Press Release|CMBS

KBRA Withdraws All Ratings for CENT 2023-CITY Following Loan Payoff

6 Aug 2025   |   New York

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KBRA withdraws its ratings from Classes A, B and HRR for CENT 2023-CITY, a CMBS SASB transaction, following the full payoff of the underlying loan in July 2025. The subject loan was refinanced with the proceeds from the CENT 2025-CITY SASB securitization, which closed in the same month.

During the term of the securitization, the loan performed and was never reported as delinquent or specially serviced. The collateral property is Westfield Century City, a 1.4 million sf super-regional mall in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Affiliates of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) are the sponsors of the loan.

According to the July 2025 remittance report, Classes A and B were paid in full. Class HRR was affected by a prepayment interest shortfall (PPIS) in the amount of $2.01 million. All amounts due under the loan agreement, including interest accrued on the loan balance through July 3rd, were remitted to the trust on the loan’s payoff date on July 3, 2025. This amount was passed through to the trust, which had an interest accrual period from the 15th day of the prior month to the 14th day of July, resulting in the PPIS, which equated to 11 days of interest.

The withdrawn ratings are as follows:

  • Class A to WR (sf) from AAA (sf)
  • Class B to WR (sf) from AA- (sf)
  • Class HRR to WR (sf) from A+ (sf)

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Disclosures

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.

About KBRA

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA), one of the major credit rating agencies (CRA), is a full-service CRA registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a Designated Rating Organization (DRO) by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission and is recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider (CRP) in the U.S.

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