DBRS Morningstar Confirms Rating on One Class of COMM 2004-LNB2

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed its rating on the following class of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-LNB2 issued by COMM 2004-LNB2 as follows:

-- Class K at BBB (sf)

The trend is Stable.

The rating confirmation reflects DBRS Morningstar’s outlook for the remaining loan in the pool, Walgreens College Station (Prospectus ID#62, 100% of the pool balance), which is secured by a single-tenant retail property occupied by Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Walgreens). Walgreens is an investment-grade-rated tenant in place on a triple net lease that has a lease expiration date of April 2028, the same month the fully amortizing loan matures. As of the trailing six months ended June 30, 2021, the loan reported a debt service coverage ratio of 1.11 times.

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/373262.

All ratings are subject to surveillance, which could result in ratings being upgraded, downgraded, placed under review, confirmed, or discontinued by DBRS Morningstar.

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

The principal methodology is North American CMBS Surveillance Methodology (March 26, 2021), 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/baseline-macroeconomic-scenarios-application-to-credit-ratings.

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 info@dbrsmorningstar.com.

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.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the rating process.

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