DBRS Morningstar Confirms Ratings on All Classes of LUXE Trust 2021-MLBH

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed its ratings on all classes of the Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates issued by LUXE Trust 2021-MLBH as follows:

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

All trends are Stable.

The rating confirmations reflect the overall stable performance of the transaction, which has remained in line with DBRS Morningstar’s expectations since issuance. The loan is secured by the fee-simple interest in Montage Resort & Spa Laguna Beach, a 258-key luxury full-service hotel in Laguna Beach, California. It features AAA Four Diamond and four-star restaurants, poolside bars/lounges, 20,000 square feet (sf) of spa-related amenities, and approximately 34,000 sf of indoor/outdoor function space for various events.

The interest-only mortgage loan of $340.0 million has an initial term of three years, with two one-year extension options available. The loan proceeds were used to refinance $266.5 million of existing debt, fund a debt service reserve of $4.2 million, and return approximately $67.8 million of equity to the sponsor. Based on the value at issuance, the sponsor will have approximately $181.0 million of unencumbered market equity remaining in the transaction. The property benefits from institutional-quality sponsorship by an affiliate of Strategic Hotels and Resorts, which owns and manages 15 luxury hotels across North America and Europe. The resort is managed by Montage International and operates under the Montage brand through a management agreement with an initial term expiring in December 2029 and a fully extended term through December 2059.

According to the March 2022 STR, Inc. report, the property reported a trailing 12-month (T-12) ended March 31, 2022, occupancy rate of 65.5%, average daily rate (ADR) of $1,124.07, revenue per available room (RevPAR) of $735.72, and a RevPAR penetration rate of 243.1%. This is an improvement from the T-12 ended August 31, 2021, occupancy rate, ADR, RevPAR, and RevPAR penetration rate of 47.5%, $1,141.93, $542.72, and 241.9%, respectively. The loan reported a T-12 ended March 31, 2022, net cash flow (NCF) of $40.8 million, compared with the DBRS Morningstar NCF of $23.6 million.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance (ESG) factors that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/396929/dbrs-morningstar-criteria-approach-to-environmental-social-and-governance-risk-factors-in-credit-ratings.

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

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (March 4, 2022), 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.

The DBRS Morningstar Sovereign group releases baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereigns. DBRS Morningstar analysis considered impacts consistent with the baseline scenarios as set forth in the following report: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384482.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at [email protected].

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.

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