LNR Partners - Special Servicer
A market leader in CMBS special servicing, LNR Partners offers innovative solutions for distressed asset management and resolution. Tracking 59 CMBS deals.
Recent Commentary
Special servicers provide regular updates on troubled loans through SEC filings, offering valuable insights into workout strategies and asset performance. Below are recent comments from LNR Partners, highlighting their approach to managing distressed CMBS assets.3/11/2025 The Loan transferred to SS for Delinquent Payments on 06/06/2024. The collateral consists of a 56-unit multifamily property with 6 commercial units across two 5-story buildings in Queen, NY. The Property was built in 1920 and reported 12 rent stabilized units with the remaining 44 units at market. The Property is 98% occupied and reported a YE 2023 NOI/DSCR of $1.3MM/1.37x. Legal counsel has been engaged. The Lender is dual tracking foreclosure/receivership
3/11/2025 The Property is a 110-key select service hotel built in 2016 and located in Lake Charles, LA, located along interstate 10 midway between Houston and New Orleans, just north of the Gulf of Mexico. The Loan transferred SS on 11-7- 2023 for imminent default. The Property has been closed since Q3 2022 due to structural concerns that were exacerbated by two previous hurricanes impacting the Property prior to securitization. Counsel has been engaged and discussions with Borrower are ongoing. Borrower is looking to settle with the contractors insurance as a result of the construction defects. Borrower's counsel has arrived at a settlement. Borrower has remitted settlement proceeds. Borrower has engaged a demolition expert who is proceeding todemolish the property. Demolition expert has commenced the demolition of the hotel. Borrower will commence the marketing process once the hotel has been demolished as required by the City.
3/11/2025 - Loan transferred SS on 5/18/23 for imminent default due to cash flow issues. Borrower has stopped funding shortfalls. Lender filed foreclosure and will continue to discuss alternatives with Borrower.
3/11/2025 - REO Title Date:5/9/2023: The collateral is a 39,619 SF two-story, mixed-use property built in 2007 in Montgomery, OH (14mi NE of CBD Cincinnati). The Property is comprised of four ground-floor retail tenants totaling 19,477 SF and eight second -floor office tenants totaling 20,376 SF. In addition, there is a 90-space parking garage under the building. As of 2/27/25, the building is 63.5% leased but only 40% occupied; restuarant tenant has closed and stop paying rent. Crossed with or is companion: N.A Deferred Maintenance/Repair Issues: Renovations the lobby and 2nd floor common areas have been completed. Marketing: The Property is currently not being marketed for sale.
3/11/2025 - Loan transferred to the Special Servicer on 8/26/2024 due to various ongoing defaults (Guarantor voluntary Bankruptcy Ch 11 filing and a Sequestrator appointed in favor of Shin Da Enterprises at the Property). Collateral consists of a 9 -story, 95-unit (incl. 3 units leased to So Suite Inc. for short-term rentals), multifamily complex located in the Callowhill submarket of Philadelphia. NOI/DSCR/Occ/DY: 3Q23 $1.31MM/0.83x/82%/4.8%. Updated financials are pending receipt. A Notice of Default and Reservation of Rights were sent. The Lender filed its Motion to Intervene and Proof of Claim regarding the various litigation. The Special Servicer will gather additional information and simultaneously discuss workout
Subject is a $940,000,000 note that is secured by a senior lien against a 47-story, 1,596,521 square foot, Class A multi-tenant office property located at 825 Eight Avenue in New York City. Note is due for the February 6, 2025 payment and matures on Nove mber 6, 2027. Collateral also includes 252,107 square feet of amenity space (restaurant and retail tenants). Capital stack includes mezzanine debt. The Cravath law firm lease expired on August 31, 2024 and the tenant vacated the collateral at said time . The Borrower does not have a replacement tenant. The loss of this tenant causes operating shortfalls for the September 2024 and subsequent waterfalls. Note was transferred to the special servicer on September 13, 2024 due to imminent default. Nomur a, a current tenant, has an early termination option date on July 1, 2025. Legal counsel has been engaged and a PNA agreement has been executed. Modification terms have been proposed and accepted by the Borrower. Default notices were sent to the mezza nine lenders and they have not responded within the required 30-day window. Loan was therefore modified to utilize loan reserves to fund shortfalls in the monthly operating expense and debt service waterfall through the secured debt. Returning loan to t he Master Servicer.
