Fitch Affirms GCCFC 2004-FL2 & Removes Class N-SO from Rtg Watch Negative
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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)-- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following classes of GCCFC 2004-FL2 commercial mortgage and removed class N-SO from Rating Watch Negative: --$17.9 million class B at 'AAA'; --$26.4 million class C at 'AAA'; --$22.7 million class D at 'AAA'; --$12.4 million class E at 'AAA'; --$22.8 million class F at 'AAA'; --$19.5 million class G at 'AAA'; --$14.5 million class H at 'AA'; --$23.1 million class J at 'A-'; --$10.3 million class K at 'BBB+'; --$15.7 million class L at 'BBB-'; --$8 million class N-SO at 'BBB-'. Classes A-1, A-2, H-ROSW, L-ROSW, N-ROSW, N-LH, N-MV, K-NO, M-NO, N-NO, N-WV and interest-only class X-1 have paid in full. There are two loans remaining in the transaction: Southfield Town Center (85.4%) and Aviation Mall (14.6%). Based on year-end (YE) 2007 financial and occupancy information, the Fitch stressed net cash flow (NCF) at the Southfield asset has increased by 5.4% since issuance, creating a debt service coverage ratio for the pooled portion of the trust asset of 1.59 times (x) versus 1.51x at issuance. Occupancy at YE 2007 was 82.3% as compared to 73% at issuance and 77.8% at YE 2006. The market vacancy in the collateral's sub-market at the end of fourth-quarter 2007 was 23.3%. While occupancy and market rents in the suburban Southfield office market are continuing to perform poorly, Fitch's analysis indicates that risks to class N-SO are mitigated by the additional debt on the Southfield property that is held outside the trust, all of which is subordinate to the trusts pooled and non-pooled assets. The current debt on the trust portion of the loan in this transaction is $76.71 per square foot (sf), with additional debt of $44.16/sf held outside the trust. The Southfield loan is in its second of three one-year extension options, with a final maturity date of July 2009. The rate cap on the loan is 6.25%. The Aviation Mall, a regional retail center near Glen Falls, NY, was 100% occupied as of YE 2007, and continues to maintain an investment grade shadow rating. The loan is in the first of two one-year extension options. It too has a final maturity date of July 2009. The rate cap on this loan is 7%. As of the March 2008 distribution date, 79% of the transaction had paid off. The balance of the transaction is now $193.3 million, including the $8 million Southfield rake class, reduced from $921.7 million at issuance. Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available on the agency's public site, www.fitchratings.com. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch's code of conduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, compliance and other relevant policies and procedures are also available from the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site. Fitch Ratings Mary O'Rourke, +1-212-908-0711 Britt Johnson, +1-312-606-2341 (Chicago) Media Relations: Sandro Scenga, +1-212-908-0278 (New York) Copyright Business Wire 2008
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