KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Benchmark 2020-B16

NEW YORK--()--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 18 classes of Benchmark 2020-B16 (see ratings list below), a $899.1 million CMBS conduit transaction with 33 loans secured by 77 properties.

The collateral properties are located in 18 states, with the top three states represented by New York (37.0%), Illinois (13.6%), and California (9.5%). The pool has exposure to all of the major property types, with the top three being retail (28.0%), office (26.5%), and lodging (11.9%). The loans have principal balances ranging from $3.7 million to $65.0 million for the largest loan in the pool, Harrison Retail (7.2%), which is secured by an 88,254 sf retail and garage condominium located in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York City’s borough of Manhattan. The five largest loans, which also include Bellagio Hotel and Casino (6.7%), Kings Plaza (5.6%), 3500 Lacey (5.6%) and FedEx Redmond (5.0%), represent 30.0% of the initial pool balance, while the top 10 loans represent 54.8%.

KBRA’s analysis of the transaction incorporated our multi-borrower rating process that begins with our analysts' evaluation of the underlying collateral properties' financial and operating performance, which determine KBRA’s estimate of sustainable net cash flow (KNCF) and KBRA value using our U.S. CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology. On an aggregate basis, KNCF was 8.4% less than the issuer cash flow. KBRA capitalization rates were applied to each asset’s KNCF to derive values that were, on an aggregate basis, 42.0% less than third party appraisal values. The pool has an in-trust KLTV of 90.3% and an all-in KLTV of 105.6%. The model deploys rent and occupancy stresses, probability of default regressions, and loss given default calculations to determine losses for each collateral loan that are then used to assign our credit ratings.

Preliminary Ratings Assigned: Benchmark 2020-B16

Class

Initial Class Balance

Expected KBRA Rating

A-1

$4,592,000

AAA (sf)

A-2

$10,098,000

AAA (sf)

A-3

$40,849,000

AAA (sf)

A-SB

$9,800,000

AAA (sf)

A-4

$0 - $266,000,0001

AAA (sf)

A-5

$266,560,000 -$532,560,0001

AAA (sf)

A-M

$93,955,000

AAA (sf)

B

$36,301,000

AA (sf)

C

$34,166,000

A- (sf)

D

$23,489,000

BBB+ (sf)

E

$17,083,000

BBB- (sf)

F

$16,015,000

BB- (sf)

G

$8,541,000

B- (sf)

H

$26,692,872

NR

X-A

$691,854,0002

AAA (sf)

X-B

$70,467,0002

AAA (sf)

X-D

$40,572,0002

BBB- (sf)

X-F

$16,015,0002

BB- (sf)

X-G

$8,541,0002

B- (sf)

X-H

$26,692,8722

NR

1The exact initial certificate balances will not be determined until final pricing; however, they are expected to fall within the above ranges. 2Notional balance.

For complete details on the analysis, please see our pre-sale report published at www.kbra.com. The preliminary ratings are based on information known to KBRA at the time of this publication. Information received subsequent to this release could result in the assignment of ratings that differ from the preliminary ratings.

To access ratings, reports and disclosures, click here.

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Contacts

Analytical Contacts:

John Triantafyllou, Director
(646) 731-2396
jtriantafyllou@kbra.com

Yee Cent Wong, Senior Managing Director
(646) 731-2374
ywong@kbra.com

Patrick McQuinn, Director
(646) 731-2445
pmcquinn@kbra.com

Dayna Carley, Senior Director
(646) 731-2391
dcarley@kbra.com

Business Development Contact:

Michele Patterson, Managing Director
(646) 731-2397
mpatterson@kbra.com

Contacts

Analytical Contacts:

John Triantafyllou, Director
(646) 731-2396
jtriantafyllou@kbra.com

Yee Cent Wong, Senior Managing Director
(646) 731-2374
ywong@kbra.com

Patrick McQuinn, Director
(646) 731-2445
pmcquinn@kbra.com

Dayna Carley, Senior Director
(646) 731-2391
dcarley@kbra.com

Business Development Contact:

Michele Patterson, Managing Director
(646) 731-2397
mpatterson@kbra.com