424H 1 n3096-x13_424h.htm PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

    FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(h)
    REGISTRATION FILE NO.: 333-262701-02
     

 

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be supplemented or changed. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time a final prospectus is delivered. This preliminary prospectus is not an offering to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

THIS PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS, DATED JUNE 1, 2022, IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

AND MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED PRIOR TO TIME OF SALE

 

PROSPECTUS

 

$524,152,000 (Approximate)

CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2022-GC48
(Central Index Key number 0001924870)
Issuing Entity

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
(Central Index Key number 0001258361)
Depositor

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.

(Central Index Key number 0001701238)

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

(Central Index Key number 0001541502)

 

Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC

(Central Index Key number 0001548405)

 

Bank of Montreal

(Central Index Key number 0000927971)

 

Sponsors and Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2022-GC48

 

The Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2022-GC48, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2022-GC48, will consist of multiple classes of certificates, including those identified on the table below which are being offered by this prospectus. The offered certificates (together with the classes of non-offered certificates of the same series and the Uncertificated VRR Interest) will represent the beneficial ownership interests in the issuing entity identified above. The issuing entity’s primary assets will primarily consist of a pool of fixed rate commercial mortgage loans secured by first liens on various types of commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties, which will generally be the sole source of payment on the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest. The issuing entity’s assets will also include one or more subordinate notes evidencing a trust subordinate companion loan (i.e. a subordinate portion of a fixed rate commercial whole loan), which will generally be the sole source of payment on the related non-offered loan-specific certificates. Credit enhancement will be provided solely by certain classes of subordinate certificates that will be subordinate to certain classes of senior certificates as described under “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”. Each class of offered certificates will entitle holders to receive monthly distributions of interest and/or principal on the 4th business day following the 11th day of each month (or if the 11th is not a business day, the next business day), commencing in July 2022. The rated final distribution date for the offered certificates is May 2054.

 

Classes of Offered Certificates

Approximate Initial
Certificate Balance or
Notional Amount(1)

Initial Pass-Through
Rate(3)

Pass-Through Rate
Description

Class A-1 $3,961,000 % (5)
Class A-2 $93,366,000 % (5)
Class A-4 (6) % (5)
Class A-5 (6) % (5)
Class A-SB $5,942,000 % (5)
Class X-A $463,239,000(7) % Variable IO(8)
Class A-S $42,112,000 % (5)
Class B $30,833,000 % (5)
Class C $30,080,000 % (5)

 

(Footnotes to table begin on page 3)

You should carefully consider the summary of risk factors and risk factors beginning on page 67 and page 69, respectively, of this prospectus.

 

Neither the Series 2022-GC48 certificates nor the underlying mortgage loans are insured or guaranteed by any governmental agency or instrumentality or any other person or entity.

 

The Series 2022-GC48 certificates will represent interests in and obligations of the issuing entity only and will not represent the obligations of or interests in the depositor, the sponsors or any of their respective affiliates. 

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THE DEPOSITOR WILL NOT LIST THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ON ANY SECURITIES EXCHANGE OR ANY AUTOMATED QUOTATION SYSTEM OF ANY NATIONAL SECURITIES ASSOCIATION.

 

The offered certificates will be offered by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and BMO Capital Markets Corp., the underwriters, when, as and if issued by the issuing entity, delivered to and accepted by the underwriters and subject to each underwriter’s right to reject orders in whole or in part. The underwriters will purchase the offered certificates from Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. and will offer the offered certificates to prospective investors from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices, plus, in certain cases, accrued interest, determined at the time of sale. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and BMO Capital Markets Corp. are acting as co-lead managers and joint bookrunners in the following manner: Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 60.9% of each class of offered certificates, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 23.0% of each class of offered certificates, and BMO Capital Markets Corp., is acting as sole bookrunning manager with respect to approximately 16.1% of each class of offered certificates. Academy Securities Inc. and Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC are acting as co-managers.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the offered certificates to purchasers in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company in the United States and Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg and Euroclear Bank SA/NV, as operator of the Euroclear System, in Europe against payment in New York, New York on or about June 21, 2022. Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. expects to receive from this offering approximately [__]% of the aggregate principal balance of the offered certificates, plus accrued interest from June 1, 2022, before deducting expenses payable by the depositor.

 

The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act or Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the issuing entity. The issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (both as defined in “Risk Factors—General Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”). See also “Legal Investment”.

 

Citigroup BMO Capital Markets

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Co-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners

Academy Securities

Co-Manager

 

Siebert Williams Shank 

Co-Manager

June    , 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate Summary

 

Set forth below are the indicated characteristics of the respective classes of the Series 2022-GC48 certificates, including the non-offered Uncertificated VRR Interest discussed in footnote (11) below.

 

Classes of Certificates

Approximate Initial Certificate Balance
or Notional
Amount(1)

Approximate
Initial Credit
Support(2)

Initial
Pass-Through
Rate(3)

Pass-Through
Rate Description

Expected Weighted
Avg. Life (yrs.)(4)

Expected Principal
Window(4)

Offered Certificates              
  Class A-1 $3,961,000   30.000% % (5) 2.46 7/22-2/27
  Class A-2 $93,366,000   30.000% % (5) 4.93 2/27-6/27
  Class A-4 (6) 30.000% % (5) (6) (6)
  Class A-5 (6) 30.000% % (5) (6) (6)
  Class A-SB $5,942,000   30.000% % (5) 7.42 6/27-2/32
  Class X-A $463,239,000 (7) N/A % Variable IO(8) N/A N/A
  Class A-S $42,112,000   23.000% % (5) 9.90 5/32-5/32
  Class B $30,833,000   17.875% % (5) 9.96 5/32-6/32
  Class C $30,080,000   12.875% % (5) 9.98 6/32-6/32
Non-Offered Certificates(9)            
  Class X-B $60,913,000 (7) N/A % Variable IO(8) N/A N/A
  Class X-D $33,841,000 (7) N/A % Variable IO(8) N/A N/A
  Class X-F $15,040,000 (7) N/A % Variable IO(8) N/A N/A
  Class X-G $6,768,000 (7) N/A % Variable IO(8) N/A N/A
  Class X-H $21,809,280 (7) N/A % Variable IO(8) N/A N/A
  Class D $18,801,000   9.750% % (5) 9.98 6/32-6/32
  Class E $15,040,000   7.250% % (5) 9.98 6/32-6/32
  Class F $15,040,000   4.750% % (5) 9.98 6/32-6/32
  Class G $6,768,000   3.625% % (5) 9.98 6/32-6/32
  Class H $21,809,280   0.000% % (5) 9.98 6/32-6/32
  Class S(10) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  Class R(10) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Non-Offered Vertical Risk Retention Interest(9)            
  Combined VRR Interest(11) $31,663,699 (12) N/A(13) %(14) (14) 9.05 7/22-6/32
               
               
Non-Offered Loan-Specific Certificates(15)              

 

 

 

(1)Approximate, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5% and further subject to any additional variances described in the footnotes below. In addition, the notional amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates (collectively, the “Class X certificates”) may vary depending upon the final pricing of the classes of principal balance certificates (as defined in footnote (13) below) whose certificate balances comprise such notional amounts, and, if as a result of such pricing (a) the pass-through rate of any class of Class X certificates, as applicable, would be equal to zero at all times, such class of Class X certificates will not be issued on the closing date of this securitization or (b) the pass-through rate of any class of principal balance certificates whose certificate balance comprises such notional amount is at all times equal to the weighted average of the net interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as in effect from time to time, the certificate balance of such class of principal balance certificates may not be part of, and there would be a corresponding reduction in, such notional amount of the related class of Class X certificates.

 

(2)Approximate Initial Credit Support” means, with respect to any class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates (as defined in footnote (5) below), the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) the aggregate of the initial certificate balances of all classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, if any, junior to such class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, divided by (ii) the aggregate of the initial certificate balances of all classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates. The approximate initial credit support percentages set forth for the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-SB certificates are represented in the aggregate. The approximate initial credit support percentages shown in the table above with respect to the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates do not take into account the Combined VRR Interest (as defined in footnote (11) below) or any trust subordinate companion loan.

 

(3)Approximate per annum rate as of the closing date.

 

(4)Determined assuming no prepayments prior to the maturity date or any anticipated repayment date, as applicable, for any mortgage loan and based on the modeling assumptions described under “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations.

 

(5)For any distribution date, the pass-through rate for each class of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class H certificates (collectively, the “non-vertically retained principal balance certificates”, and collectively with the Class X certificates, the Class S certificates, the Class R certificates and the Class VRR certificates, the “certificates”) will generally be equal to one of (i) a fixed per annum rate, (ii) the weighted average of the net interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as in effect from time to time, (iii) a rate equal to the lesser of a specified per annum rate and the weighted average rate described in clause (ii), or (iv) the weighted average rate described in clause (ii) less a specified percentage, but no less than 0.000%. Any trust subordinate companion loan will not be taken into account in determining the pass-through rate on any class of certificates. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates”.

 

(6)The exact initial certificate balances of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are unknown and will be determined based on the final pricing of those classes of certificates. However, the respective initial certificate balances, weighted average lives and principal windows of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates are expected to be within the applicable ranges reflected in the following chart. The aggregate initial certificate balance of the Class A-4 and Class A-5 certificates is expected to be approximately $317,858,000 subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%.

 

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Class of
Certificates
 

Expected Range of Initial
Certificate Balances

Expected Range of
Weighted Avg. Lives (Yrs)

Expected Range of Principal Windows

Class A-4 $0 – $145,000,000 N/A – 9.78 N/A / 1/32-5/32
Class A-5 $172,858,000 – $317,858,000 9.90 – 9.85 5/32-5/32 / 1/32-5/32

 

(7)The Class X certificates will not have certificate balances and will not be entitled to receive distributions of principal. Interest will accrue on each class of Class X certificates at the related pass-through rate based upon the related notional amount. The notional amount of each class of the Class X certificates will be equal to the certificate balance or the aggregate of the certificate balances, as applicable, from time to time of the class or classes of the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates identified in the same row as such class of Class X certificates in the chart below (as to such class of Class X certificates, the “corresponding principal balance certificates”):

 

Class of Class X Certificates Class(es) of Corresponding
Principal Balance Certificates
Class X-A Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB and Class A-S
Class X-B Class B and Class C
Class X-D Class D and Class E
Class X-F Class F
Class X-G Class G
Class X-H Class H

 

(8)The pass-through rate for each class of Class X certificates will generally be a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the net interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as in effect from time to time, over (ii) the pass-through rate (or, if applicable, the weighted average of the pass-through rates) of the class or classes of corresponding principal balance certificates as in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus.

 

(9)The classes of certificates set forth under “Non-Offered Certificates” and “Non-Offered Vertical Risk Retention Interest” in the table and the loan-specific certificates (as defined in footnote (15) below) are not offered by this prospectus.

 

(10)Neither the Class S certificates nor the Class R certificates will have a certificate balance, notional amount, pass-through rate, rating or rated final distribution date. A specified portion of the excess interest accruing after the related anticipated repayment date on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date will, to the extent collected, be allocated to the Class S certificates as set forth in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Excess Interest”. The Class R certificates will represent the residual interests in each of three separate REMICs, as further described in this prospectus. The Class R certificates will not be entitled to distributions of principal or interest.

 

(11)In satisfaction of Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.’s risk retention obligations as retaining sponsor for this securitization transaction, Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is expected to acquire (or cause one or more other retaining parties to acquire) from the depositor, on the closing date for this transaction, portions of an “eligible vertical interest” in the form of a “single vertical security” with an initial principal balance of approximately $31,663,699 (the “Combined VRR Interest”), which is expected to represent at least 5.0% of the aggregate principal balance of all the “ABS interests” (i.e., the sum of the aggregate initial certificate balance of all of the certificates (other than the Class R certificates) and the initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest) issued by the issuing entity on the closing date for this transaction, as described under “Credit Risk Retention”. The Combined VRR Interest will consist of the “Uncertificated VRR Interest” and the “Class VRR certificates” (each as defined under “Credit Risk Retention”). The Combined VRR Interest will be retained by certain retaining parties in accordance with the credit risk retention rules applicable to this securitization transaction. “Eligible vertical interest” and “single vertical security” will have the meanings given to such terms in Regulation RR. See “Credit Risk Retention”. The Combined VRR Interest is not offered hereby.

 

(12)Constitutes the Combined VRR Interest Balance, which consists of the aggregate certificate balance of the Class VRR certificates and the principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

(13)Although the approximate initial credit support percentages shown in the table above with respect to the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates do not take into account the Combined VRR Interest, losses incurred on the mortgage loans will be allocated between the Combined VRR Interest, on the one hand, and the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates, on the other hand, pro rata in accordance with the principal balance of the Combined VRR Interest and the aggregate outstanding certificate balance of the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates. See “Credit Risk Retention” and “Description of the Certificates”. The Class VRR certificates and the non-vertically retained principal balance certificates are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “principal balance certificates”.

 

(14)Although it does not have a specified pass-through rate (other than for tax reporting purposes), the effective interest rate for the Combined VRR Interest will be the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as in effect from time to time.

 

(15)Separate classes of loan-specific certificates and certain related uncertificated interests will be issued by the issuing entity that are solely backed by a related trust subordinate companion loan (as defined herein) and are not offered by this prospectus (referred to in this prospectus as the “loan-specific certificates”). The loan-specific certificates are not “certificates” or “offered certificates” for purposes of this prospectus. Each subseries of loan-specific certificates (and uncertificated interest (if any)) that is backed by a particular trust subordinate companion loan is identified in a separate related offering circular. None of the calculations in the Summary of Certificates table above take into account any trust subordinate companion loans or loan-specific certificates. Each subseries of loan-specific certificates and any related uncertificated interest will only be entitled to receive distributions from, and will only incur losses with respect to, the related trust subordinate companion loan, and the issuance thereof should be considered a separate securitization. Each trust subordinate companion loan will be included as an asset of the issuing entity but will not constitute a “mortgage loan” and will not be part of the mortgage pool backing the classes of certificates identified in the Summary of Certificates table above. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Trust Subordinate Companion Loan”.

 

The Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class H, Class S and Class R certificates, the Combined VRR Interest and any classes of loan-specific certificates or related uncertificated interests (if applicable) are not offered by this prospectus. Any information in this prospectus concerning certificates other than the offered certificates or concerning the Combined VRR Interest is presented solely to enhance your understanding of the offered certificates.

 

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Table of Contents

 

Certificate Summary 3
Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates 12
Important Notice About Information Presented in this Prospectus 12
Summary of Terms 21
Summary of Risk Factors 67
Special Risks 67
Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans 67
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest 68
Other Risks Relating to the Certificates 68
Risk Factors 69
Special Risks 69
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Adversely Affected the Global Economy and May Adversely Affect the Performance of the Mortgage Loans 69
Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans 72
Mortgage Loans Are Non-Recourse and Are Not Insured or Guaranteed 72
Repayment of a Commercial or Multifamily Mortgage Loan Depends Upon the Performance and Value of the Underlying Real Property, Which May Decline Over Time, and the Related Borrower’s Ability to Refinance the Property, of Which There Is No Assurance 73
Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Community Lending Is Dependent on Net Operating Income; Information May Be Limited or Uncertain 78
Any Analysis of the Value or Income Producing Ability of a Commercial or Multifamily Property Is Highly Subjective and Subject to Error 79
Performance of the Offered Certificates Will Be Highly Dependent on the Performance of Tenants and Tenant Leases 81
The Types of Properties That Secure the Mortgage Loans Present Special Risks 85
Leased Fee Properties Have Special Risks 105
Lending on Condominium Units Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on Non-Condominiums 105
Concentrations Based on Property Type, Geography, Related Borrowers and Other Factors May Disproportionately Increase Losses 106
Climate Change May Directly or Indirectly Have an Adverse Effect on the Mortgage Pool 107
Adverse Environmental Conditions at or Near Mortgaged Properties May Result in Losses 108
Environmental Liabilities Will Adversely Affect the Value and Operation of the Contaminated Property and May Deter a Lender from Foreclosing 108
Certain Types of Operations Involved in the Use and Storage of Hazardous Materials May Lead to an Increased Risk of Issuing Entity Liability 110
Risks Related to Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation at Mortgaged Properties 110
Some Mortgaged Properties May Not Be Readily Convertible to Alternative Uses 111
Risks Related to Zoning Non-Compliance and Use Restrictions 111
Risks Relating to Inspections of Properties 112
Risks Relating to Costs of Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations 112
Earthquake, Flood and Other Insurance May Not Be Available or Adequate 112
Lack of Insurance Coverage Exposes the Trust to Risk for Particular Special Hazard Losses 113
Inadequacy of Title Insurers May Adversely Affect Payments on Your Offered Certificates 114
Terrorism Insurance May Not Be Available for All Mortgaged Properties 115
Risks Associated with Blanket Insurance Policies or Self-Insurance 116
Condemnation of a Mortgaged Property May Adversely Affect Distributions on Certificates 116
Limited Information Causes Uncertainty 116
Underwritten Net Cash Flow Could Be Based on Incorrect or Failed Assumptions 117
Frequent and Early Occurrence of Borrower Delinquencies and Defaults May Adversely Affect Your Investment 117
The Mortgage Loans Have Not Been Reviewed or Reunderwritten by Us; Some Mortgage Loans May Not Have Complied With Another Originator’s Underwriting Criteria 118
Static Pool Data Would Not Be Indicative of the Performance of This Pool 119
Appraisals May Not Reflect Current or Future Market Value of Each Property 119


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The Performance of a Mortgage Loan and Its Related Mortgaged Property Depends in Part on Who Controls the Borrower and Mortgaged Property 120
The Borrower’s Form of Entity May Cause Special Risks 120
A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans 123
Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings May Adversely Affect a Borrower’s Ability to Repay Its Mortgage Loan 124
Other Debt of the Borrower or Ability to Incur Other Financings Entails Risk 124
Tenancies-in-Common May Hinder Recovery 125
Risks Relating to Enforceability of Cross-Collateralization Arrangements 125
Some Provisions in the Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Challenged as Being Unenforceable 126
Jurisdictions with One Action or Security First Rules and/or Anti-Deficiency Legislation May Limit the Ability of the Special Servicer to Foreclose on a Real Property or to Realize on Obligations Secured by a Real Property 128
Various Other Laws Could Affect the Exercise of Lender’s Rights 128
The Absence of Lockboxes Entails Risks That Could Adversely Affect Distributions on Your Offered Certificates 128
Risks of Anticipated Repayment Date Loans 129
A Borrower May Be Unable to Repay Its Remaining Principal Balance on the Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date; Longer Amortization Schedules and Interest-Only Provisions Increase Risk 129
Lending on Ground Leases Creates Risks for Lenders That Are Not Present When Lending on a Fee Ownership Interest in a Real Property 131
Increases in Real Estate Taxes and Assessments May Reduce Available Funds 132
Risks Relating to Shari’ah Compliant Loans 132
Collective Bargaining Activity May Disrupt Operations, Increase Labor Costs or Interfere with Business Strategies 133
State and Local Mortgage Recording Taxes May Apply Upon a Foreclosure or Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure and Reduce Net Proceeds 133
Reserves to Fund Certain Necessary Expenditures Under the Mortgage Loans May Be Insufficient for the Purpose for Which They Were Established 133
Risks Relating to Tax Credits 133
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest 134
Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests 134
The Servicing of the Stockton Self Storage Portfolio Whole Loan Will Shift to Other Servicers 136
Interests and Incentives of the Underwriter Entities May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests 136
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Outside Servicer and any Outside Special Servicer 138
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Operating Advisor 140
Potential Conflicts of Interest of the Asset Representations Reviewer 141
Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder 141
Potential Conflicts of Interest in the Selection of the Underlying Mortgage Loans 143
Conflicts of Interest May Occur as a Result of the Rights of the Directing Holder or an Outside Controlling Class Representative to Terminate the Special Servicer of the Related Whole Loan 143
Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment 144
Other Risks Relating to the Certificates 144
The Offered Certificates Are Limited Obligations; If Assets Are Not Sufficient, You May Not Be Paid 144
The Offered Certificates May Have Limited Liquidity and the Market Value of the Offered Certificates May Decline 144
Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Offered Certificates; Ratings of the Offered Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded 146
Any Credit Support for Your Offered Certificates May Be Insufficient to Protect You Against All Potential Losses 148
Certain Classes of the Offered Certificates Are Subordinate to, and Are Therefore Riskier Than, Other Classes 148
Pro Rata Allocation of Principal Between and Among the Subordinate Companion Loan and the Related Mortgage Loan Prior to a Material Mortgage Loan Event Default 148
Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors 149


