0001888524-23-011059.txt : 20230801 0001888524-23-011059.hdr.sgml : 20230801 20230801150542 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001888524-23-011059 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221231 0001547361 0001541557 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230801 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230801 ABS ASSET CLASS: Commercial mortgages FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C33 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001702746 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-206582-09 FILM NUMBER: 231131242 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-761-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1585 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 10-K/A 1 msb17c33_10ka2022.htm msb17c33_10ka2022.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10‑K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(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

// 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:333-206582-07

 

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:0001702746

 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C33

(exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the depositor:0001547361

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.

(exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001541557

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001102113

 

Bank of America, National Association

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:0001089877

 

KeyBank National Association

(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

New York

38‑4032096
38‑4032097
38‑7170562


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers)

 

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

9062 Old Annapolis Road

 Columbia, MD

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

21045

(Zip Code)

 

Telephone number, including area code:

(410) 884‑2000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

  

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

None

 

 

 

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.

 

  Yes ___ No X

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

 

  Yes ___ No X

 

Note - Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations under those Sections.

 

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 X 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 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 ___

Accelerated filer ___

Non-accelerated filer X (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company ___

 

Emerging growth company ___

 

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.

 

  Not applicable.

 

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.

 

  Not applicable.

 

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.

 

Not applicable.

 

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).

 

Not applicable.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

 

  Yes ___ No X

 

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.

 

  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 purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2023 (the “Original Form 10-K”), is to file a replacement report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria and corresponding attestation report provided by Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, which replacement reports more specifically relate to Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC’s primary servicing platform. Such revised documents replace the corresponding documents previously filed as Exhibits 33.10, 33.14, 34.10 and 34.14 to the Original Form 10-K. No other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Original Form 10-K.

 

The MSBAM 2017-C33 mortgage pool includes the following mortgage loans, each of which is serviced pursuant to a separate pooling and servicing agreement (each, an “Outside Pooling and Servicing Agreement”):

 

• the Pentagon Center mortgage loan, which is serviced pursuant to the GSMS 2017-GS6 pooling and servicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4;

 

• the Key Center Cleveland mortgage loan, which is serviced pursuant to the CGCMT 2017-P7 pooling and servicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2;

 

• the D.C. Office Portfolio mortgage loan and the Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio mortgage loan, which are serviced pursuant to the BANK 2017-BNK4 pooling and servicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3; and

 

• the Gateway Crossing mortgage loan, which is serviced pursuant to the MSC 2017-H1 pooling and servicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 4.5.

 

Except as set forth below, each of the parties to each pooling and servicing agreement listed in the Exhibit Index both (1) participates in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB and (2) constitutes a servicer that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB:

 

• The trustee under a pooling and servicing agreement has a nominal role with respect to the mortgage pool securitized pursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement.  The trustee’s only servicing function is the contingent obligation to make certain advances if the master servicer under such pooling and servicing agreement fails to do so, while all other servicing functions are performed by other parties.  The trustee under each of the pooling and servicing agreements listed in the Exhibit Index has confirmed to the registrant that it has not made any such contingent advances during the reporting period, and consequently, each such trustee does not participate in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, nor does it perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of the definition of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB or for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.

 

• The certificate administrator under a pooling and servicing agreement performs various payment administration functions solely for the securitization governed by such pooling and servicing agreement and the mortgage pool securitized pursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement and does not have any obligations with respect to any other transaction.  Consequently, the certificate administrator under an Outside Pooling and Servicing Agreement does not participate in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, nor does it perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of the definition of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB or for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.

 

• The operating advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement represents the interests of senior certificateholders in the transaction governed by such pooling and servicing agreement and is responsible for monitoring the performance of the special servicer under such pooling and servicing agreement and producing certain reports to certificateholders relating to the resolution of the mortgage pool securitized pursuant to such pooling and servicing agreement.  The operating advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement does not have any obligations with respect to any other transaction and is solely obligated to perform loan reporting functions with respect to the securitization governed by such pooling and servicing agreement.  Consequently, the operating advisor under an Outside Pooling and Servicing Agreement neither participates in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB nor performs the functions of a servicer for purposes of the definition of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB or for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.  In addition, while the operating advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement has certain reporting obligations in respect of the related mortgage pool, it has no obligation to collect or disburse funds in respect of the mortgage pool or to administer any of the underlying mortgage loans.  Consequently, the operating advisor under a pooling and servicing agreement participates in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, but is not responsible for the “management or collection of the pool assets or making allocations or distributions to holders of the asset-backed securities” within the meaning of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB and does not perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. 

