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 report onForm 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 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, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Greystone Servicing Company LLC (as successor to C-III Asset Management LLC),as Special Servicer for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, 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, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett TowersII - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers II – Buildings 3 & 4Mortgage Loan, 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the SoCal RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theSoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the SoCalRetail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 188 Spear Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 188Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 188 Spear StreetMortgage Loan on and after November 1, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Smoke Tree Villageand Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Smoke TreeVillage and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Inland Life Storage Portfolio MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Inland Life StoragePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for the Inland Life StoragePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Inland LifeStorage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Inland Life Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)