UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-206705-12
Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001722194
Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust
(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0001013454
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
(exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541294
German American Capital Corporation
(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000835271
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001701238
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)
New York the issuing entity) | 38-4052616 38-4052617 38-7196231 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers) |
c/o Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as agent for
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)
21045
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 250-2500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes ⌧ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes ⌧ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ⌧ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer ⌧ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. o
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). o Yes ⌧ No
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. o Yes o No
Not applicable.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Not applicable.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).
Not applicable.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
The 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan and the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 6.0%, 3.8% and 3.6%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date, are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes (a) with respect to the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity, (b) with respect to the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity and (c) with respect to the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, five other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. These loan combinations, including the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan and the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, are being serviced and administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 3.6% and 1.2%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes (a) with respect to the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, six other pari passu loans and ten subordinate companion loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity or (b) with respect to the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, twenty other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of each loan combination was securitized in the DBJPM 2017-C6 Mortgage Trust transaction, Commission File Number 333-206705-09 (the “DBJPM 2017-C6 Transaction”). These loan combinations, including the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the DBJPM 2017-C6 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan and the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 4.3%, 3.0% and 1.3%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan and the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes (a) with respect to the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, three other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity, (b) with respect to the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity or (c) with respect to the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of each loan combination was securitized in the JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-C7 transaction, Commission File Number 333-206361-12 (the “JPMDB 2017-C7 Transaction”). These loan combinations, including the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan and the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the JPMDB 2017-C7 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.3 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 4.3% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, six other pari passu loans and two subordinate companion loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of the loan combination was securitized in the Worldwide Plaza Trust 2017-WWP transaction (the “WWPT 2017-WWP Transaction”). This loan combination, including the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the trust and servicing agreement for the WWPT 2017-WWP Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 4.7% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan and eight other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of the loan combination was securitized in the BANK 2017-BNK8 transaction, Commission File Number 333-206582-12 (the “BANK 2017-BNK8 Transaction”). This loan combination, including the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the BANK 2017-BNK8 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.5 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 2.4% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan and two other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of the loan combination was securitized in the CSAIL 2017-CX10 Commercial Mortgage Trust transaction, Commission File Number 333-207361-07 (the “CSAIL 2017-CX10 Transaction”). This loan combination, including the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2017-CX10 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.6 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to The Woods Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 4.9% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Woods Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes The Woods Mortgage Loan and two other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of the loan combination was securitized in the Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2017-HR2 transaction, Commission File Number 333-206582-13 (the “MSC 2017-HR2 Transaction”). This loan combination, including The Woods Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSC 2017-HR2 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.7 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 3.9%, 3.4% and 1.7%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes (a) with respect to the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity, (b) with respect to the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, three other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity or (c) with respect to the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. These loan combinations, including the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, were serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the issuing entity prior to the closing of the securitization of a pari passu portion of the Sentinel Square II loan combination, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio loan combination and the Towers at University Town Center loan combination in the Benchmark 2018-B2 Mortgage Trust transaction, Commission File Number 333-206361-13 (the “Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction”). After the closing of the Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction on February 27, 2018, these loan combinations, including the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan were, and will continue to be, serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to the Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 1.3% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan and two other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity. This loan combination, including the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, was serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the issuing entity prior to the closing of the securitization of a pari passu portion of the Two Harbor Point Square loan combination in the Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-B2 transaction, Commission File Number 333-207132-16 (the “CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction”). After the closing of the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction on March 20, 2018, this loan combination, including the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan was, and will continue to be, serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.9 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 4.3% and 2.6%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan or Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan and two other pari passu loans, each of which are not assets of the issuing entity. These loan combinations, including the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, were serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the issuing entity prior to the closing of the securitization of a pari passu portion of the Atrium Center loan combination and the Marriott Charlotte City Center loan combination in the Benchmark 2018-B3 Commercial Mortgage Trust transaction, Commission File Number 333-207132-17 (the “Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction”). After the closing of the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction on April 10, 2018, these loan combinations, including the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan were, and will continue to be, serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.10 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The master servicer of a pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement also functions as the primary servicer of the related mortgage loans serviced and administered pursuant to such agreement unless a separate primary servicer is identified herein. If this report does not identify a separate primary servicer, the servicer compliance statement provided by the master servicer under any such agreement also encompasses its responsibilities as primary servicer of the related mortgage loan or mortgage loans.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the master servicer and certificate administrator of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the primary servicer of The Woods Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan. As a result, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the custodian of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, The Woods Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan. As a result, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