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A Rapid Rate of Principal Prepayments, Liquidations and/or Principal Losses on the Mortgage Loans Could Result in the Failure to Recoup the Initial Investment in the Class X-A Certificates 153
Payments Allocated to the Combined VRR Interest Will Not Be Available to Make Payments on the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates, and Payments Allocated to the Non-Vertically Retained Certificates Will Not Be Available to Make Payments on the Combined VRR Interest 154
Your Lack of Control Over the Issuing Entity and Servicing of the Mortgage Loans Can Create Risks 154
Rights of the Directing Holders and the Consulting Parties Could Adversely Affect Your Investment 155
Rights of any Outside Controlling Class Representative or Other Controlling Note Holder with Respect to an Outside Serviced Whole Loan Could Adversely Affect Your Investment 155
Inability to Replace the Master Servicer Could Affect Collections and Recoveries on the Mortgage Loans 156
You Will Not Have Any Control Over the Servicing of Any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan 156
Mezzanine Debt May Reduce the Cash Flow Available to Reinvest in a Mortgaged Property and may Increase the Likelihood that a Borrower Will Default on a Mortgage Loan Underlying Your Offered Certificates 157
Certain Aspects of Co-Lender, Intercreditor and Similar Agreements Executed in Connection with Mortgage Loans Underlying Your Offered Certificates May Be Unenforceable 157
Sponsors May Not Make Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Defective Mortgage Loans 157
Any Loss of Value Payment Made by a Sponsor May Not Be Sufficient to Cover All Losses on a Defective Mortgage Loan 158
Additional Compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, and any Outside Master Servicer and Outside Special Servicer, and Interest on Advances Will Affect Your Right to Receive Distributions on Your Offered Certificates 158
Bankruptcy of a Servicer May Adversely Affect Collections on the Mortgage Loans and the Ability to Replace the Servicer 159
The Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Sponsors and the Depositor Are Subject to Bankruptcy or Insolvency Laws That May Affect the Issuing Entity’s Ownership of the Mortgage Loans 159
Realization on a Mortgage Loan That Is Part of a Serviced Whole Loan May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Related Serviced Companion Loan Holder 160
Changes in Pool Composition Will Change the Nature of Your Investment 161
Release, Casualty and Condemnation of Collateral May Reduce the Yield on Your Offered Certificates 161
Tax Matters and Changes in Tax Law May Adversely Impact the Mortgage Loans or Your Investment 162
State, Local and Other Tax Considerations 164
General Risk Factors 164
Combination or “Layering” of Multiple Risks May Significantly Increase Risk of Loss 164
The Offered Certificates May Not Be a Suitable Investment for You 165
The Volatile Economy, Credit Crisis and Downturn in the Real Estate Market Have Adversely Affected and May Continue to Adversely Affect the Value of CMBS 165
Other External Factors May Adversely Affect the Value and Liquidity of Your Investment; Global, National and Local Economic Factors 165
Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates 166
The Master Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Special Servicer May Have Difficulty Performing Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or a Related Sub-Servicing Agreement 170
Book-Entry Registration Will Mean You Will Not Be Recognized as a Holder of Record 170
Description of the Mortgage Pool 171
General 171
Certain Calculations and Definitions 173
Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans 180
Overview 180
Property Types 182
Specialty Use Concentrations 186
Mortgage Loan Concentrations 187
Geographic Concentrations 188
Loans Underwritten Based on Projections of Future Income Resulting from Mortgaged Properties with Limited Prior Operating History 189
Tenancies-in-Common or Diversified Ownership 189
Delaware Statutory Trusts 190
Shari’ah Compliant Loans 190
Condominium Interests and Other Shared Interests 191
Leasehold Interests 192
Condemnations 193


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Delinquency Information 193
COVID-19 Considerations 193
Environmental Considerations 193
Litigation and Other Legal Considerations 196
Redevelopment, Expansion and Renovation 197
Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings 197
Defaults, Refinancings, Discounted Pay-offs, Foreclosure or REO Property Purchases 197
Borrowers, Principals or Affiliated Entities Have Been or Currently Are Parties to Defaults, Bankruptcy Proceedings, Foreclosure Proceedings, Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure Transactions and/or Mortgage Loan Workouts 198
Tenant Issues 199
Tenant Concentrations 199
Lease Expirations and Terminations 200
Unilateral Lease Termination Rights 202
Rights to Terminate Lease or Abate or Reduce Rent Triggered by Failure to Meet Business Objectives or Actions of Other Tenants 203
Rights to Cease Operations (Go Dark) at the Leased Property 204
Termination Rights of Government Sponsored Tenants 204
Other Tenant Termination Issues 205
Rights to Sublease 205
Tenants Not Yet in Occupancy or in a Free Rent Period, Leases Under Negotiation and LOIs 205
Charitable Institutions / Not-For-Profit Tenants 206
Purchase Options, Rights of First Offer and Rights of First Refusal 207
Affiliated Leases and Master Leases 207
Other Tenant Issues 209
Insurance Considerations 209
Zoning and Use Restrictions 209
Non-Recourse Carveout Limitations 210
Real Estate and Other Tax Considerations 211
Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans 212
Due Dates; Mortgage Rates; Calculations of Interest 212
ARD Loans 213
Single-Purpose Entity Covenants 214
Prepayment Provisions 215
Defeasance; Collateral Substitution 217
Partial Releases 218
Escrows 220
“Due-On-Sale” and “Due-On-Encumbrance” Provisions 220
Mortgaged Property Accounts 221
Additional Indebtedness 222
Existing Additional Secured Debt 222
Existing Mezzanine Debt 222
Permitted Mezzanine Debt 224
Preferred Equity and Preferred Return Arrangements 224
Permitted Unsecured Debt and Other Debt 225
The Whole Loans 225
General 225
The Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans 228
The Outside Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans 231
The Yorkshire & Lexington Towers Pari Passu-AB Whole Loan 234
The 111 River Street Pari Passu-AB Whole Loan 240
The 360 Rosemary Pari Passu-AB Whole Loan 245
Additional Mortgage Loan Information 252
The Trust Subordinate Companion Loan 253
General 253
Special Servicer 253
Credit Risk Retention 254
Loan-Specific Certificates 254
Subordination, Allocation of Losses and Certain Expenses 254
Trust Subordinate Companion Loan Available Funds 254
Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums 255
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls 255
Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses 255
Reports to Loan-Specific Certificateholders; Certificate Administrator Reports 256
Advances 256
Compensation and Payment of Expenses 256
Appraisal Reduction Amounts 256
Resignation of Master Servicer, Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor or Asset Representations Reviewer Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 256
Termination of the Special Servicer With Respect to the Trust Subordinate Companion Whole Loan Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event 257
Directing Holder for the Trust Subordinate Companion Loan 259
Optional Termination; Optional Trust Subordinate Companion Loan Purchase 260
Transaction Parties 261
The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers 261
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 261
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company 269
Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC 277
Bank of Montreal 283
Compensation of the Sponsors 290
The Depositor 290
The Issuing Entity 291
The Trustee 292
The Certificate Administrator 293
Servicers 294


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General 294
The Master Servicer 294
The Special Servicers 298
The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers 303
The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer 305
Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties 307
Transaction Party and Related Party Affiliations 307
Interim Servicing Arrangements 307
Interim and Other Custodial Arrangements 308
Whole Loans and Mezzanine Loan Arrangements 308
Other Arrangements 308
Credit Risk Retention 310
General 310
Qualifying CRE Loans; Required Credit Risk Retention Percentage 311
The VRR Interest 311
Material Terms of the VRR Interest 311
Method, Timing and Amount of Distributions on the Combined VRR Interest 313
Hedging, Transfer and Financing Restrictions 315
Risk Retention Consultation Parties 316
Limitation on Liability of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties 316
Description of the Certificates 318
General 318
Distributions 320
Method, Timing and Amount 320
Available Funds 320
Priority of Distributions 322
Pass-Through Rates 326
Interest Distribution Amount 327
Principal Distribution Amount 327
Certain Calculations with Respect to Individual Mortgage Loans 329
Excess Interest 329
Application Priority of Mortgage Loan Collections or Whole Loan Collections 330
Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums 332
Assumed Final Distribution Date; Rated Final Distribution Date 333
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls 334
Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses 335
Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information 337
Certificate Administrator Reports 337
Information Available Electronically 342
Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination 347
Book-Entry Registration 347
Voting Rights 349
Definitive Certificates 350
Certificateholder Communication 350
Access to Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses 350
Requests to Communicate 351
The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements 352
Sale of Mortgage Loans; Mortgage File Delivery 352
Representations and Warranties 357
Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions 357
Dispute Resolution Provisions 361
Asset Review Obligations 361
The Pooling and Servicing Agreement 362
General 362
Certain Considerations Regarding the Outside Serviced Whole Loans 365
Assignment of the Mortgage Loans 366
Servicing of the Mortgage Loans 367
Subservicing 373
Advances 373
Accounts 378
Withdrawals from the Collection Account 381
Application of Loss of Value Payments 382
Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses 383
Master Servicing Compensation 383
Special Servicing Compensation 386
Trustee / Certificate Administrator Compensation 390
Operating Advisor Compensation 390
CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 391
Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation 391
Fees and Expenses 392
Application of Penalty Charges and Modification Fees 398
Enforcement of Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Clauses 399
Due-On-Sale 399
Due-On-Encumbrance 400
Appraisal Reduction Amounts 401
Inspections 406
Evidence as to Compliance 407
Limitation on Liability; Indemnification 408
Servicer Termination Events 411
Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event 413
Waivers of Servicer Termination Events 414
Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event 415
General 415
Excluded Special Servicer Mortgage Loans 416
Removal of the Special Servicer by Certificateholders Following a Control Termination Event 417
Removal of the Special Servicer by Certificateholders Based on the Recommendation of the Operating Advisor 418
Resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor 419


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Qualification, Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 420
Amendment 422
Realization Upon Mortgage Loans 424
Specially Serviced Loans; Appraisals 424
Standards for Conduct Generally in Effecting Foreclosure or the Sale of Defaulted Loans 424
Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties 426
Modifications, Waivers and Amendments 428
Directing Holder 430
General 430
Limitation on Liability of the Directing Holder 437
Consulting Parties 438
Operating Advisor 439
General Obligations 439
Review Materials 440
Consultation Rights 442
Reviewing Certain Calculations 442
Annual Report 443
Replacement of the Special Servicer 444
Operating Advisor Termination Events 444
Rights Upon Operating Advisor Termination Event 445
Eligibility of Operating Advisor 445
Termination of the Operating Advisor Without Cause 446
Asset Status Reports 446
The Asset Representations Reviewer 448
Asset Review 448
Eligibility of Asset Representations Reviewer 452
Other Obligations of Asset Representations Reviewer 452
Delegation of Asset Representations Reviewer’s Duties 453
Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Events 453
Rights Upon Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event 454
Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer Without Cause 454
Resignation of Asset Representations Reviewer 454
Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation 455
Repurchase Requests; Enforcement of Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations Under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 455
Repurchase Request Delivered by a Certificateholder 455
Repurchase Request Delivered by a Party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 455
Enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s Obligations by the Enforcing Servicer 455
Dispute Resolution Provisions 456
Resolution of a Repurchase Request 456
Mediation and Arbitration Provisions 458
Rating Agency Confirmations 459
Termination; Retirement of Certificates 461
Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase 462
General 463
Specified Servicing Matters 463
Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans 466
Related Provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement 466
Use of Proceeds 468
Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations 468
Yield 468
Yield on the Class X-A Certificates 471
Weighted Average Life of the Offered Certificates 471
Price/Yield Tables 477
Material Federal Income Tax Consequences 481
General 481
Qualification as a REMIC 482
Status of Offered Certificates 483
Taxation of the Regular Interests 484
General 484
Original Issue Discount 484
Acquisition Premium 486
Market Discount 486
Premium 487
Election to Treat All Interest Under the Constant Yield Method 487
Treatment of Losses 487
Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges 488
Sale or Exchange of Regular Interests 488
Taxes That May Be Imposed on a REMIC 489
Prohibited Transactions 489
Contributions to a REMIC After the Startup Day 489
Net Income from Foreclosure Property 489
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 490
Taxation of Certain Foreign Investors 490
FATCA 491
Backup Withholding 491
Information Reporting 491
3.8% Medicare Tax on “Net Investment Income” 492
Reporting Requirements 492
Tax Return Disclosure and Investor List Requirements 492
Certain State, Local and Other Tax Considerations 493
ERISA Considerations 493
General 493
Plan Asset Regulations 495
Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 496
Underwriter Exemption 496
Exempt Plans 499
Insurance Company General Accounts 499
Ineligible Purchasers 499
Further Warnings 500
Consultation with Counsel 500


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Tax Exempt Investors 501
Legal Investment 501
Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loans 501
General 503
Types of Mortgage Instruments 503
Installment Contracts 504
Leases and Rents 505
Personalty 505
Foreclosure 505
General 505
Foreclosure Procedures Vary From State to State. 506
Judicial Foreclosure 506
Equitable and Other Limitations on Enforceability of Particular Provisions 506
Nonjudicial Foreclosure/Power of Sale 507
Public Sale 507
Rights of Redemption 508
One Action and Security First Rules 509
Anti-Deficiency Legislation 509
Leasehold Considerations 509
Cooperative Shares 510
Bankruptcy Issues 510
Automatic Stay 510
Modification of Lender’s Rights 511
Leases and Rents 511
Lease Assumption or Rejection by Tenant 512
Lease Rejection by Lessor – Tenant’s Right 513
Ground Lessee or Ground Lessor 513
Single-Purpose Entity Covenants and Substantive Consolidation 514
Sales Free and Clear of Liens 515
Post-Petition Credit 515
ANNEX A – Certain CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS and Mortgaged Properties A-1
ANNEX B – significant loan summaries B-1
ANNEX C – MORTGAGE POOL INFORMATION C-1
ANNEX D – FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT D-1
ANNEX E-1A – SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (CREFI, SMC AND BMO) E-1A-1
Annex E-1B – Exceptions to Sponsor Representations and Warranties (CREFI, SMC and BMO) E-1B-1
ANNEX E-2A – SPONSOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES (GSMC) E-2A-1
Annex E-2B – Exceptions to Sponsor Representations and Warranties (GSMC) E-2B-1
ANNEX F – CLASS A-SB SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE F-1
Avoidance Actions 515
Management Agreements 516
Certain of the Borrowers May Be Partnerships 516
Environmental Considerations 517
General 517
Environmental Assessments 517
Superlien Laws 517
CERCLA 517
Other Federal and State Laws 518
Additional Considerations 519
Due-On-Sale and Due-On-Encumbrance Provisions 520
Junior Liens; Rights of Holders of Senior Liens 520
Subordinate Financing 520
Default Interest and Limitations on Prepayments 521
Applicability of Usury Laws 521
Americans with Disabilities Act 521
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 522
Anti-Money Laundering, Economic Sanctions and Bribery 522
Potential Forfeiture of Assets 522
Ratings 523
Plan of Distribution (Underwriter Conflicts of Interest) 525
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference 527
Where You Can Find More Information 527
Financial Information 527
Legal Matters 528
Index of Certain Defined Terms 529


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Important Notice Regarding the Offered Certificates

 

WE HAVE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. THIS PROSPECTUS WILL FORM A PART OF THAT REGISTRATION STATEMENT, BUT THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT INCLUDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SEE “WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION” IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SECONDARY MARKET FOR THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. WE CANNOT ASSURE YOU THAT A SECONDARY MARKET WILL DEVELOP OR, IF A SECONDARY MARKET DOES DEVELOP, THAT IT WILL PROVIDE HOLDERS OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES WITH LIQUIDITY OF INVESTMENT OR THAT IT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE TERM OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. IN ADDITION, THE ABILITY OF THE UNDERWRITERS TO MAKE A MARKET IN THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE IMPACTED BY CHANGES IN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MARKETING AND SELLING OF, OR ISSUING QUOTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO, ASSET BACKED SECURITIES GENERALLY (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE APPLICATION OF RULE 15C2-11 UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT TO THE PUBLICATION OR SUBMISSION OF QUOTATIONS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ANY QUOTATION MEDIUM BY A BROKER OR DEALER FOR SECURITIES SUCH AS THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES). ACCORDINGLY, PURCHASERS MUST BE PREPARED TO BEAR THE RISKS OF THEIR INVESTMENTS FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. SEE “RISK FACTORS—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY HAVE LIMITED LIQUIDITY AND THE MARKET VALUE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY DECLINE”.

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES DO NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY OTHER PARTY TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, ANY DIRECTING HOLDER, ANY CONSULTING PARTY, THE COMPANION LOAN HOLDERS (OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES), THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES NOR THE MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

Important Notice About Information Presented in this Prospectus

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus.

 

■   This prospectus begins with two introductory sections describing the offered certificates and the issuing entity in abbreviated form:

 

the “Certificate Summary”, which sets forth important statistical information relating to the offered certificates; and

 

the “Summary of Terms”, which gives a brief introduction to the key features of the offered certificates and a description of the underlying mortgage loans.

 

Additionally, the “Summary of Risk Factors” and “Risk Factors” describe the material risks that apply to the offered certificates.

 

This prospectus includes cross-references to other sections in this prospectus where you can find further related discussions. The Table of Contents in this prospectus identifies the pages where these sections are located.

 

Certain capitalized terms are defined and used in this prospectus to assist you in understanding the terms of the offered certificates and this offering. The capitalized terms used in this prospectus are defined on the pages indicated under the caption “Index of Certain Defined Terms”.

 

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■   In this prospectus:

 

the terms “depositor,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.

 

references to “lender” or “mortgage lender” with respect to the mortgage loans generally should be construed to mean, from and after the date of initial issuance of the offered certificates, the trustee on behalf of the issuing entity as the holder of record title to the mortgage loans or the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, with respect to the obligations and rights of the lender as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

unless otherwise specified or otherwise indicated by the context, (i) references to a mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) by name refer to such mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A, (ii) references to a mortgage loan by name refer to such mortgage loan secured by the related mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A, (iii) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgaged property (or the name of a portfolio of mortgaged properties) indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) that the outstanding principal balance of the related mortgage loan (or, if applicable, the allocated loan amount with respect to such mortgaged property) represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgaged properties by name or as a group), and (iv) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgage loan or a group of mortgage loans indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) that the outstanding principal balance of such mortgage loan or the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such group of mortgage loans, as applicable, represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgage loans by name or as a group).

 

The Annexes attached to this prospectus are incorporated into and made a part of this prospectus.

 

NOTICE TO INVESTORS: UNITED KINGDOM

 

PROHIBITION ON SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO, AND SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO, ANY UK RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (“UK”). FOR THIS PURPOSE, A “UK RETAIL INVESTOR” MEANS A PERSON WHO IS ONE (OR MORE) OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) A RETAIL CLIENT, AS DEFINED IN POINT (8) OF ARTICLE 2 OF COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2017/565, AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 (“EUWA”), AND AS AMENDED; OR (II) A CUSTOMER WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000, AS AMENDED (“FSMA”) AND ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE FSMA TO IMPLEMENT DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/97 (AS SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS MAY BE AMENDED), WHERE THAT CUSTOMER WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A PROFESSIONAL CLIENT, AS DEFINED IN POINT (8) OF ARTICLE 2(1) OF REGULATION (EU) NO 600/2014, AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA, AND AS AMENDED; OR (III) NOT A QUALIFIED INVESTOR (“UK QUALIFIED INVESTOR”) AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129, AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA, AND AS AMENDED (THE “UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION”). CONSEQUENTLY NO KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY REGULATION (EU) NO 1286/2014, AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA, AND AS AMENDED (THE “UK PRIIPS REGULATION”) FOR OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS IN THE UK HAS BEEN PREPARED AND THEREFORE OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ANY UK RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE UK MAY BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE UK PRIIPS REGULATION.

