EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C51 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

C-III AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hilton at UniversityPlace Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton at UniversityPlace Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Patuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the PatuxentCrossing  Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the CIRE Equity Retail& Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the CIREEquity Retail & Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the CIRE Equity Retail & IndustrialPortfolio  Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the CIRE EquityRetail & Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the CIRE Equity Retail & IndustrialPortfolio  Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the CIRE Equity Retail & IndustrialPortfolio  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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Chantilly OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forThe Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forThe Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for The Chantilly Office Portfolio MortgageLoan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)