UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     July 5, 2018   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34

(Exact name of issuing entity)

GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II

(Exact name of the depositor as specified in its charter)

Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

MC-Five Mile Commercial Mortgage Finance LLC

Starwood Mortgage Funding I LLC

(Exact name of sponsors as specified in their charters)

Depositor’s telephone number, including area code     (212) 902-1000    

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On October 23, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II (the “Depositor”) caused the issuance of GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-GC34 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2015 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”), as special servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23, 2015.

The Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34, a common law trust fund formed under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The assets of the Issuing Entity consist primarily of 57 fixed-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens (except with respect to one Mortgage Loan that is partially secured by a second lien) on 75 commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community properties.

As of the Closing Date, (i) LNR Partners, LLC (“LNR”) acted as special servicer for each of the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on Exhibit B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as “Illinois Center” and “Hammons Hotel Portfolio” (which Mortgage Loans collectively represented more than 20% of the aggregate principal balance of the pool of Mortgage Loans as of the cut-off date), pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of September 1, 2015, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR, as special servicer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, Citibank, N.A., as certificate administrator and Situs Holdings, LLC, as operating advisor, and (ii) Midland acted as special servicer for each of the other Mortgage Loans (the “GC34-Serviced Mortgage Loans”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Effective July 5, 2018, Midland has been removed as special servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the GC34-Serviced Mortgage Loans and LNR has been appointed as special servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the GC34-Serviced Mortgage Loans.

LNR is an affiliate of Starwood Mortgage Funding II LLC, which is a sponsor and one of the mortgage loan sellers of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC34, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-GC34.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the depositor has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.