May 10, 2023
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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c/o Computershare Trust Company,
N.A., as agent for
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)
(212)
272-8363
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Item 6.02 Change of Servicer or Trustee.
The Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 1.3% 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 June 1, 2021, relating to the Benchmark 2021-B27 Mortgage Trust filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2021 (the “BMARK 2021-B27 PSA”). Pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(i) of the BMARK 2021-B27 PSA, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, was removed as special servicer of the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan and K-Star Asset Management LLC (“K-Star”), a Delaware limited liability company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan under the BMARK 2021-B27 PSA.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of May 10, 2023, the Alabama Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, pursuant to the BMARK 2021-B27 PSA, by K-Star. The principal servicing offices of K-Star are located at 5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 950, Dallas, Texas 75225.
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/ John Miller
John Miller, Executive Director
Date: May 10, 2023