UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission file number of the issuing entity: 333-207677-01
Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001671740
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-GS2
(exact name of the issuing entity as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the depositor: 0001004158
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II
(exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541502
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company
(exact name of the sponsor as specified in its charter)
New York the issuing entity) | 38-3991409 38-3991410 38-7145123 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers) |
c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)
21045
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(212) 902-1000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes ⌧ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes ⌧ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ⌧ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer ⌧ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). o Yes ⌧ No
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. o Yes o No
Not applicable.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Not applicable.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).
Not applicable.
The Twenty Ninth Street Mortgage Loan, the Panorama Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan and the Residence Inn and SpringHill Suites North Shore Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 9.99%, 9.9%, 7.3% and 3.3%, respectively, of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date, are each an asset of the issuing entity and are each part of a loan combination that includes (a) with respect to the Twenty Ninth Street Mortgage Loan which is an asset of the issuing entity and two other pari passu loans, which are not assets of the issuing entity, (b) with respect to the Panorama Corporate Center Mortgage Loan which is an asset of the issuing entity and one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity, (c) with respect to the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan which is an asset of the issuing entity and one other pari passu loan and one subordinate companion loan, each of which are not assets of the issuing entity and (d) with respect to the Residence Inn and SpringHill Suites North Shore Mortgage Loan which is an asset of the issuing entity and one other pari passu loan, which is not an asset of the issuing entity. These loan combinations, including the Twenty Ninth Street Mortgage Loan, the Panorama Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan and the Residence Inn and SpringHill Suites North Shore Mortgage Loan, are being serviced and administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is the master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The responsibilities of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as primary servicer of each of these loan combinations with respect to the issuing entity, are subsumed within its responsibilities as master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Thus, the servicer compliance statement provided by Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, encompasses its roles as both master servicer and primary servicer with respect to these loan combinations.
The Exhibit Index describes exhibits provided by certain parties (in their capacities indicated on the Exhibit Index) with respect to the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 9.99% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that includes the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan and two other pari passu loans and one subordinate companion loan, which are not assets of the issuing entity. A pari passu portion of the loan combination was securitized in the GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2016-RENT transaction (the “GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction”). This loan combination, including the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan, is being serviced and administered pursuant to the trust and servicing agreement for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction, which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the master servicer under the trust and servicing agreement for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction. The responsibilities of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as primary servicersole purpose of this loan combination with respectAmendment No. 1 to the issuing entity, are subsumed within its responsibilities as master servicer under the trust and servicing agreement for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction. Thus, the servicer compliance statement provided by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer under such trust and servicing agreement, encompasses its roles as both master servicer and primary servicer with respect to this loan combination.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the certificate administrator of the mortgage loans serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the primary servicer, special servicer and certificate administrator of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan. As a result, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is a “servicer” as defined in Item 1108(a)(2)(iii) of Regulation AB, in the capacities described above, because it is servicing mortgage loans that constituted 10% or more of the assets of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date. The assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria, accountants’ attestation reports and servicer compliance statements delivered by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in the capacities described above are listed in the Exhibit Index.
Wilmington Trust, National Association acts as trustee of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to the trust and servicing agreement for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction, the trustee is not required to provide an assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria. As a result, thisour Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include anfor the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2019 (the “Original Form 10-K”) is to replace the report on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria ofand the trustee. One or more other servicers of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan have delivered one or more assessments of compliance covering all of the servicing criteria.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes assessments of compliance with applicable servicing criteria and accountants’ attestation reports from CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. and National Tax Search, LLC. These entities were engaged by the primary servicer of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan to remit tax payments received from the escrow accounts of borrowers to local taxing authorities, to report tax amounts due, to verify tax parcel information, and to verify non-escrow tax payments. These servicing functions are included within the servicing criteria set forth in Items 1122(d)(4)(xi) and 1122(d)(4)(xii) of Regulation AB. Therefore, under the principles-based definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB that looks to the functions that an entity performs, these vendors are “servicers” for the purposes of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. See Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Section 301.01 (Item 1101(j)).
With respect to the pari passu loan combination that includes the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan, the servicer compliance statement of Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC filed as special servicerexhibits to the Original Form 10-K under Exhibit 33 and Exhibit 34, respectively, with the corresponding exhibits attached hereto. Except as described above, no other changes are being made to the Original Form 10-K.
Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Form 10-K/A also contains new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan, listed on the Exhibit Index is omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K as it is not required by Item 1123Sarbanes-Oxley Act of Regulation AB to be included on this Annual Report on Form 10-K because it is an unaffiliated party that is not a “servicer” that meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i) through (iii) of Regulation AB.
