combination)  
5. Temporary Rate Reduction  
6. Capitalization of Interest  

 

 

   
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Specially Serviced Loan Detail

 

                                 
                                 
Loan   OMCR   Workout
Strategy
(1)
  Most Recent
Inspection
Date
  Most Recent
Specially Serviced
Transfer Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Other REO
Property Value
  Comment from Special Servicer
                                 
There is no Specially Serviced Loan activity for the current distribution period.
                                 
                                 
Totals                                

           
  Workout Strategy (1)    
       
  1. Modification   7. REO   13. Other or TBD
  2. Foreclosure   8. Resolved   98. Not Provided By Servicer
  3. Bankruptcy   9. Pending Return to Master Servicer    
  4. Extension   10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure    
  5. Note Sale   11. Full Payoff    
  6. DPO   12. Reps and Warranties    

   
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Historical Specially Serviced Loan Detail

 

                                                                     
                                                                     
Distribution
Date
  Loan
Number
  OMCR   Spec.
Serviced
Transfer Date
  Workout
Strategy
(1)
  Spec.
Serviced
Loan to MS
  Scheduled
Balance
  Actual
Balance
  Property
Type
(2)
  State   Interest
Rate
  Note
Date
  Net
Operating
Income
  Net
Operating
Income Date
  DSC
Ratio
  DSC
Date
  Maturity
Date
  WART
                                                                     

There is no historical Specially Serviced Loan activity.
                                                                     
                                                                     
Totals                                                                    

           
  Workout Strategy (1)    
       
  1. Modification   7. REO   13. Other or TBD
  2. Foreclosure   8. Resolved   98. Not Provided By Servicer
  3. Bankruptcy   9. Pending Return to Master Servicer    
  4. Extension   10. Deed In Lieu of Foreclosure    
  5. Note Sale   11. Full Payoff    
  6. DPO   12. Reps and Warranties    

 

   
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Determination Date:


Unscheduled Principal Detail

 

                                     
                                     
Loan Number   OMCR   Liquidation /
Prepayment Date
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Code
  Unscheduled
Principal Collections
  Unscheduled
Principal Adjustments
  Other
Interest Adjustment
  Prepayment Interest
Excess (Shortfall)
  Prepayment
Penalties
  Yield Maintenance
Charges
                                     
                                     
 Totals   There is no unscheduled principal activity for the current distribution period.
                                   

           
  Liquidation / Prepayment Code (1)    
           
  1. Partial Liquidation (Curtailment)   7. Not Used    
  2. Payoff Prior To Maturity   8. Payoff With Penalty    
  3. Disposition / Liquidation   9. Payoff With Yield Maintenance    
  4. Repurchase / Substitution   10. Curtailment With Penalty    
  5. Full Payoff At Maturity   11. Curtailment With Yield    
  6. DPO   Maintenance    

 

   
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Determination Date:


Historical Unscheduled Principal Detail

 

                                     
                                     
Distribution
Date
     Loan
Number       OMCR
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Date
  Liquidation /
Prepayment Code
  Unscheduled
Principal Collections
  Unscheduled
Principal Adjustments
  Other
Interest Adjustment
  Prepayment Interest
Excess (Shortfall)
  Prepayment
Penality
  Yield Maintenance
Premium
                                     
                                     
Totals      There is no historical unscheduled principal activity.
                                   
           
  Liquidation / Prepayment Code (1)    
       
  1. Partial Liquidation (Curtailment)   7. Not Used    
  2. Payoff Prior To Maturity   8. Payoff With Penalty    
  3. Disposition / Liquidation   9. Payoff With Yield Maintenance    
  4. Repurchase / Substitution   10. Curtailment With Penalty    
  5. Full Payoff At Maturity   11. Curtailment With Yield    
  6. DPO   Maintenance    

 

   
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Determination Date:


Liquidated Loan Detail

 

                                                 
                                                 
Loan
Number
  OMCR   Final Recovery
Determ Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Actual
Balance
  Gross
Proceeds
  Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Liquidation
Expenses
  Net Liquidation
Proceeds
  Net Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Realized
Loss
  Repurchased by
Seller (Y/N)
                                                 
                                                 
There is no Liquidated Loan activity for the current distribution period.
                                                 
                                                 
Totals                                                

 

   
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Historical Liquidated Loan Detail

 

                                                     
                                                     
Distribution
Date
  Loan
Number
  OMCR   Final Recovery
Determ Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Date
  Most Recent
Appraisal Value
  Actual
Balance
  Gross
Proceeds
  Gross Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Liquidation
Expenses
  Net
Liquidation

Proceeds
  Net Proceeds
as a % of Act Bal
  Realized
Loss
  Repurchased by
Seller (Y/N)
                                                     
                                                     
There is no historical Liquidated Loan activity.
 
                                                     
Totals                                                    

 

   
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ANNEX E-1A

SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
(CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. And german american capital corporation)

 

Each of CREFI and GACC (referred to as a “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. The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are identified on Annex E-1B to this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex E-1A will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, that, as set forth in the representations and warranties below, the term “Mortgage Loan” has the meaning set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and refers solely to the Mortgage Loans to be sold by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to us.

 

Each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, together with the related representations and warranties (subject to the exceptions to such representations and warranties), serves to contractually allocate risk between the related Sponsor, on the one hand, and the Issuing Entity (referred to as the “Trust” in the representations and warranties below), on the other. We present the related 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. 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. 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 Loan Combination, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination 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 Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the trustee for the related Other 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 (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 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 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 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 Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes,

 

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Mortgages or other 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 Loan Documents.

 

(3)Mortgage Provisions. The 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 Loan Documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related 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 Mortgagor nor the related 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 July 23, 2019.

 

(5)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 Mortgagor 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 Trust (or, in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, by the related Other Securitization Trust) 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 an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, by the seller of the note which is contributed to the related Other Securitization Trust or its designee providing notice of the transfer of such note to the related Other 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 an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall provide, or if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, except in the case of an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall apply for, on the Trust’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 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.

 

(6)Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases to the Trust (or, with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Outside Trustee) constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment to the Trust (or, with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Outside 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 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 (7) set forth in Annex E-1B (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 Loan Combination, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination), except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a

 

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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 the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 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.

 

(7)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 Loan Combination, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination), 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 or a Loan-Combination or is part of a Loan Combination that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Loan Combination (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 or with the Loan Combination of which such Crossed Mortgage Loan is a part, 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 Mortgagor’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.

 

(8)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 (6) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth on Schedule E-1, the Mortgage Loan Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

(9)Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits. 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 (and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination, subject to the related Assignment of Leases constituting security for the entire Loan Combination), 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

 

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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 the related 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.

 

(10)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 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 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.

 

(11)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.

 

(12)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.

 

(13)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.

 

(14)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 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

 

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perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Loan Documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

(15)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 Loan Documents are being conveyed by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser or its servicer (or, with respect to any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the Purchaser or servicer for the related Other Securitization Trust).

 

(16)No Holdbacks. The Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date of the Mortgage Loan set forth on the mortgage loan schedule attached 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 Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Mortgage Loan Seller to merit such holdback).

 

(17)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 Loan Documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating meeting the Insurance Rating 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 Mortgagor and included in the related 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 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 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 Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer

 

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meeting the Insurance Rating 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 related 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 Mortgagor and included in the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

 

Each Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Loan Documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating 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 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 Loan Combination, 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 Loan Combination, 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 each Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the related 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 an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Other 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 lender 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 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.

 

(18)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 related Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of such 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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(19)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, 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.

 

(20)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.

