DBRS Morningstar Confirms All Ratings of GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2019-GC40

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed its ratings on the Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2019-GC40 issued by GS Mortgage Securities Corporation Trust 2019-GC40 as follows:

-- Class A-1 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-2 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-3 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-4 at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-AB at AAA (sf)
-- Class A-S at AAA (sf)
-- Class X-A at AAA (sf)
-- Class B at AA (low) (sf)
-- Class X-B at A (high) (sf)
-- Class C at A (sf)
-- Class D at BBB (high) (sf)
-- Class X-D at BBB (sf)
-- Class E at BBB (low) (sf)
-- Class X-F at BB (high) (sf)
-- Class F at BB (sf)
-- Class G-RR at B (sf))

Additionally, DBRS Morningstar confirmed its ratings to the following rake bonds (the Rake Bonds), which are secured by the beneficial interest in the subordinate debt placed on the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 (Prospectus ID#14) and Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 2 (Prospectus ID#1) loans:

-- Class DB-A at AA (high) (sf)
-- Class DB-X at AA (low) (sf)
-- Class DB-B at A (high) (sf)
-- Class DB-C at BBB (high) (sf)
-- Class DB-D at BB (sf)
-- Class DB-E at B (high) (sf)
-- Class DB-F at B (sf)

All trends are Stable.

The rating confirmations reflect the overall stable performance of the transaction since issuance. At issuance, the transaction consisted of 35 fixed-rate loans secured by 44 commercial and multifamily properties with a trust balance of $1.03 billion. According to the November 2020 remittance, all loans from issuance remain in the pool with minimal amortization to date. The transaction is concentrated by property type as 15 loans, representing 53.4% of the current trust balance, are secured by office and industrial properties while the third-largest concentration comprises five loans, representing 20.0% of the current trust balance, are secured by mixed-use assets.

As of the November 2020 remittance, there were no loans in special servicing. There are ten loans, representing 22.9% of the pool, on the servicer’s watchlist. These loans are being monitored for various reasons, including low debt service coverage ratios or occupancy, tenant rollover risk, and/or pandemic-related forbearance requests. The loan for 59 Maiden Lane (Prospectus ID#6; 4.9% of the current pool balance) represents the only watchlisted loan in the top 10. The pari passu loan is secured by fee-simple interest in a 43-story Class A office property just north of the downtown financial district in New York. The loan is on the watchlist because of the upcoming lease expiration of the property’s largest tenant, Department of Citywide Administrative Services. The tenant, which represents 69% of the building’s net rentable area, has a lease expiration in August 2021; however, according to DBRS Morningstar’s research, the tenant has renewed beyond its current lease expiration.

The pool’s largest loan, Diamondback Industrial Portfolio - 2 (Prospectus ID#1; 8.2% of pool), has a whole loan balance of $139 million, of which $78 million senior debt is included in the pooled classes while the subordinate $61 million component is tied to the raked classes. The loan is secured by the fee-simple interest in a portfolio of three single-tenant industrial properties totaling more than 2.5 million square feet located in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. The portfolio is 100% leased to investment-grade single tenants: Nestlé S.A. (Nestlé; rated AA (low) with a Stable trend by DBRS Morningstar); The Home Depot, Inc. (The Home Depot; rated “A” with a Stable trend by DBRS Morningstar); and Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon; not currently rated by DBRS Morningstar). All of the properties were build-to-suit projects and have been the only occupants at their respective buildings. Nestlé has occupied the property since 1994, while The Home Depot and Amazon have occupied their spaces since 2008 and 2011, respectively. All three tenants have leases extending beyond the loan term.

The second loan that is tied to the raked classes is associated with the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio - 1 (Prospectus ID#14; 7.8% of pool). The loan has a whole loan balance of $130.3 million, of which $20 million senior debt is included in the pool classes. There are also pari passu notes totaling $50 million that are split between trust debt and raked classes. The subordinate $60.3 million note is tied to the raked classes. The loan is secured by the fee-simple interest in a portfolio of three single-tenant industrial properties totaling more than 2.2 million square feet located in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The portfolio is 100% leased to investment-grade single tenants: Amazon, T.J.Maxx, and FedEx. All three tenants are leased beyond the loan term.

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Classes X-A, X-B, X-D, and X-F are interest-only (IO) certificates that reference a single rated tranche or multiple rated tranches. The IO rating mirrors the lowest-rated applicable reference obligation tranche adjusted upward by one notch if senior in the waterfall.

All ratings are subject to surveillance, which could result in ratings being upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed, or discontinued by DBRS Morningstar.

DBRS Morningstar provides updated analysis and in-depth commentary in the DBRS Viewpoint platform for the following loan in the transaction:

-- Prospectus ID#1 – Diamondback Industrial Portfolio - 2 (8.2% of the pool)

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Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (March 6, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria. For a list of the structured-finance-related methodologies that may be used during the rating process, please see the DBRS Morningstar Global Structured Finance Related Methodologies document, which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com in the Commentary tab under Regulatory Affairs. Please note that not every related methodology listed under a principal structured finance asset class methodology may be used to rate or monitor an individual structured finance or debt obligation.

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

For more information regarding structured finance rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/358308.

For more information regarding the structured finance rating approach and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/359905

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the rating process. Please note a sensitivity analysis is not performed for CMBS bonds rated CCC or lower. The DBRS Morningstar long-term rating scale definition indicates that ratings of CCC or lower are assigned when the bond is highly likely to default or default is imminent, thereby prevailing over a sensitivity analysis.

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