PART I
Item 1. Business.
Omitted.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Omitted.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 2. Properties.
Omitted.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Omitted.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Omitted.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Omitted.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Omitted.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Omitted.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Omitted.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
Omitted.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Omitted.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Omitted.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Omitted.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Omitted.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Omitted.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Omitted.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS FOR REGULATION AB
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, Significant Obligor Financial Information.
No single obligor represents 10% or more of the pool assets held by the issuing entity.
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, Significant Enhancement Provider Financial Information.
No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any external credit enhancement or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1114(a) of Regulation AB.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
No entity or group of affiliated entities provides any derivative instruments or other support for the certificates within this transaction as described under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.
Item 1117 of Regulation AB, Legal Proceedings.
The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceeding involving the trust or any party related to the trust, other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of those respective parties, and the following, with respect to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, certificate administrator and custodian:
Since June 18, 2014, a group of institutional investors have filed civil complaints in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and later the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., (“Wells Fargo Bank”) in its capacity as trustee for certain residential mortgage backed securities (“RMBS”) trusts. The complaints against Wells Fargo Bank alleged that the trustee caused losses to investors and asserted causes of action based upon, among other things, the trustee's alleged failure to: (i) notify and enforce repurchase obligations of mortgage loan sellers for purported breaches of representations and warranties, (ii) notify investors of alleged events of default, and (iii) abide by appropriate standards of care following alleged events of default. Relief sought included money damages in an unspecified amount, reimbursement of expenses, and equitable relief. Wells Fargo Bank has reached an agreement, in2002, which it denies any wrongdoing, to resolve these claims on a classwide basis for the 271 RMBS trusts currently at issue. The settlement agreement is subject to court approval. Separate lawsuits against Wells Fargo Bank making similar allegations filed by certain other institutional investors concerning 57 RMBS trusts in New York federal and state court are not covered by the agreement. With respect to the foregoing litigations, Wells Fargo Bank believes plaintiffs' claims are without merit and intends to contest the claims vigorously, but there can be no assurances as to the outcome of the litigations or the possible impact of the litigations on Wells Fargo Bank or the RMBS trusts.
Item 1119 of Regulation AB, Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
The information regarding this Item has been previously provided in the prospectus of the Registrant relating to the issuing entity filed on May 31, 2016 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2).
Item 1122 of Regulation AB, Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the mortgage loans are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.1 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The reports on assessments of compliance with the servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and related attestation reports on such assessments of compliance with respect to the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan, which is being serviced and administered pursuant to the trust and servicing agreement for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction, are attached hereto under Item 15 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Attached as Exhibit L to the trust and servicing agreement for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction incorporated by reference as Exhibit 4.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is a chart identifying the entities participating in a servicing function for the GSMS 2016-RENT Transaction responsible for each applicable servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d).
The report on assessment of compliance with applicable servicing criteria furnished pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB by Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank National Association discloses that a material instance of noncompliance occurred, as described below:
Material Instance of Noncompliance
In certain instances, the Schedule AL Files (Item 1125 of Regulation AB) were not reported in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements, in conflict with Item 1122(d)(3)(i): “Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports: (A) Are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements”. The noncompliance consisted of omitted or inaccurately reported numbers due to the following: (1) the initial setup files contained information at the asset level, and Midland was required to manually compile the information to present it at the loan level as required by Schedule AL; and (2) certain reporting requirements required manual processing by Midland, including the use of various data computation formulas, quality control checks and analysis.
The identified instances did not involve the servicing of assets included in this securitization.
Steps Taken to Remedy the Material Instance of Noncompliance
Midland is currently remediating the Schedule AL reporting for the CMBS transactions found to be incorrect, and will be making improvements to its systems, processes and procedures to support its Schedule AL reporting obligations.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB, Servicer Compliance Statement.
The servicer compliance statements are attached as Exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.hereto.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) The following is a list of documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
(1) Not applicable
(2) Not applicable
(3) See below
31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.
33 Reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.
33.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
33.2 Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer
33.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator
33.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian
33.5 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor
33.17 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan
33.28 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
34 Attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities.
34.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
34.2 Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer
34.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator
34.4 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian
34.5 Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor
34.17 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan
34.28 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 1 Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
35 Servicer compliance statements.
35.1 Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer
35.2 Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer
35.3 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
35.11 Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer of the Veritas Multifamily Pool 2 Mortgage Loan (Omitted. See Explanatory Notes.)
(b) The exhibits required to be filed by the Registrant pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed above.
(c) Not Applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II
(Depositor)
/s/ Leah Nivison
Leah Nivison, Chief Executive Officer
(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)
Date: March 25,October 28, 2019