 

(21)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 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 Loan Combination) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination) 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 Loan Combination) 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. 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.

 

(22)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.

 

(23)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 Trust.

 

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(24)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.

 

(25)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 related Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Loan Documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

(26)Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the 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 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. Each Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

(27)Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that (a) the related Mortgagor 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 Mortgagor and/or its principals specified in the related 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 related Mortgage Loan), insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, (iii) intentional material physical waste of 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), and (iv) any breach of the environmental covenants contained in the related Loan Documents, and (b) the related Mortgage Loan will become full recourse to the related Mortgagor and at least one individual or entity, if the related Mortgagor files a voluntary petition under federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law.

 

(28)Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related 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 (33)), 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) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (33)), (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

 

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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 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 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 related Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, as applicable) 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 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 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 and, to such extent, condemnation proceeds may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the related 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 related Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the related Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or Loan Combination, 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.

 

(29)Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. Each Mortgage Loan requires the 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.

 

(30)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 Rating 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 “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 Rating Requirements) did not, as of the date of origination of the related 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 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 in Annex E-1B; 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 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 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 Mortgagor is

 

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required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

(31)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 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 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 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 Loan Documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related 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 (28) and (33) in this Annex E-1A or the exceptions thereto set forth in Annex E-1B, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule E-1A-1, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Schedule E-1A-2 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 Loan Documents, (ii) purchase money security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan that is identified in this prospectus as set forth on Schedule E-1A-3 or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other 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.

 

(32)Single-Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the related Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the 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 the 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 Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean 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 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 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 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 Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

(33)Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Loan Documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Loan Documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the 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 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 related 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 related Mortgage Loan is an

 

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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 the related 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 such 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 clause (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 expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

(34)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.

 

(35)Ground Leases. For purposes of this Annex E-1A, 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, 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 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 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

 

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  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 related 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 related 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 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 related 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 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 related 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.

 

(36)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.

 

(37)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,

 

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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-1A.

 

(38)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 as of the date hereof, 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 related 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-1A. 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 Loan Documents.

 

(39)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 Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

(40)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 Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor under another Mortgage Loan. (An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (40) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.)

 

(41)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 E1527-05 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 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 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 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 in all material respects prior to the date hereof, 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 Mortgagor 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 Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to

 

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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.

 

(42)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 Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and its compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(43)Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the mortgage loan schedule attached 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.

 

(44)Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination, any other mortgage loan that is part of such Loan Combination and (ii) with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, any mortgage loan that is part of a Loan Combination that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with such Mortgage Loan or with a Loan Combination of which such Mortgage Loan is a part.

 

(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 Mortgagor other than in accordance with the 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 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 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 date hereof.

 

(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-1A-1 to ANNEX E-1A

 

LOANS WITH EXISTING MEZZANINE DEBT

 

Loan No. 

CREFI Mortgage Loans 

GACC Mortgage Loans 

7   Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4

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SCHEDULE E-1A-2 to ANNEX E-1A

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH  

MEZZANINE DEBT IS PERMITTED IN THE FUTURE

 

Loan No. 

CREFI Mortgage Loans 

GACC Mortgage Loans 

5   Post Ranch Inn
18   Townhomes with a View

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SCHEDULE E-1A-3 to ANNEX E-1A

 

CROSSED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

None.

 

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ANNEX E-1B

EXCEPTIONS TO SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

(Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.)

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Annex E-2A to this prospectus and the Mortgaged Property name and number identified on Annex A to this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex E-1A will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, will have the same meanings as when used in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. 

         
Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
 

Mortgaged Property 

Name and Mortgage 

Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

  Description of Exception
         
(17) Insurance   All CREFI loans   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.
         
(17) Insurance   505 Fulton Street (Loan No. 14)   Proceeds of insurance are held by an insurance trustee selected by the board of managers of the condominium regime in place at the related Mortgaged Property and will be disbursed in accordance with the terms and provisions of the condominium documents, which require that proceeds be used for restoration. The condominium estoppel executed and delivered to the lender by the board of managers requires that the insurance trustee shall have a capital surplus of undivided profits of at least $500,000,000, and be required to have a credit rating of at least “A” by S&P Global Ratings, “A2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or “A” by Fitch, Inc. or an equivalent rating by any other statistical rating agency in the event any of the foregoing have not rated any such insurance trustee.
         
(26) Licenses and Permits   34 Howard (Loan No. 28)   The current certificate of occupancy does not permit the certain uses of the Mortgaged Property on certain floors. The related borrower has sought approval from the New York City Department of Buildings for such uses, and has represented that it has satisfied all outstanding conditions required for the legal occupancy of the Mortgaged Property other than ministerial and/or document filing conditions, and the related borrower is required to pursue completion of all conditions required for the issuance of a revised certificate of occupancy permitting the current uses.

 

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Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
 

Mortgaged Property 

Name and Mortgage 

Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

  Description of Exception
         
(31) Due on Sale or Encumbrance   The Lincoln Apartments (Loan No. 4)   The loan documents permit a change of control in connection with the exercise of remedies by the holder of the preferred equity interest in the sole member of the related borrower. This change of control is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) a “qualified equity holder” owning 51% of the preferred equity interest and (ii) a satisfactory supplemental guarantor executing a recourse carveout guaranty and environmental indemnity.
         
(32) Single Purpose Entity   The Zappettini Portfolio (Loan No. 8)   Prior to the origination date of the Mortgage Loan, the related borrowers’ income and cash deposits were held in a joint savings and/or a joint checking account in the name of the sole member of each related borrower. The Mortgage Loan is recourse against the related borrowers and guarantors with respect to any losses caused by such arrangement, except to the extent the same is cited as a factor in the substantive consolidation of the related borrower in a bankruptcy proceeding, in which case the Mortgage Loan is fully recourse to the related borrowers and guarantors.
         
(32) Single Purpose Entity   Summit Technology Center (Loan No. 11)   The related borrowers previously owned both an unrelated property adjacent to the Mortgaged Property and the Mortgaged Property, which were acquired concurrently. The unrelated adjacent property was sold in 2016. The Mortgage Loan is recourse against the related borrower and guarantor with respect to any losses caused by the related borrower’s prior ownership of the unrelated property.
         
(32) Single Purpose Entity   309 Canal Street (Loan No. 20)   No non-consolidation opinion was obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
         
(35) Ground Leases   Summit Technology Center (Loan No. 11)   The related borrower is a tenant under a ground lease underlying the related Mortgaged Property. The ground lease has a term expiring December 1, 2028, which is approximately four (4) years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan on August 6, 2024. The Ground Lease was entered into with the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, as ground lessor, in connection with a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes tax abatement arrangement benefitting the related Mortgaged Property. The related borrower has the option, at any time, to purchase the ground lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property for consideration of $100, plus repayment of certain municipal bonds that were issued in connection with the tax abatement. The related borrower has the obligation, upon expiration of the related ground lease on December 1, 2028, to purchase the ground lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property for consideration of $100, plus repayment of certain municipal bonds that were issued in connection with the tax abatement.

 

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Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
 

Mortgaged Property 

Name and Mortgage 

Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

  Description of Exception
         
(40) Organization of Borrower   505 Fulton Street (Loan No. 14), 309 Canal Street (Loan No. 20), and 34 Howard (Loan No. 28)   The related Mortgagors are affiliated.
         
