KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Benchmark 2026-B42

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#creditratingagency–KBRA is pleased to announce the assignment of preliminary ratings to 15 classes of Benchmark 2026-B42, an $729.2 million CMBS conduit transaction collateralized by 62 commercial mortgage loans secured by 123 properties. The collateral properties are located throughout 43 MSAs, of which the three largest are New York (33.9% of pool balance), Phoenix (11.0%), and Washington – NoVA – MD (4.1%). The pool has exposure to most major property types, with four types representing more than 10.0% of the pool balance: retail (30.3%), self-storage (24.3%), office (21.2%), and multifamily (13.0%). The loans have in-trust principal balances ranging from $997,810 to $70.0 million for the largest loan in the pool, 215 Park Avenue South (9.6%), a 346,216 sf, Class-B office building located in the Gramercy neighborhood of New York City’s borough of Manhattan. The five largest loans, which also include Gilbert Gateway Towne Center (8.2%), U-Haul Portfolio (5.3%), 525 7th Avenue (4.8%) and 50 West 23rd Street (4.1%), represent 32.0% of the initial pool balance, while the top 10 loans represent 50.6%.

KBRA’s analysis of the transaction incorporated our multi-borrower rating process that begins with our analysts’ evaluation of the underlying collateral properties’ financial and operating performance, which determine KBRA’s estimate of sustainable net cash flow (KNCF) and KBRA value using our North American CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology. On an aggregate basis, KNCF was 12.0% less than the issuer cash flow. KBRA capitalization rates were applied to each asset’s KNCF to derive values that were, on an aggregate basis, 38.7% less than third party appraisal values. The pool has an in-trust KLTV of 82.7% and an all-in KLTV of 83.7%. The model deploys rent and occupancy stresses, probability of default regressions, and loss given default calculations to determine losses for each collateral loan that are then used to assign our credit ratings.

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Methodologies

• CMBS: Methodology for Rating Interest-Only Certificates in CMBS Transactions
• CMBS: North American CMBS Property Evaluation Methodology
• CMBS: North American CMBS Multi-Borrower Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

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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Contacts

Analytical Contacts

Lindsey Kephart, Associate (Lead Analyst)
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James Wang, Managing Director
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Nitin Bhasin, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of CMBS (Rating Committee Chair)
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