OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Aventura Mall Trust 2013-AVM, commercial mortgage pass-through certificates. A detailed list of rating actions follows at the end of this press release.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The affirmation is due to stable collateral performance since origination. At issuance the property was 99.8% occupied; occupancy as of the third quarter 2015 rent roll was 100%. The servicer reported third quarter 2015 net cash flow (NCF) debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) was 2.42x, compared to 2.20x at year-end (YE) 2014 and 2.13x at issuance.

The transaction is secured by the Aventura Mall, a 2.1 million square foot (sf) (collateral consisting of approximately 1 million sf of space owned by the borrower and approximately 900,000 sf of space on ground leases to anchor tenants) super-regional mall located in Aventura, FL. The property is anchored by Bloomingdales, Macy's Home & Men, Macy's, Nordstrom, (all on ground leases), Sears (non-owned) and JC Penney. The mall underwent a $131 million renovation and expansion that was completed in 2008. Additionally, a 241,000 sf, three-level expansion that includes a retail wing and parking garage is under construction and Fitch is currently waiting on a progress update from the Master Servicer.

The interest-only, fixed-rate (3.75%) loan has a seven-year term which matures Dec. 1, 2020. The loan is sponsored jointly by Turnberry Retail Holdings, LP (66.7%) and Simon Property Group (33.3%).

As part of its review, Fitch analyzed the performance of the loan and its underlying collateral. Fitch modeled cash flow based on the year-end 2014 OSAR, as well as the Sept. 2015 rent roll. The Fitch stressed DSCR for the loan is 1.02x, compared to 0.99x modeled at issuance. The Fitch stressed loan-to-value ratio is 86%, which is based on capitalization of the Fitch-adjusted net cash flow at a rate of 7.00%, compared to 88.3% modeled at issuance. As it is considered one of the top regional malls in the country, Fitch applied a stressed capitalization rate lower than the typical range for retail properties. The trailing twelve month (TTM) September 2015 total comparable inline sales were $1,420 psf ($1,154 psf without Apple) compared to $1,426 psf ($1,175 psf without Apple) the prior year. Additionally, the TTM September 2015 total inline occupancy cost was 11.4%.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The rating is expected to remain stable as it is anticipated the property will continue to perform within expectations. No rating actions are expected unless there are material changes in property occupancy or cash flow. Fitch will continue to monitor the mall's performance to ensure that revenues and expenses considered at the time of Fitch's initial ratings remain in line over the loans' terms.

Initial Key Rating Drivers and Rating Sensitivity is further described in the New Issue report titled 'Aventura Mall Trust 2013-AVM' (January 16, 2014)', which is available at www.fitchratings.com.

DUE DILIGENCE USAGE

No third-party due diligence was provided or reviewed in relation to this rating action.

Fitch has affirmed the following class as indicated:

--$747 million class A at 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable.