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

                          Date of Report: June 10, 1997


                   CHASE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.
       (formerly known as "Chemical Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.")
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                           (Exact Name of Registrant)


      New York                     333-05271              13-3728743     
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   (State or other               (Commission             (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of                File Number)           Identification No.)
   incorporation)


                        380 Madison Avenue, New York          10017-2951
                   Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)
                                                                             
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 622-3510



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Item 5.  Other Events.

      On or about April 18, 1997 and May 19, 1997 Chase Commercial Mortgage 
Securities Corp. (the "Depositor") made distributions to holders of its 
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1996-1 & Series 1996-2 contemplated 
by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 1996 and the Pooling 
and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 1996 (collectively, the 
"Pooling and Servicing Agreements") among the Depositor, The Chase Manhattan 
Bank, as Servicer, Lennar Partners Inc., as Special Servicer, LaSalle National
Bank, as Trustee and ABN Amro Bank N.V., as Fiscal Agent.

     Copies of the Certificateholders' Reports with respect to such
distributions delivered pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreements are being filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 7(c). Exhibits

           Exhibit             Description
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            20.1               Monthly Reports with respect to the April 18,
                               1997 distribution

            20.2               Monthly Reports with respect to the May 19,
                               1997 distribution
 
 
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                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  
the  registrant  has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  June 10, 1997


                                            THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                            as Paying Agent, on behalf of
                                            Chase Commercial Mortgage
                                            Securities Corp.
                                            

                                            By:   /s/ Norma Catone
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                                           Name:   Norma Catone
                                           Title:  Second Vice President
 

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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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           Exhibit Nos.             Description
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             20.1                  Monthly Reports with respect to the
                                   distribution to Certificateholders on
                                   April 18, 1997

             20.2                  Monthly Reports with respect to the
                                   distribution to Certificateholders on
                                   May 19, 1997