LNR Partners, LLC is the special servicer of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan on and after June 24, 2022, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan. As a result, LNR Partners, LLC is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by LNR Partners, LLC in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
Park Bridge Lender Services LLC is the operating advisor of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, The Woods Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan and the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan. As a result, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by Park Bridge Lender Services LLC in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is the primary servicer and special servicer of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the primary servicer of the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan. As a result, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC is the operating advisor of the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan. As a result, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by Pentalpha Surveillance LLC in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
KeyBank National Association is the primary servicer of the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan. As a result, KeyBank National Association is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by KeyBank National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
CWCapital Asset Management LLC is the special servicer of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan prior to June 24, 2022, the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan. As a result, CWCapital Asset Management LLC is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by CWCapital Asset Management LLC in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
Citibank, N.A. is the custodian of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan and the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan. As a result, Citibank, N.A. is a servicing function participant in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 5% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports delivered by Citibank, N.A. in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index, and exclude the servicing criteria set forth in Items 1122(d)(4)(i) and 1122(d)(4)(ii) of Regulation AB, relating to the maintenance of collateral or security on pool assets as required by the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction and the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction, respectively, and the safeguarding of pool assets and related documents as required by the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction and the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction, respectively, which servicing criteria have been assessed by U.S. Bank National Association, as a servicing function participant, as described below in these Explanatory Notes.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acts as trustee of the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the DBJPM 2017-C6 Transaction, the pooling and servicing agreement for the JPMDB 2017-C7 Transaction, the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2017-CX10 Transaction and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction, the trustee is required to provide an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria solely with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (regarding advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements). However, during the reporting period, the trustee did not perform any servicing function with respect to the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB. The master servicer or the special servicer, to the extent required, performed the servicing function identified with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, and each such party included Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountant’s attestation report for the subject transaction. As a result, this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria of the trustee. One or more other servicers of the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessments of compliance with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.
Wilmington Trust, National Association acts as trustee of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, The Woods Mortgage Loan, the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the trust and servicing agreement for the WWPT 2017-WWP Transaction, the pooling and servicing agreement for the BANK 2017-BNK8 Transaction, the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSC 2017-HR2 Transaction, the pooling and servicing agreement for the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction, the trustee is required to provide an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria solely with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB (regarding advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements). However, during the reporting period, the trustee did not perform any servicing function with respect to the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB. The master servicer or the special servicer, to the extent required, performed the servicing function identified with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, and each such party included Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountant’s attestation report for the subject transaction. As a result, this Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria of the trustee. One or more other servicers of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, The Woods Mortgage Loan, the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessments of compliance with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports from CoreLogic Solutions, LLC. This entity was engaged by the master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the primary servicer of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan and The Woods Mortgage Loan to remit tax payments received from the escrow accounts of borrowers to local taxing authorities, to report tax amounts due, to verify tax parcel information, and to verify non-escrow tax payments. These servicing functions are included within the servicing criteria set forth in Items 1122(d)(4)(xi) and 1122(d)(4)(xii) of Regulation AB. Therefore, under the principles-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, this vendor is a “servicer” for the purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. See Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation report and servicer compliance statement from Computershare Trust Company, National Association (“CTCNA”). CTCNA was engaged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), in its capacity as certificate administrator and custodian, to perform certain specified servicing functions identified in the assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports. Wells Fargo engaged CTCNA in connection with the sale of Wells Fargo’s corporate trust services business to CTCNA and its affiliates. Further, under the principles-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, this party is a “servicer” for the purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. See Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and an accountant’s attestation report from U.S. Bank, National Association. This entity was engaged by Citibank, N.A., as custodian of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan and the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan to perform certain custodial services. These custodial services are servicing functions included within the servicing criteria set forth in Items 1122(d)(4)(i) and 1122(d)(4)(ii) of Regulation AB. Therefore, under the principles-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) or Regulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, this vendor is a “servicer” for the purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. See Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).
