July 14,
2021
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Central Index Key Number of the
issuing entity: 0001802215
Benchmark 2020-B17 Mortgage Trust
(Exact name of issuing entity)
Central Index Key Number of the
registrant: 0001013611
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0000835271
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001541294
German American Capital Corporation
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001701238
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
New York |
333-226123-08 |
38-4139283 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of issuing entity) |
(Commission File Number of issuing entity) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers) |
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)
(212)
834-9708
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
The 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, which
constituted approximately 3.2% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of
its cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan
combination that is being serviced and administered under the pooling and
servicing agreement, dated as of July 1,
2020 relating to the Benchmark
2020-B18 Mortgage Trust filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5,
2020 (the “Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA”). Pursuant to Section 3.22(b) of the
Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,
National Association, a national
banking association, was removed as special servicer of the 3000 Post Oak
Mortgage Loan and LNR Partners, LLC (“LNR”), a Florida limited liability
company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the 3000 Post Oak
Mortgage Loan under the Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA.
In the interest of transaction management, this
Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of July
14, 2021, the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if
necessary, pursuant to the Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA, by LNR. The principal
executive offices of LNR are located at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139 and its telephone number is (305) 695-5600.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
(Depositor)
/s/ Bradley J. Horn
Bradley J. Horn, Executive Director
Date: July 14, 2021