(41) Environmental Conditions   The Zappettini Portfolio (Loan No. 8)   The Phase I ESA with respect to the 1212 Terra Bella, 1277 Terra Bella, 1215 Terra Bella, 1340 West Middlefield, 1255 Terra Bella, 1305 Terra Bella, 1330 West Middlefield, and 1245 Terra Bella Mortgaged Properties, identifies as a REC for the Mortgaged Properties their location within a National Priorities List (“NPL”) site groundwater plume. According to the Phase I ESA consultant, groundwater remediation activities have been and are continuing to be performed by the responsible party identified as Thermo Fisher (formerly Spectra Physics). As part of the remediation, soil vapor extraction/mitigation systems have been installed at the 1245 Terra Bella and the 1277 Terra Bella Mortgaged Properties, and a system has been proposed at the 1255 Terra Bella Mortgaged Property. The identified responsible party is also conducting vapor intrusion investigations and monitoring activities at certain properties within the area overlying the groundwater plume. While Thermo Fisher remains responsible and liable for investigation and remediation of the groundwater plume underlying the Mortgaged Properties, the Regional Water Quality Control Board (“RWQCB”) has recommended that the related borrower under the Mortgage Loan share in the cost of the soil vapor mitigation at 1277 Terra Bella Avenue due to a low concentration of an Halogenated Volatile Organic Compound identified in the soil in such Mortgaged Property, the source of which is unknown and possibly not related to the Thermo Fisher plume.

 

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EXCEPTIONS TO SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

(German American Capital Corporation)

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Annex E-1A to this prospectus and the Mortgaged Property name and number identified on Annex A to this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex E-1B will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, will have the same meanings as when used in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
  Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A
  Description of Exception
(6) Liens; Valid Assignment  Moffett Towers II
Buildings 3 & 4
(Loan No. 7)
  Facebook, the sole tenant at the Mortgaged Property, has a right of first refusal to purchase the Mortgaged Property if the landlord receives an offer to purchase the Mortgaged Property from a “Facebook Competitor”. Pursuant to the tenant’s lease, a Facebook Competitor is currently defined as (i) Alphabet Inc., (ii) Amazon, Inc., (iii) Apple Inc. and (iv) Microsoft Corporation. This list of Facebook Competitors may be updated once each calendar year; provided that (a) the list of Facebook Competitors may only provide up to four (4) entities at any time and (b) those entities must be in a similar industry which offers a similar product or service as the sole tenant. The sole tenant will not have any right of first refusal with respect to (a) a sale of the Mortgaged Property through a judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, trustee’s sale, receiver’s sale, or other action or proceeding pursuant to the deed of trust, or by deed in lieu thereof or (b) a sale to any party other than a Facebook Competitor. However, the right of first refusal would apply to subsequent transfers.
       
(7) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance   30 Hudson Yards
(Loan No. 1)
  The Mortgaged Property is encumbered by three PILOT mortgages, in the maximum aggregate amount of $547,760,000, which secure the Mortgagor’s obligation to pay the PILOT payments under a sublease with The New York City Industrial Development Agency. The PILOT mortgages are senior in priority to the Mortgage.
       
(7) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance  Wind Creek Leased Fee
(Loan No. 15)
  The sole tenant of the Mortgaged Property has a right of first offer to purchase the Mortgaged Property. Such right of first offer does not apply to a transfer or sale of the Mortgaged Property in connection with a foreclosure by a mortgagee of the Mortgaged Property.
 
In addition, in the event that the borrower fails to comply with certain covenants relating to the gaming license of the sole tenant at the Mortgaged Property, and fails to timely cure such breach, the sole tenant may require the borrower to sell its interest in the land prior to or on the date so required by the applicable gaming authorities, and the tenant shall have a right of first offer to purchase the Mortgaged Property.
       
(9) Assignment of Leases, Rents and Profits  30 Hudson Yards
(Loan No. 1)
  The three PILOT mortgages contain assignments of leases and rents that are senior to the Assignment of Leases and Rents with respect to the Mortgage Loan.
       
(11) Condition of Property  Wind Creek Leased Fee
(Loan No. 15)
  An engineering report or property condition report was not prepared in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan.

 

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Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
  Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A
  Description of Exception
(13) Condemnation  CIRE Equity Retail &
Industrial Portfolio
(Loan No. 17)
  The Mortgagor has received a Letter of Intent to Acquire from Arapahoe County (the “County”) notifying it of the County’s desire to expand the public roadway adjacent to a portion of the Central Park Shopping Center Mortgaged Property for purpose of improving traffic flow.
       
(14) Actions Concerning Mortgage Loans  Comcast Building
Tucson (Loan No. 22)
  The non-recourse carveout guarantor, Daniel Gryfe, is currently subject to pending litigation in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in which Hagshama Fund Limited Partnership 1 (“Hagshama”), brought an action against the guarantor and several entities he owns and controls for approximately CAD$2,185,359 (approximately $1,676,986 in U.S. dollars as of July 12, 2019) on a breach of contract claim in connection with a joint venture partnership entered into by the guarantor and Hagshama in or about February, 2013 to invest in a number of real estate ventures in Canada, including the property which is the subject of the said litigation.  The guarantor denies Hagshama’s claims and has filed a countersuit for an amount of approximately CAD$2,500,000 (approximately $1,918,329 in U.S. dollars as of July 12, 2019) for damages he has suffered as a result of his dealings with Hagshama. An adverse determination in such case could result in the failure of the guarantor to satisfy its net worth and liquidity covenants under the non-recourse carveout guaranty, and could adversely affect the guarantor’s ability to perform under such guaranty.
       
(17) Insurance  30 Hudson Yards
(Loan No. 1)
  The Mortgage Loan documents permit condominium board insurance claims under $10 million related to respective units or limited common elements to be adjusted by the condominium board, and claims in excess of $10 million are required to be adjusted by an insurance trustee. Proceeds in excess of $10 million are required to be held by an insurance trustee which has a rating of not less than A2/P-1 by Moody’s.
 
The Mortgage Loan documents provide that the Mortgagor may rely upon required insurance coverage for common elements being obtained by the condominium association or all of the required insurance coverage being obtained by the sole tenant, Warner Media, subject to certain conditions in the Mortgage Loan documents, including that such insurance coverage meets the requirements in the Mortgage Loan documents.
       
(17) Insurance  Moffett Towers II
Buildings 3 & 4
(Loan No. 7)
  The Mortgage Loan documents require that, provided no event of default is continuing, if the lender has the right or option pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents to apply the net proceeds to the payment of the related debt, but any controlling provision in the sole tenant’s lease requires application thereof to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof or use of such net proceeds in another manner, then the lender is required to disburse such net proceeds to the extent (and only to the extent) required to enable the Mortgagor to satisfy its obligations under such lease (or to enable the lender to satisfy its obligations under any subordination and non-disturbance (or similar) agreement relating to the lease).  The sole tenant’s lease requires payment of certain

 

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Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
  Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A
  Description of Exception
      insurance proceeds to the tenant without restoration under certain circumstances.
       
(17) Insurance  Post Ranch Inn
(Loan No. 5)
  For multi-layered policies (the “Policies”), (A) if four (4) or fewer insurance companies issue the Policies, then at least 75% of the insurance coverage represented by the Policies must be provided by insurance companies with a rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the insurance companies, with no carrier below “BBB” with S&P and “Baa2” by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the insurance companies, or (B) if five (5) or more insurance companies issue the Policies, then at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage represented by the Policies must be provided by insurance companies with a rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the insurance companies, with no carrier below “BBB” with S&P and “Baa2” by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the insurance companies.
       
