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

 

 

I, Julia Powell, 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 CSAIL 2019-C16 Commercial Mortgage Trust  (the"Exchange Act 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, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on andafter November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 787Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan prior to March 30, 2021,Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 787 Eleventh Avenue MortgageLoan on and after March 30, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 787 Eleventh AvenueMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 787 Eleventh Avenue MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Darden HeadquartersMortgage Loan, 3650 REIT Loan Servicing LLC, as Special Servicer for the DardenHeadquarters Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Darden Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Darden Headquarters Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Darden HeadquartersMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Darden Headquarters MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 3 Columbus CircleMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 3 Columbus CircleMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 3Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the GreatWolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Great Wolf Lodge SouthernCalifornia Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern CaliforniaMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Kings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Kings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Kings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Kings MountainCenter Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theKings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the KingsMountain Center Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe SWVP Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the SWVP Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the SWVP PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theSWVP Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the SWVP Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the SWVPPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 8,2022

 

 

/s/ Julia Powell

Julia Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)