OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed the commercial mortgage loan level special servicer rating of Green Loan Services LLC (GLS) at 'CLLSS2-'.

The rating reflects GLS' extensive experience special servicing large complex loans, particularly Manhattan office properties; experienced and tenured staff; information technology infrastructure; limited internal control environment; and potential conflicts of interest as special servicer for SL Green investments, relative to other special servicers.

GLS is a wholly-owned affiliate of SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), a real estate investment trust that predominantly acquires, owns, repositions, and manages New York City (and surrounding locations) office properties. The company maintains a highly experienced asset management team comprised of shared employees from SL Green who average more 12 years of industry experience and seven years of tenure with the company.

GLS provides asset management and special servicing predominantly for SL Green's debt and equity investment portfolio. While the company has a regional focus it has also resolved commercial real estate loans secured by all traditional property types in other major metropolitan areas, including San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., as well as internationally. Additionally, the company has gained experience in multifamily and retail properties reflecting the ongoing diversification of SLGs' investment portfolio.

As of June 30, 2015, GLS was named the special servicer on five CMBS loans totaling $2.1 billion unpaid principal balance (UPB) and 41 non-CMBS loans totaling $1.6 billion, none of which were in default. SL Green is the B-noteholder on the three of the loans, junior class bondholder of the fourth, and appointed special servicer for the fifth by a nonaffiliated third-party controlling classholder.