Midland Loan Services - Special Servicer
Providing comprehensive servicing solutions, Midland specializes in managing CMBS portfolios and maximizing asset value. Tracking 22 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 Midland Loan Services, highlighting their approach to managing distressed CMBS assets.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.
3/6/2025 - Portfolio was foreclosed on February 4, 2025 after efforts to sell out of receivership did not materialize. The portfolio is currently 57% occupied. Special Servicer continues to work with tenants to renew leases and sign new leases at all
3/6/2025 - The Loan transferred to special servicing effective 7/21/2023 for imminent monetary default. Interest paid to 1/6/24. The collateral is a +/- 150k SF office building on a partial ground lease in San Francisco, CA. Legal counsel has been engaged and formal demand and acceleration sent. PNA executed. Recent leasing has been approved by the special servicer and completed by Borrower. Special servicer implementing dual track strategy with Notice of Default filed 4/1/24. Foreclosure expected in Q2 2 025. Negotiations with Borrower have effectively ceased.
3/6/2025 - Loan transferred on February 14, 2024, due to the Borrower''s failure to remit excess cash during the Lease Sweep Period. Special Servicer has reached out to the borrower and is assessing next steps on the asset. Borrower is working to implement tenant direction letters or depositing all funds immediately into the lockbox. Borrower submitted YE budget for review. Borrower is working with the anchor tenant formerly Big Lots to execute a new lease
3/6/2025 - Loan transferred to special servicing 5/13/2024 for Monetary Default. Loan was previously in SS. A reinstatement agreement was completed. Special Servicer is dual tracking settlement discussions and the foreclosure process. Discussions were had regarding a potential assumption but a transaction did not materialize. An NOD has been filed and the foreclosure process continues.
3/6/2025 - Tenant Non-Renewal Trigger occurred. Special Servicer has been monitoring leasing activity and property performance since the major tenant non-renewal. Borrower continues to perform under the terms of the Loan and is currently
3/6/2025 - Borrower indicated it has raised new equity for the property which is expected to fund in Q1 2025. Special Servicer continues to monitor the loan and collateral as well as review any Borrower requests that come in. Special Servicer continues to monitor the pending capex-leasing funding, which remains outstanding as of 2/27/2024. Borrower is negotiating an extension of TI obligations with tenant, Benesch. Current property occupancy is 89.5%.
"3/6/2025 - - Special Servicer, in collaboration with the receiver, reviewed and approved short-term leases prior to the property''s foreclosure on 1/17/2024, after which it became REO. - A short-term tenant remained in occupancy post-foreclosure but vacated on 2/29/2024. - Special Servicer is actively reviewing LOIs from prospective tenants to lease, with asset disposition projected for end of Q2-2025."
2/11/2025 - Asset transferred to special servicing effective January 29th, 2025 due to borrower’s failure to remit the December 2024 and January 2025 loan payments.
2/11/2025 - The Special Servicer took ownership of the asset via a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure agreement on 6/10/2024. The Special Servicer entered into a listing agreement with Matthews REIS to market the property for sale on 11/7/2024 and entered into a listing agreement with Tri State Realty to market the property for lease on 1/6/2025.
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CMBS Special Servicing Commentary
Special servicing commentary extracted from sec.gov Form 10-D filing servicer reports.