Title Date: 7/5/24 Property Description: The property represents the retail component of a mixed-use high-rise development located at 1114-1126 Lake Street in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois. The 0.80-acre site is along the northern side of Lake Street ju st east of Harlem Avenue. The property was constructed in 2006 and include 63,010 square feet of gross leasable area. Leasing Summary: Fitness Formula Club occupies 47,074 square feet of space on floors one through three with a base lease through May 20 27. There are five additional ground-level retail spaces that are currently vacant. The leasing agent on the property has been switched as of September 2024. The new leasing company is currently marketing the vacancies. Negotiating a new lease with a cre dit tenant for 3,516 SF. The subject occupancy rate is 74.7% Marketing Summary: The property is not currently listed for sale but is being marketed for lease.
Subject is a $940,000,000 note that is secured by a senior lien against a 47-story, 1,596,521 square foot, Class A multi-tenant office property located at 825 Eight Avenue in New York City. Note is due for the February 6, 2025 payment and matures on Nove mber 6, 2027. Collateral also includes 252,107 square feet of amenity space (restaurant and retail tenants). Capital stack includes mezzanine debt. The Cravath law firm lease expired on August 31, 2024 and the tenant vacated the collateral at said time . The Borrower does not have a replacement tenant. The loss of this tenant causes operating shortfalls for the September 2024 and subsequent waterfalls. Note was transferred to the special servicer on September 13, 2024 due to imminent default. Nomur a, a current tenant, has an early termination option date on July 1, 2025. Legal counsel has been engaged and a PNA agreement has been executed. Modification terms have been proposed and accepted by the Borrower. Default notices were sent to the mezza nine lenders and they have not responded within the required 30-day window. Loan was therefore modified to utilize loan reserves to fund shortfalls in the monthly operating expense and debt service waterfall through the secured debt. Returning loan to t he Master Servicer.
Loan originally transferred to Midland, as Special Servicer, on 11/12/20 due to Delinquent Payments as Borrower failed to make the payment due for 9/6/20. Notice of Default was sent on 12/7/20. Loan was accelerated on 7/23/21. Collateral consists of a gro und floor retail condominium unit within the property known as the Atrium Condominium located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. The Atrium Condominium is an 11-story building containing 196 residential units built in 1910 with the re tail portion containing 27,541 NRSF. Local counsel was retained to file for foreclosure and/or receivership. Foreclosure was filed on 11/5/21. In June 2022, Borrower stipulated to the foreclosure judgment and the appointment of a receiver. A receiver (Co lliers) was appointed on 9/21/22 and the foreclosure judgment was entered on 9/23/22. The foreclosure sale was previously scheduled for 4/19/23, but was postponed to explore a note sale strategy. In order to obtain a new foreclosure sale date, Lender had to file an amended foreclosure complaint and subsequent motion for summary judgment, which was filed on 9/8/23. On 5/17/24, the court issued a decision granting Lender's motion for summary judgment and then awarded the judgment of foreclosure and sale on 8/28/24. Foreclosure was completed in February 2025.
3/6/2025 - Loan transferred SS on 2/15/24 due to Delinquent Payments. Loan is currently due for 6/6/24. Collateral consists of a ~61K SF office building (''Property''), including 4K SF of ground floor retail, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. WeWork (exp. 10/31/34) occupied 100% of the Property and stopped paying rent in October 2023. On 11/6/23, WeWork filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and subsequently filed a motion to reject its lease at the Property on 11/7/23. Local counsel w as retained to file for foreclosure and/or receivership. Foreclosure was filed on 8/7/24, and the motion for summary judgment was filed on 12/26/24. On 2/7/25, the court issued a decision granting Lender''s motion for summary judgment. Lender will dual tr ack the foreclosure process while discussing workout alternatives with Borrower.
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CMBS Special Servicing Commentary
Special servicing commentary extracted from sec.gov Form 10-D filing servicer reports.