The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements of the certificate administrator of the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, The Woods Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the certificate administrator pursuant to the related pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement does not perform any activities that address servicing criteria with respect to the issuing entity and because they are each not a “servicer” that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB.
With respect to the pari passu loan combinations that include The Woods Mortgage Loan and the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, (i) the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria and attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria of Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank as special servicer of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan and Argentic Services Company LP as special servicer of The Woods Mortgage Loan, listed on the Exhibit Index are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as they are not required to be included on this Annual Report on Form 10-K per Instruction 3 to Item 1122 of Regulation AB because they are parties performing activities that address servicing criteria relating to 5% or less of the assets of the issuing entity; and (ii) the servicer compliance statements of Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank as special servicer of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan and Argentic Services Company LP as special servicer of The Woods Mortgage Loan, listed on the Exhibit Index are omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as they are not required by Item 1123 of Regulation AB to be included on this Annual Report on Form 10-K because they are each an unaffiliated party that is not a “servicer” that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB.
PART I
Item 1. Business.
Omitted.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Omitted.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 2. Properties.
Omitted.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Omitted.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Omitted.
Item 6.
[Reserved].
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Omitted.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Omitted.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Omitted.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
Omitted.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Omitted.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Omitted.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Omitted.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Omitted.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Omitted.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Omitted.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant Obligor Financial Information.
No single obligor represents 10% or more of the pool assets held by the issuing entity.
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider Financial Information.
No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any external credit enhancement or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1114(a) of Regulation AB.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.
Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.
The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceeding involving the trust or any party related to the trust, other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties, and the following, with respect to CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as special servicer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, as trustee and as custodian.
From time to time, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CWCAM”), is a party to lawsuits and other legal proceedings as part of its duties as a special servicer (e.g., enforcement of loan obligations) and/or arising in the ordinary course of business. Other than as set forth in the following paragraphs, there are currently no legal proceedings pending, and no legal proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against CWCAM or of which any of its property is the subject, that are material to the certificateholders.
On December 17, 2015, U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee under five pooling and servicing agreements for (i) Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C30, (ii) COBALT CMBS Commercial Trust 2007-C2, (iii) Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C31, (iv) ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-5 and (v) ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-6 commenced a proceeding with the Second Judicial District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota (the “State Court”) for a declaratory judgment as to the proper allocation of certain proceeds (“Disputed Proceeds”) received by CWCAM in connection with the sale of the Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town property in New York, New York