 

OTHER UK OFFERING RESTRICTIONS

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE UK PROSPECTUS REGULATION. THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN PREPARED ON THE BASIS THAT ANY OFFER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN THE UK WILL ONLY BE MADE TO A LEGAL ENTITY WHICH IS A UK QUALIFIED INVESTOR.

 

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ACCORDINGLY ANY PERSON MAKING OR INTENDING TO MAKE AN OFFER IN THE UK OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY DO SO WITH RESPECT TO UK QUALIFIED INVESTORS. NONE OF THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY OF THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE AUTHORIZED, NOR DO THEY AUTHORIZE, THE MAKING OF ANY OFFER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN THE UK OTHER THAN TO UK QUALIFIED INVESTORS.

 

UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE

 

ANY PERSON SUBSEQUENTLY OFFERING, SELLING OR RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATES (A “DISTRIBUTOR”) SUBJECT TO THE FCA HANDBOOK PRODUCT INTERVENTION AND PRODUCT GOVERNANCE SOURCEBOOK (THE “UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE RULES”) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERTAKING ITS OWN TARGET MARKET ASSESSMENT IN RESPECT OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES AND DETERMINING APPROPRIATE DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS. NONE OF THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY UNDERWRITER MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO A DISTRIBUTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE UK MIFIR PRODUCT GOVERNANCE RULES.

 

OTHER UK REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS

 

THE ISSUING ENTITY MAY CONSTITUTE A “COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME” AS DEFINED BY SECTION 235 OF THE FSMA THAT IS NOT A “RECOGNISED COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEME” FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE FSMA AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED, REGULATED OR OTHERWISE RECOGNIZED OR APPROVED. AS AN UNREGULATED SCHEME, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES CANNOT BE MARKETED IN THE UK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FSMA.

 

THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS PROSPECTUS (A) IF MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS NOT AN AUTHORIZED PERSON UNDER THE FSMA, IS BEING MADE ONLY TO, AND DIRECTED ONLY AT, PERSONS WHO (I) ARE OUTSIDE THE UK, OR (II) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS AND QUALIFY AS INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005 (AS AMENDED, THE “FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER”), OR (III) ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) THROUGH (D) (HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) OF THE FINANCIAL PROMOTION ORDER OR (IV) ARE ANY OTHER PERSONS TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED OR DIRECTED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS “FPO PERSONS”); AND (B) IF MADE BY A PERSON WHO IS AN AUTHORIZED PERSON UNDER THE FSMA, IS BEING MADE ONLY TO, AND DIRECTED ONLY AT, PERSONS WHO (I) ARE OUTSIDE THE UK, OR (II) HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING IN UNREGULATED SCHEMES (AS DEFINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES) (EXEMPTIONS) ORDER 2001 (AS AMENDED, THE “PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER”)) AND QUALIFY AS INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 14(5) OF THE PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER, OR (III) ARE PERSONS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 22(2)(A) THROUGH (D) (HIGH NET WORTH COMPANIES, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS, ETC.) OF THE PROMOTION OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES EXEMPTIONS ORDER, OR (IV) ARE PERSONS TO WHOM THE ISSUING ENTITY MAY LAWFULLY BE PROMOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.12 OF THE FCA HANDBOOK CONDUCT OF BUSINESS SOURCEBOOK (ALL SUCH PERSONS, TOGETHER WITH FPO PERSONS, “RELEVANT PERSONS”).

 

THIS PROSPECTUS MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS PROSPECTUS RELATES, INCLUDING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS.

 

POTENTIAL INVESTORS IN THE UK ARE ADVISED THAT ALL, OR MOST, OF THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED BY THE UK REGULATORY SYSTEM WILL NOT APPLY TO AN INVESTMENT IN THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES AND THAT COMPENSATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE UK FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPENSATION SCHEME.

 

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UNITED KINGDOM SELLING RESTRICTIONS

 

EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

 

PROHIBITION ON SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS

 

(A)     IT HAS NOT OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE, AND WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE, ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO ANY UK RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE UK. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION:

 

●       THE EXPRESSION “UK RETAIL INVESTOR” HAS THE MEANING GIVEN UNDER “NOTICE TO INVESTORS: UNITED KINGDOM” ABOVE; AND

 

●       THE EXPRESSION “OFFER” INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATION IN ANY FORM AND BY ANY MEANS OF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON THE TERMS OF THE OFFER AND THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO BE OFFERED SO AS TO ENABLE AN INVESTOR TO DECIDE TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES;

 

OTHER UK REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS

 

(B)     IT HAS ONLY COMMUNICATED OR CAUSED TO BE COMMUNICATED AND WILL ONLY COMMUNICATE OR CAUSE TO BE COMMUNICATED AN INVITATION OR INDUCEMENT TO ENGAGE IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITY (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 21 OF THE FSMA) RECEIVED BY IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUE OR SALE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH SECTION 21(1) OF THE FSMA DOES NOT APPLY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR THE ISSUING ENTITY; AND

 

(C)     IT HAS COMPLIED AND WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FSMA WITH RESPECT TO ANYTHING DONE BY IT IN RELATION TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN, FROM OR OTHERWISE INVOLVING THE UK.

 

NOTICE TO INVESTORS: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

 

PROHIBITION ON SALES TO EU RETAIL INVESTORS

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO, AND SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO, ANY EU RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (“EEA”). FOR THIS PURPOSE, AN “EU RETAIL INVESTOR” MEANS A PERSON WHO IS ONE (OR MORE) OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) A RETAIL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (11) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2014/65/EU (AS AMENDED, “MIFID II”); OR (II) A CUSTOMER WITHIN THE MEANING OF DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/97, AS AMENDED, WHERE THAT CUSTOMER WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A PROFESSIONAL CLIENT AS DEFINED IN POINT (10) OF ARTICLE 4(1) OF MIFID II; OR (III) NOT A QUALIFIED INVESTOR (“EU QUALIFIED INVESTOR”) AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION (EU) 2017/1129 (AS AMENDED, THE “EU PROSPECTUS REGULATION”). CONSEQUENTLY NO KEY INFORMATION DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY REGULATION (EU) NO 1286/2014 (AS AMENDED, THE “EU PRIIPS REGULATION”) FOR OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO EU RETAIL INVESTORS IN THE EEA HAS BEEN PREPARED AND THEREFORE OFFERING OR SELLING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR OTHERWISE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO ANY EU RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EEA MAY BE UNLAWFUL UNDER THE EU PRIIPS REGULATION.

 

OTHER EEA OFFERING RESTRICTIONS

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EU PROSPECTUS REGULATION. THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN PREPARED ON THE BASIS THAT ANY OFFER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN THE EEA WILL ONLY BE MADE TO A LEGAL ENTITY WHICH IS AN EU QUALIFIED INVESTOR. ACCORDINGLY ANY PERSON MAKING OR INTENDING TO MAKE AN OFFER IN THE EEA OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY DO SO WITH RESPECT TO EU QUALIFIED INVESTORS. NONE OF THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY OF THE UNDERWRITERS HAVE AUTHORIZED, NOR DO THEY

 

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AUTHORIZE, THE MAKING OF ANY OFFER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN THE EEA OTHER THAN TO EU QUALIFIED INVESTORS.

 

MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE

 

ANY DISTRIBUTOR SUBJECT TO MIFID II THAT IS OFFERING, SELLING OR RECOMMENDING THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERTAKING ITS OWN TARGET MARKET ASSESSMENT IN RESPECT OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES AND DETERMINING ITS OWN DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE RULES UNDER COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/593 (AS AMENDED, THE “DELEGATED DIRECTIVE”). NONE OF THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE DEPOSITOR OR ANY UNDERWRITER MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO A DISTRIBUTOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE DELEGATED DIRECTIVE.

 

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA SELLING RESTRICTIONS

 

EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT, IT HAS NOT OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE, AND WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE, ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO ANY EU RETAIL INVESTOR IN THE EEA. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION:

 

THE EXPRESSION “EU RETAIL INVESTOR” HAS THE MEANING GIVEN UNDER “NOTICE TO INVESTORS: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA” ABOVE; AND

 

THE EXPRESSION “OFFER” INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATION IN ANY FORM AND BY ANY MEANS OF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON THE TERMS OF THE OFFER AND THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES TO BE OFFERED SO AS TO ENABLE AN INVESTOR TO DECIDE TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES.

 

Eu SECURITIZATION REGULATION AND UK SECURITIZATION REGULATION

 

NONE OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS, THE ISSUING ENTITY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES WILL RETAIN A MATERIAL NET ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THIS SECURITIZATION TRANSACTION, OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION, IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY (A) EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION 2017/2402 (THE “EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION”) OR (B) THE EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION, AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUWA, AND AS AMENDED BY THE SECURITISATION (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019 (THE “UK SECURITIZATION REGULATION”). IN PARTICULAR, NO SUCH PARTY WILL TAKE ANY ACTION THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR OR CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF ITS COMPLIANCE WITH ANY REQUIREMENT OF THE EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION OR THE UK SECURITIZATION REGULATION. IN ADDITION, THE ARRANGEMENTS DESCRIBED UNDER “U.S. CREDIT RISK RETENTION” HAVE NOT BEEN STRUCTURED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ENABLING OR FACILITATING COMPLIANCE BY ANY PERSON WITH ANY REQUIREMENT OF THE EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION OR THE UK SECURITIZATION REGULATION.

 

CONSEQUENTLY, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE A SUITABLE INVESTMENT FOR ANY PERSON THAT IS NOW OR MAY IN THE FUTURE BE SUBJECT TO ANY REQUIREMENT OF THE EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION OR THE UK SECURITIZATION REGULATION.

 

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE EU SECURITIZATION REGULATION AND THE UK SECURITIZATION REGULATION, SEE “RISK FACTORS—General Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”.

 

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PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (EXCLUDING HONG KONG, MACAU AND TAIWAN, THE “PRC”) AS PART OF THE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES BUT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY INVESTORS RESIDENT IN THE PRC FROM OUTSIDE THE PRC.

 

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES IN THE PRC TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE THE OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN THE PRC.

 

THE DEPOSITOR DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT THIS PROSPECTUS MAY BE LAWFULLY DISTRIBUTED, OR THAT ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE LAWFULLY OFFERED, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE REGISTRATION OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THE PRC, OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION AVAILABLE THEREUNDER, OR ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR FACILITATING ANY SUCH DISTRIBUTION OR OFFERING. IN PARTICULAR, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE DEPOSITOR WHICH WOULD PERMIT AN OFFERING OF ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES OR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PROSPECTUS IN THE PRC. ACCORDINGLY, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE NOT BEING OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE PRC BY MEANS OF THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT. NEITHER THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY ADVERTISEMENT OR OTHER OFFERING MATERIAL MAY BE DISTRIBUTED OR PUBLISHED IN THE PRC, EXCEPT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WILL RESULT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

 

HONG KONG

 

NO PERSON HAS ISSUED OR DISTRIBUTED OR HAD IN ITS POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ISSUE OR DISTRIBUTION, OR WILL ISSUE OR DISTRIBUTE OR HAVE IN ITS POSSESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ISSUE OR DISTRIBUTION, WHETHER IN HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE, ANY ADVERTISEMENT, INVITATION OR DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, WHICH IS DIRECTED AT, OR THE CONTENTS OF WHICH ARE LIKELY TO BE ACCESSED OR READ BY, THE PUBLIC OF HONG KONG (EXCEPT IF PERMITTED TO DO SO UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF HONG KONG) OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO OFFERED CERTIFICATES WHICH ARE OR ARE INTENDED TO BE DISPOSED OF (A) ONLY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE HONG KONG OR (B) ONLY TO “PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE (CAP. 571 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG) (THE “SFO”) AND ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE SFO.

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES (IF THEY ARE NOT A “STRUCTURED PRODUCT” AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ORDINANCE (CAP. 571 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG)) HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED OR SOLD AND WILL NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, BY MEANS OF ANY DOCUMENT, OTHER THAN (A) TO “PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS” AS DEFINED IN THE SFO AND ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE SFO, OR (B) IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DO NOT RESULT IN THE DOCUMENT CONSTITUTING A “PROSPECTUS” AS DEFINED IN THE COMPANIES (WINDING UP AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ORDINANCE (CAP. 32 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG) OR WHICH DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CAP. 622 OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG). FURTHER, THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES COMMISSION OF HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG. YOU ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN RELATION TO THE OFFERING CONTEMPLATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT ABOUT ANY OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS, YOU SHOULD OBTAIN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.

 

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN SINGAPORE

 

NEITHER THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR MATERIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFER OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAS BEEN OR WILL BE LODGED OR REGISTERED AS A PROSPECTUS WITH THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE (“MAS”) UNDER THE SECURITIES AND FUTURES ACT (CAP. 289) OF SINGAPORE (THE “SFA”). ACCORDINGLY, MAS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AS DEFINED IN THE SFA AND STATUTORY LIABILITY UNDER THE SFA IN RELATION TO THE CONTENTS OF PROSPECTUSES WOULD NOT APPLY. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY WHETHER THE INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE FOR IT.

 

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THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OR SALE, OR INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE, OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ISSUED, CIRCULATED OR DISTRIBUTED, NOR MAY THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES BE OFFERED OR SOLD, OR BE MADE THE SUBJECT OF AN INVITATION FOR SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PERSONS IN SINGAPORE OTHER THAN TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 4A(1)(C) OF THE SFA (“INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR”)) PURSUANT TO SECTION 304 OF THE SFA.

 

UNLESS SUCH OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE OF THE SAME CLASS AS OTHER OFFERED CERTIFICATES OF THE ISSUING ENTITY THAT ARE LISTED FOR QUOTATION ON AN APPROVED EXCHANGE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2(1) OF THE SFA) (“APPROVED EXCHANGE”) AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH ANY OFFER, INFORMATION, STATEMENT, INTRODUCTORY DOCUMENT, SHAREHOLDERS’ CIRCULAR FOR A REVERSE TAKE-OVER DOCUMENT ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A TRUST SCHEME OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR DOCUMENT APPROVED BY AN APPROVED EXCHANGE WAS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFER OR THE LISTING FOR QUOTATION OF THOSE CERTIFICATES, ANY SUBSEQUENT OFFERS IN SINGAPORE OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO AN INITIAL OFFER MADE HEREUNDER MAY ONLY BE MADE, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304A, TO PERSONS WHO ARE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS.

 

AS THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES ARE ONLY OFFERED TO PERSONS IN SINGAPORE WHO QUALIFY AS AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR, THE ISSUING ENTITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 309B OF THE SFA.

 

NOTHING SET OUT IN THIS NOTICE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE AND EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS NOTICE IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SFA AND ITS REGULATIONS AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED OR CONSOLIDATED FROM TIME TO TIME AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO BE EXHAUSTIVE IN ANY RESPECT.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

 

THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THIS PROSPECTUS TO BE CONSTRUED AS, A PUBLIC OFFERING OF SECURITIES IN KOREA. NEITHER THE ISSUER NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF ANY RECIPIENTS OF THIS PROSPECTUS TO ACQUIRE THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES UNDER THE LAWS OF KOREA, INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTION LAW AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER (THE “FETL”). THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF KOREA FOR PUBLIC OFFERING IN KOREA, AND NONE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR OFFERED OR SOLD TO ANY PERSON FOR RE-OFFERING OR RESALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN KOREA OR TO ANY RESIDENT OF KOREA EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT SERVICES AND CAPITAL MARKETS ACT AND THE DECREES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER (THE “FSCMA”), THE FETL AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND MINISTERIAL GUIDELINES IN KOREA. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING, THE NUMBER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES OFFERED IN KOREA OR TO A RESIDENT OF KOREA SHALL BE LESS THAN FIFTY AND FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE ISSUE DATE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES, NONE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE DIVIDED RESULTING IN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF OFFERED CERTIFICATES. FURTHERMORE, THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE RESOLD TO KOREAN RESIDENTS UNLESS THE PURCHASER OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GOVERNMENT REPORTING APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FETL AND ITS SUBORDINATE DECREES AND REGULATIONS) IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES.

 

JAPAN

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND EXCHANGE LAW OF JAPAN, AS AMENDED (THE “FIEL”), AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FIEL HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH UNDERWRITER HAS REPRESENTED AND AGREED THAT IT HAS NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFERED OR SOLD AND WILL NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFER OR SELL ANY OFFERED CERTIFICATES IN JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, ANY RESIDENT OF

 

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JAPAN (WHICH TERM AS USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS MEANS ANY PERSON RESIDENT IN JAPAN, INCLUDING ANY CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF JAPAN) OR TO OTHERS FOR RE-OFFERING OR RE-SALE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN JAPAN OR TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, ANY RESIDENT OF JAPAN EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF, AND OTHERWISE IN COMPLIANCE WITH, THE FIEL AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS, REGULATIONS AND MINISTERIAL GUIDELINES OF JAPAN.

 

JAPANESE RETENTION REQUIREMENT

 

THE JAPANESE FINANCIAL SERVICES AGENCY (“JFSA”) PUBLISHED A RISK RETENTION RULE AS PART OF THE REGULATORY CAPITAL REGULATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF JAPANESE INVESTORS SEEKING TO INVEST IN SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS (THE “JRR RULE”). THE JRR RULE MANDATES AN “INDIRECT” COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT, MEANING THAT CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF JAPANESE INVESTORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY HIGHER RISK WEIGHTING TO SECURITIZATION EXPOSURES THEY HOLD UNLESS THE RELEVANT ORIGINATOR COMMITS TO HOLD A RETENTION INTEREST IN THE SECURITIES ISSUED IN THE SECURITIZATION TRANSACTION EQUAL TO AT LEAST 5% OF THE EXPOSURE OF THE TOTAL UNDERLYING ASSETS IN THE SECURITIZATION TRANSACTION (THE “JAPANESE RETENTION REQUIREMENT”), OR SUCH INVESTORS DETERMINE THAT THE UNDERLYING ASSETS WERE NOT “INAPPROPRIATELY ORIGINATED.” IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH A DETERMINATION BY SUCH INVESTORS THAT SUCH UNDERLYING ASSETS WERE NOT “INAPPROPRIATELY ORIGINATED,” THE JAPANESE RETENTION REQUIREMENT WOULD APPLY TO AN INVESTMENT BY SUCH INVESTORS IN SUCH SECURITIES.

 

NO PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS HAS COMMITTED TO HOLD A RISK RETENTION INTEREST IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE JAPANESE RETENTION REQUIREMENT, AND WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION AS TO WHETHER THE TRANSACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS WOULD OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE JRR RULE.

 

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF CANADA

 

THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY BE SOLD IN CANADA ONLY TO PURCHASERS PURCHASING, OR DEEMED TO BE PURCHASING, AS PRINCIPAL THAT ARE ACCREDITED INVESTORS, AS DEFINED IN NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 45-106 PROSPECTUS EXEMPTIONS OR SUBSECTION 73.3(1) OF THE SECURITIES ACT (ONTARIO), AND ARE PERMITTED CLIENTS, AS DEFINED IN NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 31-103 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, EXEMPTIONS AND ONGOING REGISTRANT OBLIGATIONS. ANY RESALE OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MUST BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE PROSPECTUS REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

SECURITIES LEGISLATION IN CERTAIN PROVINCES OR TERRITORIES OF CANADA MAY PROVIDE A PURCHASER WITH REMEDIES FOR RESCISSION OR DAMAGES IF THIS PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENT THERETO) CONTAINS A MISREPRESENTATION, PROVIDED THAT THE REMEDIES FOR RESCISSION OR DAMAGES ARE EXERCISED BY THE PURCHASER WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT PRESCRIBED BY THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF THE PURCHASER’S PROVINCE OR TERRITORY. THE PURCHASER SHOULD REFER TO ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES LEGISLATION OF THE PURCHASER’S PROVINCE OR TERRITORY FOR PARTICULARS OF THESE RIGHTS OR CONSULT WITH A LEGAL ADVISOR.