(17) Insurance  Wind Creek Leased
Fee (Loan No. 15)
  The Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent that there is a conflict between the provisions of the ground lease between the borrower and the sole tenant at the Mortgaged Property (or any successor ground lease approved by the lender), with respect to the participation of the lender and the borrower in (and the actual adjustment/settlement of) any casualty or condemnation proceedings, requirements relating to restoration or payment or application of net proceeds, the provisions of such ground lease shall control.
 
The ground lease provides that the proceeds of any casualty shall be provided to the tenant (or its leasehold mortgagee), to be applied to restoration, provided that if the restoration cost would reasonably be anticipated to be greater than the Casualty Threshold (as defined below) or the casualty occurs within five years of expiration of the applicable term of the ground lease, the tenant has the right to terminate the lease, in which case the lease requires that the casualty proceeds be distributed as follows: (i) the landlord shall receive an amount not to exceed $80,000,000; (ii) the tenant (or its leasehold mortgagee) shall receive an amount not to exceed $920,000,000, and (iii) any balance shall be distributed, pari passu, 8% to the landlord and 92% to the tenant.
 
“Casualty Threshold” means $15,000,000, subject to increase based on a consumer price index adjustment.
 
In the event that casualty proceeds are in excess of $50,000,000 and the tenant has elected to restore the improvements at the Mortgaged Property, the casualty proceeds are required to be paid to a depositary that is a leasehold mortgagee with respect to the leasehold interest of the sole tenant, or that is an “institutional lender” as defined in the ground lease.
       
(18) Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots  Moffett Towers II
Buildings 3 & 4
(Loan No. 7)
  The Mortgaged Property is a portion of tax parcel 110-01-039. All documentation necessary to effectuate the creation of separate tax parcels constituting solely the Mortgaged Property has been submitted to and/or filed with the applicable governmental authority

 

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Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
  Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A
  Description of Exception
      and the issuance of a separate tax ID number for such separate tax parcel is anticipated to occur in October 2019.  The Mortgage Loan documents provide all taxes and governmental assessments due and owing in respect of the Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such payments has been established or are insured against by the Title Insurance Policy, however the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related borrower to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes not due and owing for the existing tax parcel of which such Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.
       
(18) Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots  CIRE Equity Retail &
Industrial Portfolio
(Loan No. 17)
  The Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property only has indirect access to a public road over railway tracks pursuant to a non-recorded license agreement dated as of June 16, 1982 with the owner of such railway tracks (the “Bartow License Agreement”). If at any time there is a lack of legal access to the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property (due to a termination of the Bartow License Agreement, to the extent no other legal access to the Mortgaged Property then exists, or otherwise) (any such event, a “Bartow Access Restriction Event”), the Mortgagors are required to prepay the Mortgage Loan in an amount equal to (a) the allocated loan amount with respect to the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property, plus (b) payment of any prepayment fee as defined in the Mortgage Loan documents on the principal being prepaid, plus (c) all interest which would have accrued on such allocated loan amount to be prepaid (the “Bartow Access Restriction Payment”). If the Mortgagors make the Bartow Access Restriction Payment, the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property will be released from the liens of the mortgages upon the Mortgagors’ satisfaction of conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents. The Mortgagors’ failure to transfer the Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property within 30 days after the earlier to occur of (a) the discovery of any Bartow Access Restriction Event and (b) the lender’s written request for such transfer and release, will be an immediate event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents.
       
(25) Local Law Compliance  30 Hudson Yards
(Loan No. 1)
  The Mortgaged Property is operating under a temporary certificate of occupancy.
       
(26) Licenses and Permits       
       
(25) Local Law Compliance  CIRE Equity Retail &
Industrial Portfolio
(Loan No. 17)
  The Homeland – Bartow, FL Mortgaged Property is legal non-conforming as to industrial manufacturing with outdoor storage use as industrial manufacturing with outdoor storage use (as opposed to just industrial manufacturing) is no longer permitted under the applicable current zoning code. If any structure containing a non-conforming use is significantly damaged or demolished, such structure may be restored to its prior nonconforming use, provided that a building permit is issued prior to 24 months from the date of such demolition or calamity. Once a building permit for

 

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Representation
Number on
Annex E-1A
  Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A
  Description of Exception
      reconstruction is issued, the terms of the standard building permit life apply. If the building permit is to lapse or otherwise be revoked after the 24-month period has expired, rights to replace the structure will be null and void.
       
(25) Local Law Compliance  Townhomes with a View (Loan No. 18)  The Mortgaged Property fails to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) due to an insufficient number of ADA-compliant parking spaces.  Based on a conservative analysis, the property needs at least 31 ADA-compliant parking spaces.  The property had four ADA-compliant parking spaces as of the Cut-off Date.  The parking lot contains sufficient space to create the required number of parking spaces, and the Borrower covenanted to do so in the Mortgage Loan documents.  The Borrower and Guarantor agreed to indemnify the Lender for any losses arising out of the failure to comply with ADA regulations.
       
(27) Recourse Obligations  30 Hudson Yards
(Loan No. 1)
  The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for a guarantor.

 

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ANNEX E-2A

SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
(Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company)

 

GSMC (referred to as the related “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 GSMC Mortgage Loan that we (referred to as the “Purchaser” in the representations and warranties below) include in the Issuing Entity, representations and warranties generally to the effect set forth below. The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are identified on Annex E-2B to this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex E-2A will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

The related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, together with the related representations and warranties (subject to the exceptions thereto), serves to contractually allocate risk between GSMC, on the one hand, and the Issuing Entity (referred to as the “Trust” in the representations and warranties below), on the other. We present the related 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 GSMC Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties or other matters. We cannot assure you that the GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination, each GSMC Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a GSMC Mortgage Loan. Each GSMC Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination is a senior or pari passu portion of a whole loan evidenced by a senior or pari passu 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 GSMC), participation or pledge, and GSMC had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each GSMC Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such GSMC Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment, or similar agreement, any Outside Servicing Agreement with respect to a GSMC Mortgage Loan and rights of the holder of a related Companion Loan pursuant to a Co-Lender Agreement. GSMC has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each GSMC Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to the Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of each GSMC Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering any GSMC 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 GSMC 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 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

 

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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 GSMC in connection with the origination of any GSMC 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 GSMC 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, 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 (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, GSMC 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 GSMC 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 an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Outside Trustee) constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment to the Trust (or, with respect to an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Outside 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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, leasehold) interest in the related Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such GSMC Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth on Annex E-2B (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 GSMC’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 GSMC’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 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 (“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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan constitutes a cross-collateralized GSMC Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another GSMC Mortgage Loan contained in the same Crossed Group; and (g) if the related GSMC Mortgage Loan is part of a Loan Combination, 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 GSMC thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither GSMC, nor to GSMC’s knowledge, any other holder of a GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed 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 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-2A-1 to this Annex E-2A, GSMC 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 GSMC 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, GSMC has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded,

 

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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 GSMC 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. GSMC or the originator of each GSMC Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the related GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan no more than thirteen months prior to the Cut-off Date. To GSMC’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 GSMC 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 GSMC’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to GSMC’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 GSMC’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 GSMC 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.

 

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(14)Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and payments required to be escrowed with the Mortgagee pursuant to each GSMC Mortgage Loan are in the possession, or under the control, of GSMC 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 GSMC to the Purchaser or its servicer.

 

(15)No Holdbacks. The principal amount of each GSMC Mortgage Loan stated on the mortgage loan schedule attached 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 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 (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the related GSMC 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.

 

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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 Rating 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 related GSMC 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 Rating 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 Rating 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.