securing loans held by those trusts. CWCAM was the special servicer of such property. The petition requests the State Court to instruct the trustee, the trust beneficiaries, and any other interested parties as to the amount of the Disputed Proceeds, if any, that constitute penalty interest and/or the amount of the Disputed Proceeds, if any, that constitute gain-on-sale proceeds, with respect to each trust. On February 24, 2016, CWCAM made a limited appearance with the State Court to file a motion to dismiss this proceeding based on lack of jurisdiction, mootness, standing and forum non conveniens. On July 19, 2016, the State Court denied CWCAM’s motion to dismiss. On July 22, 2016, the action was removed to federal court in Minnesota (“Federal Court”). On October 21, 2016, the Federal Court held a hearing on the motion to transfer the action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY Court”), a motion to remand to state court and a motion to hear CWCAM’s request for reconsideration of the motion to dismiss. On March 14, 2017, the Federal Court reserved the determination on the motion to hear CWCAM’s request for reconsideration of the motion to dismiss, denied the motion to remand the matter to state court and granted the motion to transfer the proceeding to the SDNY Court. Cross motions for judgment on the pleadings were filed but the SDNY Court was unable to decide the case based on the pleadings and the SDNY Court ordered discovery. All fact discovery was completed in December, 2018 and expert discovery was completed on March 15, 2019. The parties submitted cross motions for summary judgment, and on March 19, 2020, the SDNY Court entered an opinion and order in which it granted summary judgment in CWCAM’s favor and held that CWCAM was entitled to the entire amount of penalty interest and that CWCAM’s determination of Yield Maintenance was correct. In the 127-page opinion, the SDNY Court found for CWCAM on every issue presented by the trustee’s petition, namely, that the funds in dispute constitute penalty interest and yield maintenance, not gain-on-sale proceeds, and that the amount of penalty interest and yield maintenance was correctly calculated. An appeal of the SDNY Court’s decision was taken on April 29, 2020. Oral argument on the appeal occurred on June 21, 2021. On July 14, 2022, the Second Circuit entered a decision affirming in part and reversing in part the SDNY Court’s decision and remanding to the SDNY Court for further proceedings. The Second Circuit affirmed the SDNY’s Court holding that Penalty Interest and Yield Maintenance are paid before Gain-On-Sale Proceeds. The Second Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings that portion of the SDNY Court’s decision related to approximately $67.2 million in interest on advances. On January 13, 2023, the parties entered into a settlement agreement, in which (among other things) they agreed to stipulate that the amount of interest on advances that accrued on or before June 3, 2014 is $27.5 million, and that CWCAM would pay that amount into escrow for distribution to certificateholders upon the entry of an order by the Court approving the settlement. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the trusts, provided notice of the settlement to all parties in interest via a notice program approved by the Court. A hearing on the settlement is scheduled for March 16, 2023.
On December 1, 2017, a complaint against CWCAM and others was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York styled as CWCapital Cobalt Vr Ltd. v. CWCapital Investments LLC, et al., No. 17-cv-9463 (the “Original Complaint”). The gravamen of the Original Complaint alleged breaches of a contract and fiduciary duties by CWCAM’s affiliate, CWCapital Investments LLC in its capacity as collateral manager for the collateralized debt obligation transaction involving CWCapital Cobalt Vr, Ltd. In total, there are 14 counts pled in the Original Complaint. Of those 14, 5 claims were asserted against CWCAM for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and unjust enrichment. On May 23, 2018, the Original Complaint was dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. On June 28, 2018, CWCapital Cobalt Vr Ltd. filed a substantially similar complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York styled as CWCapital Cobalt Vr Ltd. v. CWCapital Investments LLC, et al., Index No. 653277/2018 (the “New Complaint”). The gravamen of the New Complaint is the same as the previous complaint filed in the United State District Court for the Southern District of New York. In total there are 16 counts pled in the New Complaint. Of those 16 counts, 5 claims were asserted against CWCAM for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and unjust enrichment, 1 count seeks a declaratory judgement that the plaintiff has the right to enforce the contracts in question and 1 count seeks an injunction requiring the defendants to recognize the plaintiff as the directing holder for the trusts in question. On January 11, 2019, the plaintiff dismissed with prejudice the declaratory