Press Release|CMBS

KBRA Downgrades One Rating and Affirms All Other Ratings for UBS 2019-C16

11 Apr 2025   |   New York

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KBRA downgrades the rating of one class of certificates and affirms all other outstanding ratings for UBS 2019-C16, a $591.8 million CMBS conduit transaction. The rating actions follow a surveillance review of the transaction, which has exhibited an increase in specially serviced loans, as well as estimated losses for K-LOCs.

As of the March 2025 remittance report, there are three specially serviced loans (12.2% of the pool balance), which include two delinquent loans (4.2%) and one matured non-performing loan (7.9%). KBRA identified 11 K-LOCs (31.0%), including the special serviced loans. These include three top 10 loans:

  • The Colonnade Office Complex (largest, 7.9% of the pool balance)
  • Dominion Towers (2nd largest, 7.4%)
  • 489 Broadway (10th largest, 3.2%)

Two K-LOCs have estimated losses:

  • Quince Diamond Executive Center (1.4% of the pool balance, 58.2% estimated loss severity)
  • 16300 Roscoe Blvd (1.3%, 13.0%)

The remaining six K-LOCs do not have estimated losses and represent 9.8% of the pool.

Excluding the K-LOCs with estimated losses, the transaction's WA KLTV is 94.0%, compared to 96.5% at last review and 92.5% at issuance. The KDSC is 1.70x, compared to 1.65x at last review and 1.91x at issuance.

Details concerning the class with the ratings change is as follows:

  • Class H-RR to B- (sf) from B (sf)

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Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

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