 

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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 in an amount not less than 100% of the SEL.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents for each GSMC 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 then outstanding principal amount of the related GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination), 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 an Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Outside Trustee). Each related GSMC Mortgage Loan obligates the related 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 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 GSMC.

 

(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 GSMC 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.

 

(18)No Encroachments. To GSMC’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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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

 

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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 GSMC 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 GSMC.

 

(20)REMIC. Each GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the GSMC Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such GSMC Mortgage Loan or Loan Combination is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and control 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination) 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the GSMC Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such GSMC Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the GSMC 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 GSMC 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.

 

(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 GSMC Mortgage Loan by the issuing entity.

 

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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 GSMC’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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination, 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 GSMC’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 GSMC for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. Each GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan provide that such GSMC Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the related 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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).

 

(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

 

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Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related GSMC Mortgage Loan, (b) upon payment in full of such GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (ii) would not cause the subject GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the lien of the GSMC Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination) 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 GSMC Mortgage Loans originated after December 6, 2010, the mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the related GSMC 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 (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the GSMC Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the lien of the GSMC Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the GSMC Mortgage Loan (or related Loan Combination).

 

No GSMC 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 partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the REMIC provisions of the Code.

 

(28)Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The GSMC Mortgage Loan documents for each GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan over $20 million, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of

 

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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 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan, the related special all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) did not, as of the date of origination of the GSMC Mortgage Loan, and, to GSMC’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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such GSMC 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 E-2A or the exceptions thereto set forth on Annex E-2B, or (vii) any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related GSMC Mortgage Loan as set forth on Schedule E-2A-1 or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Schedule E-2A-2 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 GSMC 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 Crossed Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another GSMC Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Schedule E-2A-3 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.

 

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(31)Single-Purpose Entity. Each GSMC Mortgage Loan requires the related mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the related GSMC Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the mortgagor with respect to each GSMC Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that such mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each GSMC 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 an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the GSMC 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 GSMC 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 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 GSMC 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) such GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date or, if the GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 clause (iii) above; (v) if the mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such GSMC 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 E-2A, 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

 

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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 GSMC Mortgage Loan where the GSMC 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 GSMC, its successors and assigns, GSMC 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. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since the origination of the GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such GSMC Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of (but with prior notice to) the lessor;

 

(f)GSMC has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To GSMC’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 GSMC’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;

 

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(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;

 

(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 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC with respect to the GSMC 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 GSMC (or the related originator if GSMC was not the originator) with respect to each GSMC Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such GSMC Mortgage Loan (or the related Loan Combination, 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 GSMC 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-2A.

 

(37)No Material Default; Payment Record. No GSMC 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 as of the date hereof, no GSMC 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 GSMC’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under any GSMC 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

 

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either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of any GSMC 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 GSMC in this Annex E-2A (including, but not limited to, the prior sentence). No person other than the holder of any GSMC Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the related GSMC Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under such Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(38)Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related GSMC Mortgage Loan and to the GSMC’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 GSMC Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the related mortgagor delivered by such mortgagor in connection with the origination of such GSMC Mortgage Loan (or the related Loan Combination, 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 Crossed Mortgage Loan, no GSMC Mortgage Loan has a mortgagor that is an affiliate of another mortgagor under another GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC 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 date hereof, 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 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 GSMC’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.

 

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(41)Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the GSMC 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 GSMC’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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan was originated.

 

(42)Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each GSMC Mortgage Loan which is set forth on the mortgage loan schedule attached 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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained on the mortgage loan schedule attached to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(43)Cross-Collateralization. Except with respect to a GSMC Mortgage Loan that is part of a Loan Combination no GSMC 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 E-2A-3.

 

(44)Advance of Funds by the Sponsor. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by GSMC to the related mortgagor other than in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, and, to GSMC’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 GSMC 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 Mortgagee-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither GSMC nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any mortgagor under a GSMC Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

(45)Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. GSMC 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 GSMC 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 GSMC Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party

 

For purposes of these representations and warranties, the phrases “GSMC’s knowledge” or “GSMC’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 GSMC, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the GSMC Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth in these representations and warranties. 

 

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Schedule E-2A-1 to Annex E-2A

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH EXISTING MEZZANINE DEBT

 

Loan No. Mortgage Loan
7 Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4

 

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Schedule E-2A-2 to Annex E-2A

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY

 

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH MEZZANINE DEBT
IS PERMITTED IN THE FUTURE

 

Loan No. Mortgage Loan
12 U.S. Industrial Portfolio V

 

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Schedule E-2A-3 to Annex E-2A

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY

 

CROSS-COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

None.

 

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ANNEX E-2B

EXCEPTIONS TO SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

(Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company)

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Annex E-2-A to this prospectus and the Mortgaged Property name and number identified on Annex A to this prospectus. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Annex E-2B will have the meanings set forth in this prospectus or, if not defined in this prospectus, will have the same meanings as when used in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(1) Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans.   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)  

The related Whole 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 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.

 

(5) Lien; Valid Assignment   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)  

A transfer of either the Grand Canal Shoppes or the Palazzo Shoppes portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property (other than to a lender in connection with foreclosure or delivery of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure of a mortgage secured by the Grand Canal Shoppes Property or the first subsequent transferee from the lender) is subject to a right of first offer in favor of Venetian Casino Resort, LLC. Further, a transfer (other than to a lender in connection with foreclosure or delivery of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure of a mortgage secured by the Grand Canal Shoppes Property or the first subsequent transferee from the lender) of the Grand Canal Shoppes Property is subject to certain transfer restrictions. Any transfers after the first transfer from the lender following a foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof will be subject to such right of first offer and such transfer restrictions.

 

In addition, leases to Venetian Casino Resort, LLC are listed as an exception to lender’s title policy and such exception is not qualified by “rights of tenants, as tenants only”.

 

 

E-2B-1 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(5) Lien; Valid Assignment   Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4
(Loan No. 7)
  The sole tenant, Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”), has a right of first refusal to purchase the Mortgaged Property in the event of a proposed sale to a competitor (defined as Alphabet Inc., Amazon, Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation). The lease specifically carves out transfers in connection with a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and transfers of membership interests in the related borrower to a foreclosure owner.
         
(6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance   30 Hudson Yards (Loan No. 1)   The Mortgaged Property is encumbered by three PILOT mortgages, in the maximum aggregate amount of $547,760,000, which secure the Mortgagor’s obligation to pay the PILOT payments under a sublease with The New York City Industrial Development Agency. The PILOT mortgages are senior in priority to the Mortgage.
         
(6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)   See exception to Representation and Warranty #5 above.
         
(6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance   353 Kearny Street (Loan No. 37)   The City of San Francisco adopted enabling legislation, San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 71, authorizing it to participate in the Mills Act program. A contract was entered for the Mortgaged Property (the “Mills Act Contract”) with an initial term of ten (10) years. So long as the property owner is in compliance with the various requirements set forth therein, the Mills Act Contract for the Mortgaged Property (i) automatically renews for ten (10) years on the anniversary of each contract year; and (ii) runs in perpetuity with the land and survives transfers whether through sale or foreclosure.
         
(8) Assignment of Leases and Rents   30 Hudson Yards (Loan No. 1)   The three PILOT mortgages contain assignments of leases and rents that are senior to the Assignment of Leases and Rents with respect to the Mortgage Loan.
         
(8) Assignment of Leases and Rents   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)   See exception to Representation and Warranty #5 above.
         