 

• The asset representations reviewer under a pooling and servicing agreement has a limited obligation to review certain delinquent mortgage loans after a specified delinquency threshold has been met and the required percentage of certificateholders vote to direct a review of such delinquent mortgage loans, and has no obligation to collect or disburse funds in respect of the mortgage pool, to administer any of the underlying mortgage loans or to perform any servicing function.  Consequently, the asset representations reviewer under a pooling and servicing agreement does not participate in the servicing function for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, is not responsible for the “management or collection of the pool assets or making allocations or distributions to holders of the asset-backed securities” within the meaning of “servicer” under Item 1101 of Regulation AB and does not perform the functions of a servicer for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB.

 

• Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, is the custodian under the CGCMT 2017-P7 pooling and servicing agreement, pursuant to which the Key Center Cleveland mortgage loan is serviced.  Because Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is not the MSBAM 2017-C33 custodian, is not affiliated with any sponsor and services only the Key Center Cleveland mortgage loan, which constitutes more than 5% but less than 10% of the mortgage pool, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as CGCMT 2017-P7 custodian, constitutes a reporting “servicing function participant” for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as specified in the Instruction 3 to Item 1122, but does not constitute a reporting “servicer” for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB, as specified in the Instruction to Item 1123.

• Argentic Services Company LP is the current special servicer under the MSC 2017-H1 pooling and servicing agreement, pursuant to which the Gateway Crossing mortgage loan is serviced. On May 6, 2020, LNR Partners, LLC was replaced as special servicer under the MSC 2017-H1 pooling and servicing agreement (other than with respect to the One Presidential mortgage loan included in the MSC 2017-H1 mortgage pool) and succeeded by Argentic Services Company LP. On June 24, 2022, LNR Partners, LLC was replaced as special servicer under the MSC 2017-H1 pooling and servicing agreement with respect to the One Presidential mortgage loan and succeeded by Argentic Services Company LP. Because Argentic Services Company LP is not the MSBAM 2017-C33 special servicer, is not affiliated with any sponsor and services only the Gateway Crossing mortgage loan, which constitutes less than 5% of the mortgage pool, Argentic Services Company LP, as MSC 2017-H1 special servicer, does not constitute a reporting “servicing function participant” for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as specified in the Instruction 3 to Item 1122, and does not constitute a reporting “servicer” for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB, as specified in the Instruction to Item 1123.

• LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer with respect to the One Presidential mortgage loan under the MSC 2017-H1 pooling and servicing agreement until June 24, 2022, only had obligations in respect of the One Presidential mortgage loan securitized thereunder. Such party had no obligations with respect to the Gateway Crossing mortgage loan and therefore in such capacity does not constitute a reporting “servicing function participant” for purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as specified in the Instruction 3 to Item 1122, and does not constitute a reporting “servicer” for purposes of Item 1123 of Regulation AB, as specified in the Instruction to Item 1123.

 

In addition, each of the following parties engaged the services of certain servicing function participants and sub-servicers for the reporting period, as set forth below:

 

• Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, engaged the services of KeyBank National Association, as a sub-servicer in respect of the entire mortgage pool for the reporting period.

 

• Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, engaged the services of (i) CoreLogic Solutions, LLC as a servicing function participant in respect of the entire mortgage pool for the reporting period, and (ii) Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC as a servicing function participant in respect of 2.1% of the mortgage pool for the reporting period.

 

• Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer under the CGCMT 2017-P7 pooling and servicing agreement, pursuant to which the Key Center Cleveland mortgage loan is serviced, engaged the services of CoreLogic Solutions, LLC and Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, in each case as a servicing function participant in respect of the Key Center Cleveland mortgage loan for the reporting period.

