Morningstar Credit Ratings Assigns Preliminary Ratings for BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-ICTS, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-ICTS (BAMLL 2014-ICTS)
NEW YORK, July 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC today assigned preliminary ratings for the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transaction BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-ICTS, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-ICTS (BAMLL 2014-ICTS). The preliminary ratings are based on information known to Morningstar as of July 8, 2014.
PRELIMINARY RATINGS (AS OF JULY 8, 2014) |
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Class |
Balance/ |
Preliminary |
Morningstar |
Morningstar |
Morningstar |
Credit Support |
Class A |
$74,820,000 |
AAA |
5.23x |
26.30% |
26.30% |
60.20% |
Class X-CP |
$151,650,000 |
AAA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Class X-EXT |
$151,650,000 |
AAA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Class B |
$28,190,000 |
AA |
3.80x |
36.21% |
36.21% |
45.21% |
Class C |
$20,950,000 |
A |
3.16x |
43.58% |
43.58% |
34.06% |
Class D |
$27,690,000 |
BBB |
2.58x |
53.31% |
53.31% |
19.34% |
Class E |
$36,350,000 |
BB |
2.08x |
66.09% |
66.09% |
0.00% |
The key characteristics of the mortgage loan collateral supporting BAMLL 2014-ICTS are:
- A single floating-rate mortgage loan with an initial 25-month term and subject to four one-year extension options. The mortgage loan is secured by the borrower's fee simple interest in the InterContinental New York Times Square, a 607-room, full-service luxury hotel;
- The principal balance of the mortgage loan, which is collateral for the trust, is $188.0 million; and
- The transaction does not have subordinate debt; however, it does include preferred equity in the amount of $177.0 million.
Based on information provided on the arranger's website, Morningstar's analysis of the loan yielded the following Morningstar metrics:
- A net cash flow (NCF) of $22.2 million, which is lower than the arranger's NCF by 4.65 percent;
- The Morningstar debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) is 2.08x based on the stressed interest rate of 5.67 percent, compared to the current DSCR of 5.09x based on the loan spread and current one-month LIBOR;
- Morningstar valued the property at $284.5 million using a capitalization rate of 7.80 percent; and
- The Morningstar value, which equates to $468,617 per room, is 43.21 percent lower than the appraised value of $501.0 million. The Morningstar value resulted in a loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 66.09 percent for the first mortgage loan.
For complete details about the preliminary ratings for this transaction, Morningstar's Presale Analysis Package, including the Presale Report and the Representations, Warranties, and Enforcement Mechanisms, is available under the "Ratings Reports" tab on https://ratingagency.morningstar.com. Information subsequently received could result in the assignment of final ratings that differ from the preliminary ratings.
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