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

July 14, 2021
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity:  0001802215
Benchmark 2020-B17 Mortgage Trust
(Exact name of issuing entity)

Central Index Key Number of the registrant:  0001013611
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:  0000835271
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:  0001541294
German American Capital Corporation
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor:  0001701238
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

New York

 

333-226123-08

 

38-4139283
38-4139284
38-7250358

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of issuing entity)

 

(Commission File Number of issuing entity)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers)

 

c/o Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045

(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity)

(212) 834-9708
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code

Former name or former address, if changed since last report:  Not Applicable

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

  Emerging growth company

  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised Financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 3.2% of the asset pool of the issuing entity as of its cut-off date, is an asset of the issuing entity and is part of a loan combination that is being serviced and administered under the pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of July 1, 2020 relating to the Benchmark 2020-B18 Mortgage Trust filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2020 (the “Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA”).  Pursuant to Section 3.22(b) of the Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, was removed as special servicer of the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan and LNR Partners, LLC (“LNR”), a Florida limited liability company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan under the Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA.

In the interest of transaction management, this Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of July 14, 2021, the 3000 Post Oak Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, pursuant to the Benchmark 2020-B18 PSA, by LNR.  The principal executive offices of LNR are located at 1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 700, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 and its telephone number is (305) 695-5600.

SIGNATURES

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

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
(Depositor)

 

/s/ Bradley J. Horn
Bradley J. Horn, Executive Director

Date:  July 14, 2021