Rating Action: Moody’s affirms eight classes of CD 2017-CD4Global Credit Research – 09 Feb 2022Approximately $653.9 million of structured securities affectedNew York, February 09, 2022 — Moody’s Investors Service, (“Moody’s”) has affirmed the ratings on eight classes in CD 2017-CD4 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2017-C4 as follows:Cl. A-1, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aaa (sf)Cl. A-2, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aaa (sf)Cl. A-SB, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aaa (sf)Cl. A-3, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aaa (sf)Cl. A-4, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aaa (sf)Cl. A-M, Affirmed Aa2 (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aa2 (sf)Cl. X-A*, Affirmed Aa1 (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aa1 (sf)Cl. V-A**, Affirmed Aaa (sf); previously on Apr 18, 2019 Affirmed Aaa (sf)* Reflects interest-only classes** Reflects exchangeable classesRATINGS RATIONALEThe ratings on six P&I classes were affirmed because the transaction’s key metrics, including Moody’s loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, Moody’s stressed debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and the transaction’s Herfindahl Index (Herf), are within acceptable ranges.The rating on the IO class, Cl. X-A, was affirmed based on the credit quality of the referenced classes.The rating on the exchangeable risk retention class, Cl. V-A, was affirmed due to the credit quality of the referenced exchangeable classes.Moody’s rating action reflects a base expected loss of 5.6% of the current pooled balance, compared to 4.0% at Moody’s last review. Moody’s base expected loss plus realized losses is now 5.4% of the original pooled balance, compared to 4.0% at the last review. Moody’s provides a current list of base expected losses for conduit and fusion CMBS transactions on moodys.com at http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF215255.FACTORS THAT WOULD LEAD TO AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE OF THE RATINGS:The performance expectations for a given variable indicate Moody’s forward-looking view of the likely range of performance over the medium term. Performance that falls outside the given range can indicate that the collateral’s credit quality is stronger or weaker than Moody’s had previously expected. Additionally, significant changes in the 5-year rolling average of 10-year US Treasury rates will impact the magnitude of the interest rate adjustment and may lead to future rating actions.Factors that could lead to an upgrade of the ratings include a significant amount of loan paydowns or amortization, an increase in the pool’s share of defeasance or an improvement in pool performance.Factors that could lead to a downgrade of the ratings include a decline in the performance of the pool, loan concentration, an increase in realized and expected losses from specially serviced and troubled loans or interest shortfalls.METHODOLOGY UNDERLYING THE RATING ACTION The principal methodology used in rating all classes except exchangeable classes and interest-only classes was “US and Canadian Conduit/Fusion Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitizations Methodology” published in November 2021 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1258254. The principal methodology used in rating exchangeable classes was “Moody’s Approach to Rating Repackaged Securities” published in June 2020 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1230078. The methodologies used in rating interest-only classes were “US and Canadian Conduit/Fusion Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securitizations Methodology” published in November 2021 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1258254 and “Moody’s Approach to Rating Structured Finance Interest-Only (IO) Securities” published in February 2019 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_1111179. Please see the list of ratings at the top of this announcement to identify which classes are interest-only (indicated by the *) and exchangeable classes (indicated by the **). Alternatively, please see the Rating Methodologies page on www.moodys.com for a copy of these methodologies. DEAL PERFORMANCEAs of the January 10, 2022 distribution date, the transaction’s aggregate certificate balance has decreased by 3.1% to $872.6 million from $900.5 million at securitization. The certificates are collateralized by 47 mortgage loans ranging in size from less than 1% to 10.9% of the pool, with the top ten loans (excluding defeasance) constituting 56.3% of the pool. One loan, constituting 6.5% of the pool, has an investment-grade structured credit assessment. One loan, constituting 0.8% of the pool, has defeased and is secured by US government securities.Moody’s uses a variation of Herf to measure the diversity of loan