UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: October 7, 2021
(Date of earliest event reported)
BANK 2021-BNK36
(Central Index Key Number 0001880921)
(Exact name of issuing entity)
Bank of America, National Association
(Central Index Key Number 0001102113)
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC
(Central Index Key Number 0001541557)
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
(Central Index Key Number 0000740906)
National Cooperative Bank, N.A.
(Central Index Key Number 0001577313)
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Central Index Key Number 0001005007)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 333-228375-07 | 56-1950039 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Bryant Park | |
New York, New York | 10036 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | 646-855-3953 |
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On or about October 7, 2021, a series of mortgage pass-through certificates, entitled Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2021-BNK36 (the “Certificates”), is expected to be issued by BANK 2021-BNK36, a New York common law trust (the “Issuing Entity”), pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and dated and effective as of October 1, 2021 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc. (the “Registrant”), as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.
The assets of the Issuing Entity include several mortgage loans which are part of whole loans. Each whole loan is governed by a co-lender, intercreditor or similar agreement (each, an “Intercreditor Agreement”) between the holders of the promissory notes comprising such whole loan, the terms of which are described under “DESCRIPTION OF THE MORTGAGE POOL—The Whole Loans” in the Prospectus described below. Each Intercreditor Agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto, as described in the following table. Moreover, certain of such whole loans will not be serviced pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but will instead be serviced pursuant to a different servicing agreement (each, a “Non-Serviced PSA”). Each such Non-Serviced PSA is attached as an exhibit hereto, as described in the following table. For a description of the servicing of the affected whole loans under such Non-Serviced PSAs, see “POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” in the Prospectus described below.
Name of Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) | Intercreditor Agreement | Non-Serviced PSA (if any) |
One North Wacker | 4.5 | N/A |
Arizona Mills | 4.6 | N/A |
Suarez Puerto Rico Industrial Portfolio | 4.7 | N/A |
Raymour & Flanigan Campus | 4.8 | N/A(1) |
Newport Pavilion | 4.9 | 4.2 |
Metro Crossing | 4.10 | 4.3 |
McDonald’s Global HQ | 4.11 | 4.4 |
Velocity Industrial Portfolio | 4.12 | 4.3 |
(1) | The subject whole loan will be serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement until the securitization of the applicable lead securitization companion loan, after which the subject whole loan will be serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for such lead securitization. That pooling and servicing agreement will be identified and filed on a Form 8-K following such lead securitization. |
The Certificates will consist of the classes (each, a “Class”) designated as (i) the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class A-4, Class A-4-1, Class A-4-2, Class A-4-X1, Class A-4-X2, Class A-5, Class A-5-1, Class A-5-2, Class A-5-X1, Class A-5-X2, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class A-S-1, Class A-S-2, Class A-S-X1, Class A-S-X2, Class B, Class B-1, Class B-
2, Class B-X1, Class B-X2, Class C, Class C-1, Class C-2, Class C-X1 and Class C-X2 Certificates (collectively, the “Publicly Offered Certificates”), (ii) the Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class H, Class V and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Privately Offered Certificates”), and (iii) the RR Interest.
The Publicly Offered Certificates, the Privately Offered Certificates and the RR Interest represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in the Issuing Entity, a common law trust fund to be formed on or about October 7, 2021 under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Issuing Entity’s primary assets will be ninety-two (92) fixed rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens on one hundred twenty-eight (128) commercial, multifamily, manufactured housing and/or residential cooperative properties. Certain of the Mortgage Loans are expected to be acquired by the Registrant from Bank of America, National Association (“BANA”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between the Registrant and BANA, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1; certain of the Mortgage Loans are expected to be acquired by the Registrant from Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC (“MSMCH”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between the Registrant and MSMCH, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2; certain of the Mortgage Loans are expected to be acquired by the Registrant from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“WFB”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between the Registrant and WFB, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3; and certain of the Mortgage Loans are expected to be acquired by the Registrant from National Cooperative Bank, N.A. (“NCB”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between the Registrant and NCB, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4.
The funds to be used by the Registrant to pay the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans are expected to be derived from the proceeds of (i) the sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates by the Registrant to BofA Securities, Inc. (“BOAS”), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, among the Registrant, as depositor, BOAS, Morgan Stanley, WFS, Academy and Drexel, as underwriters, and BANA, an executed version of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, (ii) the sale of the Privately Offered Certificates by the Registrant to BOAS, Morgan Stanley, WFS, Academy and Drexel pursuant to a Certificate Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, among the Registrant, as depositor, BOAS, Morgan Stanley, WFS, Academy and Drexel, as initial purchasers, and BANA, which Privately Offered Certificates will be sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (iii) the sale of the RR Interest, having a principal amount of $63,802,700.76, to BANA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. and WFB (collectively, in such capacity, the “Retaining Parties”), pursuant to a transfer agreement, dated as of September 27, 2021, between the Registrant and the Retaining Parties. The RR Interest was sold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Act.
The Publicly Offered Certificates and the Mortgage Loans are more particularly described in the Prospectus, dated September 27, 2021 and as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2021 (the “Prospectus”). In connection with such Prospectus, the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant has provided the certification attached hereto as Exhibit 36.1 and dated September 27, 2021.
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.
Date: October 7, 2021 | BANC OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INC. | |
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ Leland F. Bunch, III | |
Name: Leland F. Bunch, III | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer & President | ||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K Exhibit No. | Description | Paper (P) or Electronic (E) | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, among Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as depositor, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC, as underwriters, and Bank of America, National Association. | (E) | |
4.1 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of October 1, 2021, between Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. | (E) | |
4.2 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of August 1, 2021, between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, KeyBank National Association, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. | (E) |
Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K Exhibit No. | Description | Paper (P) or Electronic (E) | |
4.3 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of July 1, 2021, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. | (E) | |
4.4 | Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of December 1, 2020, between Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. | (E) | |
4.5 | The One North Wacker Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
4.6 | The Arizona Mills Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
4.7 | The Suarez Puerto Rico Industrial Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
4.8 | The Raymour & Flanigan Campus Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
4.9 | The Newport Pavilion Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
4.10 | The Metro Crossing Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) |
Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K Exhibit No. | Description | Paper (P) or Electronic (E) | |
4.11 | The McDonald’s Global HQ Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
4.12 | The Velocity Industrial Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). | (E) | |
36.1 | Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated September 27, 2021, which such certification is dated September 27, 2021. | (E) | |
99.1 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between Bank of America, National Association, as seller, and Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as purchaser. | (E) | |
99.2 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as seller, and Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as purchaser. | (E) | |
99.3 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as seller, and Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as purchaser. | (E) | |
99.4 | Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated and effective as of September 24, 2021, between National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as seller, and Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., as purchaser. | (E) |