 

• Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer under the BANK 2017-BNK4 pooling and servicing agreement, pursuant to which the D.C. Office Portfolio and Ralph’s Food Warehouse Portfolio mortgage loans are serviced, engaged the services of CoreLogic Solutions, LLC as a servicing function participant in respect of the D.C. Office Portfolio and Ralph’s Food Warehouse Portfolio mortgage loans for the reporting period.

 

• On November 1, 2021, pursuant to the second amended and restated servicing agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 99.12, Computershare Trust Company, National Association was engaged to perform all or virtually all of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s roles as certificate administrator, custodian and trustee, as applicable, under (i) the pooling and servicing agreement and (ii) each Outside Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

 

 

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.

 

Omitted.

     

 

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.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider Financial Information.

 

No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any enhancement or other support for the certificates 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 for the certificates as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.

 

The registrant knows of no legal proceeding pending against the sponsors, depositor, trustee, issuing entity, servicer contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB, originator contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB, or other party contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB, or of which any property of the foregoing is the subject, that is material to security holders, other than as follows:

 

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. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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.

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (“DBNTC”) have been sued by investors in civil litigation concerning their role as trustees of certain residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts.

 

On June 18, 2014, a group of investors, including funds managed by Blackrock Advisors, LLC, PIMCO-Advisors, L.P., and others, filed an action against DBNTC and DBTCA in New York State Supreme Court alleging that DBNTC and DBTCA failed to perform purported duties, as trustees for 544 private-label RMBS trusts, to enforce breaches of representations and warranties as to mortgage loans held by the trusts and to enforce breaches by servicers of their mortgage loan servicing obligations for the trusts.  During the course of the litigation, plaintiffs dismissed the case from New York State Supreme Court and refiled two separate cases, one in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “BlackRock SDNY Case”) and the other in the Superior Court of California, Orange County (the “BlackRock California Case”).  Pursuant to a settlement among the parties, the BlackRock SDNY Case was dismissed on December 6, 2018, and the BlackRock California Case was dismissed on January 11, 2019.

 

On September 27, 2017, DBTCA was added as a defendant to a case brought by certain special purpose entities including Phoenix Light SF Limited in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which the plaintiffs previously alleged incorrectly that DBNTC served as trustee for all 43 of the trusts at issue.  On September 27, 2017, plaintiffs filed a third amended complaint that names DBTCA as a defendant in addition to DBNTC.  DBTCA serves as trustee for one of the 43 trusts at issue.  DBNTC serves as trustee for the other 42 trusts at issue.  Plaintiffs’ third amended complaint brings claims for violation of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (“TIA”); breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence and gross negligence; violation of New York’s Streit Act; and breach of the covenant of good faith.  However, in the third amended complaint, plaintiffs acknowledge that, before DBTCA was added to the case, the court dismissed plaintiffs’ TIA Act claims, negligence and gross negligence claims, Streit Act claims, claims for breach of the covenant of good faith, and certain theories of plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims, and plaintiffs only include these claims to preserve any rights on appeal.  Plaintiffs allege damages of “hundreds of millions of dollars.”  On November 13, 2017, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the third amended complaint.  On December 7, 2018, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a motion for summary judgment.  Also on December 7, 2018, plaintiffs, jointly with Commerzbank AG (see description of Commerzbank case below), filed a motion for partial summary judgment.  On October 27, 2021, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a supplemental motion for summary judgment relating to plaintiffs’ standing.  On February 8, 2022, the court issued an order in which it granted DBNTC and DBTCA’s supplemental motion for summary judgment, granted in part DBNTC and DBTCA’s initial motion for summary judgment, and denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.  As a result of that order, all of plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed with prejudice. On March 10, 2022, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit with respect to the court’s orders on the motions to dismiss and for summary judgment.