judgment and injunction counts. The New Complaint and related summons was not served on the defendants until July 13, 2018 and July 16, 2018. The plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction was denied by the court on July 31, 2018. On August 3, 2018, the defendants, including CWCAM, filed a motion to dismiss the New Complaint in its entirety. On August 20, 2019, the court entered an order granting defendants’ motion almost in its entirety, dismissing 11 of the 16 counts and partially dismissing 2 additional counts. Of the remaining counts, 2 are asserted against CWCAM for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. On September 19, 2019, CWCapital Cobalt Vr Ltd. filed a notice of appeal relating to the August 20, 2019 dismissal order and on September 26, 2019, filed an amended complaint against CWCI and CWCAM attempting to address deficiencies relating to certain of the claims dismissed by the August 20, 2019 order. CWCI and CWCAM filed its Motion to Dismiss the amended complaint on October 28, 2019. The court heard argument on the Motion to Dismiss the amended complaint on January 22, 2020 and on October 23, 2020, the court granted the motion dismissing the amended claims. On November 30, 2020, CWCapital Cobalt Vr Ltd filed a notice of appeal relating to the October 23, 2020 dismissal order. On April 27, 2021, the First Department affirmed the dismissal as to claims against CWCAM that were part of the August 20, 2019 dismissal, but reversed the dismissal of two counts for breach of the Collateral Management Agreement against CWCI. CWCI sought leave to file an appeal of the decision. The plaintiff also sought leave to appeal the dismissal of the claims against CWCAM. Both requests for leave were denied by the First Department. On May 15, 2020, CWCI and CWCAM filed a motion to renew its motion to dismiss as to 4 of the remaining counts (including the remaining two counts against CWCAM for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment), based on a decision entered by Judge Failla in a trust instruction proceeding in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York awarding summary judgment in favor of CWCAM. On September 7, 2021, the court denied the motion to renew. CWCI and CWCAM filed a notice of appeal, which they perfected by the filing of their opening brief on July 1, 2022. On November 15, 2022, the First Department affirmed the court’s denial of the motion to renew. On October 1, 2021, CWCI and CWCAM moved to reargue the denial of the motion to renew (or alternatively, the motion to dismiss) with respect to certain of Cobalt’s claims, including the remaining 2 claims against CWCAM, based on the First Department’s April 27, 2021 decision. On March 24, 2022, the court denied the relief sought in the motion to reargue. CWCI and CWCAM have appealed the court’s decision on the motion to reargue and filed their opening brief on July 11, 2022. The appeal was dismissed as being non-appealable on August 30, 2022. CWCAM believes that it has performed its obligations under the related pooling and servicing agreements in good faith and the remaining allegations in the New Complaint are without merit.
In December 2014, Phoenix Light SF Limited (Phoenix Light) and certain related entities filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging claims against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in its capacity as trustee for a number of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts. Complaints raising similar allegations have been filed by Commerzbank AG in the Southern District of New York and by IKB International and IKB Deutsche Industriebank in New York state court. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, caused losses to investors, and plaintiffs assert causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee’s alleged failure to notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, notify investors of alleged events of default, and abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. In July 2022, the district court dismissed Phoenix Light’s claims and certain of the claims asserted by Commerzbank AG, and subsequently entered judgment in each case in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. In August 2022, Phoenix Light and Commerzbank AG appealed the district court’s decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Company previously settled two class actions filed by institutional investors and an action filed by the National Credit Union Administration with similar allegations. In addition, Park Royal I LLC and Park Royal II LLC have filed substantially similar lawsuits in New York state court alleging Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, failed to take appropriate actions upon learning of defective mortgage loan documentation.
Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
The information regarding this Item has been previously provided in the prospectus of the Registrant relating to the issuing entity filed on January 31, 2018 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2).
Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the mortgage loans are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Schedule II to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the DBJPM 2017-C6 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Schedule II to the pooling and servicing agreement for the DBJPM 2017-C6 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the DBJPM 2017-C6 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan and the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, which are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the JPMDB 2017-C7 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AA to the pooling and servicing agreement for the JPMDB 2017-C7 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.3 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the JPMDB 2017-C7 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the trust and servicing agreement for the WWPT 2017-WWP Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit L to the trust and servicing agreement for the WWPT 2017-WWP Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.4 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the WWPT 2017-WWP Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the BANK 2017-BNK8 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit Z to the pooling and servicing agreement for the BANK 2017-BNK8 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.5 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the BANK 2017-BNK8 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2017-CX10 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AA to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CSAIL 2017-CX10 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.6 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the CSAIL 2017-CX10 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to The Woods Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSC 2017-HR2 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AA to the pooling and servicing agreement for the MSC 2017-HR2 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.7 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the MSC 2017-HR2 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, which are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AA to the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.8 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the Benchmark 2018-B2 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit O to the pooling and servicing agreement for the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.9 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the CGCMT 2018-B2 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan and the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, which are being serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit O to the pooling and servicing agreement for the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.10 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the Benchmark 2018-B3 Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The report on assessment of compliance for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB by KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as servicer, discloses that the following material instance of noncompliance occurred with respect to its platform:
The examination performed by Ernst & Young LLP identified an instance of material noncompliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d)(4)(ix) of Regulation AB applicable to KeyBank during the year ended December 31, 2022. During compliance testing, it was discovered, that not all FlexARM loan mortgagors were offered loan rates within 45-60 days before the rate change date, as required per the related pool asset documents. Per the related note, if the holder fails to offer a loan rate within 45-60 days of any change date a margin of 2.25% is to be used. Given the notification was not made to the borrowers, a 3% margin was incorrectly applied. The noncompliance in Item 1122 (d)(4)(ix) is related to a servicing portfolio which is wholly owned by the investor and is not held in a publicly traded security.
The following remediation procedures have been initiated by KeyBank: (i) the impacted mortgage loans are currently in the process of being identified, (ii) investor contact has been initiated, (iii) corrective actions are being considered and will be tracked and monitored by senior management, (iv) procedures will be reviewed and revised, if necessary, to include new tracking and action steps to prevent this situation from recurring in the future, and (v) training will be provided to the relevant staff members to prevent a recurrence.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.
The servicer compliance statements are attached as Exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) The following is a list of documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
(1) Not applicable
(2) Not applicable
(3) See below
31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.
33 Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.
33.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
33.2 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer
33.3 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
33.5 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian
33.6 Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor
33.7 CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant
33.11 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)
33.12 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.19 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.25 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)
33.26 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.30 Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian (see Exhibit 33.9)
33.33 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.35 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan
33.39 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.45 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Station Place III Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.51 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.57 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.62 Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.63 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.69 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.2)
33.70 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.75 KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan
33.78 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.83 Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer of The Woods Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.84 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of The Woods Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.85 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of The Woods Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.5)
33.86 Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor of The Woods Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.6)
33.91 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.97 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.103 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.109 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.110 Citibank, N.A., as Custodian of the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan
33.115 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
33.116 Citibank, N.A., as Custodian of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 33.110)
33.121 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34 Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.
34.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
34.2 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer
34.3 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
34.5 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian
34.6 Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor
34.7 CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant
34.11 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)
34.12 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.19 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.25 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)
34.26 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.33 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.35 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor of the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan
34.39 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.45 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Station Place III Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.51 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.57 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.62 Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.63 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.69 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.2)
34.70 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.75 KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan
34.78 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.83 Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer of The Woods Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.84 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of The Woods Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.85 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian of The Woods Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.5)
34.86 Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor of The Woods Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.6)
34.91 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.97 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.103 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee of the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.109 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.110 Citibank, N.A., as Custodian of the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan
34.115 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34.116 Citibank, N.A., as Custodian of the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 34.110)
34.121 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
35 Servicer compliance statements.
35.1 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
35.2 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer
35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
35.6 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)
35.10 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)
35.22 Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer of the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
35.24 LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan (see Exhibit 35.2)
35.25 KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer of the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan
35.29 Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer of The Woods Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
(b) The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed above.
(c) Not Applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
(Depositor)
/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan
Helaine M. Kaplan, President
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)
Date: March 13, 2023
/s/ Matt Smith
Matt Smith, Director
Date: March 13, 2023