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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C52 (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:

 

Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, GreystoneServicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III Asset Management LLC), as SpecialServicer for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the El ConCenter Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the El Con Center MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC (assuccessor to C-III Asset Management LLC), as Special Servicer for the ShetlandPark Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theShetland Park Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Shetland Park Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 &4 Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the MoffettTowers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Moffett Towers II – Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan on and after November1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park MortgageLoan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the Embassy Suitesat Centennial Olympic Park Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic ParkMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SoCal RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer forthe SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 188 SpearStreet Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theSmoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke TreeCommons Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSmoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Smoke Tree Village and SmokeTree Commons Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Smoke Tree Villageand Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Inland Life Storage PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Inland LifeStorage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for the Inland LifeStorage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the InlandLife Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Inland Life Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)