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Fitch Downgrades & Assigns Outlooks to Lehman Brothers 2004-LLF C5.


CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings

An international rating agency for financial institutions, insurance companies, and corporate, sovereign, and municipal debt. Fitch Ratings has headquarters in New York and London and is wholly owned by FIMALAC of Paris.
 has downgraded and assigned Rating Outlooks to the following two classes of notes from Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking.  Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust, series 2004-LLF C5:

--$25.1 million class J to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'; Outlook Negative;

--$31.5 million class K to 'BB' from 'BBB-'; Outlook Negative.

In addition, Fitch has affirmed and assigned Rating Outlooks to the following classes:

--$45.8 million class A-2 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--Interest-only class X-1 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--Interest-only class X1-WO at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--Interest-only class X-2 at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--$42.6 million class B at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--$44.6 million class C at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--$31.5 million class D at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable;

--$28.2 million class E at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable;

--$28.9 million class F at 'AA'; Outlook Stable;

--$27.8 million class G at 'A'; Outlook Stable;

--$22.8 million class H at 'BBB+'; Outlook Negative.

Classes A-1, PA, HC and interest-only classes X1-PA and X-FLP have paid in full. Fitch does not rate the WO class.

The downgrades to classes K and J reflect the high percentage of hotel loans remaining in the pool and the decreased likelihood of refinancing of the two loans maturing in July 2009. Class K will likely incur interest shortfalls as a result of special servicing fees in the event the loans do not refinance and transfer to the special servicer. Although credit enhancement Credit Enhancement

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Credit enhancements take many different forms. An example of a credit enhancement would be conversion rights added on to a debt instrument in order to lower the issuing
 has increased due to pay down, affirmations to the senior classes are warranted due to concentrations and upcoming maturities. Rating Outlooks reflect the likely direction of any rating changes over the next one to two years. Of the original 13 loans at issuance, four remain in the transaction. As of the April 2009 distribution date, the pool balance has paid down 74.2% to $328.8 million from $1.3 billion at issuance.

The Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando
Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
 Hilton (30%) shadow rating has been downgraded below investment grade. The property reported a March 2009 TTM TTM

Trailing 12 months. Often used with Earnings Per Share.
 occupancy, ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio  and RevPAR of 83.1% $156 and $129, respectively. The Fitch stressed net cash flow is 8% below what was anticipated at issuance. The Fitch stressed debt service coverage ration (DSCR DSCR

See: Debt-service coverage ratio
) is approximately 1.53 times (x).

There are two Fitch Loans of Concern (26.5%) due to upcoming maturities in July 2009. Both loans do not have any remaining extension options and if refinancing is not obtained will transfer to the special servicer. The Westin Oaks & Westin Galleria Hotels comprise 893 rooms and are located in Houston, TX. The portfolio reported a March 2009 TTM occupancy, ADR and RevPAR of 70.2% $156 and $110, respectively. The Fitch stressed DSCR is approximately 2.16x. The Washington Tower at Pentagon City Pentagon City may refer to:
  • Pentagon City, Virginia, a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia
  • Pentagon City (Washington Metro), a Washington Metro station serving the Pentagon City neighborhood
 is located in Arlington, VA. The loan is backed by 169,547 sf of office space in addition to an adjacent land parcel under a ground lease to the Ritz Carlton Hotel Carlton Hotel can refer to:
  • Carlton Hotel, Westminster, England
  • Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France
  • Carlton Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Carlton Hotel, Singapore
  • Carlton Hotel, Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Carlton Hotel (Washington, D.C.), USA
. The office space is 100% leased as of a Jan. 16, 2009 rent roll. The Fitch stressed DSCR is approximately 1.28x. The Washington Tower shadow rating has been downgraded below investment grade.

The Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers loan (42.5%) is secured by a 1,209 room full-service convention-oriented hotel in the River East section of Chicago. As of the March 2009 trailing twelve month (TTM) period the occupancy was reported at 78.2% compared to 73.3% at issuance. The March 2009 TTM average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPar) were reported at $198 and $155. The Sheraton Chicago shadow rating has been downgraded below investment grade.

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