EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Leah Nivison, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer prior to July 19, 2021, LNR Partners,LLC, asSpecial Servicer on and after July 19, 2021, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Diamondback Industrial Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 101California Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 101 California StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 101 California Street MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ARC ApartmentsMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 59 Maiden LaneMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 59Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Waterford Lakes Town Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the WaterfordLakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Waterford Lakes Town Center MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II Building VMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for theMoffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers IIBuilding V Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Newport Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the NewportCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Newport Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Newport Corporate CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Green HillsCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Green Hills Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Green HillsCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Green HillsCorporate Center Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Green Hills Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Western Digital R&D CampusMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theWestern Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the Western Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Western Digital R&D CampusMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the WesternDigital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWestern Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)