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No. 16 · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

10-yr Treasury4.91%−9 bp w/w
5-yr Treasury4.70%−14 bp w/w
SOFR3.95%+2 bp w/w

Treasury par yields, Nov. 2 close (U.S. Treasury). SOFR, Nov. 2 (New York Fed).

This week: The lender took back Herndon's Worldgate Centre with a $28.2M credit bid against about $50M owed; a bondholder trustee sued to foreclose on Chicago's 540 W. Madison over $310M; and The Essex's $215M debt stack entered special servicing ahead of its Oct. 30 maturity.

The File

Worldgate Centre: a $28.2M bid against about $50M owed

Worldgate Centre went back to its lender for $28.2M. About $50M was owed.

Worldgate Drive & Centreville Road, Herndon, VA · Retail

$28.2MWinning credit bid, Oct. 26
~$50MOwed at sale
$23.9MAppraisal, March 2026
Borrower
Rappaport affiliate
Loan
$65.0M (2014) · 4.74%
Trust
WFRBS 2014-C20
Special servicer
Rialto
Size
229,326 sf · built 1990
Next date
Trustee's accounting, by late April 2027

What happened. On Oct. 26, the substitute trustee won Worldgate Centre with a $28.2M credit bid at a foreclosure auction outside the Fairfax County Circuit Court. He bid for the center's largest secured creditor. Bidding opened at $15M, and six groups posted deposits. The $65M loan, made in 2014 and held in WFRBS 2014-C20, matured in May 2024 without being repaid.

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The Radar

Eight situations to track

CriticalHighWatchStable
  • Foreclosure suit
    540 West MadisonChicago, IL · Office
  • Receivership
    Kaufman Astoria StudiosQueens, NY · Studio
  • REO
    19 West 55th StreetNew York, NY · Multifamily
  • Foreclosure suit
    400 North State StreetChicago, IL · Retail
  • Special servicing
    Blackjack PortfolioMulti-state · Multifamily
  • Special servicing
    The EssexNew York, NY · Multifamily/retail
  • Special servicing
    Executive Towers WestDowners Grove, IL · Office
  • Alleged default
    Falcon Crest ApartmentsAugusta, GA · Multifamily