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 3A.3 OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 33-105 UNDERWRITING CONFLICTS (“NI 33-105”), THE UNDERWRITERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF NI 33-105 REGARDING UNDERWRITER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

In this prospectus, we use certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are found in the material, including each of the tables, set forth under “Risk Factors” and “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations”. Forward-looking statements are also found elsewhere in this prospectus and include words like “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates” and other similar words. These statements are intended to convey our projections or expectations as of the date of this prospectus. These statements are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those we anticipate due to changes in, among other things:

 

economic conditions and industry competition,

 

political and/or social conditions, and

 

the law and government regulatory initiatives.

 

We will not update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in our expectations or changes in the conditions or circumstances on which these statements were originally based.

 

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Summary of Terms

 

The following is only a summary of selected information in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information you need to consider in making your investment decision. More detailed information appears elsewhere in this prospectus. To understand all of the terms of the offered certificates, carefully read this entire document. See Index of Certain Defined Terms” for definitions of capitalized terms.

 

General

 

Title of Certificates Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2022-GC48, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2022-GC48.

 

Relevant Parties

 

DepositorCitigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. As depositor, Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. will acquire the mortgage loans from the sponsors and transfer them to the issuing entity. The depositor’s address is 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013 and its telephone number is (212) 816-5343. See “Transaction Parties—The Depositor”.

 

Issuing Entity Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2022-GC48, a New York common law trust to be established on the closing date of this securitization transaction under the pooling and servicing agreement, to be dated as of June 1, 2022, between the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicers, the trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer. See “Transaction Parties—The Issuing Entity”.

 

SponsorsThe sponsors will be transferring the mortgage loans to the depositor for inclusion in the issuing entity. The sponsors of this transaction are:

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., a New York corporation (9 mortgage loans (30.8%));

 

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York limited partnership (5 mortgage loans (23.0%));

 

Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (10 mortgage loans (20.7%));

 

Bank of Montreal, a Canadian chartered bank (6 mortgage loans (9.7%));

 

Bank of Montreal, Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (1 mortgage loan (9.5%)); and

 

Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Bank of Montreal (1 mortgage loan (6.3%).

 

 The sponsors are sometimes also referred to in this prospectus as the “mortgage loan sellers”.

 

 See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

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OriginatorsThe sponsors originated (or co-originated) the mortgage loans or acquired (or, on or prior to the closing date, will acquire) the mortgage loans, directly or indirectly, from the originators as set forth in the following chart:

 

 

Originator 

Sponsor 

Number of Mortgage Loans 

Aggregate
Principal
Balance of
Mortgage
Loans
 

Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

  Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. 9 $194,950,691 30.8%
  Goldman Sachs Bank USA Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company(1) 5 145,422,000 23.0
  Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC 10                    131,181,289 20.7
  Bank of Montreal Bank of Montreal 6 61,720,000 9.7
  Bank of Montreal / Starwood  Mortgage Capital LLC / Citi Real  Estate Funding  Inc. Bank of Montreal / Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC / Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. (2) 1 60,000,000 9.5
  Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. / Bank of Montreal Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. / Bank of Montreal(3) 1 40,000,000 6.3
    Total

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$633,273,980

100.0% 

 

     
(1)Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company has acquired or will acquire the mortgage loans or portions thereof that were originated or co-originated by Goldman Sachs Bank USA on or prior to the closing date.

 

(2)The Yorkshire & Lexington Towers mortgage loan (9.5%) is comprised of separate notes that are being sold by Bank of Montreal, Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Yorkshire & Lexington Towers mortgage loan was co-originated by Bank of Montreal, Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC, and Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. The Yorkshire & Lexington Towers mortgage loan is evidenced by three (3) promissory notes: (i) note A-4, with an outstanding principal balance of $20,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Bank of Montreal is acting as mortgage loan seller, (ii) note A-11, with an outstanding principal balance of $20,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC is acting as mortgage loan seller and (iii) note A-9, with an outstanding principal balance of $20,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is acting as mortgage loan seller.

 

(3)The Bell Works mortgage loan (6.3%) is comprised of separate notes that are being sold by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Bank of Montreal. The Bell Works whole loan was co-originated by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., Bank of Montreal and Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. The Bell Works mortgage loan is evidenced by two (2) promissory notes: (i) note A-2-1, with an outstanding principal balance of $20,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. is acting as mortgage loan seller and (ii) note A-4, with an outstanding principal balance of $20,000,000 as of the cut-off date, as to which Bank of Montreal is acting as mortgage loan seller.

 

In addition, one or more sponsors may transfer to the depositor one or more subordinate notes evidencing a subordinate portion of a pari passu-AB whole loan or an AB whole loan (such subordinate portion is referred to in this prospectus as a “trust subordinate companion loan”), which will be an asset of the issuing entity, will be serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement and will back, and be the sole source of payment on, the related loan-specific certificates, but will not be included in the mortgage pool that will back the certificates. If a trust subordinate companion loan exists with respect to this securitization, it will be identified under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Trust Subordinate Companion Loan”.

 

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 As regards the assets of the trust, references to “mortgage loan” and “mortgage loans” are intended to mean only a mortgage loan or group of mortgage loans that are part of the mortgage pool backing the certificates and are exclusive of any trust subordinate companion loans.

 

 See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

Master Servicer Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, will be the master servicer. The master servicer will, in general, be responsible for the master servicing and administration of the mortgage loans and the related companion loans pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction (excluding those mortgage loans and companion loans that are or become part of outside serviced whole loans and that are currently, or become in the future, serviced under an outside servicing agreement as indicated in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below). The principal master servicing offices of the master servicer are located at 10851 Mastin Street, Building 82, Suite 300, Overland Park, Kansas 66210, and its telephone number is (913) 253-9000. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Master Servicer” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans”.

 

 See “—The Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” below for a discussion of the mortgage loans included in the issuing entity that are part of a whole loan and have one or more related companion loans held outside the issuing entity.

 

 The mortgage loans transferred to the issuing entity, any related companion loans and any related whole loans that are, in each case, serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction are referred to in this prospectus as “serviced mortgage loans,” “serviced companion loans” and “serviced whole loans,” respectively. A serviced mortgage loan and a serviced companion loan may each also be referred to as a “serviced loan”. Any mortgage loans transferred to the issuing entity, related companion loans and related whole loans that are not serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement, but are instead serviced under a separate servicing agreement (an “outside servicing agreement”) governing the securitization of one or more related companion loans, are referred to as “outside serviced mortgage loans,” “outside serviced companion loans,” and “outside serviced whole loans,” respectively. An outside serviced mortgage loan and an outside serviced companion loan may each also be referred to as an “outside serviced loan”.

 

 The Stockton Self Storage Portfolio mortgage loan is part of a separate whole loan that will initially be serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction.  However, upon the inclusion of the related controlling pari passu companion loan in a future securitization transaction, the servicing of the related whole loan will shift to the servicing agreement (which will then become an outside servicing agreement) governing that future securitization transaction.  Accordingly, such mortgage loan, the related companion loan(s) and the related whole loan will be: (i) a serviced mortgage loan, serviced companion loan(s) and a serviced whole loan, respectively, prior to any such shift in servicing; and (ii) an outside serviced mortgage loan, outside serviced companion loan(s) and an outside serviced whole

 

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 loan, respectively, after the related shift in servicing occurs. Such mortgage loan, the related companion loan(s) and the related whole loan are sometimes referred to as a “servicing shift mortgage loan”, “servicing shift companion loan(s)” and a “servicing shift whole loan”, respectively.

 

 See the chart entitled “Whole Loan Summary” under “The Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” below in this summary and the chart entitled “Servicing of the Whole Loans” under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—General” below for a listing of the serviced whole loan, outside serviced whole loans and servicing shift whole loans.

 

 The servicer(s) of the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Special Servicer Greystone Servicing Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will be appointed the initial special servicer with respect to the serviced mortgage loans and any related serviced companion loans pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement (other than any excluded special servicer mortgage loan and any trust subordinate companion whole loan). The principal special servicing offices of that special servicer are located at 5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 800, Irving, TX 75039. See “Transaction PartiesServicersthe Special Servicers”.

 

 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, will be the initial special servicer with respect to the trust subordinate companion whole loan pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement. The principal special servicing offices of that special servicer are located at 200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3550, Miami, Florida 33131. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Special Servicers”.

 

 References in this prospectus to “special servicer” mean, with respect to each serviced mortgage loan and serviced whole loan, the applicable special servicer that acts as the special servicer for such serviced mortgage loan or serviced whole loan, as applicable, as identified in this “Special Servicer” subsection.

 

 The special servicer will be primarily responsible for (i) making decisions and performing certain servicing functions with respect to the serviced mortgage loans and any related companion loans as to which a special servicing transfer event (such as a default or an imminent default) has occurred, as well as any related REO properties acquired on behalf of the issuing entity and any related companion loan holders, and (ii) reviewing, evaluating, processing and/or providing or withholding consent as to certain major decisions and certain other matters identified as “special servicer decisions” relating to such serviced mortgage loans and any related companion loans for which a special servicing transfer event has not occurred, in each case pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction.

 

 See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Mortgage Loans” and “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”.

 

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 If the special servicer, to its knowledge, becomes a borrower party (as defined under “—Directing Holder” below) with respect to any mortgage loan (such mortgage loan, an “excluded special servicer mortgage loan”), it will be required to resign with respect to the servicing of that mortgage loan. The applicable directing holder will be entitled to appoint a separate special servicer that is not a borrower party with respect to such excluded special servicer mortgage loan (such separate special servicer, an “excluded mortgage loan special servicer”). Any excluded mortgage loan special servicer will be required to perform all of the obligations of the special servicer for the related excluded special servicer mortgage loan and will be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such excluded special servicer mortgage loan earned during such time as the related mortgage loan is an excluded special servicer mortgage loan. If there is no applicable directing holder entitled to appoint an excluded mortgage loan special servicer for an excluded special servicer mortgage loan (or if there is a directing holder so entitled but it has not appointed a replacement special servicer within 30 days), an excluded mortgage loan special servicer will be appointed in the manner described in this prospectus and as provided under the pooling and servicing agreement. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event” in this prospectus.

 

 The special servicer (but not the special servicer with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan) may be removed in such capacity under the pooling and servicing agreement, with or without cause, as set forth under (and subject to certain conditions described under) “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”, “—Servicer Termination Events” and “—Rights Upon Servicer Termination Event.” Also, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Trust Subordinate Companion Loan” for instances where the special servicer for a trust subordinate companion whole loan may be removed.

 

 A special servicer with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan may only be removed in such capacity in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable outside servicing agreement and the co-lender agreement governing the related outside serviced whole loan.

 

 The special servicer(s) of the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table below titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

TrusteeWilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, will act as trustee. The corporate trust office of the trustee is located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CGCMT 2022-GC48. Following the transfer of the mortgage loans, the trustee, on behalf of the issuing entity, will become the mortgagee of record for each serviced mortgage loan and any related companion loans except that, with respect to each servicing shift whole loan, the trustee will not become the mortgagee of record unless the related servicing shift does not occur within 180 days after the closing date or the whole loan becomes specially serviced prior to the related servicing shift. Upon the occurrence of the related servicing shift with respect to

 

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 any servicing shift whole loan, the trustee of the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan will become the mortgagee of record. In addition, subject to the terms of the pooling and servicing agreement, the trustee will be primarily responsible for back-up advancing. See “Transaction Parties—The Trustee” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

 The trustee(s) with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Certificate Administrator Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, will initially act as certificate administrator. The certificate administrator will also be required to act as custodian, certificate registrar, REMIC administrator, 17g-5 information provider, paying agent and authenticating agent. The corporate trust offices of the certificate administrator are located at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045 and for certificate transfer purposes are located at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415. See “Transaction Parties—The Certificate Administrator” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement”.

 

 The custodian(s) with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loan(s) (to the extent definitively identified) are set forth in the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” below. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

Operating Advisor Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, will be the operating advisor. The operating advisor will, in general and under certain circumstances described in this prospectus, have the following rights and responsibilities with respect to the serviced mortgage loans:

 

after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event, reviewing the actions of the special servicer with respect to specially serviced loans and with respect to certain major decisions regarding non-specially serviced loans as to which the operating advisor has consultation rights;

 

reviewing reports provided by the special servicer to the extent set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement;

 

reviewing for accuracy certain calculations made by the special servicer;

 

after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event (and under the circumstances described in this prospectus), issuing an annual report generally setting forth, among other things, its assessment of whether the special servicer is performing its duties in compliance with the servicing standard and the pooling and servicing agreement and identifying any material deviations therefrom;

 

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after the occurrence and during the continuance of a consultation termination event, recommending the replacement of the special servicer if the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the special servicer has failed to comply with the servicing standard and (2) a replacement of the special servicer would be in the best interest of the certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owners (as a collective whole); and

 

after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event, consulting on a non-binding basis with the special servicer with respect to certain major decisions (and such other matters as are set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement) in respect of the applicable serviced mortgage loan(s) and/or related companion loan(s).

 

 See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor” for a discussion of the foregoing rights and responsibilities of the operating advisor with respect to a trust subordinate companion loan in the event the issuance of related loan-specific certificates is subject to risk retention under Rule 7 of Regulation RR.

 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the operating advisor will generally have no obligations or consultation rights as operating advisor under the pooling and servicing agreement for this transaction with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan or any related REO property.

 

 See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Operating Advisor” and “—Termination of the Special Servicer Other Than in Connection With a Servicer Termination Event”.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Park Bridge Lender Services LLC will also be serving as the asset representations reviewer. The asset representations reviewer will be required to review certain delinquent mortgage loans after a specified delinquency threshold has been exceeded and the holders of certificates evidencing the required percentage of voting rights have voted to direct a review of such delinquent mortgage loans. See “Transaction Parties—The Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—The Asset Representations Reviewer”.

 

Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians

 

 

The following mortgage loans will or are expected to constitute the “outside serviced mortgage loans” (and the related whole loans will or are expected to constitute the “outside serviced whole loans”), and such mortgage loans and whole loans will be (or, in the case of a servicing shift whole loan, following the inclusion of the applicable companion loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction, will be) serviced and administered pursuant to the servicing agreement governing the securitization of the related controlling note by the parties thereto, as identified in the table below:

 

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Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Name 

Mortgage Loan Seller(s) 

Outside Servicing Agreement(2)
(Date Thereof) 

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance 

Outside Servicer 

Outside Special Servicer 

Outside Trustee 

Outside Custodian 

Outside Operating Advisor 

Initial Outside Controlling Class Representative(3) 

2550 M Street CREFI BMARK 2022-B35 PSA (5/1/22) 6.3% KeyBank National Association KeyBank National Association Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Park Bridge Lender Services LLC LD III Sub VII, LLC
Bell Works CREFI, BMO BMARK 2022-B35 PSA (5/1/22) 6.3% KeyBank National Association KeyBank National Association Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Park Bridge Lender Services LLC LD III Sub VII, LLC
One Wilshire GSMC BMARK 2022-B32 PSA (2/1/22) 3.7% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association KeyBank National Association Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Pentalpha Surveillance LLC ECMBS LLC
ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #55 CREFI BMARK 2022-B35 PSA (5/1/22) 3.5% KeyBank National Association KeyBank National Association Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Park Bridge Lender Services LLC LD III Sub VII, LLC
Stockton Self Storage Portfolio SMC (4) 2.2% (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) (5)
360 Rosemary BMO BMO 2022-C1 PSA (2/1/22) 1.3% KeyBank National Association Situs Holdings, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Park Bridge Lender Services LLC Rockwood Income and Credit Partners III, L.P.
111 River Street BMO BMO 2022-C1 PSA (2/1/22) 1.3% KeyBank National Association KeyBank National Association Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Park Bridge Lender Services LLC PIMCO Flexible Credit Income Fund
2 Riverfront Plaza BMO

BBCMS 2022-C15 PSA(2)

(4/1/22)

 

1.2% Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC Wilmington Trust, National Association Computershare Trust Company, National Association Pentalpha Surveillance LLC RREF IV-D AIV RR, LLC

     
  (1) Includes servicing shift mortgage loans which, in each case, will become outside serviced mortgage loans after the related shift in servicing occurs. However, until the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, the related whole loan will be serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction by the parties thereto.

 

(2)PSA” means pooling and servicing agreement and “TSA” means trust and servicing agreement.

 

(3)The entity named under the indicated PSA or TSA under the heading “Outside Servicing Agreement” as the initial controlling class representative (or an equivalent term). However, the initial outside controlling class representative may instead be an affiliate of the entity listed. See “—Directing Holder” below.

 

(4)The Stockton Self Storage Portfolio mortgage loan is expected to be a servicing shift mortgage loan that (i) will initially be serviced and administered by the master servicer and the special servicer pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction, and (ii) upon the inclusion of the related controlling pari passu companion loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction, will be an outside serviced mortgage loan, and will be serviced and administered by an outside servicer and an outside special servicer pursuant to an outside servicing agreement governing that future commercial mortgage securitization transaction. The parties to the related outside servicing agreement for the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan giving rise to a servicing shift have not been definitively identified.

 

(5)With respect to the Stockton Self Storage Portfolio mortgage loan, there will be no initial outside controlling class representative until the securitization of the controlling pari passu companion loan in a future commercial mortgage securitization transaction. See the “Whole Loan Controlling Notes and Non-Controlling Notes” chart under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans—General” for the identity of the related controlling note holder for the related whole loan.

 

 Each outside servicer identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside

 

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 servicer”; each outside special servicer identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside special servicer”; each outside trustee identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside trustee”; each outside operating advisor identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside operating advisor”; and each outside custodian identified or referred to in the table above or its permitted successor is referred to in this prospectus as an “outside custodian”. With respect to each outside serviced whole loan, the related outside servicer will have primary servicing responsibilities with respect to the entire whole loan, the related outside special servicer will serve as special servicer of the entire whole loan, the related outside trustee generally serves as mortgagee of record with respect to the entire whole loan, and the related outside custodian serves as custodian with respect to the mortgage loan file for the related whole loan (other than with respect to the related promissory note evidencing each related mortgage loan that will be contributed to this securitization transaction and any promissory note evidencing any related companion loan(s) not included in the subject controlling securitization transaction).

 

 See “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

 None of the master servicer or the special servicer (in each such capacity) or any other party to this securitization transaction is responsible for the performance by any party to an outside servicing agreement of its duties thereunder, including with respect to the servicing of each of the subject mortgage loans held by the issuing entity that is included in the subject outside serviced whole loan.

 

 See “Transaction Parties—Servicers—The Outside Servicers and the Outside Special Servicers” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans.”

 

Directing Holder The “directing holder” with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, serviced whole loan will be:

 

except (i) with respect to an excluded mortgage loan, (ii) with respect to a serviced whole loan that includes a trust subordinate companion loan (sometimes referred to in this prospectus as a “trust subordinate companion whole loan”) prior to a related control appraisal period, (iii) with respect to a serviced whole loan as to which the controlling note is held outside the issuing entity (sometimes referred to in this prospectus as a “serviced outside controlled whole loan”), and (iv) during any period that a control termination event has occurred and is continuing, the controlling class representative;

 

with respect to any serviced outside controlled whole loan (which may include a servicing shift whole loan or a serviced whole loan with a controlling subordinate companion loan held outside the issuing entity), if and for so long as the applicable companion loan holder is entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consent rights similar to those entitled to be exercised by the controlling class representative, the holder of the related controlling note (during any such period, the “outside controlling note holder”), and

 

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with respect to a trust subordinate companion whole loan (i) for so long as no related control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to such trust subordinate companion whole loan, the loan-specific controlling class representative (if and for so long as it is entitled to act as directing holder) and (ii) for so long as a related control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to such trust subordinate companion whole loan and a control termination event has not occurred and is continuing, the controlling class representative.

 

 provided, that with respect to any serviced whole loan, the rights of the directing holder will be subject to and may be limited by the terms and provisions of any related co-lender agreement.

 

 For the avoidance of doubt: (A) the controlling class representative will not be the directing holder if and for so long as (1) a control termination event is in effect, (2) the related mortgage loan is an excluded mortgage loan, (3) the related serviced whole loan is a serviced outside controlled whole loan, and/or (4) with respect to a trust subordinate companion whole loan, no related control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to the trust subordinate companion whole loan; and (B) with respect to any serviced outside controlled whole loan, the outside controlling noteholder or its representative will be the directing holder only if and for so long as such holder or its representative is entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consent rights similar to those entitled to be exercised by the controlling class representative.

