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

 

 

I,Scott Epperson, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the GSMortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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 my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe 101 California Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 101 California StreetMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 101California Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 101California Street Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ARC ApartmentsMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 59 Maiden Lane MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 59 MaidenLane Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 59 Maiden LaneMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Special Servicer for the Waterford Lakes Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theWaterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Waterford LakesTown Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Waterford LakesTown Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II Building VMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for theMoffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers IIBuilding V Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Newport Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the NewportCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Newport Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the NewportCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Green Hills CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Western Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Western Digital R&D CampusMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theWestern Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Western Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Western DigitalR&D Campus Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWestern Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2024

 

 

/s/Scott Epperson

ScottEpperson

ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)