Fitch Affirms COMM 2013-CCRE9

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings affirms 14 classes of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.'s COMM 2013-CCRE9 commercial mortgage pass-through certificates. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The affirmations are based on relatively stable performance of the underlying collateral pool since issuance. There have been no delinquent loans since issuance. Fitch has designated two loans (1%) as Fitch Loans of Concern, which includes one specially serviced asset (.8%).

As of the May 2016 distribution date, the pool's aggregate principal balance has been reduced by 5.8% to $1.22 billion from $1.29 billion at issuance. Per the servicer reporting, two loans (5.7% of the pool) are defeased. Interest shortfalls are currently affecting class G.

The largest loan in the pool (6.5%), The Northridge Mall, is secured by a one million square foot (sf; (587,484 sf collateral) enclosed regional mall located in Salinas, CA. The property was built in 1972 and renovated most recently in 2006. The mall contains four anchor tenants including Macy's, Sears, JCPenney and Forever 21. Additional large tenants at the property that are not part of the collateral include Century Theaters, Toys R' Us, and Big 5 Sporting Goods. The mall faces limited direct competition, with the nearest enclosed regional mall located over 60 miles away in San Jose, CA. Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) was reported at 1.93x at YE 2015 down from 2.20x at YE 2014. Overall mall occupancy was 93.2%, and collateral occupancy was 88.5% as of YE 2015 not including Ulta and DSW, who recently took occupancy in the mall.

The second largest loan in the pool (6.2%), The Paramount Building, is secured by a 31 story 694,134 sf office and retail property located in the Times Square district of New York, NY. There is an additional $55 million pari-passu note in COMM 2013-CCRE8. The largest retail tenant is the Hard Rock Cafe (44,970 sf; 6.5% of net rentable area [NRA]) located on the ground floor and the largest office tenant is HQ Global Workplaces (39,854 sf; 5.7% of NRA). The servicer-reported DSCR of 3.89x at YE 2015 compared to 3.54x at YE 2014. Occupancy was reported at 65% as of YE 2015 compared to 68% as of YE 2014.

The third largest loan in the pool (5.3%), The Valley Hills Mall, is a secured 936,682-sf regional mall (325,166 sf collateral) located in Hickory, NC approximately 60 miles northwest of the Charlotte CBD. The property is anchored by Belk, Sears, JCPenney, and Dillard's, none of which are part of the collateral. The subject is the only enclosed regional mall within a 35-mile radius and is the primary shopping destination in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan statistical area. The servicer-reported DSCR was 1.35x as of YE 2015 compared to 1.54x at YE 2014. The overall mall occupancy is 95% as of December 2015.

The specially serviced loan (.8%) is secured by 200,000 sf industrial property located in Los Angeles, California. The loan transferred to the special servicer in August 2015 due to the guarantor being forced into involuntary bankruptcy. The servicer is trapping cashflow as a result of a trigger caused by the guarantor bankruptcy. The loan remains current. The property has YE 2015 NOI DSCR of 1.58x and is 100% occupied by Gruma Corporation until October 2021.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Rating Outlooks for all classes remain Stable as overall pool performance has been stable since issuance. Fitch does not foresee positive or negative ratings migration until a material economic or asset-level event changes the transaction's portfolio-level metrics. Additional information on rating sensitivity is available in the report 'COMM 2013-CCRE9' (Jan. 16, 2014), available at www.fitchratings.com.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

No third party due diligence was provided or reviewed in relation to this rating action.

Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:

--$3.7 million class A-1 at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$78 million class A-2 at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$112.2 million class A-SB at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$100 million class A-3 at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$100 million class A-3FL at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$0 class A-3FX at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$436 million class A-4 at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$127.8 million class A-M at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable;

--$80.9 million class B at 'AA-sf', Outlook Stable;

--$45.3 million class C at 'A-sf', Outlook Stable;

--$50.1 million class D at 'BBB-sf', Outlook Stable;

--$27.5 million class E at 'BBsf', Outlook Stable;

--$12.9 million class F at 'Bsf', Outlook Stable;

--$1 billion class X-A at 'AAAsf', Outlook Stable.

Fitch does not rate the class G or X-B certificates.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria

Counterparty Criteria for Structured Finance and Covered Bonds (pub. 14 May 2014)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=744158

Criteria for Rating Caps and Limitations in Global Structured Finance Transactions (pub. 28 May 2014)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=748781

Exposure Draft: Counterparty Criteria for Structured Finance and Covered Bonds - Derivative Addendum (pub. 14 Apr 2016)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=878499

Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria (pub. 06 Jul 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=867952

U.S. and Canadian Fixed-Rate Multiborrower CMBS Surveillance and U.S. Re-REMIC Criteria (pub. 13 Nov 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=873395

Related Research

COMM 2013-CCRE9 -- Appendix

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=730496

Additional Disclosures

Dodd-Frank Rating Information Disclosure Form

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/press_releases/content/ridf_frame.cfm?pr_id=1005924

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https://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=1005924

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