 

 Further for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or serviced whole loan, if none of the controlling class representative, an outside controlling note holder or a loan-specific controlling class representative is a directing holder in accordance with the foregoing definition, then there will be no directing holder for that serviced mortgage loan or serviced whole loan.

 

 An “excluded mortgage loan” is, if the controlling class representative is the directing holder with respect to such mortgage loan, a mortgage loan or the related whole loan with respect to which the controlling class representative or a holder of more than 50% of the controlling class of certificates (by certificate balance) is (i) a borrower or mortgagor under that mortgage loan or whole loan or a manager of a related mortgaged property or an affiliate of any of the foregoing or (ii) a holder or beneficial owner of (or an affiliate of any holder or beneficial owner of) a mezzanine loan, secured by a pledge of the direct (or indirect) equity interests in the borrower under that mortgage loan or whole loan, if such mezzanine loan either (a) has been accelerated or (b) is the subject of foreclosure proceedings against the equity collateral pledged to secure that mezzanine loan (any such person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, a “borrower party”). Solely for the purposes of the definition of “borrower party”, the term “affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person, (i) any other person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified person or (ii) any other person that owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such specified person.

 

 With respect to the serviced mortgage loans and serviced whole loans, in general:

 

the applicable directing holder will have certain consent and consultation rights under the pooling and servicing agreement with

 

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  respect to certain major decisions and other matters with respect to such mortgage loans or, if applicable, whole loans; and
   
the applicable directing holder will have the right to remove and replace the special servicer, with or without cause, with respect to such mortgage loans (or, in the case of a serviced outside controlled whole loan, or a trust subordinate companion whole loan, solely with respect to the applicable whole loan).

 

 For so long as it is serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization, a servicing shift whole loan will be a serviced outside controlled whole loan and, after the related shift in servicing occurs, such whole loan will be an outside serviced whole loan.

 

 If, with respect to any serviced outside controlled whole loan, the related controlling note is included in a separate securitization trust, the servicing agreement for the relevant securitization and/or the related co-lender agreement may impose limitations on the exercise of rights associated with that related controlling note. For example, any “controlling class representative” (or equivalent entity) for such other securitization may lose consent and consultation rights and special servicer replacement rights in a manner similar to that described under “—Controlling Class Representatives” below with respect to the controlling class representative for this securitization. However, if the related controlling note for any such serviced outside controlled whole loan is not included in a separate securitization trust and subject to an applicable servicing agreement, the related outside controlling note holder or its representative may retain such rights under the related co-lender agreement for a longer period than would otherwise be the case.

 

 Any serviced whole loan with a subordinate companion loan that (i) is held outside the issuing entity and (ii) constitutes the controlling note, will initially be a serviced outside controlled whole loan. However, during such time as the holder(s) of the applicable subordinate companion loan(s) are no longer permitted to exercise control or consultation rights under the related co-lender agreement, in the event control shifts to the note included in this securitization transaction, then the controlling class representative (as directing holder) will generally (subject to the terms of such co-lender agreement) have the same consent and consultation rights with respect to the related serviced mortgage loan (and any related companion loan(s)) as it does for the other serviced mortgage loans in the mortgage pool that are not part of a whole loan.

 

 With respect to the outside serviced mortgage loans, the entity (if any) identified in the table above titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans Summary” under “—Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” as the “initial controlling class representative” (referred to herein as an “outside controlling class representative”) with respect to the indicated outside servicing agreement, or such other directing holder as is contemplated under the co-lender agreement, for the related outside serviced whole loan, will have certain consent and consultation rights and special servicer replacement rights with respect to such outside serviced whole loan, which are substantially similar, but not identical, to those of the controlling class representative under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization, subject to similar appraisal and other trigger events. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Whole Loans” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”.

 

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 Each directing holder may, pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement, have the ability to appoint a representative that is entitled to exercise its rights as directing holder under the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement.

 

 The directing holder, any outside controlling class representative or any of their respective representatives may direct the special servicer or the outside special servicer, as applicable, to take actions with respect to the servicing of the applicable mortgage loan(s) and/or whole loan(s) that could adversely affect the holders of some or all of the classes of offered certificates, and may, subject to any applicable restrictions, remove and replace the special servicer or the outside special servicer, as applicable, with respect to the applicable mortgage loan(s) and/or whole loan(s) with or without cause. The directing holder or any outside controlling class representative may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of the offered certificates. See “Risk Factors— Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any Companion Loan Holder”.

 

 Loan-specific controlling class”, “loan-specific controlling class representative”, “loan-specific controlling class certificateholder” and related terms, if there is a related trust subordinate companion loan, will be defined under “Description of the Mortgage Loans—The Trust Subordinate Companion Loan”.

 

 

Controlling Class RepresentativesThe “controlling class representative” under the pooling and servicing agreement will be the controlling class certificateholder or other representative selected by holders of at least a majority of the controlling class of certificates by certificate balance. No person may exercise any of the rights and powers of the controlling class representative with respect to an excluded mortgage loan.

 

 In general, the “controlling class” is, as of any time of determination, the most subordinate class of control eligible certificates that has an outstanding certificate balance, as notionally reduced by any cumulative appraisal reduction amount then allocable to such class, at least equal to 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class of certificates; provided, however, that (except under the circumstances set forth in the next proviso) if no such class meets the preceding requirement, then Class F will be the “controlling class”; provided, further, however, that if, at any time, the aggregate outstanding certificate balance of the classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates senior to the control eligible certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of any cumulative appraisal reduction amounts), then the “controlling class” will be the most subordinate class of control eligible certificates with an outstanding certificate balance greater than zero (without regard to the allocation of any cumulative appraisal reduction amounts). The controlling class as of the closing date will be Class H. See “Description of the Certificates—Voting Rights” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementDirecting Holder”. No other class of certificates will be eligible to act as the controlling class or appoint a controlling class representative.

 

 The “control eligible certificates” will be the Class F, Class G and Class H certificates.

 

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 After the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event (as described below), the consent and special servicer replacement rights of the controlling class representative will terminate, however, the controlling class representative will retain consultation rights under the pooling and servicing agreement with respect to certain major decisions and other matters with respect to the applicable serviced loans. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a consultation termination event (as described below), all of these rights of the controlling class representative with respect to the applicable serviced loans will terminate. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder”.

 

 A “control termination event” will, with respect to any mortgage loan, either (a) occur when none of the classes of control eligible certificates has an outstanding certificate balance (as notionally reduced by any cumulative appraisal reduction amount then allocable to such class) that is at least equal to 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class of certificates or (b) be deemed to occur as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder—General” in this prospectus; provided, however, that a control termination event will in no event exist at any time that the certificate balance of each class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates senior to the control eligible certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of cumulative appraisal reduction amounts); and provided, further, that with respect to any trust subordinate companion whole loan, the foregoing will only apply if a control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to such whole loan. With respect to excluded mortgage loans as to which the controlling class representative would otherwise be the directing holder, a control termination event will be deemed to exist.

 

 A “consultation termination event” will, with respect to any mortgage loan, either (a) occur when none of the classes of control eligible certificates has an outstanding certificate balance, without regard to the allocation of any cumulative appraisal reduction amount, that is equal to or greater than 25% of the initial certificate balance of that class of certificates or (b) be deemed to occur as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Directing Holder—General” in this prospectus; provided, however, that a consultation termination event will in no event exist at any time that the certificate balance of each class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates senior to the control eligible certificates has been reduced to zero (without regard to the allocation of cumulative appraisal reduction amounts); provided, that with respect to any trust subordinate companion whole loan, the foregoing will only apply if a control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to such whole loan. With respect to excluded mortgage loans as to which the controlling class representative would otherwise be the directing holder, a consultation termination event will be deemed to exist.

 

 LD III Sub IX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or an affiliate thereof, is expected on the closing date, (i) to purchase the Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H, Class F, Class G and Class H certificates and also receive the Class S certificates, and (ii) to appoint itself or an affiliate as the initial controlling class representative. LD III Sub IX, LLC is owned by LD III Holding Company, LLC, which is advised by Prime Finance Advisor, L.P.

 

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Risk Retention Consultation Parties The “risk retention consultation parties”, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, serviced whole loan will be: (i) the party selected by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and (ii) the party selected by Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Each risk retention consultation party will have certain non-binding consultation rights in certain circumstances (i) for so long as no consultation termination event is continuing, with respect to any specially serviced loan (other than any outside serviced mortgage loan), and (ii) during the continuance of a consultation termination event, with respect to any mortgage loan (other than any outside serviced mortgage loan), as further described in this prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the risk retention consultation parties will have any consultation rights with respect to any mortgage loan that is an excluded RRCP mortgage loan with respect to such party. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company are expected to be appointed as the initial risk retention consultation parties.

 

 With respect to any risk retention consultation party, an “excluded RRCP mortgage loan” is a mortgage loan or whole loan with respect to which such risk retention consultation party, or the person(s) entitled to appoint such risk retention consultation party, is a borrower party.

 

Consulting Parties As used in this prospectus, a “consulting party”, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or, if applicable, serviced whole loan will be, each of:

 

(i)except with respect to a serviced outside controlled whole loan, solely (a) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a consultation termination event, (b) for so long as the related mortgage loan is not an excluded mortgage loan, and (c) in the case of a trust subordinate companion whole loan, provided that an applicable control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to such whole loan, the controlling class representative;

 

(ii)with respect to any serviced outside controlled whole loan (which may include a servicing shift whole loan or a serviced whole loan with a controlling subordinate companion loan held outside the issuing entity), solely (a) if and for so long as the holder of the mortgage loan included in this securitization transaction is entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consultation rights with respect to such whole loan, (b) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a consultation termination event, and (c) for so long as the related mortgage loan is not an excluded mortgage loan, the controlling class representative;

 

(iii)with respect to any serviced whole loan that includes a pari passu companion loan, the holder of such pari passu companion loan if and to the extent such holder (a) is not the directing holder, and (b) is entitled to exercise consultation rights under the related co-lender agreement;

 

(iv)solely after the occurrence and during the continuance of a control termination event (or, in the case of a trust subordinate companion whole loan, in the event risk retention with respect to the securitization involving the related loan-specific certificates is held as an “eligible horizontal interest” by a “third party

 

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  purchaser”, an applicable operating advisor consultation trigger event), the operating advisor;
   
(v)with respect to the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers whole loan, solely (a) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Yorkshire & Lexington Towers control termination event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Yorkshire & Lexington Towers consultation termination event, and (b) provided that no applicable control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to such whole loan, the related loan-specific controlling class representative; and

 

(vi)except with respect to any excluded RRCP mortgage loan, (a) for so long as no consultation termination event is continuing, with respect to any specially serviced loan, and (b) during the continuance of a consultation termination event, with respect to any mortgage loan, each risk retention consultation party;

 

 provided, that with respect to any serviced whole loan, the rights of any consulting party set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above will be subject to and may be limited by the terms and provisions of any related co-lender agreement.

 

 For the avoidance of doubt, (A) the controlling class representative will not be a consulting party if and for so long as (1) a consultation termination event is in effect, (2) the related mortgage loan is an excluded mortgage loan, (3) with respect to a trust subordinate companion whole loan, no related control appraisal period exists or is deemed to exist with respect to the trust subordinate companion whole loan, and/or (4) with respect to any serviced outside controlled whole loan, it is not entitled under the related co-lender agreement to exercise consultation rights with respect to such whole loan, (B) the operating advisor will not be a consulting party if and for so long as no control termination event (or, in the case of a trust subordinate companion whole loan, in the event risk retention with respect to the securitization involving the related subseries of loan-specific certificates is held by a “third party purchaser” in the form of an “eligible horizontal residual interest”, no applicable operating advisor consultation trigger event) has occurred and is continuing, (C) none of the risk retention consultation parties will be a consulting party with respect to any mortgage loan that is an excluded RRCP mortgage loan with respect to such party, or with respect to any mortgage loans other than as described in clause (v) of the immediately preceding paragraph, and (D) the consultation rights of the holder of a pari passu companion loan with respect to any related serviced whole loan will be subject to the terms of the related co-lender agreement.

 

 Further for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any serviced mortgage loan or serviced whole loan, if none of the controlling class representative, the operating advisor, a risk retention consultation party, a related loan-specific controlling class representative or a holder of a pari passu companion loan is a consulting party in accordance with the foregoing definition, then there will be no consulting party for that serviced mortgage loan or serviced whole loan.

 

 Each consulting party may, pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement, have the ability to appoint a representative that is entitled to exercise its rights as consulting party under the pooling and servicing agreement and/or any related co-lender agreement.

 

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Significant Affiliations and
Relationships

Certain parties to this securitization transaction, as described under “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties—Transaction Party and Related Party Affiliations”, may:

 

serve in multiple capacities with respect to this securitization transaction;

 

be affiliated with other parties to this securitization transaction, a controlling class certificateholder, a directing holder, a consulting party, an outside controlling class representative and/or the holder of a companion loan or any securities backed in whole or in part by a companion loan;

 

serve as an outside servicer, outside special servicer, outside trustee, outside custodian, outside operating advisor or asset representations reviewer under an outside servicing agreement with respect to an outside serviced whole loan; or

 

be affiliated with an outside servicer, outside special servicer, outside trustee, outside custodian, outside operating advisor or asset representations reviewer under an outside servicing agreement with respect to an outside serviced whole loan.

 

 In addition, certain parties to this securitization transaction or a directing holder may otherwise have financial relationships with other parties to this securitization transaction. Such relationships may include, without limitation:

 

serving as warehouse lender to one or more of the sponsors and/or originators of this securitization transaction through a repurchase facility or otherwise (including with respect to certain mortgage loans to be contributed to this securitization transaction), where the proceeds received by such sponsor(s) and/or originator(s) in connection with the contribution of mortgage loans to this securitization transaction will be applied to, among other things, reacquire the financed mortgage loans from the repurchase counterparty or other warehouse provider;

 

serving as interim servicer for one or more of the sponsors and/or originators of this securitization transaction (including with respect to certain mortgage loans to be contributed by such sponsor(s) and/or originator(s) to this securitization transaction);

 

serving as interim custodian for one or more of the sponsors and/or originators of this securitization transaction (including with respect to certain mortgage loans to be contributed by such sponsor(s) and/or originator(s) to this securitization transaction);

 

entering into one or more agreements with the sponsors to purchase the servicing rights to the related mortgage loans and/or the right to be appointed as the master servicer with respect to such mortgage loans; and/or

 

performing due diligence services prior to the securitization closing date for one or more sponsors, a controlling class certificateholder or

 

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  the controlling class representative with respect to certain of the mortgage loans to be contributed to this securitization transaction.

 

 Each of the foregoing relationships, to the extent applicable, is described under “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties”.

 

 In addition, certain of the sponsors and/or other parties to this securitization transaction or their respective affiliates may hold mezzanine debt, a companion loan, securities backed in whole or in part by a companion loan, or other additional debt related to one or more of the mortgage loans to be included in this securitization transaction, and as such may have certain rights relating to the related mortgage loan(s) and/or whole loan(s), as described under “Transaction Parties—Certain Affiliations, Relationships and Related Transactions Involving Transaction Parties—Whole Loans and Mezzanine Loan Arrangements”. In the event a sponsor or other party to this securitization transaction or any affiliate of any of the foregoing includes any companion loan in a separate securitization transaction, such sponsor, other party or affiliate may be obligated to repurchase such companion loan from the applicable separate securitization trust in connection with certain breaches of representations and warranties and certain document defects.

 

 These roles and other potential relationships may give rise to conflicts of interest as further described under “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Interests and Incentives of the Originators, the Sponsors and Their Affiliates May Not Be Aligned with Your Interests” and “—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Other Potential Conflicts of Interest May Affect Your Investment”.

 

Relevant Dates and Periods

 

Cut-off Date With respect to each mortgage loan (and any trust subordinate companion loan), its respective due date in June 2022 (or, in the case of any mortgage loan (or trust subordinate companion loan) that has its first due date subsequent to June 2022, the date that would have been its due date in June 2022 under the terms thereof if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).

 

Closing Date On or about June 21, 2022.

 

Distribution Date The 4th business day following the related determination date of each month, beginning in July 2022.

 

Determination Date The 11th day of each calendar month or, if the 11th day is not a business day, then the business day following such 11th day, beginning in July 2022.

 

Record Date With respect to any distribution date, the last business day of the month preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs (or, in the event the closing date occurs in the same month as the first distribution date, the first record date will be the closing date).

 

Interest Accrual Period With respect to any distribution date, the calendar month preceding the month in which that distribution date occurs. Interest will be calculated on the offered certificates assuming each month has 30 days and each year has 360 days.

 

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Collection Period With respect to any distribution date, the period commencing on the day immediately following the determination date in the month preceding the month in which the applicable distribution date occurs (or, in the case of the distribution date occurring in July 2022, with respect to any particular mortgage loan, beginning on the day after the cut-off date) and ending on and including the determination date in the month in which the applicable distribution date occurs.

  

Assumed Final Distribution Date Class A-1 February 2027
  Class A-2 June 2027
  Class A-4 N/A - May 2032 (1)
  Class A-5 May 2032
  Class A-SB February 2032
  Class X-A May 2032
  Class A-S May 2032
  Class B June 2032
  Class C June 2032

       
  (1) The range of Assumed Final Distribution Dates is based on the initial certificate balance of the Class A-4 certificates ranging from $0 to $145,000,000.

 

 The assumed final distribution date for each class of offered certificates is the date on which that class is expected to be paid in full (or, in the case of the Class X-A certificates, the date on which the related notional amount is reduced to zero), assuming no delinquencies, losses, modifications, extensions or accelerations of maturity dates, repurchases or prepayments of the mortgage loans after the initial issuance of the offered certificates (other than the assumed repayment of a mortgage loan on any anticipated repayment date for such mortgage loan).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date As to each class of offered certificates, the distribution date in May 2054.

 

Transaction Overview

 

GeneralOn the closing date, each sponsor will sell its respective mortgage loans (and trust subordinate companion loans, if any) to the depositor, which will in turn deposit the mortgage loans (and such trust subordinate companion loans) into the issuing entity, a New York common law trust created on the closing date. The issuing entity will be formed pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, to be entered into between the depositor, the master servicer, the special servicers, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor and the asset representations reviewer.

 

 The transfers of the mortgage loans from the sponsors to the depositor and from the depositor to the issuing entity in exchange for the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, as well as the sales of the offered certificates by the depositor to the underwriters and by the underwriters to investors that purchase from them, are illustrated below:

 

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 The foregoing illustration does not take into account sales or other transfers of the Combined VRR Interest or any of the non-vertically retained certificates other than the offered certificates.

 

The Certificates

 

The Offered Certificates

 

A. General We are offering the following classes of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates as part of Series 2022-GC48:

 

Class A-1

Class A-2

Class A-4

Class A-5

Class A-SB

Class X-A

Class A-S

Class B

Class C

 

 Upon initial issuance, the Series 2022-GC48 certificates will consist of the above classes, together with (i) the following classes that are not being offered by this prospectus: the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class H, Class S, Class R and Class VRR certificates, and (ii) any loan-specific certificates and related uncertificated interests. In addition, the Uncertificated VRR Interest is not being offered by this prospectus.

 

 The offered certificates, together with the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class H, Class S, Class R and Class VRR certificates, are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “certificates”. The certificates, exclusive of the Class VRR certificates, are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “non-vertically retained certificates”. The non-vertically retained certificates (exclusive of the Class S and Class R certificates) are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “non-vertically retained regular certificates”. The non-vertically retained regular certificates (exclusive of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G

 

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 and Class X-H certificates) are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “non-vertically retained principal balance certificates”. The non-vertically retained principal balance certificates and the Class VRR certificates are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “principal balance certificates”. The Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “Class X certificates”.

 

B Certificate Balances or Notional Amounts Upon initial issuance, each class of the offered certificates will have the approximate initial certificate balance (or notional amount, in the case of the Class X-A certificates) set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%, and further subject to any other applicable variance set forth in the footnotes to such table.