sizes, where a higher number represents greater diversity. Loan concentration has an important bearing on potential rating volatility, including the risk of multiple notch downgrades under adverse circumstances. The credit neutral Herf score is 40. The pool has a Herf of 22, the same as at Moody’s last review.As of the January 2022 remittance report, loans representing 94.4% were current or within their grace period on their debt service payments, 2.1% were between 30 — 59 days delinquent and 3.5% were 90+ days delinquent.Fourteen loans, constituting 41.1% of the pool, are on the master servicer’s watchlist, of which four loans, representing 8.1% of the pool, indicate the borrower has received loan modifications in relation to coronavirus impact on the property. The watchlist includes loans that meet certain portfolio review guidelines established as part of the CRE Finance Council (CREFC) monthly reporting package. As part of Moody’s ongoing monitoring of a transaction, the agency reviews the watchlist to assess which loans have material issues that could affect performance.No loans have been liquidated from the pool, and five loans, constituting 9.9% of the pool, are currently in special servicing. Four of the specially serviced loans, representing 7.8% of the pool, have transferred to special servicing since March 2020.The largest specially serviced loan is the Key Center Cleveland ($28.3 million — 3.2% of the pool), which represents a pari passu portion of a $207.2 million mortgage loan. The loan is secured by an office tower and attached hotel located in downtown Cleveland, OH. The loan transferred to the special servicer in October 2020, due to imminent monetary default due the effect of the pandemic on the hotel component. The special servicer indicated it has finalized a management change at the hotel as well as temporary deferral of FF&E reserves. The loan has remained current or less than one month delinquent over the last ten months. The loan’s year-end 2020 NOI DSCR was 1.32X and the loan has amortized nearly 6% from securitization after its initial interest only period. Due to the performing nature this loan was included in the conduit statistics with a Moody’s LTV of 116%.The second largest specially serviced loan is the Marriott Spartanburg ($22.3 million — 2.6% of the pool), which is secured by a 247 key hotel located in Spartanburg, NC, near the campus of Wofford University. The property’s NOI annually declined prior to 2020 and the loan transferred to the special servicer in August 2020 for payment default due to effects of the pandemic. The property was re-appraised in June 2021, and the value was reduced 33% from that at securitization, however, the appraisal value remained slightly above the outstanding loan balance. The loan is last paid through its June 2020 payment date and the special servicer indicated they continue to discuss terms of payment relief and other remedies.The third largest specially serviced loan is the Hamilton Crossing ($18.4 million — 2.1% of the pool), which represents a pari passu portion of $50.8 million mortgage loan. The loan is secured by a six building office development located in Carmel, IN, 15 miles north of Indianapolis. The loan transferred to the special servicer in June 2019, due to imminent monetary default as a result of major tenants vacating the property. The original guarantor of the loan passed away in January 2021, and the servicer is finalizing documentation for a replacement guarantor. As of January 2022, the loan was 30 days delinquent, and the servicer was continuing to monitor property performance.The remaining two specially serviced loans are secured by retail and hotel properties. Moody’s has also assumed a high default probability for one poorly performing loan, the Malibu Office loan (1.3% of the pool). The loan is secured by a 18,600 SF office property in Malibu, CA, occupied by a single tenant who has recently been unable to pay their base rent in full causing the actual NOI to be negative in through the first quarter of 2021.Moody’s estimates an aggregate $19.3 million loss for the troubled and four smallest specially serviced loans (27.6% expected loss on average).The credit risk of loans is determined primarily by two factors: 1) Moody’s assessment of the probability of default, which is largely driven by each loan’s DSCR, and 2) Moody’s assessment of the severity of loss upon a default, which is largely driven by each loan’s loan-to-value ratio, referred to as the Moody’s LTV or MLTV. As described in the CMBS methodology used to rate this transaction, we make various adjustments to the MLTV. We adjust the MLTV for each loan using a value that reflects capitalization (cap) rates that are between our sustainable cap rates and market cap rates. We also use an adjusted loan balance that reflects each loan’s amortization profile. The MLTV reported in this publication reflects the