(8) Assignment of Leases and Rents   U.S. Industrial Portfolio V (Loan No. 12)   The Mortgage Loan was closed with Shari’ah compliant Mortgage Loan documentation. Each Mortgagor leases the entire Mortgaged Property to a single-purpose master lessee (each, a “Master Tenant”). Each Master Tenant operates the applicable Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of a master lease. Each Master Tenant in turn sub-leases each applicable Mortgaged Property to an operating company (the “Operating Company”), which in turn leases the applicable Mortgaged Property to the end-user tenant. The Operating Company operates the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the sub-lease. The master lease and the sub-lease are subordinate to the Mortgage Loan Documents. The Operating Company entered into an Assignment of Leases and Returns with respect to each Mortgaged Property in favor of the applicable Master Tenant, which document collaterally assigns the rights to collect such rents (upon a default under the sub-lease) to the applicable Master Tenant.  Each Master Tenant in turn entered into an Assignment of Leases and Rents with respect to each

 

E-2B-2 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
        Mortgaged Property in favor of each applicable Mortgagor, which document collaterally assigns the rights to collect such rents (upon a default under the master lease) to the applicable Mortgagor. Each Mortgagor then collaterally assigned this document to the Mortgagee as security for the Mortgage Loan.
         
(11) Taxes and Assessments   Home2 Suites Austin North Domain (Loan No. 19)   The Mortgagor is currently appealing the taxes which were due and payable for the 2018 tax year. The appeal will be heard in September 2019.
         
(13) Actions Concerning the Mortgage Loan   Bushwood Office Building (Loan No. 36)   There is a pending tax complaint filed by Beachwood City School District as Complaint Number 742-29-015-2018 with the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Board of Revision disputing the assessed value of the tax parcel of the Mortgaged Property.
         
(16) Insurance   30 Hudson Yards (Loan No. 1)  

The Mortgage Loan documents permit condominium board insurance claims under $10 million related to respective units or limited common elements to be adjusted by the condominium board, and claims in excess of $10 million are required to be adjusted by an insurance trustee. Proceeds in excess of $10 million are required to be held by an insurance trustee which has a rating of not less than A2/P-1 by Moody’s.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents provide that the Mortgagor may rely upon required insurance coverage for common elements being obtained by the condominium association or all of the required insurance coverage being obtained by the sole tenant, Warner Media, subject to certain conditions in the Mortgage Loan documents, including that such insurance coverage meets the requirements in the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(16) Insurance   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)  

The Mortgage Loan documents permit a property insurance deductible of $500,000.

 

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 loan documents, their mortgagees) are required to 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. 

 

E-2B-3 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(16) Insurance  

USAA Office Portfolio (Loan No. 3)

 

U.S. Industrial Portfolio V (Loan No. 12)

 

City Center Plaza (Loan No. 13)

 

  The threshold used in the Mortgage Loan documents, as it pertains to use of insurance proceeds for repair and restoration in respect of a property loss, is 5% of the original allocated loan amount of the affected Mortgaged Property.
(16) Insurance  

Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas (Loan No. 10)

 

Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn (Loan No. 16) 

  The threshold used in the Mortgage Loan documents, as it pertains to use of insurance proceeds for repair and restoration in respect of a property loss, is 10% of the original allocated loan amount of the affected Mortgaged Property.
         
(16) Insurance  

Millennium Park Plaza (Loan No. 2)

 

Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)

 

Home2 Suites Austin North Domain (Loan No. 19)

 

Oglethorpe Square (Loan No. 24)

 

6265 Gunbarrel Avenue (Loan No. 25)

 

Oakwood Commons (Loan No. 26)

 

Home2 Suites Orlando South Park (Loan No. 29)

 

Crescent Ridge (Loan No. 31)

 

Home2 Suites Florence (Loan No. 32)

 

Federal Highway Self Storage (Loan No. 33)

 

MedVet Dallas (Loan No. 34)

 

  The threshold used in the Mortgage Loan documents, as it pertains to use of insurance proceeds for repair and restoration in respect of a property loss, is 5% of the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, instead of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan.

 

E-2B-4 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

   

 

Bushwood Office Building (Loan No. 36)

 

353 Kearny Street (Loan No. 37)

 

Oak Creek Centre (Loan No. 40)

 

Two Rivers Center (Loan No. 42)

 

   
(16) Insurance   Millennium Park Plaza (Loan No. 2)   All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least “A-” by S&P and “A- VIII” by AM Best, or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings, and all remaining insurers shall have ratings of not less than “BBB”  by S&P and “Baa2” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgagor may continue to use Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company, rated “A- IX” with AM Best and Aspen Specialty Insurance Company, rated “A XV” with AM Best, in their current position and participation amounts within the syndicate of the property program, provided that (x) the ratings of Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company and Aspen Specialty Insurance Company are not withdrawn nor downgraded below the origination date of the Mortgage Loan and (y) at renewal of the current policy term on April 25, 2020, the Mortgagor shall replace Hallmark Specialty Insurance Company and Aspen Specialty Insurance Company with insurance companies meeting the requirements set forth above.  
         
(16) Insurance  

USAA Office Portfolio (Loan No. 3)

 

Oakwood Commons (Loan No. 26)

 

  All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least “A” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings (provided that the first layers of coverage are from insurers rated at least “A” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best), and all such insurers shall have ratings of not less than “BBB+” by S&P and “Baa1” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best)).
         
(16) Insurance   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)   The Mortgagor is permitted to maintain insurance with either one or more financially sound and responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and having (1) a rating of (x) “A” or better by S&P and (y)“A2” or better by Moody’s, if Moody’s rates the

 

E-2B-5 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
        securities and rates the applicable insurance company, and (z) “A” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company (provided, however for multi-layered policies, (A) if four (4) or fewer insurance companies issue the policies, then at least 75% of the insurance coverage represented by the policies must be provided by insurance companies with a rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, and “A” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, with no remaining carrier below “BBB” by S&P and “Baa2” or better by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, and “BBB” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, or (B) if five (5) or more insurance companies issue the policies, then at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage represented by the policies must be provided by insurance companies with a rating of “A” or better by S&P and “A2” or better by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, and “A” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, with no remaining carrier below “BBB” by S&P and “Baa2” or better by Moody’s, to the extent Moody’s rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, and “BBB” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable insurance company, and (2) a rating of A:X or better in the current Best’s insurance reports.
         
(16) Insurance   Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 (Loan No. 7)   The Mortgagor is permitted to maintain a portion of the earthquake coverage with Palomar Specialty Insurance Company (“Palomar”), which is rated “A-VII” by A.M. Best, in their current participation amount and position within the insurance syndicate provided that (x) the A.M. Best rating of Palomar as of the date hereof is not withdrawn or downgraded below the date hereof and (y) at renewal of the current policy term, the Mortgagor is required to replace Palomar with insurance companies meeting the rating requirements of the Mortgage Loan documents.
         
(16) Insurance  

Powered Shell Portfolio – Manassas (Loan No. 10)

 

Powered Shell Portfolio – Ashburn (Loan No. 16)

 

  All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least “A” by S&P, “A” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable carrier, and “A2” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings (provided that the primary layers of coverage are from insurers rated at least “A” by S&P, “A” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable carrier, and “A2” by Moody’s or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best), and all remaining insurers shall have ratings of not less than “BBB+” by S&P, “BBB+” or better by Fitch, to the extent Fitch rates the securities and rates the applicable

 

E-2B-6 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
        carrier, and “Baa1” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best).
         