 

 The certificate balance of any class of principal balance certificates outstanding at any time represents the maximum amount that its holders are entitled to receive at such time as distributions allocable to principal from the cash flow on the mortgage loans and the other assets in the issuing entity, subject to reduction as described below in this “—The Certificates—The Offered Certificates” section.

 

 See “Description of the Certificates—General” in this prospectus.

 

C. Pass-Through Rates Each class of the offered certificates will accrue interest at an annual rate called a pass-through rate on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months or a “30/360 basis.” The approximate initial pass-through rate for each class of offered certificates is set forth in the table under “Certificate Summary” in this prospectus.

 

 The pass-through rate with respect to each class of offered certificates (other than the Class X-A certificates) will generally be equal to one of (i) a fixed per annum rate, (ii) the weighted average of the net interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as in effect from time to time, (iii) a rate equal to the lesser of a specified per annum rate and the weighted average rate specified in clause (ii), or (iv) the weighted average rate specified in clause (ii) less a specified percentage, but no less than 0.000%, as described in this prospectus.

 

 The pass-through rate with respect to the Class X-A certificates will generally be a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the weighted average of the net interest rates on the mortgage loans (in each case, adjusted, if necessary, to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) as in effect from time to time, over (ii) the weighted average of the pass-through rates of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB and Class A-S certificates as in effect from time to time, as described in this prospectus.

 

 For purposes of calculating the pass-through rate on any class of non-vertically retained certificates that has a pass-through rate limited by, equal to or based on the weighted average of the net mortgage interest rates on the mortgage loans:

 

the mortgage loan interest rates will not reflect any default interest rate, any rate increase occurring after an anticipated repayment date (if applicable), any loan term modifications agreed to by the master

 

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  servicer, an outside servicer, the special servicer or an outside special servicer or any modifications resulting from a borrower’s bankruptcy or insolvency; and
   
with respect to each mortgage loan that accrues interest on the basis of the actual number of days in a month, assuming a 360-day year, the related mortgage loan interest rate (net of the administrative fee rate) for any month that is not a 30-day month will be recalculated so that the amount of interest that would accrue at that recalculated rate in that month, calculated on a 30/360 basis, will equal the amount of net interest that actually accrues on that mortgage loan in that month, adjusted for any withheld amounts and/or closing date deposits as described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Accounts” in this prospectus.

 

 No trust subordinate companion loan will be taken into account in determining pass-through rates on the non-vertically retained certificates.

 

 See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”, “—Distributions—Pass-Through Rates” and “—Distributions—Interest Distribution Amount” in this prospectus.

 

D. Servicing and Administration Fees The master servicer and the special servicer are entitled to a master servicing fee and a special servicing fee, respectively, generally from the interest payments on the mortgage loans (or any serviced whole loans, if applicable) in the case of the master servicer, and from the collection account in the case of the special servicer; provided, that the special servicer for this securitization transaction (acting in such capacity) will not receive any special servicing fee with respect to any outside serviced mortgage loan. The master servicing fee for each distribution date will generally be calculated based on: (i) the outstanding principal balance of each mortgage loan in the issuing entity and each serviced companion loan and any successor REO loan; and (ii) the related master servicing fee rate, which includes any sub-servicing fee rate and primary servicing fee rate and ranges on a loan-by-loan basis from 0.00250% to 0.04250% per annum. For presentation purposes, the master servicing fee rate includes, with respect to an outside serviced mortgage loan, the primary servicing fee rate payable to the outside servicer.

 

 The master servicer and the special servicer are also entitled to additional fees and amounts, including income on the amounts held in permitted investments to the extent specified in this prospectus and the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

 The special servicing fee for each distribution date is generally calculated based on the outstanding principal balance of each specially serviced loan or REO loan (that is not part of an outside serviced whole loan) and the special servicing fee rate, which is equal to the greater of 0.25% per annum and the rate that would result in a special servicing fee of $3,500 for the related month.

 

 In addition, the special servicer is entitled to (a) liquidation fees from (and generally calculated at a rate of 1.0%, or such lower rate as would not result in a liquidation fee that is more than $1,000,000, applied to) the recovery of liquidation proceeds, insurance proceeds, condemnation proceeds and other payments in connection with a full or discounted payoff of (or an unscheduled partial payment in connection with a

 

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  workout with respect to) a specially serviced loan or REO loan (that is not part of an outside serviced whole loan), subject to a minimum liquidation fee of $25,000, and (b) workout fees from (and generally calculated at a rate of 1.0%, or such lower rate as would not result in a workout fee that is more than $1,000,000, applied to) collections on any mortgage loan or companion loan serviced under the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction, that had previously been a specially serviced loan, but had been worked out, subject to a minimum workout fee of $25,000, in each case net of certain amounts and calculated as further described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” in this prospectus.
   
 With respect to each of the outside serviced mortgage loans and (after the related shift in servicing occurs) the servicing shift mortgage loan set forth in the table below, the outside servicer under the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of that loan will, or is expected to, be entitled to a primary servicing fee equal to a per annum rate (which includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate) set forth in the table below, and the outside special servicer under the related outside servicing agreement will, or is expected to, be entitled to a special servicing fee at a rate equal to the per annum rate, as well as a workout fee and liquidation fee at the respective percentages, set forth below (or in the case of a servicing shift mortgage loan, set forth in the related outside servicing agreement). In addition, each party to the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of an outside serviced whole loan will, or is expected to, be entitled to receive other fees and reimbursements with respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan in amounts, from sources, and at frequencies, that are similar, but not necessarily identical, to those described under this “—Servicing and Administration Fees” section with respect to serviced mortgage loans and, in certain cases (for example, with respect to unreimbursed special servicing fees and servicing advances with respect to the subject outside serviced whole loan), such amounts will be reimbursable from general collections on the mortgage loans in this securitization to the extent that such amounts are (i) not recoverable from the subject outside serviced whole loan and (ii) allocable to the related outside serviced mortgage loan pursuant to the related co-lender agreement. With respect to the servicing shift mortgage loan, any related outside special servicing fees, outside workout fees and outside liquidation fees (or limitations thereon), if and to the extent set forth in the table below, are generally based on provisions contained in the related co-lender agreement, given that the applicable outside servicing agreement has not yet been entered into. See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Whole Loans” and “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans” and “—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” (including the fee and expenses table and the related footnotes contained under that heading).

 

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Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Name

Servicing
of Whole Loan

Outside (Primary) Servicer Fee Rate (per annum)(2)

Outside Special Servicer
Fee Rate
(per annum)(3)

Outside
Workout Fee Rate(3)

Outside
Liquidation Fee Rate(3)

Bell Works BMARK 2022-B35 0.00125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%
2550 M Street BMARK 2022-B35 0.00125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%
One Wilshire BMARK 2022-B32 0.01125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%
ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #55 BMARK 2022-B35 0.00125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%
Stockton Self Storage Portfolio Servicing Shift 0.00125% 0.25000%(4) 1.00%(4) 1.00%(4)
360 Rosemary BMO 2022-C1 0.00125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%
111 River Street BMO 2022-C1 0.00125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%
2 Riverfront Plaza BBCMS 2022-C15 0.00125% 0.25000% 1.00% 1.00%

 

     
(1)Includes the servicing shift mortgage loan which will become an outside serviced mortgage loan after the related shift in servicing occurs. Until the securitization of the related controlling pari passu companion loan, the related whole loan will be serviced and administered pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction by the parties thereto.

 

(2)Includes any applicable sub-servicing fee rate.

 

(3)Subject to such limitations and minimum thresholds as may be provided in the related outside servicing agreement or the related co-lender agreement. See “The Pooling and Servicing AgreementServicing and Other Compensation and Payment of ExpensesFees and Expenses” (including the table titled “Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan Fees” and the related footnotes (if any) to that table).

 

(4)The fees set forth are those specified in the related co-lender agreement as being permitted under the related future outside servicing agreement following the occurrence of the related shift in servicing. However, prior to the occurrence of the related shift in servicing, special servicing fees, workout fees and liquidation fees are as set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization.

 

 The operating advisor is entitled to a fee from general collections on the mortgage loans for each distribution date, calculated based on the outstanding principal balance of each mortgage loan in the issuing entity and each successor REO loan and the operating advisor fee rate of 0.00220% per annum. The operating advisor is also entitled to a consulting fee with respect to each major decision as to which the operating advisor has consultation rights, which will be a fee for each such major decision equal to $10,000 or such lesser amount as the related borrower pays with respect to the subject serviced mortgage loan (or serviced whole loan, if applicable).

 

 The asset representations reviewer will be entitled to an upfront fee of $5,000 on the closing date to be paid by the sponsors. The asset representations reviewer will also be entitled to an ongoing fee on each distribution date calculated on the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan and successor REO loan at a per annum rate equal to 0.00039%. The asset representations reviewer will not be entitled to an ongoing fee with respect to any trust subordinate companion loan. Upon the completion of any asset review with respect to each delinquent loan, the asset representations reviewer will be entitled to a per loan fee in an amount described in “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses—Asset Representations Reviewer Compensation”.

 

 Each party to the pooling and servicing agreement will also be entitled to be reimbursed by the issuing entity for costs, expenses and liabilities borne by them in certain circumstances (and, in some cases, together

 

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  with interest thereon). Fees and expenses payable by the issuing entity to any party to the pooling and servicing agreement are generally payable prior to any distributions to certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owners.
   
 Additionally, with respect to each distribution date, an amount equal to the product of 0.00050% per annum multiplied by the outstanding principal amount of each mortgage loan, any trust subordinate companion loan and any REO loan will be payable to CRE Finance Council® (“CREFC®”) as an intellectual property royalty license fee for use of their names and trademarks, including in the investor reporting package. This fee will be payable prior to any distributions to certificateholders and the Uncertificated VRR Interest owners.

 

 The fees of the trustee and the certificate administrator will be payable monthly from general collections on the mortgage loans and any trust subordinate companion loans for each distribution date, calculated on the total outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans and any trust subordinate companion loans in the issuing entity and the combined trustee/certificate administrator fee rate of 0.01216% per annum.

 

 Each of the master servicing fee, the special servicing fee, the operating advisor fee, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee, the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee and the trustee/certificate administrator fee will be calculated on the same interest accrual basis as the related mortgage loan (or any related serviced companion loan, as applicable) and prorated for any partial period. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses” in this prospectus.

 

 With respect to each mortgage loan, the administrative fee rate will be the sum of the master servicing fee rate (which, with respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan, for purposes of presentation in this prospectus, includes the per annum servicing fee rate payable to the outside servicer), the operating advisor fee rate, the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee rate, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee rate and the trustee/certificate administrator fee rate and is set forth on Annex A to this prospectus for each mortgage loan.

 

 The master servicing fees, the special servicing fees, the liquidation fees, the workout fees, the operating advisor fees, the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee and the trustee/certificate administrator fees, including any such fees payable with respect to the outside serviced mortgage loans, will be paid prior to distributions to certificateholders or the Uncertificated VRR Interest owners of the available distribution amount as described under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” and “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Method, Timing and Amount” in this prospectus.

 

 See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing and Other Compensation and Payment of Expenses”,—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”, and Limitation on Liability; Indemnification”. See also “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Withdrawals from the Collection Account” and “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Method, Timing and Amount”.

 

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Distributions

 

A. Allocation Between Combined VRR Interest and Non-Vertically Retained Certificates


The aggregate amount available for distribution to holders of the non-vertically retained certificates and the Combined VRR Interest on each distribution date will be: (i) the gross amount of interest, principal, yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums collected with respect to the mortgage loans in the applicable one-month collection period, net of specified expenses of the issuing entity, including fees payable therefrom to, and losses, liabilities, advances, costs and expenses reimbursable or indemnifiable therefrom to, the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator, the trustee, the operating advisor, the asset representations reviewer and CREFC; and (ii) allocated to amounts available for distribution to the holders of the Combined VRR Interest, on the one hand, and amounts available for distribution to the holders of the non-vertically retained certificates (other than the Class R certificates), on the other hand. On each distribution date, the portion of such aggregate available funds allocable to: (a) the Combined VRR Interest will be the product of such aggregate available funds multiplied by the vertically retained percentage; and (b) the non-vertically retained certificates (other than the Class R certificates) will at all times be the product of such aggregate available funds multiplied by the non-vertically retained percentage.

 

 The “vertically retained percentage” is a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the initial principal balance of the Combined VRR Interest, and the denominator of which is the sum of (x) the aggregate initial certificate balance of all classes of principal balance certificates and (y) the initial principal balance of the Uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

 The “non-vertically retained percentage” is the difference between 100% and the vertically retained percentage.

 

 The term “percentage allocation entitlement” means: (a) with respect to the Combined VRR Interest, the vertically retained percentage; and (b) with respect to the non-vertically retained certificates, the non-vertically retained percentage.

 

 

B. Amount and Order of DistributionsOn each distribution date, funds available for distribution to the holders of the non-vertically retained certificates (exclusive of any portion thereof that represents the related percentage allocation entitlement of (i) any yield maintenance charges and prepayment premiums collected on the mortgage loans, and/or (ii) certain excess interest accrued after the related anticipated repayment date on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date) (“non-vertically retained available funds”) will be distributed in the following amounts and order of priority:

 

 First: Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates: to interest on the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates, up to, and pro rata in accordance with, their respective interest entitlements.

 

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 Second: Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-SB certificates: to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal received or advanced on the mortgage loans:

 

(A)to principal on the Class A-SB certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to the Class A-SB scheduled principal balance set forth on Annex F to this prospectus for the relevant distribution date;

 

(B)to principal on the Class A-1 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clause (A) above;

 

(C)to principal on the Class A-2 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) above;

 

(D)to principal on the Class A-4 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (C) above;

 

(E)to principal on the Class A-5 certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (D) above; and

 

(F)to principal on the Class A-SB certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero, all remaining funds available for distribution of principal remaining after the distributions pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) above.

 

 However, if the certificate balances of each and every class of the Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class H certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of mortgage loan losses (and other unanticipated expenses) to those certificates, non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal will be distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-SB certificates, pro rata, based on their respective certificate balances and without regard to the Class A-SB scheduled principal balance.

 

 Third: Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-SB certificates: to reimburse the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-SB certificates, pro rata, based on the aggregate unreimbursed losses, for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balances of those classes, together with interest.

 

 Fourth: Class A-S certificates: (a) to interest on the Class A-S certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher principal payment priority (in this case, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5 and Class A-SB certificates), to principal on the Class A-S certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class A-S certificates for any unreimbursed losses

 

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  on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balance of those certificates, together with interest.
   
 Fifth: Class B certificates: (a) to interest on the Class B certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher principal payment priority (in this case, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB and Class A-S certificates), to principal on the Class B certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class B certificates for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balance of those certificates, together with interest.

 

 Sixth: Class C certificates: (a) to interest on the Class C certificates in the amount of their interest entitlement; (b) to the extent of non-vertically retained available funds allocable to principal remaining after distributions in respect of principal to each class with a higher principal payment priority (in this case, the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class A-S and Class B certificates), to principal on the Class C certificates until their certificate balance has been reduced to zero; and (c) to reimburse the Class C certificates for any unreimbursed losses on the mortgage loans that were previously allocated to reduce the certificate balance of those certificates, together with interest.

 

 Seventh: Non-offered non-vertically retained certificates (other than the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H and Class S certificates): in the amounts and order of priority described in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

 No class of certificates will be entitled to distributions paid or advanced on and allocable to any trust subordinate companion loan, and such amounts will not be included in the non-vertically retained available funds.

 

 For more information, see “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

C. Interest and Principal Entitlements A description of the interest entitlement of each class of non-vertically retained regular certificates can be found in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Interest Distribution Amount” and “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus. As described in those sections, there are circumstances in which your interest entitlement for a distribution date could be less than one full month’s interest at the related pass-through rate on your offered certificate’s principal amount or notional amount.

 

 A description of the amount of principal required to be distributed to the classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates on a particular distribution date also can be found in “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Principal Distribution Amount” and “—Distributions—Priority of Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

D. Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums
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  regular certificates as described in “Description of the Certificates—Allocation of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums.”
   
 For information regarding yield maintenance charges with respect to the mortgage loans, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Terms of the Mortgage Loans—Prepayment Provisions”.

 

E. Subordination, Allocation of Losses and Certain Expenses
The amount available for distribution will be applied in the order described in “—Distributions—Amount and Order of Distributions” above.

 

 The following chart generally sets forth the manner in which the payment rights of certain classes of non-vertically retained certificates will be senior or subordinate, as the case may be, to the payment rights of other classes of non-vertically retained certificates.

 

 On any distribution date, the non-vertically retained available funds will be allocated among the various classes of non-vertically retained regular certificates in descending order (beginning with the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates), in each case as set forth in the chart below. Certain payment rights between the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates are more particularly described under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions” in this prospectus.

 

 On any distribution date, the non-vertically retained percentage of any mortgage loan losses will be allocated among the various classes of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates in ascending order (beginning with certain non-vertically retained principal balance certificates that are not being offered by this prospectus), in each case as set forth in the chart below.
   
  

 

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*Interest only certificates. No principal payments or realized mortgage loan losses in respect of principal will be allocated to the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates. However, mortgage loan losses will reduce the notional amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-H certificates, in each case, to the extent such losses reduce the certificate balance of a class of corresponding principal balance certificates.

 

**Other than the Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H and Class S certificates.

 

 Principal losses on the mortgage loans allocated to a class of non-vertically retained principal balance certificates will reduce the related certificate balance of that class. However, no such principal losses will be allocated to any class of Class X certificates or the Class S or Class R certificates, although loan losses will reduce the notional amount of each class of Class X certificates (in each case, to the extent such losses are allocated to a class of corresponding principal balance certificates), and, therefore, the amount of interest they accrue.

 

 Credit enhancement will be provided solely by certain classes of subordinate non-vertically retained principal balance certificates that will be subordinate to certain classes of senior non-vertically retained certificates as described under “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses”. No other form of credit enhancement will be available for the benefit of the holders of the offered certificates.

 

 To the extent funds are available on a subsequent distribution date for distribution on your offered certificates, you will be reimbursed for any losses allocated to your offered certificates with interest at the pass-through rate on those offered certificates.

 

 No loan-specific certificates (if any) will be subordinate to any class of certificates, except to the extent of the subordination of the related trust subordinate companion loan to the related mortgage loan, as and to the extent set forth in the related co-lender agreement. See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

 See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses” for more detailed information regarding the subordination provisions applicable to the non-vertically retained certificates and/or the allocation of losses to the non-vertically retained certificates.

 

F.  Shortfalls in Available Funds The following types of shortfalls in available funds allocated to the non-vertically retained certificates will reduce distributions to the classes of non-vertically retained certificates with the lowest payment priorities:

 

shortfalls resulting from the payment of special servicing fees and other additional compensation that the special servicer or the outside special servicer, as applicable, is entitled to receive;

 

shortfalls resulting from the payment of asset representations reviewer asset review fees payable in connection with any asset review by the asset representations reviewer, to the extent not paid by the related sponsor;

 

shortfalls resulting from interest on advances made by the master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, or an outside servicer,

 

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  outside special servicer or outside trustee, as applicable (to the extent not covered by modification fees, late payment charges or default interest paid by the related borrower);
   
shortfalls resulting from the application of appraisal reductions to reduce interest advances;

 

shortfalls resulting from extraordinary expenses of the issuing entity including indemnification payments payable to the parties to the pooling and servicing agreement and the parties to any outside servicing agreement;

 

shortfalls resulting from a modification of a mortgage loan’s interest rate or principal balance; and

 

shortfalls resulting from other unanticipated or default-related expenses of the issuing entity.

 

 In addition, the non-vertically retained percentage of prepayment interest shortfalls on the mortgage loans that are not covered by certain compensating interest payments made by the master servicer are required to be allocated to the non-vertically retained regular certificates and are required to be further allocated between the classes of such non-vertically retained certificates, on a pro rata basis, to reduce the amount of interest payable on each such class of certificates to the extent described in this prospectus. See “Description of the Certificates—Distributions—Priority of Distributions”.

