Press Release|CMBS

KBRA Affirms All Ratings for BXP Trust 2017-GM

21 Jun 2024   |   New York

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KBRA affirms all outstanding ratings for BXP Trust 2017-GM, a CMBS SASB transaction. The affirmations follow a surveillance review of the transaction, which has exhibited a slight decline in performance since issuance. However, the magnitude of the change does not warrant rating adjustments at this time. The ratings affirmations reflect the asset’s quality and location, the sponsor’s experience owning high-quality office properties, and the limited lease rollover exposure through maturity and beyond.

The transaction collateral is a non-recourse, first-lien mortgage loan secured by the borrower’s fee simple interest in a 2.0 million-sf office tower known as the General Motors Building (GM Building) in the Manhattan borough of New York City. As of June 2024, the whole loan has an outstanding balance of $2.30 billion ($1,156 per sf), of which $1.55 billion ($781 per sf) is trust collateral. The sponsor of the borrower is Boston Properties, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) which has a 60.0% ownership interest in the borrower.

The review utilized information from the trustee and servicer to analyze the loan collateral. The analysis produced a KNCF of $175.9 million and a KBRA value of $2.7 billion. The resulting KLTV is 85.0%, compared to 87.1% at last review and 77.9% at issuance. KBRA maintains a KPO of Perform on the loan.

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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.

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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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