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

~~December~~April 914, ~~2025~~2026 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Central Index Key Number of the issuing entity: 0001757018
Benchmark 2018-B7 Mortgage Trust
(Exact name of issuing entity)

Central Index Key Number of the registrant: 0001013454
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001541294
German American Capital Corporation
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0001701238
Citi Real Estate Funding Inc.
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Central Index Key Number of the sponsor: 0000835271
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

New York		333-226943-01		38-4096482 38-4096483 38-7206261
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of issuing entity)		(Commission File Number of issuing entity)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Numbers)

c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent for
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045
(Address of principal executive offices of the issuing entity) (Zip Code)

(212) 250-2500
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 Aon ~~DUMBO~~Center ~~Heights Portfolio~~ Mortgage Loan, which constituted approximately 63.87% 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 ~~pooling~~ trust and servicing agreement, dated as of ~~November~~June 129, 2018, relating to the ~~Benchmark~~ ~~2018-B7~~J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-AON filed as Exhibit 4.14 to the ~~registrant’s~~ Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November ~~January 4~~28, ~~2019~~2018 (the “~~BMARK~~JPMCC 2018-~~B7 PSA~~AON TSA”). ~~Pursuant~~Effective April 14, 2026, pursuant to Section 36.224(ba) ~~and 3.22(e)~~ of the ~~BMARK~~JPMCC 2018-B7AON ~~PSA~~TSA, ~~Green~~ ~~Loan~~Situs ~~Services~~ Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ~~was~~resigned ~~removed~~ as special servicer of the Aon ~~DUMBO~~Center ~~Heights Portfolio~~ Mortgage Loan and ~~Torchlight Loan~~Argentic Services, ~~LLC~~Company LP (“~~Torchlight~~Argentic”), a Delaware limited ~~liability company~~partnership, was appointed as the successor special servicer of the ~~DUMBO~~Aon ~~Heights~~Center ~~Portfolio~~ Mortgage Loan under the ~~BMARK~~ JPMCC 2018-B7AON ~~PSA~~TSA.

~~This~~In the ~~Current~~interest ~~Report~~of ontransaction management, this Form 8-K is being filed to record that, effective as of ~~December~~April 914, ~~2025~~2026, the ~~DUMBO Heights~~Aon ~~Portfolio~~Center Mortgage Loan will be specially serviced, if necessary, pursuant to the ~~BMARK~~JPMCC 2018-B7AON ~~PSA~~TSA, by ~~Torchlight~~ Argentic. The ~~executive office and~~ principal ~~special~~executive ~~servicing~~ office of ~~Torchlight~~Argentic ~~are~~is located at ~~90 Park~~500 ~~Avenue,~~North ~~20th~~Central ~~Floor~~Expressway, ~~New~~Suite ~~York~~261, ~~New~~Plano, ~~York~~Texas ~~10016~~75074 and its telephone number is ~~212~~ 469-~~883~~609-~~2800~~2000.

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.

Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation
(Depositor)

/s/ Matt Smith
Matt Smith, Director

Date: ~~December~~April 914, ~~2025~~2026

/s/ R. Chris Jones
R. Chris Jones, Managing Director

Date: ~~December~~April 914, ~~2025~~2026

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

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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