KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to BX 2026-ALOHA
26 Mar 2026 | New York
KBRA announces the assignment of preliminary ratings to three classes of BX 2026-ALOHA, a CMBS single-borrower securitization. The collateral for the transaction is a $1.24 billion floating rate, interest-only mortgage loan. The loan is expected to have an initial two-year term with three, one-year extension options and require monthly interest-only payments. The loan will be secured by the borrower's fee simple interests in 36 properties and by the borrower’s pledge of equity in the owner of the leasehold interest for one property, which collectively encompass a total of 3.8 million sf. The portfolio is comprised of 20 retail assets (75.6% of loan balance), 15 industrial assets (22.3%), and two office assets (2.1%). All 37 portfolio properties are located in Hawaii, dispersed across the islands of O’ahu (72.5% of loan balance), Maui (11.6%), Kauai (8.7%), and Big Island (7.3%). As of March 2026, the portfolio was 92.7% leased to a granular roster of over 670 unique tenants.
KBRA’s analysis of the transaction included a detailed evaluation of the property’s cash flows using our North American CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology and the application of our North American CMBS Single Borrower & Large Loan Rating Methodology. In addition, KBRA also relied on its Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology for assessing counterparty risk in this transaction, its Methodology for Rating Interest-Only Certificates in CMBS Transactions, and its ESG Global Rating Methodology, to the extent deemed applicable.
The results of our analysis yielded a KBRA net cash flow (KNCF) for the subject of approximately $102.9 million, which is 9.1% below the issuer’s NCF, and a KBRA value of approximately $1.22 billion, which is 31.7% below the appraiser’s as-is value. The resulting in-trust KBRA Loan to Value (KLTV) is 101.3%. In our analysis of the transaction, we also reviewed and considered third party engineering, environmental, and appraisal reports, the results of our site inspection of the property, and legal documentation review.
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