 

On November 30, 2017, DBTCA was added as a defendant to a case brought by Commerzbank AG (“Commerzbank”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which Commerzbank previously alleged incorrectly that DBNTC served as trustee for all 50 of the trusts at issue.  On November 30, 2017, Commerzbank filed a second amended complaint that names DBTCA as a defendant in addition to DBNTC.  DBTCA serves as trustee for 1 of the 50 trusts at issue.  DBNTC serves as trustee for the other 49 trusts at issue.  Commerzbank’s second amended complaint brings claims for violation of the TIA; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; violation of the Streit Act; and breach of the covenant of good faith.  However, in the second amended complaint, Commerzbank acknowledges that, before DBTCA was added to the case, the court dismissed Commerzbank’s TIA claims for the trusts governed by pooling and servicing agreements, as well as its Streit Act claims and claims for breach of the covenant of good faith, and Commerzbank only includes these claims to preserve any rights on appeal.  The second amended complaint alleges that DBNTC and DBTCA caused Commerzbank to suffer “hundreds of millions of dollars in losses,” but the complaint does not include a demand for money damages in a sum certain.  On January 29, 2018, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the second amended complaint.  On December 7, 2018, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a motion for summary judgment.  Also on December 7, 2018, Commerzbank, jointly with the Phoenix Light plaintiffs, filed a motion for partial summary judgment.  On February 8, 2022, the court issued an order in which it granted in part DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion for summary judgment and denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.  As a result of that order, many of plaintiffs’ claims and theories were dismissed with prejudice.  Discovery is ongoing.

 

On December 30, 2015, IKB International, S.A. in Liquidation and IKB Deutsche Industriebank A.G. (collectively, “IKB”), as an investor in 37 RMBS trusts, filed a summons with notice in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, against DBNTC and DBTCA as trustees of the trusts.  On May 27, 2016, IKB served its complaint asserting claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest, violation of the Streit Act, violation of the TIA, violation of Regulation AB, and violation of Section 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.  IKB alleges that DBNTC and DBTCA are liable for over U.S. $268 million in damages.  On October 5, 2016, DBNTC and DBTCA, together with several other trustees defending lawsuits by IKB, filed a joint motion to dismiss.  On January 6, 2017 and June 20, 2017, IKB voluntarily dismissed with prejudice all claims as to seven trusts.  On January 27, 2021, the court granted in part and denied in part DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion to dismiss.  The court granted the motion to dismiss with respect to IKB’s claims for violations of the Streit Act, Regulation AB, and Section 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as certain aspects of IKB’s claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of the TIA.  The court denied the remainder of the motion to dismiss.  IKB’s remaining claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty to avoid conflicts of interest, and violation of the TIA will proceed.  On May 10, 2021, DBNTC and DBTCA filed a notice of appeal with the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, regarding certain aspects of the court’s order on the motion to dismiss.  On May 20, 2021, IKB filed a notice of cross appeal with respect to other aspects of that order.  On August 30, 2022, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department affirmed in part and reversed in part the court’s order on the motion to dismiss.  On November 10, 2022, the First Department granted DBNTC and DBTCA’s motion for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals, and denied IKB’s separate motion for reargument and leave to appeal.  On June 2, 2021, IKB filed a motion for re-argument regarding certain aspects of the court’s order on the motion to dismiss, which the court denied on August 3, 2021.  On May 13, 2021, DBNTC and DBTCA filed an answer to the complaint.  On October 28, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice all claims as to seven additional trusts.  On December 29, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice all claims as to one additional trust.  On April 22, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation, voluntarily dismissing with prejudice all claims as to 17 certificates at issue (including all claims as to 5 trusts), leaving 17 trusts at issue.  Discovery is ongoing.

 

It is DBTCA’s belief that it has no pending legal proceedings (including, based on DBTCA’s present evaluation, the litigation disclosed in the foregoing paragraphs) that would materially affect its ability to perform its duties under the related servicing agreement.

 

Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

 

The information regarding this Item has been provided previously in an annual report on Form 10-K of the issuing entity or in the prospectus of the issuing entity filed in a 424(b)(2) filing dated May 12, 2017.

 

Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

The reports on assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and the related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance are attached hereto under Item 15.

 

The report on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB by KeyBank National Association discloses that a material instance of noncompliance occurred, as described below:

 

KeyBank National Association (KeyBank) has identified the following material instance of noncompliance with servicing criteria 1122(d)(4)(ix) during the calendar year ended December 31, 2022, with respect to the Platform. The material instance of noncompliance does not relate to KeyBank’s performance under any pooling and servicing agreement applicable to the securitization transaction that is the subject of this Form 10-K.