(16) Insurance   U.S. Industrial Portfolio V (Loan No. 12)  

All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least “A” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings and all remaining insurers shall have ratings of not less than “BBB+” by S&P and “Baa1” by Moody’s (or, if Moody’s does not rate such insurer, at least “A:VIII” by AM Best)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgagor may continue to use Homeland Insurance Company of New York, rated “A+ XV” with AM Best in its current and anticipated future position and participation amounts within the syndicate of the property program as approved by the lender as of the date hereof and may use Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company, rated “A- VIII” for the policy period commencing 08/01/2019 with a position and participation amounts within the syndicate of the property program as approved by the lender as of the date hereof, provided that (1) the rating of Homeland Insurance Company of New York and Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company is not withdrawn or downgraded below their respective ratings as of the date hereof and (2) at renewal of the policy term (08/01/2020), the Mortgagor shall replace Homeland Insurance Company of New York and Ategrity Specialty Insurance Company with an insurance company meeting the rating requirements set forth above.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a tenant may provide all or a portion of the property coverages required by the Mortgage Loan documents (including, on a case-by-case-basis with limits, deductibles and/or insurer ratings that differ from those required herein), so long as such coverages are acceptable to the lender in its sole and absolute discretion and (1) there are no material changes to such coverages or deductibles as determined by the lender and (2) the acceptance of such coverages or deductibles will not result in an adverse impact to, a downgrade of or withdrawal of any rating then or to be assigned to any outstanding certificates issued or to be issued in conjunction with a securitization of which the Mortgage Loan is a part or otherwise adversely impacts the securitization of the Mortgage Loan.

 

 

E-2B-7 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(16) Insurance  

City Center Plaza (Loan No. 13)

 

Home2 Suites Austin North Domain (Loan No. 19)

 

6265 Gunbarrel Avenue (Loan No. 25)

 

Federal Highway Self Storage (Loan No. 33)

 

MedVet Dallas (Loan No. 34)

 

353 Kearny Street (Loan No. 37) 

  All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least "A" by S&P and "A2" by Moody's (or, if Moody's does not rate such insurer, at least "A:VIII" by AM Best), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings, and all remaining insurers shall have ratings of not less than "BBB" by S&P and "Baa2" by Moody's (or, if Moody's does not rate such insurer, at least "A:VIII" by AM Best)).
         
(16) Insurance  

Oglethorpe Square (Loan No. 24)

 

  All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least "A" by S&P and "A2" by Moody's (or, if Moody's does not rate such insurer, at least "A:VIII" by AM Best), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings, and all remaining insurers shall have ratings of not less than "BBB+" by S&P and "Baa1" by Moody's (or, if Moody's does not rate such insurer, at least "A:VIII" by AM Best)).
         
(16) Insurance  

Crescent Ridge (Loan No. 31)

 

  All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least "A" by S&P, "A X" by AM Best, or "A2" by Moody's (to the extent Moody's rates the insurer), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with insurers having such ratings, and all remaining insurers shall have ratings of not less than "BBB" by S&P and "Baa2" by Moody's (or, if Moody's does not rate such insurer, at least "A:VIII" by AM Best)).
         
(16) Insurance  

Home2 Suites Florence (Loan No. 32)

 

Oak Creek Centre (Loan No. 40)

 

Two Rivers Center (Loan No. 42) 

  All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least "A" by S&P and "A:VIII" by AM Best.
         
(16) Insurance   Bushwood Office Building (Loan No. 36)   All policies may be issued by one or more insurers having a rating of at least "A" by S&P or "A:IX" by AM Best.

 

E-2B-8 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(17) Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots   Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 (Loan No. 7)   As of the origination date, the Mortgaged Property is a portion of tax parcel 110-01-039.  All documentation necessary to effectuate the creation of separate tax parcels constituting solely the Mortgaged Property has been submitted to and/or filed with the applicable governmental authority and the issuance of a separate tax ID number for such separate tax parcel is anticipated to occur in October 2019.  The Mortgage Loan documents provide all taxes and governmental assessments due and owing in respect of the Mortgaged Property (including the common area, if any) have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such payments has been established or are insured against by the Title Insurance Policy, however the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related borrower to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes not due and owing for the existing tax parcel of which such Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.
         
(17) Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots   U.S. Industrial Portfolio V (Loan No. 12)   The property located at 5135 Naiman Parkway, Solon, Ohio (the “Solon Property”), is not located on a road with public access and, as such, requires a non-exclusive easement or license (of not less than 15 years) to allow for egress from the Mortgaged Property be obtained within 12 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date. If the easement is not obtained within 12 months then the Mortgagor is required to reconfigure the parking lot to obtain direct access (and periodically escrow additional funds) by the date that is 36 months from the origination date of the Mortgage Loan.
         
(24) Local Law Compliance   30 Hudson Yards (Loan No. 1)   The Mortgaged Property is operating under a temporary certificate of occupancy.
         
(25) Licenses and Permits   30 Hudson Yards (Loan No. 1)   See exception to Representation and Warranty #24 above.
         
(25) Licenses and Permits   City Center Plaza (Loan No. 13)   Two (2) tenants at the Mortgaged Property known as Deli at the Grove and Idaho GOP do not have available certificates of occupancy related to their leased premises. The Mortgagor agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain permanent certificates of occupancy related to these leased premises and to deliver copies of such certificates to Mortgagee within six (6) months of Mortgage Loan origination.
         
(25) Licenses and Permits   Crescent Ridge (Loan No. 31)   The Mortgagor has not obtained certificates of occupancy for the eight (8) additional units that are being constructed at the Mortgaged Property.
         
(26) Recourse Obligations   30 Hudson Yards (Loan No. 1)   The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for a guarantor.

 

E-2B-9 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(26) Recourse Obligations   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)  

With respect to (b)(i), recourse is limited to the intentional misapplication, misappropriation or conversion by the Mortgagors, the guarantor, or any affiliates thereof.

 

With respect to (b)(iii), a transfer is made in violation of the related terms set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents constitutes only a loss carveout instead of a full recourse carveout, and if such violation arises solely from (A) a failure to provide any required notice, no such liability will arise if the Mortgagors promptly provide such notice after notice from the lender or (B) a failure to provide any required delivery, no such liability will arise if the Mortgagors promptly provide such required delivery after notice from the lender to the extent, in the case of any require delivery, the contents of such delivery are such that the transfer in question would have been permitted pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

With respect to (b)(iv), the obligations and liabilities of the Mortgagors and the guarantor under the related environmental indemnity agreement will terminate two years after the earliest to occur of (A) the repayment of the Mortgage Loan in full and the satisfaction of all obligations of the Mortgagors and the guarantor under the Mortgage Loan documents (except any such obligations, such as indemnification obligations which expressly survive repayment in full of the Mortgage Loan), (B) the Mortgaged Property being defeased in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents or (C) an indemnified party or an agent thereof will have acquired possession of or title to the Mortgaged Property by foreclosure, exercise of power of sale or deed in lieu thereof.

 

With respect to (b)(v), recourse for physical waste is limited to physical waste to the Mortgaged Property caused by intentional acts or intentional omissions of the Mortgagors, the guarantor, or any affiliates thereof.

 

(26) Recourse Obligations   U.S. Industrial Portfolio V (Loan No. 12)   With respect to (b)(v), there is no recourse available if the lender does not permit cash flow from the Mortgaged Properties to be applied to prevent waste.
         
(27) Mortgage Releases   Grand Canal Shoppes (Loan No. 6)   The Mortgagors may obtain the release of a portion of the Mortgaged Property comprised of the approximately 84,743 square foot, three-level space currently demised to Barneys New York (the “Barneys Parcel”) pursuant to the related lease, which is expected to expire on January 31, 2020, upon a bona fide sale to a third party not affiliated with the borrowers or the guarantor, upon satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents, which conditions do not include requirement for a principal repayment, or partial defeasance, in each case, of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 115% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property.

