UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 28, 2019
Benchmark 2019-B9 Mortgage Trust
(Exact name of issuing entity)
(Central Index Key number of issuing entity: 0001764759)
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
(Exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)
(Central Index Key number of depositor: 0001258361)
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
(Central Index Key number: 0001701238)
German American Capital Corporation
(Central Index Key number: 0001541294)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
(Central Index Key number: 0000835271)
(Exact name of sponsors as specified in their charters)
Delaware | 333-207132-21 | 86-1073506 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number | (IRS Employer Identification |
of incorporation of depositor) | of issuing entity) | No. of depositor) |
388 Greenwich Street | |
New York, New York | 10013 |
(Address of principal executive offices of depositor) | (Zip Code of depositor) |
Depositor’s telephone number, including area code (212) 816-5343
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 14, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), the Benchmark 2019-B9 Mortgage Trust (the “Issuing Entity”) issued the Benchmark 2019-B9 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-B9, pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2019 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer, Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement was filed asExhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Issuing Entity, dated February 14, 2019 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 14, 2019. Unless otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
As of the Closing Date, the Loan Combination relating to the Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as Liberty Station Retail (the “Liberty Station Retail Loan Combination”) was required to be serviced and administered pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
On February 28, 2019, the Servicing Shift Lead Note relating to the Liberty Station Retail Loan Combination was contributed to the commercial mortgage securitization transaction (the “JPMCC 2019-COR4 Securitization”) involving the issuance of the JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-COR4, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-COR4 (the “JPMCC 2019-COR4 Certificates”). Upon the issuance of the JPMCC 2019-COR4 Certificates, the servicing and administration of the Liberty Station Retail Loan Combination is required to be transferred from the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the pooling and servicing agreement governing the issuance of the JPMCC 2019-COR4 Certificates, dated as of February 1, 2019 (the “JPMCC 2019-COR4 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor (the “JPMCC 2019-COR4 Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.
The JPMCC 2019-COR4 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in the form most recently filed with the Commission by or on behalf of the JPMCC 2019-COR4 Depositor, is attached hereto asExhibit 4.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 4.1 JPMCC 2019-COR4 Pooling and Servicing Agreement
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K Exhibit No. | Description | Paper (P) or Electronic (E) | |
4.1 | JPMCC 2019-COR4 Pooling and Servicing Agreement | (E) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the depositor has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 6, 2019 | CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC. | |
By: | /s/Richard Simpson | |
Name:Richard Simpson | ||
Title: President |
BMARK 2019-B9 – Form 8-K