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-C51 (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:

 

Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III AssetManagement LLC), as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hilton at University PlaceMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theHilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Hilton at University Place MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Hilton at University Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Patuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for thePatuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Patuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Patuxent Crossing Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theWolverine Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Wolverine PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theWolverine Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Wolverine PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the CIRE Equity Retail & IndustrialPortfolio  Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the CIRE Equity Retail &Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the CIRE Equity Retail &Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 188Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 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, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Chantilly Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for TheChantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The Chantilly OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, and  ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for The Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 15,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)