 

E-2B-10 

 

Representation
Number on Annex
E-2A 

 

Mortgaged Property
Name and Mortgage
Loan Number as
Identified on Annex A 

 

Description of Exception 

         
(27) Mortgage Releases   U.S. Industrial Portfolio V (Loan No. 12)   To the extent the easement or the reconfiguration discussed in representation 17 above is not obtained within 36 months of the origination date, the Mortgagor will be required to obtain a release of the Solon Property from the Mortgage Loan and related liens within 30 days of such date (the “Solon Release”). The release price for the mandatory Solon Release is 100% of the allocated loan amount applicable to the Solon Property.
         
(31) Single-Purpose Entity   Home2 Suites Austin North Domain (Loan No. 19)   The Mortgagor was not required to deliver a non-consolidation opinion.
         
(31) Single-Purpose Entity   Home2 Suites Florence (Loan No. 32)   The Mortgagor acquired (along with the Mortgaged Property) an undeveloped parcel consisting of approximately 1.024 acres that adjoins the western property line of the Mortgaged Property in June 2016 (the “Prior Property”).  In connection with the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor conveyed the Prior Property to an affiliate.
         
(31) Single-Purpose Entity   Oak Creek Centre (Loan No. 40)   The Mortgagor previously owned an undeveloped parcel adjacent to the Mortgaged Property (the "Prior Property"), which Prior Property was conveyed to an affiliate.

E-2B-11 

 

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ANNEX F

CLASS A-AB SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE

 

Distribution Date 

 

Balance 

 

Distribution Date 

 

Balance 

9/10/2019     $19,488,000.00     10/10/2024     $18,876,690.59  
10/10/2019     $19,488,000.00     11/10/2024     $18,581,437.48  
11/10/2019     $19,488,000.00     12/10/2024     $18,261,598.02  
12/10/2019     $19,488,000.00     1/10/2025     $17,964,083.67  
1/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     2/10/2025     $17,665,475.78  
2/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     3/10/2025     $17,295,592.67  
3/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     4/10/2025     $16,994,526.17  
4/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     5/10/2025     $16,669,040.08  
5/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     6/10/2025     $16,365,670.04  
6/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     7/10/2025     $16,037,946.49  
7/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     8/10/2025     $15,732,256.14  
8/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     9/10/2025     $15,425,442.10  
9/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     10/10/2025     $15,094,373.34  
10/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     11/10/2025     $14,785,213.95  
11/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     12/10/2025     $14,451,867.12  
12/10/2020     $19,488,000.00     1/10/2026     $14,140,345.31  
1/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     2/10/2026     $13,827,678.27  
2/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     3/10/2026     $13,445,049.71  
3/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     4/10/2026     $13,129,825.14  
4/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     5/10/2026     $12,790,587.12  
5/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     6/10/2026     $12,472,956.00  
6/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     7/10/2026     $12,108,016.31  
7/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     8/10/2026     $11,766,774.55  
8/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     9/10/2026     $11,444,265.87  
9/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     10/10/2026     $11,096,590.92  
10/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     11/10/2026     $10,771,599.30  
11/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     12/10/2026     $10,421,512.56  
12/10/2021     $19,488,000.00     1/10/2027     $10,094,019.77  
1/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     2/10/2027     $9,765,314.06  
2/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     3/10/2027     $9,364,077.14  
3/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     4/10/2027     $9,032,664.99  
4/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     5/10/2027     $8,676,341.70  
5/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     6/10/2027     $8,342,381.25  
6/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     7/10/2027     $7,983,582.68  
7/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     8/10/2027     $7,647,055.24  
8/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     9/10/2027     $7,309,281.23  
9/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     10/10/2027     $6,946,778.38  
10/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     11/10/2027     $6,606,409.38  
11/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     12/10/2027     $6,241,385.90  
12/10/2022     $19,488,000.00     1/10/2028     $5,898,402.88  
1/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     2/10/2028     $5,554,149.25  
2/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     3/10/2028     $5,162,084.61  
3/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     4/10/2028     $4,815,101.31  
4/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     5/10/2028     $4,443,653.05  
5/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     6/10/2028     $4,094,007.16  
6/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     7/10/2028     $3,719,972.61  
7/10/2023     $19,488,000.00                 8/10/2028   $3,367,644.59  
8/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     9/10/2028     $3,014,011.18  
9/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     10/10/2028     $2,636,103.35  
10/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     11/10/2028     $2,279,758.54  
11/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     12/10/2028     $1,899,217.01  
12/10/2023     $19,488,000.00     1/10/2029     $1,540,140.88  
1/10/2024     $19,488,000.00     2/10/2029     $1,179,734.23  
2/10/2024     $19,488,000.00     3/10/2029     $749,757.58  
3/10/2024     $19,488,000.00     4/10/2029     $386,419.43  
4/10/2024     $19,488,000.00   5/10/2029 and thereafter                              $0.00  
5/10/2024     $19,488,000.00              
6/10/2024     $19,488,000.00              
7/10/2024     $19,488,000.00              
8/10/2024     $19,487,357.71              
9/10/2024     $19,194,349.53              

 

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No dealer, salesperson 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 certificates 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

 

Prospectus

 

CERTIFICATE SUMMARY   3
Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates   11
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROSPECTUS   11
Summary of Terms   19
Risk Factors   65
Description of the Mortgage Pool   161
Transaction Parties   257
Credit Risk Retention   299
Description of the Certificates   310
The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements   343
The Pooling and Servicing Agreement   353
Use of Proceeds   452
Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations   452
Material Federal Income Tax Consequences   464
Certain State, Local and Other Tax Considerations   475
ERISA Considerations   476
Legal Investment   484
Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans   485
Ratings   506
Plan of Distribution (Underwriter Conflicts of Interest)   508
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference   509
Where You Can Find More Information   510
Financial Information   510
Legal Matters   510
Index of Certain Defined Terms   511
 
Annex A – Certain Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties   A-1
Annex B – Significant Loan Summaries   B-1
Annex C – Mortgage Pool Information   C-1
Annex D – Form of Distribution Date Statement   D-1
Annex E-1A – Sponsor Representations and Warranties (CREFI and GACC)   E-1A-1
Annex E-1B – Exceptions to Sponsor Representations and Warranties (CREFI and GACC)   E-1B-1
Annex E-2A – Sponsor Representations and Warranties (GSMC)   E-2A-1
Annex E-2B – Exceptions to Sponsor Representations and Warranties (GSMC)   E-2B-1
Annex F – Class A-AB Scheduled Principal Balance Schedule   F-1
       

 

$1,091,846,000
(Approximate)

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
2019-GC41
(as Issuing Entity)

 

Citigroup Commercial
Mortgage Securities Inc.

(as Depositor)

 

Commercial Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2019-GC41

 

Class A-1 $ 11,821,000
Class A-2 $ 128,061,000
Class A-3 $ 10,109,000
Class A-4 $ 210,000,000
Class A-5 $ 482,910,000
Class A-AB $ 19,488,000
Class X-A $ 971,728,000
Class A-S $ 109,339,000
Class B $ 69,299,000
Class C $ 50,819,000

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

Citigroup 

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

 

Deutsche Bank Securities

 

Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners

 


Bancroft Capital, LLC

 

Drexel Hamilton

 

Co-Managers

 

August 5, 2019


 

 

 


Until 90 days after the date of this prospectus, all dealers that effect transactions in 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.