MLTV before the adjustments described in the methodology.Moody’s received full year 2020 operating results for 98% of the pool, and full or partial year 2021 operating results for 90% of the pool (excluding specially serviced and defeased loans). Moody’s weighted average conduit LTV is 113%, compared to 114% at Moody’s last review. Moody’s conduit component excludes loans with structured credit assessments, defeased and CTL loans, and specially serviced and troubled loans. Moody’s net cash flow (NCF) reflects a weighted average haircut of 16.7% to the most recently available net operating income (NOI), excluding hotel properties that had significantly depressed NOI in 2020/2021. Moody’s value reflects a weighted average capitalization rate of 9.8%.Moody’s actual and stressed conduit DSCRs are 1.50X and 0.95X, respectively, compared to 1.52X and 0.95X at the last review. Moody’s actual DSCR is based on Moody’s NCF and the loan’s actual debt service. Moody’s stressed DSCR is based on Moody’s NCF and a 9.25% stress rate the agency applied to the loan balance.The loan with a structured credit assessment is the Hilton Hawaiian Village Loan ($56.6 million — 6.5% of the pool), which is secured by the borrower’s fee and leasehold interest in the Hilton Hawaiian Village property. The loan represents a pari-passu portion of a $697 million senior mortgage loan. The property is also encumbered with a $578 million subordinate B-note, for a total debt amount of $1.275 billion. The property is situated on 22 beachfront acres overlooking Waikiki Beach in Hawaii. The resort features 2,860 guest rooms spread over five towers, including 20 food and beverage outlets, 150,000 SF of meeting space across three conference centers and 130,000 SF of leased retail space. The hotel closed between April and December 2020 as a result of the pandemic, and the property’s revenues were insufficient to cover its operating expenses in 2020 and parts of 2021. However, the property had exhibited strong performance through year-end 2019 with annual increases in revenue and NOI since securitization. The loan is interest only throughout its term and Moody’s structured credit assessment is aa3 (sca.pd).The top three conduit loans represent 26.7% of the pool balance. The largest loan is the 95 Morton Street Loan ($95 million — 10.9% of the pool), which is secured by an 8 story, 217,000 SF office property located in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The largest tenant is PayPal, which occupies 55% of the property through October 2027. Occupancy declined from 100% at securitization to 79% as of September 2021, due to a tenant vacating. However, it was recently reported a new tenant signed a lease for 75,000 square feet which would cause the occupancy to rebound to close to 100%. The property is also encumbered with a $77 million Mezzanine loan. The loan is interest only for its entire term and matures in April 2022. Moody’s LTV and stressed DSCR are 104% and 0.95X, respectively, same as at the last review.The second largest loan is the Moffet Place Google Loan ($75 million — 8.6% of the pool), which represents a pari passu portion of a $185 million whole loan. The loan is secured by a 314,000 SF class A office building, located within the Moffet Place development in Sunnyvale, CA. The property is fully occupied by Google under a lease through November 2028. The property is also encumbered with a $40 million Mezzanine loan. Due to the single tenant exposure, Moody’s utilized a lit/dark analysis. Moody’s LTV and stressed DSCR are 129% and 0.78X, respectively, same as at the last review.The third largest loan is the Midwest Embassy Suites Portfolio Loan ($63.1 million — 7.2% of the pool), which is secured by a portfolio of three Embassy Suites hotels in OH and KY. The hotels are all outside major cities (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati) and total 783 keys. The loan was granted COVID related relief after experiencing an occupancy of 33% during 2020. Occupancy had increased to 50% as of September 2021 and the NOI DSCR was 1.02X through September 2021 compared to negative NOI in 2020. The property has remained current and has amortized 3% after its initial interest only period. Moody’s LTV and stressed DSCR are 128% and 0.92X, respectively, compared to 93% and 1.27X at the last review.REGULATORY DISCLOSURESFor further specification of Moody’s key rating assumptions and sensitivity analysis, see the sections Methodology Assumptions and Sensitivity to Assumptions in the disclosure form. Moody’s Rating Symbols and Definitions can be found at: https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBC_79004.The analysis includes an assessment of collateral characteristics and performance to determine the expected collateral loss or a range of expected collateral losses or cash flows to the rated instruments. 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