 

G.  Excess Interest On each distribution date, the non-vertically retained percentage of any “excess interest” resulting from the marginal increase in the interest rate on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date after the related anticipated repayment date, to the extent actually collected and applied as interest during a collection period in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents during a collection period, will be allocated to the holders of the Class S certificates on the related distribution date as set forth in “Description of the CertificatesDistributionsExcess Interest”. This excess interest will not be available to make distributions on any other class of certificates, to provide credit support to any class(es) of certificates, to offset any interest shortfalls, or to pay any other amounts to any other party under the pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Advances

 

A. Principal and Interest Advances The master servicer is required to advance delinquent monthly debt service payments with respect to each mortgage loan (and any trust subordinate companion loan) in the issuing entity (including the outside serviced mortgage loans, and even if the related mortgaged property becomes an REO property), unless it determines that the advance will be non-recoverable from collections thereon. The master servicer will not be required to advance amounts deemed non-recoverable from related loan collections. The master servicer will not be required or permitted to make an advance for balloon payments, default interest, excess interest, any other interest in excess of a mortgage loan’s (or trust subordinate companion loan’s) regular interest rate, prepayment premiums or yield maintenance charges or delinquent monthly debt service payments on the companion loan(s). The amount of the interest portion of any advance will be subject to reduction to the extent that an appraisal

 

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 reduction amount exists with respect to the related mortgage loan or trust subordinate companion loan (and with respect to a whole loan, to the extent that such appraisal reduction amount is allocated to the related mortgage loan or trust subordinate companion loan). There may be other circumstances in which the master servicer will not be required to advance a full month of principal and/or interest.

 

 In the event that the master servicer fails to make any required advance, the trustee will be required to make that advance unless the trustee determines that the advance will be non-recoverable from related loan collections. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”. If an advance is made, the master servicer will not advance its servicing fee, but will advance the trustee/certificate administrator fee, the operating advisor fee, the asset representations reviewer ongoing fee and the CREFC® intellectual property royalty license fee. The master servicer or trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement from general collections on the mortgage loans (or, in the case of an advance of delinquent principal and/or interest on a trust subordinate companion loan, only from collections on the related mortgage loan and the trust subordinate companion loan) for advances determined to be non-recoverable from related loan collections. This may result in losses on your offered certificates.

 

 Neither the master servicer nor the trustee will make, or be permitted to make, any principal or interest advance with respect to any companion loan (other than a trust subordinate companion loan). The special servicer will have no obligation to make any principal or interest advances.

 

B. Property Protection Advances The master servicer also may be required to make advances to pay delinquent real estate taxes and assessments, ground lease rent payments, condominium assessments, hazard insurance premiums and similar expenses necessary to protect and maintain the mortgaged property, to maintain the lien on the mortgaged property or enforce the related mortgage loan documents with respect to the serviced mortgage loans and any serviced companion loans, unless the advance is determined to be non-recoverable from related loan proceeds.

 

 The special servicer will have no obligation to make any property protection advances (although it may, in its sole discretion, elect to make them in an emergency circumstance). If the special servicer makes a property protection advance, the master servicer will be required to reimburse the special servicer for that advance (unless the master servicer determines that the advance would be non-recoverable, in which case the advance will be reimbursed out of the collection account) and the master servicer will be deemed to have made that advance as of the date made by the special servicer.

 

 In the event that the master servicer fails to make a required advance of this type, the trustee will be required to make that advance unless the trustee determines that the advance is non-recoverable from related loan collections. The master servicer is not required, but in certain circumstances is permitted, to advance amounts deemed non-recoverable from related loan collections. See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”. The master servicer, the special servicer or the trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement from general collections on the mortgage loans for advances determined to be non-recoverable from related loan collections. This may result in losses on your offered certificates.

 

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 With respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan, the outside servicer (and the outside trustee, as applicable) under the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of the related outside serviced whole loan will be required to make similar advances with respect to delinquent real estate taxes, assessments and hazard insurance premiums as described above.

 

C. Interest on Advances The master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to interest on all advances as described in this prospectus. Interest accrued on outstanding advances may result in reductions in amounts otherwise payable on the offered certificates. No interest will accrue on advances with respect to principal or interest due on a mortgage loan or trust subordinate companion loan, until any grace period applicable to the scheduled monthly payment on that mortgage loan has expired.

 

 The master servicer, the special servicer and the trustee will each be entitled to receive interest on advances they make at the prime rate, compounded annually (and solely with respect to the master servicer, subject to a floor rate of 2.0%per annum). If the interest on an advance is not recovered from modification fees, default interest or late payments on the subject mortgage loan, a shortfall will result which will have the same effect as a liquidation loss on a defaulted mortgage loan or trust subordinate companion loan.

 

 See “Description of the Certificates—Subordination; Allocation of Realized Losses” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Advances”.

 

 With respect to each outside serviced mortgage loan, the applicable makers of advances under the outside servicing agreement governing the servicing of the related outside serviced whole loan will similarly be entitled to interest on advances, and any accrued and unpaid interest on property protection advances made in respect of such outside serviced whole loan may be reimbursed from general collections on the other mortgage loans included in the issuing entity to the extent not recoverable from collections on the related outside serviced whole loan and to the extent allocable to the related outside serviced mortgage loan in accordance with the related co-lender agreement.

 

The Mortgage Pool

 

GeneralThe issuing entity’s primary assets will be (i) 32 fixed rate commercial mortgage loans, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the cut-off date of $633,273,980 and (ii) 1 trust subordinate companion loan, with an outstanding principal balance as of the cut-off date of $221,500,000. The mortgage loans and the trust subordinate companion loan are secured by first liens on various types of commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties, located in 24 states and Washington, D.C. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—Commercial, Multifamily and Manufactured Housing Community Lending Is Dependent on Net Operating Income; Information May Be Limited or Uncertain”.

 

 References in this prospectus to “trust subordinate companion loan” refers to one or more junior promissory notes that evidences a generally subordinate loan in a whole loan, which junior promissory notes will be an asset of the issuing entity but will back a separate subseries of loan-specific certificates that are set forth in a separate related offering

 

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  circular. Although a trust subordinate companion loan may be an asset of the issuing entity, for the purpose of numerical and statistical information contained in this prospectus, such trust subordinate companion loan is not reflected in this prospectus and the term “mortgage loan” and “mortgage pool” in that context does not include any trust subordinate companion loans unless otherwise indicated. A trust subordinate companion loan supports only the related loan-specific certificates. Information in the tables in this prospectus excludes the trust subordinate companion loan unless otherwise stated.
   
 In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or otherwise indicated by the context, (i) references to a mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) by name refer to such mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A, (ii) references to a mortgage loan, trust subordinate companion loan or whole loan by name refer to such mortgage loan, trust subordinate companion loan or whole loan, as the case may be, secured by the related mortgaged property (or portfolio of mortgaged properties) so identified on Annex A, (iii) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgaged property (or the name of a portfolio of mortgaged properties) indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) that the outstanding principal balance of the related mortgage loan (or, if applicable, the allocated loan amount with respect to such mortgaged property) represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgaged properties by name or as a group), and (iv) any parenthetical with a percentage next to the name of a mortgage loan or a group of mortgage loans indicates the approximate percentage (or approximate aggregate percentage) that the outstanding principal balance of such mortgage loan or the aggregate outstanding principal balance of such group of mortgage loans, as applicable, represents of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date for this securitization (the foregoing will also apply to the identification of multiple mortgage loans by name or as a group).

 

Fee Simple / Leasehold Eighty-five (85) mortgaged properties (88.9%) are each subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on a fee simple estate in the entire related mortgaged property. For purposes of this prospectus, an encumbered interest will be characterized as a “fee interest” and not a leasehold interest if (i) the borrower has a fee interest in all or substantially all of the mortgaged property, or (ii) the mortgage loan is secured by the borrower’s leasehold interest in the mortgaged property as well as the borrower’s (or other fee owner’s) overlapping fee interest in the related mortgaged property.

 

 Two (2) mortgaged properties (7.6%) are subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on the related borrower’s leasehold interest in the related mortgaged property.

 

 One (1) mortgaged property (3.5%) is subject to a mortgage, deed of trust or similar security instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on (x) one or more leasehold interests in a portion of the related mortgaged property and (y) one or more fee interests in the remaining portion of such related mortgaged property.

 

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 See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans—Leasehold Interests”.

 

The Whole Loans Ten (10) mortgage loans (43.1%) are each part of a split loan structure (referred to as a “whole loan”) that is comprised of the subject mortgage loan (sometimes referred to as a “split mortgage loan”) and one or more related pari passu and/or subordinate companion loans (each referred to as a “companion loan”) that, except in the case of any trust subordinate companion loan, are held outside the issuing entity. The subject mortgage loan and its related companion loan(s) comprising any particular whole loan are: (i) each evidenced by one or more separate promissory notes; (ii) obligations of the same borrower(s); (iii) cross-defaulted; and (iv) collectively secured by the same mortgage(s) and/or deed(s) of trust encumbering the related mortgaged property or portfolio of mortgaged properties. A companion loan may be pari passu in right of payment with, or subordinate in right of payment to, the related mortgage loan. In connection therewith:

 

If a companion loan is pari passu in right of payment with the related split mortgage loan, then such companion loan would constitute a “pari passu companion loan” and the related whole loan would constitute a “pari passu whole loan”.

 

If a companion loan is subordinate in right of payment to the related split mortgage loan, then such companion loan would constitute a “subordinate companion loan” and the related whole loan would constitute an “AB whole loan”.

 

If a whole loan includes both a pari passu companion loan and a subordinate companion loan, then such whole loan would constitute a “pari passu-AB whole loan” and the discussions in this prospectus regarding both pari passu whole loans and AB whole loans will apply to such whole loan.

 

 Except in the case of a trust subordinate companion loan, the companion loans are not assets of the issuing entity.

 

 The identity of, and certain other information regarding, the whole loans related to this securitization transaction are set forth in the following table:

 

Whole Loan Summary(1)

 

Mortgaged Property Name

Mortgage Loan Seller(s)

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance

Aggregate
Pari Passu Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Whole Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Servicing
of Whole Loan(2)

Type of Whole Loan

Controlling Note Included in Issuing Entity (Y/N)

Yorkshire & Lexington Towers BMO/SMC/
CREFI
$60,000,000 9.5% $258,000,000 $221,500,000 $539,500,000 Serviced Pari Passu-AB Y(3)
79 Fifth Avenue CREFI $50,000,000 7.9% $190,000,000 N/A $240,000,000 Serviced Pari Passu Y
2550 M Street CREFI $40,000,000 6.3% $46,800,000 N/A $86,800,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N
Bell Works CREFI/BMO $40,000,000 6.3% $170,000,000 N/A $210,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N
One Wilshire GSMC $23,250,000 3.7% $366,000,000 N/A $389,250,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N
ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #55 CREFI $22,340,000 3.5% $81,560,000 N/A $103,900,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N

 

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Mortgaged Property Name

Mortgage Loan Seller(s)

Mortgage Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Mortgage Loan as Approx. % of Initial Pool Balance

Aggregate
Pari Passu Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Aggregate Subordinate Companion Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Whole Loan Cut-off Date Balance

Servicing
of Whole Loan(2)

Type of Whole Loan

Controlling Note Included in Issuing Entity (Y/N)

Stockton Self Storage Portfolio SMC $13,985,622 2.2% $24,974,325 N/A $38,959,947 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N
360 Rosemary BMO $8,000,000 1.3% $77,000,000 $125,000,000 $210,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB N
111 River Street BMO $8,000,000 1.3% $69,500,000 $76,250,000 $153,750,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu-AB N
2 Riverfront Plaza BMO $7,500,000 1.2% $102,500,000 N/A $110,000,000 Outside Serviced Pari Passu N

 

     
(1)See “Description of the Mortgage PoolThe Whole LoansGeneral” for further information with respect to each whole loan, the related companion loans and the identity of the holders thereof.

 

(2)For a discussion of the terms “serviced”, “outside serviced”, “servicing shift” and other related terms see “Relevant Parties—Master Servicer” above and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—General” below.

 

(3)The initial controlling notes with respect to the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers whole loan are notes B-1 and B-2, which will be held by the issuing entity and will back the related loan-specific certificates. The related co-lender agreement provides that if a “control appraisal period” has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Yorkshire & Lexington Towers whole loan, then the controlling note will be note A-1, which will be held by the issuing entity as part of the mortgage pool.

 

 The identity of, and certain other items of information regarding, the mortgage loans that will be outside serviced mortgage loans are set forth in the table under “Relevant Parties—Outside Servicers, Outside Special Servicers, Outside Trustees and Outside Custodians” above.

 

 With respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a whole loan, the loan-to-value ratio, debt service coverage ratio and debt yield have been calculated based on both that mortgage loan and any related pari passu companion loan(s), but without regard to any related subordinate companion loan(s), unless otherwise indicated.

 

 In the case of any whole loan, the allocation of payments to the subject mortgage loan and its related companion loan(s), whether on a senior/subordinated or a pari passu basis (or some combination thereof), is generally effected through a co-lender agreement, intercreditor agreement, agreement among noteholders or comparable agreement to which the respective holders of the subject promissory notes are parties (any such agreement being referred to in this prospectus as a “co-lender agreement”). That co-lender agreement will govern the relative rights and obligations of such holders and, in connection therewith, will provide that one of those holders will be the “controlling note holder” entitled (directly or through a representative) to (i) approve or direct material servicing decisions involving the related whole loan (while the remaining such holder(s) generally are only entitled to non-binding consultation rights in such regard) and (ii) in some cases, replace the special servicer with respect to the related whole loan with or without cause. In addition, that co-lender agreement will designate whether servicing of the related whole loan is to be governed by the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization or the servicing agreement for a securitization involving a related companion loan or portion thereof.

 

 For more information regarding the whole loan(s), see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Outside Serviced Mortgage Loans”. Also, see “Significant Loan Summaries” in Annex B to this prospectus.

 

 Each outside controlling class representative and each holder of a companion loan may have interests in conflict with those of the holders of the offered certificates. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest—Potential Conflicts of Interest of a Directing Holder and any

 

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 Companion Loan Holder”, “—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Realization on a Mortgage Loan That Is Part of a Serviced Whole Loan May Be Adversely Affected by the Rights of the Related Serviced Companion Loan Holder” and “—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Rights of any Outside Controlling Class Representative or Other Controlling Note Holder with Respect to an Outside Serviced Whole Loan Could Adversely Affect Your Investment”.

 

Additional Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
The following table sets forth certain anticipated approximate characteristics of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date (unless otherwise indicated).

 

Cut-off Date Mortgage Loan Characteristics(1)

 

   

All Mortgage Loans

  Initial Pool Balance(2) $633,273,980
  Number of Mortgage Loans 32
  Number of Mortgaged Properties 88
  Range of Cut-off Date Balances $2,020,667 to $60,000,000
  Average Cut-off Date Balance $19,789,812
  Range of Mortgage Rates 2.77600% to 6.38000%
  Weighted Average Mortgage Rate 4.89429%
  Range of original terms to Maturity Date/ARD(3) 60 months to 120 months
  Weighted average original term to Maturity Date/ARD(3) 111 months
  Range of Cut-off Date remaining terms to Maturity Date/ARD(3) 56 months to 120 months
  Weighted average Cut-off Date remaining term to Maturity Date/ARD(3) 110 months
  Range of original amortization terms(4) 360 months to 360 months
  Weighted average original amortization term(4) 360 months
  Range of remaining amortization terms(4) 358 months to 360 months
  Weighted average remaining amortization term(4) 359 months
  Range of Cut-off Date LTV Ratios(5)(6) 22.6% to 70.0%
  Weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio(5)(6) 53.4%
  Range of Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratios(3)(5)(6) 22.6% to 65.6%
  Weighted average Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio(3)(5)(6) 52.3%
  Range of UW NCF DSCR(5)(7) 1.31x to 5.08x
  Weighted average UW NCF DSCR(5)(7) 2.29x
  Range of Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI(5)(8) 7.6% to 30.1%
  Weighted average Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI(5)(8) 11.7%
  Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
  Interest Only 85.1%
  Amortizing Balloon 9.3%
  Interest Only – ARD 3.7%
  Interest Only, then Amortizing Balloon 1.9%
  Percentage of Initial Pool Balance consisting of:  
  Mortgaged Properties with single tenants 14.1%
  Mortgage Loans with mezzanine debt 9.5%
  Mortgage Loans with subordinate debt 12.0%
  Mortgage Loans with mezzanine debt and subordinate debt 9.5%

 

     
(1)Except when expressly stated otherwise, statistical information in this table does not include any trust subordinate companion loan.

(2)Subject to a permitted variance of plus or minus 5%.

(3)Unless otherwise indicated, mortgage loans with anticipated repayment dates are presented as if they were to mature on the related anticipated repayment date.

(4)Does not include any mortgage loan that pays interest-only until its maturity date or anticipated repayment date.

(5)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio, Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio, UW NCF DSCR and Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each mortgage loan are presented in this prospectus (i) if such mortgage loan is part of a whole loan, based on both that mortgage loan and any related

 

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  pari passu companion loan(s) but, unless otherwise specifically indicated, without regard to any related subordinate companion loan(s), and (ii) unless otherwise specifically indicated, without regard to any other indebtedness (whether or not secured by the related mortgaged property, ownership interests in the related borrower or otherwise) that currently exists or that may be incurred by the related borrower or its owners in the future.
(6)The Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for each mortgage loan are generally based on the “as-is” appraised values (as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus) of the related mortgaged properties, provided that (a) such loan-to-value ratios may be calculated based on (i) “as-stabilized” or similar values for a mortgaged property in certain cases where the completion of certain hypothetical conditions or other events at the mortgaged property are assumed and/or where reserves have been established at origination to satisfy the applicable condition or event that is expected to occur, or (ii) the cut-off date balance or balloon balance, as applicable, net of a related earnout or holdback reserve, or (b) the “as-is” appraised value for a portfolio of mortgaged properties may include a premium relating to the valuation of the portfolio of mortgaged as a whole rather than as the sum of individually valued mortgaged properties, in each case as further described in the definitions of “Appraised Value”, “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” and “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. In addition, the “as-is” appraised values (as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus) of certain mortgaged properties have been adjusted based on certain assumptions (or extraordinary assumptions) including that certain hypothetical conditions have been satisfied or that certain budgeted costs for pending renovations are fully escrowed, as further described in the definition of “Appraised Value” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”. The weighted average Cut-off Date LTV Ratio and Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio for the mortgage pool using only unadjusted “as-is” appraised values and the cut-off date balance or balloon balance (as applicable) of each mortgage loan, and without regard to portfolio premiums or making any of the adjustments and/or assumptions described in the definitions of “Appraised Value”, “Cut-off Date LTV Ratio” and/or “Maturity Date/ARD LTV Ratio” under “Description of the Mortgage PoolCertain Calculations and Definitions”, are 53.6% and 52.5%, respectively.

(7)The UW NCF DSCR for each mortgage loan is generally calculated by dividing the underwritten net cash flow for the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties by the annual debt service for such mortgage loan, as adjusted in the case of mortgage loans with a partial interest only period by using the first 12 amortizing payments due instead of the actual interest only payment due; provided, that with respect to any mortgage loan structured with an economic holdback reserve, the UW NCF DSCR for such mortgage loan may be calculated based on the annual debt service that would be in effect for such mortgage loan assuming that the related cut-off date balance(s) are net of the related economic holdback reserve. See the definition of “UW NCF DSCR” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

(8)The Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI for each mortgage loan is generally calculated as the underwritten net operating income for the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties divided by the related cut-off date balance(s) of such mortgage loan, and the Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF for each mortgage loan is generally calculated as the underwritten net cash flow for the related mortgaged property or mortgaged properties divided by the related cut-off date balance of such mortgage loan; provided, that with respect to any mortgage loan with an earnout or economic holdback reserve, the Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI and Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF for such mortgage loan may be calculated based on the related cut-off date balance(s) net of the related earnout or economic holdback reserve. See the definitions of “Debt Yield on Underwritten NOI” and “Debt Yield on Underwritten NCF” under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions”.

 

 See “Description of the Mortgage PoolCertain Calculations and Definitions” for important general and specific information regarding the manner of calculation of the underwritten debt service coverage ratios, underwritten debt yield ratios and loan-to-value ratios.

 

 All of the mortgage loans accrue interest on an actual/360 basis.

