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
March 18,
2021
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Central Index Key Number of the
issuing entity: 0001687031
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
2016-C31
(Exact name of issuing entity)
Central Index Key Number of the
registrant: 0001005007
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001541557
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001102113
Bank of America, National Association
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001685185
UBS AG
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001089877
KeyBank National Association
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number of the
sponsor: 0001682532
Starwood Mortgage Funding III LLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
New York |
333-206847-03 |
38-4014737 |
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(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)
(980)
388-7451
Registrant's Telephone number, including area code
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Shops at
Crystals Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 1.6% 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 trust and servicing agreement, dated as of July 20, 2016 relating to the
Shops at Crystals Trust 2016-CSTL Commercial Mortgage Trust filed as Exhibit
4.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 14, 2016 (the “JPMCC
2016-CSTL TSA”). Effective March 18, 2021, pursuant to Section 7.1 of the
JPMCC 2016-CSTL TSA, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC (“AEGON Advisors”), an Iowa
limited liability company, was removed as special servicer of The Shops at
Crystals Mortgage Loan and Situs Holdings, LLC (“Situs Holdings”), a Delaware
limited liability company, was appointed as the successor special servicer of
The Shops at Crystals Mortgage Loan under the JPMCC 2016-CSTL TSA.
In the interest of transaction management, this Form 8-K is being filed to
record that, effective as of March 18, 2021, The Shops at Crystals Mortgage
Loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, pursuant to the JPMCC 2016-CSTL
TSA, by Situs Holdings. The principal executive office of Situs Holdings
is located at 5065 Westheimer, Suite 700E, Houston, Texas 77056 and its
telephone number is (713) 328-4400. Situs Holdings maintains its
principal special servicing office at 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2250, San
Francisco, California 94104.
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.
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.
(Depositor)
/s/ Leland F. Bunch III
Leland F. Bunch III, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 18, 2021