 

1) Servicing Criteria impacted

 

1122(d)(4)(ix) –Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents.

 

2) Material Instance of Noncompliance with Servicing Criteria

 

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 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.

 

3) Remediation

 

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 hereto under Item 15.

 

PART IV

 

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

 

(a) Exhibits.

 

(31) Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certification.

 

(33)  Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.

 

33.10 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant

 

33.14 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) (See exhibit 33.10)

 

(34). Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.

 

34.10 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant

 

34.14 Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) (See exhibit 34.10)

 

(b) See (a) 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.

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.

(Depositor)

 

By: /s/ Jane Lam

Jane Lam, President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

 

Date:  August 1, 2023

 

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CERTIFICATION

 

Re:           Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C33, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2017-C33 (the “Transaction”), issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), executed in connection with the Transaction (capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

                                                __________________________________________

 

                I, Jane Lam, certify that:

 

                1.             I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2017-C33 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

                2.             Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

                3.             Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

                4.             Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statement(s) required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicer(s) have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreement(s) in all material respects; and

 

                5.             All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report.  Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K. 

 

                In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

·         Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator

·         Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian

·         Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer

·         Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer

·         Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor

·         KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer

·         CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant

·         Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant

·         Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the GSMS 2017-GS6 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Pentagon Center (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC, as Servicing Function Participant under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer under the MSC 2017-H1 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Gateway Crossing (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer under the GSMS 2017-GS6 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Pentagon Center (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian under the GSMS 2017-GS6 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Pentagon Center (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian under the GSMS 2017-GS6 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Pentagon Center (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas , as Custodian under the CGCMT 2017-P7 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Key Center Cleveland (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian under the BANK 2017-BNK4 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: D.C. Office Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22) and Ralph's Food Warehouse Portfolio (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian under the MSC 2017-H1 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Gateway Crossing (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

·         Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian under the MSC 2017-H1 securitization, pursuant to which the following mortgage loans were serviced by such party: Gateway Crossing (from 1/1/22 to 12/31/22)

 

Date:  August 1, 2023

 

 

By /s/ Jane Lam

      Name: Jane Lam

      Title: President

 

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Management’s Report on Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB

Servicing Criteria as Primary Servicer

 

 

Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC (“Berkadia”) is responsible for assessing compliance, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”), with the Servicing Criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for asset-backed securities transactions. This assertion includes all commercial mortgage loans sold in public securitizations from the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2022 for which Berkadia served as Primary servicer (the “Platform”).

 

Berkadia has concluded that the criteria are applicable as shown below (indicated by X) to the primary servicing of the loans in the Platform:

 

 

 

Regulation AB Criteria 1122(d)

Applicability of Criteria as the Primary Servicer

(1)      General servicing considerations.

 

(i)       Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and

events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

X

(ii)      If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing

activities.

 

X

(iii)  Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the

pool assets are maintained.

(1)

(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required

by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

 

X

(v)        Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information

conveyed accurately reflects the information.

X

(2)      Cash collection and administration.

 

(i)       Payments on pool assets are deposited into the custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days of receipt, or such other number of

days specified in the transaction agreements.

 

X1

(ii)      Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made

only by authorized personnel.

X

(iii) 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 transection agreements.

 

X1

(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect

to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

 

X

 (v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign

financial institution that meets the requirements of § 240.13k-1(b)(1) of this chapter.

 

X

(vi)  Unissued checks are safeguarded to prevent unauthorized access.

X

(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These

reconciliations:

 

X

(A) Are mathematically accurate;

X

(B) Are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other

number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

X

(C) Are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the

reconciliation; and

X

(D) Contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in

the transaction agreements.

 

X

(3)      Investor remittances and reporting.

 

(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements.

Specifically, such reports:

 

X

(A) Are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction

agreements;

X

(B) Provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction

agreements;

X

(C) Are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and

(1)

(D) Agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and

number of pool assets serviced by the servicer.

 

X

(ii)      Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,

distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.

X

(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

 

X

(iv)  Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or

other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.

X

(4)      Pool asset administration.

 

(i)       Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction

agreements or related pool asset documents.

X1

(ii)      Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction

agreements.

(1)

(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction

agreements.

 

X2

(iv) Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the applicable servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents.

 

 

X

(v)      The servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the servicer’s records with

respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.

X

 (vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool asset (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.

 

X

(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by

the transaction agreements.

 

(1)

(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency

is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).

 

 

X

(ix)     Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are

computed based on the related pool asset documents.

X

(x)      Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):

 

(A)     Such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s pool asset documents, on at least

an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements;

X

(B)      Interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool

asset documents and state laws; and

X

(C)      Such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool asset, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

 

X

(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in

the transaction agreements.

 

 

X1

(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late

payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.

 

X1

(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in

the transaction agreements.

 

X1

(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in

accordance with the transaction agreements.

X2

(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a) (1) through (3) or Item 1115 of this Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.

 

(1)

 

X Servicer was responsible for these criteria in its role as Primary Servicer.

X1 Vendors, for which Berkadia is the Responsible Party, contributes to the servicing activities for these criteria.

X2 There was no transaction activity relevant to the servicing criteria as of and for the yead ended December 31, 2022.

(1) Per servicing and pooling agreements, the criteria does not apply to the role of Primary Servicer.

 

 

The Servicing Criteria, after giving effect to the foregoing exclusions, are referred to as the “Applicable Servicing Criteria.”

 

For the Reporting Period, Berkadia has assessed its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria for the Platform and has concluded that its servicing operation has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on management’s assertion of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

 

Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC

February 15, 2023

 

/s/ Mark E. McCool

Mark E. McCool

President-Berkadia Commercial Real Estate Services, Servicing

Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC

 

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Board of Directors

Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC

 

We have examined management’s assertion, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB Servicing Criteria (“Management’s Report”), that Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, LLC (the “Company”) complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation AB for the Primary Servicing of Commercial Mortgage Loans within Public Securitizations (the “Primary Servicing Platform” or the “Platform”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, excluding criteria 1122(d)(1)(iii), (3)(i)(C), (4)(ii), (4)(vii), and (4)(xv), which management has determined are not applicable to the activities performed by the Company with respect to the Platform. The Platform consists of the of the publicly issues asset-backed transactions and securities for which the Company is named the primary servicer of commercial mortgage loans. Management is responsible for the Company’s compliance with the applicable servicing criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assertion about the Company’s compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Platform based on our examination.

 

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company’s compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Platform and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our examination included testing selected asset-backed transactions and securities constituting the Platform and evaluating whether the Company performed servicing activities related to those transactions and securities in compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the period covered by this report. Accordingly, our testing may not have included servicing activities related to each asset-backed transaction or security constituting the Platform. Further, our examination was not designed to detect material noncompliance that may have occurred prior to the period covered by this report and that may have affected the Company’s servicing activities during the period covered by this report. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company’s compliance with the applicable servicing criteria.

 

We are required to be independent and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with relevant ethical requirements relating to the engagement.

 

As described in Management’s Report, the Company engaged various vendors to perform servicing activities with respect to criteria 1122(d)(2)(i), 1122(d)(2)(iii), 1122(d)(4)(i) and 1122(d)(4)(xi) through 1122(d)(4)(xiii). The Company determined that each vendor is not considered a “servicer,” as that term is defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, and therefore, the Company is assuming responsibility for compliance with such servicing criteria applicable to each vendor’s servicing activities. In accordance with Regulation AB and its related interpretations, the requirement for management to assess compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to a vendor’s activities is satisfied if the Company has instituted policies and procedures to monitor whether such vendor’s activities comply in all material respects with such criteria. Compliance with the applicable servicing criteria is achieved if those policies and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such vendor’s activities comply with such criteria and those policies and procedures are operating effectively for the period covered by Management’s Report. Our examination does not provide a legal determination of whether a vendor is or is not considered a servicer, and therefore, on whether the Company, in its Management Report, is eligible to elect to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor’s servicing activities.

 

In our opinion, management’s assertion that Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC complied with the aforementioned applicable servicing criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 for the Primary Servicing Platform is fairly stated, in all material respects.

 

 

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 15, 2023

 

 

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