 

 Except as specifically provided in this prospectus, various information presented in this prospectus is subject to the following general conventions:

 

with respect to any mortgage loan that is part of a whole loan, information regarding loan-to-value ratios, debt service coverage ratios, debt yields and cut-off date balances per net rentable square foot, room or unit, as applicable, is calculated including the principal balance and debt service payment of the related pari passu companion loan(s), but (unless otherwise indicated) is calculated excluding the principal balance and debt service payment of any

 

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  related subordinate companion loan(s) (or any other subordinate debt encumbering the related mortgaged property or any related mezzanine debt or preferred equity);
   
in general, when a mortgage loan is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans, we present loan-to-value ratio, debt service coverage ratio and debt yield information for all loans in the cross-collateralized group on an aggregate basis in the manner described in this prospectus; on an individual basis, without regard to the cross-collateralization feature, any mortgage loan that is part of a cross-collateralized group of mortgage loans may have a higher loan-to-value ratio, lower debt service coverage ratio and/or lower debt yield than is presented in this prospectus;

 

unless otherwise indicated (including in the prior two bullets), the loan-to-value ratio, the debt service coverage ratio, debt yield and mortgage rate information for each mortgage loan is presented in this prospectus without regard to any other indebtedness (whether or not secured by the related mortgaged property, ownership interests in the related borrower or otherwise) that currently exists or that may be incurred by the related borrower or its owners in the future, in order to present statistics for the related mortgage loan without combination with the other indebtedness;

 

the sum of the numerical data in any column in a table may not equal the indicated total due to rounding;

 

unless otherwise indicated, all figures and percentages presented in this prospectus are calculated as described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and, unless otherwise indicated, such figures and percentages are approximate and in each case, unless the context indicates otherwise, represent the indicated figure or percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date;

 

the descriptions in this prospectus of the mortgage loans and the mortgaged properties are based upon the mortgage pool as it is expected to be constituted as of the cut-off date, assuming that (i) all scheduled principal and interest payments due on or before the cut-off date will be made, (ii) there are no defaults, delinquencies or prepayments on, or modifications of, any mortgage loan or the companion loan(s) on or prior to the cut-off date, and (iii) each mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date (if any) is paid in full on its related anticipated repayment date;

 

when information presented in this prospectus with respect to the mortgaged properties is expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans as of the cut-off date, if a mortgage loan is secured by more than one (1) mortgaged property, the percentages are based on an allocated loan amount that has been assigned to each of the related mortgaged properties based upon one or more of the related appraised values, the relative underwritten net cash flow or prior allocations reflected in the related mortgage loan documents as set forth on Annex A to this prospectus; and

 

for purposes of the presentation of information in this prospectus, certain loan-to-value ratio, appraised value, debt yield, debt service

 

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  coverage ratio and/or cut-off date balance information or other underwritten statistics may be based on certain adjustments, assumptions and/or estimates, as further described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans”.
   
 For further information regarding the mortgage loans, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool”.

 

Modified and Refinanced Mortgage Loans
As of the cut-off date, none of the mortgage loans were modified due to a delinquency, nor were any of the mortgage loans refinancings of loans in default at the time of refinancing and/or otherwise involved discounted pay-offs in connection with the origination of the mortgage loan.

 

 See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Default History, Bankruptcy Issues and Other Proceedings”.

 

 Certain risks relating to bankruptcy proceedings are described in “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans—A Bankruptcy Proceeding May Result in Losses and Delays in Realizing on the Mortgage Loans”.

 

Loans Underwritten Based on Projections of Future Income
Six (6) of the mortgaged properties (4.8%) were constructed or materially renovated, or in a lease-up period, 12 months or less prior to the cut-off date and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

 Thirty-four (34) of the mortgaged properties (3.5%) were acquired 12 months or less prior to the cut-off date and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

 Thirty-five (35) of the mortgaged properties (3.8%) are subject to a triple-net lease with the related sole tenant and, therefore, have no or limited prior operating history and/or lack historical financial figures and information.

 

 See “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Certain Calculations and Definitions” and “—Statistical Characteristics of the Mortgage LoansLoans Underwritten Based on Projections of Future Income Resulting from Mortgaged Properties with Limited Prior Operating History”.

 

Certain Variances from Underwriting Guidelines
Each sponsor maintains its own set of underwriting guidelines, which typically relate to credit and collateral analysis, loan approval, debt service coverage ratio and loan-to value ratio analysis, assessment of property condition, escrow requirements and requirements regarding title insurance policy and property insurance. See “Transaction Parties—The Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

 Certain of the mortgage loans may vary from the underwriting guidelines described under “Transaction PartiesThe Sponsors and the Mortgage Loan Sellers”.

 

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Certain Mortgage Loans with Material Lease Termination Options
Certain mortgage loans have material lease early termination options. See Annex B to this prospectus for information regarding material lease termination options for the major commercial tenants by base rent at the mortgaged properties securing the 15 largest mortgage loans (considering each crossed group as a single mortgage loan) by principal balance as of the cut-off date. Also, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Tenant Issues—Lease Expirations and Terminations” for information on material tenant lease expirations and early termination options.

 

Removal of Mortgage Loans from the Mortgage Pool
Generally, a mortgage loan may only be removed from the mortgage pool as a result of (a) a repurchase or substitution by a sponsor for any mortgage loan for which it cannot remedy the material breach (or, in certain cases, a breach that is deemed to be material) or material document defect (or, in certain cases, a defect that is deemed to be material) affecting such mortgage loan under the circumstances described in this prospectus, (b) the exercise of a purchase option by a mezzanine lender, or the holder of a subordinate companion loan, in each case if any, or (c) a final disposition of a mortgage loan such as a payment in full or a sale of a defaulted mortgage loan or REO property. See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors”, The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements—Cures, Repurchases and Substitutions”, “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” and “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties”.

 

Additional Aspects of the Offered Certificates

 

DenominationsThe offered certificates with certificate balances will be issued in minimum denominations of authorized initial certificate balances of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess of $10,000. The offered certificates with notional amounts will be issued, maintained and transferred only in minimum denominations of authorized initial notional amounts of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1 in excess of $1,000,000.

 

 

Registration, Clearance and SettlementEach class of offered certificates will initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, or DTC.

 You may hold offered certificates through: (1) DTC in the United States; or (2) Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System. Transfers within DTC, Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System, will be made in accordance with the usual rules and operating procedures of those systems.

 

 We may elect to terminate the book-entry system through DTC (with the consent of the DTC participants), Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg or Euroclear Bank, as operator of the Euroclear System, with respect to all or any portion of any class of the offered certificates.

 

 See “Description of the Certificates—Delivery, Form, Transfer and Denomination—Book-Entry Registration”.

 

Credit Risk Retention The securitization transaction constituted by the issuance of the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest will be subject to the

 

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  credit risk retention rules of Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. An economic interest in the credit risk of the mortgage loans in such transaction is expected to be retained pursuant to risk retention regulations (as codified at 12 CFR Part 43) promulgated under Section 15G (“Regulation RR”), as an “eligible vertical interest” in the form of the Combined VRR Interest. Citi Real Estate Funding Inc. will act as retaining sponsor under Regulation RR for the securitization transaction constituted by the issuance of the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest and is expected, on the closing date, to partially satisfy its risk retention obligation through the acquisition by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, an originator, of a portion of the Combined VRR Interest. For a further discussion of the manner in which the credit risk retention requirements are expected to be satisfied by Citi Real Estate Funding Inc., as retaining sponsor for the securitization transaction constituted by the issuance of the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest, see “Credit Risk Retention” in this prospectus.
   
 None of the sponsors, the depositor, the issuing entity or any other party to the securitization transaction constituted by the issuance of the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest intends to retain a material net economic interest in such securitization transaction in accordance with any risk retention or due diligence or other requirements of the EU securitization regulation or the UK securitization regulation or to take any other action which may be required by EEA- or UK-regulated investors for the purposes of their compliance with any risk retention or due diligence requirements of the EU securitization regulation or the UK securitization regulation or similar requirements. See “Risk Factors—General Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”.

 

Information Available to Holders of Offered Certificates
On each distribution date, the certificate administrator will prepare and make available to each holder of offered certificates, a statement as to the distributions being made on that date. Additionally, under certain circumstances, such certificateholders of record may be entitled to certain other information regarding the issuing entity. See “Description of the Certificates—Reports to Certificateholders; Certain Available Information”.

 

Deal Information/Analytics Certain information concerning the mortgage loans, the certificates and the Uncertificated VRR Interest may also be available to subscribers through the following services:

 

Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, Markit Group Limited, RealINSIGHT, Thompson Reuters Corporation, Intercontinental Exchange | ICE Data Services and KBRA Analytics, LLC;

 

The certificate administrator’s website initially located at www.ctslink.com; and

 

The master servicer’s website initially located at www.pnc.com/midland.

 

Optional Termination On any distribution date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the mortgage loans (including REO mortgage loans) and any trust

 

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  subordinate companion loans remaining in the issuing entity is less than 1.0% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of mortgage loans and any such trust subordinate companion loans as of the cut-off date (excluding for the purposes of this calculation, the unpaid principal balance of the One Wilshire mortgage loan, but only if the option described above is exercised after the distribution date in June 2032) certain specified persons will have the option to purchase all of the mortgage loans and any trust subordinate companion loan (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any mortgage loan) remaining in the issuing entity at the price specified in this prospectus. Exercise of this option will terminate the issuing entity and retire the then outstanding certificates, the Uncertificated VRR Interest, any loan-specific certificates and related uncertificated interest.
   
 The issuing entity may also be terminated in connection with a voluntary exchange of all the then-outstanding certificates (excluding the Class S and Class R certificates), the Uncertificated VRR Interest, and any loan-specific certificates and related uncertificated interests for the mortgage loans and any trust subordinate companion loan remaining in the issuing entity, if (i) the aggregate certificate balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E certificates and the notional amounts of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D certificates have been reduced to zero, (ii) the master servicer is paid a fee specified in the pooling and servicing agreement and (iii) all of the holders of those classes of outstanding certificates, uncertificated interests and the owners of the Uncertificated VRR Interest voluntarily participate in the exchange. If there is a trust subordinate companion loan, see “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Trust Subordinate Companion Loan—Optional Termination; Optional Trust Subordinate Companion Loan Purchase” for a discussion of certain additional related termination and purchase options.

 

 See also “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Termination; Retirement of Certificates” and “—Optional Termination; Optional Mortgage Loan Purchase”.

 

Required Repurchases or Substitutions of Mortgage Loans; Loss of Value Payment

Under certain circumstances, the related mortgage loan seller may be obligated to (i) repurchase (without payment of any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium) or substitute for an affected mortgage loan or any trust subordinate companion loan, as applicable, from the issuing entity or (ii) make a cash payment that would be deemed sufficient to compensate the issuing entity, in the event of a document defect or a breach of a representation and warranty made by the related mortgage loan seller with respect to the mortgage loan or any trust subordinate companion loan, as applicable, in the mortgage loan purchase agreement that materially and adversely affects (or, in certain cases, is deemed to materially and adversely affect) the value of the mortgage loan or any trust subordinate companion loan, as applicable, the value of the related mortgaged property (or any related REO property) or the interests of the trustee or any certificateholder or any Uncertificated VRR Interest owner in the mortgage loan or the interests of the trustee or any holder of a loan-specific certificate or related uncertificated interest in any trust subordinate companion loan, as applicable, or the related mortgaged property or causes the mortgage loan or any trust subordinate companion loan, as applicable, to be other than a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (but

 

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  without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”). See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.
   
 With respect to each mortgage loan that is comprised of multiple promissory notes contributed to this securitization by multiple mortgage loan sellers, each such mortgage loan seller will be obligated to take the above described remedial actions only with respect to the related promissory note(s) sold by it to the depositor as if the note(s) contributed by each such mortgage loan seller and evidencing a portion of each such mortgage loan were a separate mortgage loan. See “The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”.

 

Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
Pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for this securitization transaction, the special servicer may solicit offers for defaulted mortgage loans (or a defaulted pari passu whole loan) serviced thereunder and related REO properties. In the absence of a cash offer at least equal to any such defaulted mortgage loan’s (or defaulted pari passu whole loan’s) outstanding principal balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest and outstanding costs and expenses and certain other amounts under the pooling and servicing agreement, the special servicer may accept the first (and, if multiple offers are received, the highest) cash offer from any person that constitutes a fair price for the defaulted serviced mortgage loan (or defaulted serviced pari passu whole loan or relevant portion thereof, if applicable) or related REO property, determined as described in “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties”, unless the special servicer determines, in accordance with the servicing standard (and subject to the requirements of any related co-lender agreement), that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the certificateholders, the Uncertificated VRR Interest owners and any related affected pari passu companion loan holder(s) (as a collective whole as if such certificateholders, such Uncertificated VRR Interest owners and such serviced pari passu companion loan holder(s) constituted a single lender and with respect to a whole loan that includes a subordinate companion loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of such subordinate companion loan).

 

 If any mortgage loan that is part of a serviced whole loan becomes a defaulted mortgage loan, and if the special servicer decides to sell such defaulted mortgage loan as described in the prior paragraph, then the special servicer will be required to sell any related serviced pari passu companion loan(s) (and, in the case of any serviced whole loan with a subordinate companion loan (if so provided in the related co-lender agreement), any related subordinate companion loan(s)), together with such defaulted mortgage loan as a single whole loan. In connection with any such sale, the special servicer will be required to follow the procedures set forth under “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties”.

 

 Pursuant to the related outside servicing agreement, the party acting as outside special servicer with respect to any outside serviced whole loan may (or is expected to be permitted to) offer to sell to any person (or may offer to purchase) for cash such outside serviced whole loan during such time as such whole loan constitutes a defaulted mortgage loan under the related outside servicing agreement and, in connection with any such sale, the outside special servicer is required to (or is expected to be

 

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  permitted to) sell both the related outside serviced mortgage loan and the related pari passu companion loan(s) (and, in the case of any outside serviced whole loan with a subordinate companion loan, the related subordinate companion loan(s)) as a single whole loan, subject in certain cases to the rights of any separate holders of any subordinate companion loans under the related co-lender agreement to purchase a whole loan that constitutes a defaulted loan under the related outside servicing agreement.
   
 Pursuant to the co-lender agreement with respect to any AB whole loan or pari passu-AB whole loan (except for any trust subordinate companion whole loan or any other whole loan as to which (and for so long as) the related subordinate companion loan(s) is/are included in a securitization), the holder of any related subordinate companion loan has a right to purchase the related defaulted mortgage loan (together with any related pari passu companion loan) as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

 Pursuant to each mezzanine loan intercreditor agreement with respect to the mortgage loans with mezzanine indebtedness, the holder of the related mezzanine loan has the right to purchase the related mortgage loan as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness”. Additionally, in the case of mortgage loans that permit certain equity owners of the borrower to incur future mezzanine debt as described in “Description of the Mortgage Pool—Additional Indebtedness”, the related future mezzanine lender may have the option to purchase the related mortgage loan after certain defaults.

 

 See “The Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Realization Upon Mortgage Loans—Sale of Defaulted Mortgage Loans and REO Properties” and “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans”.

 

Other Investment Considerations

 

Material Federal Income Tax Consequences
Three (3) separate real estate mortgage investment conduit (commonly known as a REMIC) elections will be made with respect to designated portions of the issuing entity. The designations for each REMIC created under the pooling and servicing agreement are set forth below:

 

The trust subordinate companion loan REMIC, which will hold the trust subordinate companion loan and certain other assets of the issuing entity and will issue certain classes of uncertificated regular interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

The “Lower-Tier REMIC”, which will hold the mortgage loans and certain other assets of the issuing entity (excluding any post-anticipated repayment date excess interest) and will issue certain classes of uncertificated regular interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

The “Upper-Tier REMIC”, which will hold the Lower-Tier REMIC regular interests and the trust subordinate companion loan REMIC regular interests and will issue the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-H, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class H certificates, the loan-specific certificates and a REMIC regular interest that corresponds to the Combined VRR Interest excluding the right to receive excess interest

 

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  (the “VRR REMIC regular interest”) as classes of regular interests in the upper-tier REMIC.
   
 The portion of the issuing entity consisting of (i) collections of post-anticipated repayment date “excess interest” accrued on any mortgage loan with an anticipated repayment date and the related distribution account, beneficial ownership of which is represented by the Class S certificates and the Combined VRR Interest, and (ii) the VRR REMIC regular interest and distributions thereon, beneficial ownership of which is represented by the Combined VRR Interest, will be treated as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, as further described under “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”.

 

 Pertinent federal income tax consequences of an investment in the offered certificates include:

 

Each class of offered certificates will constitute REMIC “regular interests”.

 

The offered certificates will be treated as newly originated debt instruments for federal income tax purposes.

 

You will be required to report income on your offered certificates in accordance with the accrual method of accounting.

 

 It is anticipated, for federal income tax purposes, that the Class                    , Class                    , Class                    and Class                    certificates will be issued with original issue discount, that the Class                    certificates will be issued with de minimis original issue discount, and that the Class                    certificates will be issued at a premium.

 

 See “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”.

 

Yield Considerations You should carefully consider the matters described under “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors” and “Yield, Prepayment and Maturity Considerations”, which may significantly affect the yields on your investment.

 

Certain ERISA Considerations Subject to important considerations described under “ERISA Considerations”, the offered certificates are eligible for purchase by persons investing assets of employee benefit plans or individual retirement accounts.

 

Legal Investment No class of the offered certificates will constitute “mortgage related securities” for purposes of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended. If your investment activities are subject to legal investment laws and regulations, regulatory capital requirements, or review by regulatory authorities, then you may be subject to restrictions on investment in the offered certificates. You should consult your own legal advisors for assistance in determining the suitability of and consequences to you of the purchase, ownership, and sale of the offered certificates. See “Legal Investment”.

 

 The issuing entity will not be registered under the Investment Company Act. The issuing entity will be relying on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act or Rule

 

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  3a-7 under the Investment Company Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the issuing entity. The issuing entity is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the Volcker Rule under the Dodd-Frank Act (both as defined in “Risk Factors—General Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Provisions Affecting Investors Could Adversely Affect the Liquidity and Other Aspects of the Offered Certificates”).
   
RatingsThe offered certificates will not be issued unless each of the offered classes receives a credit rating from one or more of the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations engaged by the depositor to rate the offered certificates. The decision not to engage one or more other rating agencies in the rating of certain classes of offered certificates may negatively impact the liquidity, market value and regulatory characteristics of those classes of offered certificates. Neither the depositor nor any other person or entity will have any duty to notify you if any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization issues, or delivers notice of its intention to issue, unsolicited ratings on one or more classes of offered certificates after the date of this prospectus.

 

 See “Risk Factors—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations May Assign Different Ratings to the Offered Certificates; Ratings of the Offered Certificates Reflect Only the Views of the Applicable Rating Agencies as of the Dates Such Ratings Were Issued; Ratings May Affect ERISA Eligibility; Ratings May Be Downgraded” and “—Other Risks Relating to the Certificates—Your Yield May Be Affected by Defaults, Prepayments and Other Factors”, and “Ratings”.

 

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Summary of Risk Factors

 

Investing in the certificates involves risks. Any of the risks set forth in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” may have a material adverse effect on the cash flow of one or more mortgaged properties, the related borrowers’ ability to meet their respective payment obligations under the mortgage loans and/or on your certificates. As a result, the market price of the certificates could decline significantly and you could lose a part or all of your investment. You should carefully consider all the information set forth in this prospectus and, in particular, evaluate the risks set forth in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” before deciding to invest in the certificates. The following is a summary of some of the principal risks associated with an investment in the certificates:

 

Special Risks

 

COVID-19: Economic conditions and restrictions on enforcing landlord rights due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental countermeasures may adversely affect the borrowers and/or the tenants and, therefore, the certificates. In addition, the underwriting of certain mortgage loans and the appraisals and property condition reports for certain mortgaged properties were conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore may not reflect current conditions with respect to the mortgaged properties or the borrowers.

 

Risks Relating to the Mortgage Loans

 

Non-Recourse Loans: The mortgage loans are non-recourse loans, and in the event of a default on a mortgage loan, recourse generally may only be had aga