MSC 2018-L1 – Deal Overview & Connected Data

Explore verified charts, linked entities, and recent activity for this CMBS deal. Data last updated November 3, 2025.
2025-11-03
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Quick Answer

What is MSC 2018-L1? A US commercial mortgage-backed security ($900.7M; 47 loans; 49 properties).

Identifiers: Series msc2018-l1; CIK 1751743.

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Sources: SEC EDGAR CIK 1751743.

Who's Involved#

Rating AgenciesMoodys, Fitch, Morningstar
Operating AdvisorPentalpha Surveillance
Master ServicerMidland Loan Services
Special ServicerMidland Loan Services
DepositorMorgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Special ServicerK-Star Asset Management

Deal Metrics

Key performance indicators and statistics tracking the deal's current status and history.

Deal Overview

Original Trust Amount
$900,725,526
Current Trust Amount
$832,404,583
Number of Loans
47
Number of Properties
49
Average Loan Size
$19,164,373

Portfolio Characteristics

Weighted Average Interest Rate
4.8%
Weighted Average Term
117 months
Original Valuation
$8,164,595,000
Current Valuation
$9,082,335,000

Key Dates

Origination Date
9/27/2018
Latest Valuation
7/19/2024
Latest Transfer
4/4/2025
Latest Return
12/23/2024
Latest Modification
6/1/2020

Special Servicing Status

Loans in Special Servicing
3
Special Servicing Balance
$60,000,166
Loans Returned to Master
3
Balance Returned
$60,763,582
Avg Time in Special Servicing
844 days
Avg Time to Return
667 days

Valuation Changes

Updated Valuations
22
Total Updated Value
$552,500,000
Value Change Amount
-$7,600,000
Value Change Percentage
178.5%

Modifications

Number of Modifications
4
Modified Balance
$67,729,982

Fund Exposure#

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Provenance & Documents

Issuance → amendments → reports. Tap to view on SEC.
2025-11-03
Latest
Monthly Remittance Report
Document filing with updated information.
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2018-10-23
Final Prospectus
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2018-10-04
Preliminary Prospectus
Document filing with updated information.
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2018-10-03
Annex A
Document filing with updated information.
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2018-10-03
Final Termsheet
Document filing with updated information.
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Context & Commentary#

Entity Statements

💬 Servicer Commentary

2025-11-03
Prospectus ID: 16A2
10/07/2025: Loan transferred to Special Servicing on 12/01/22. The collateral consists of a portfolio of seven industrial and office properties totaling 640,983 SF class A & B assets located in Bloomfield, New Providence, and Piscataway, NJ. All properties are well occupied at 98%+. Loan transferred for non-monetary defaults. Lender is pursuing legal remedies against Borrower as well as continuing to negotiate with Borrower for acceptable outcome focused on a Discounted pay off.
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💬 Servicer Commentary

2025-11-03
Prospectus ID: 16A5
10/07/2025: Loan transferred to Special Servicing on 12/01/22. The collateral consists of a portfolio of seven industrial and office properties totaling 640,983 SF class A & B assets located in Bloomfield, New Providence, and Piscataway, NJ. All properties are well occupied at 98%+. Loan transferred for non-monetary defaults. Lender is pursuing legal remedies against Borrower as well as continuing to negotiate with Borrower for acceptable outcome focused on a Discounted pay off.
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💬 Servicer Commentary

2025-11-03
901 West Madison
Saul Sutton
Prospectus ID: 41
10/14/2025 -Loan transferred to SS on 4/8/2025 due to payment default. Collateral is a 16,052 sf retail property located in Chicago, Illinois and is currently 77% occupied to six tenants. Borrower has refused to sign a PNL. Counsel has been engaged and is working to rectify existing defaults, including but not limited to, compliance with cash management, approval of a replacement property manager, and past-due financial reporting. Loan is current, with the next payment due on
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💬 Servicer Commentary

2025-01-31
Sanmukh Patel
Prospectus ID: 29
12/11/2024 - Loan was transferred to Special Servicing on 1/4/24 due to non-compliance. Legal counsel has been engaged and demand letters have been sent to the Borrower. PNL has not been executed to date and communications are through counsel. Collateral is a 98-room, extended stay hotel in San Antonio, TX located less than 1 mile from Sea World. Borrower has been remitting partial payments and Special Servicer has been working with Borrower to cure covenant and monetary defaults while dual tracking foreclosure. Defeasance of the loan closed on 11/20/24.
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Datasets & API#

Machine-readable spec (ODPS): /odps/cmbs-deals.yaml
GET https://api.dealcharts.org/deals/msc2018-l1
{
  "deal_id": "msc2018-l1",
  "issuer": "",
  "shelf": "",
  "issue_date": "",
  "linked_entities": [
  {
    "role": "Rating Agencies",
    "name": "Moodys, Fitch, Morningstar"
  },
  {
    "role": "Operating Advisor",
    "name": "Pentalpha Surveillance"
  },
  {
    "role": "Master Servicer",
    "name": "Midland Loan Services"
  },
  {
    "role": "Special Servicer",
    "name": "Midland Loan Services"
  },
  {
    "role": "Depositor",
    "name": "Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated"
  },
  {
    "role": "Special Servicer",
    "name": "K-Star Asset Management"
  }
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}


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