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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, 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 CD 2019-CD8 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC, asPrimary Servicer with respect to the serviced mortgage loans sold to thedepositor by MUFG Principal Commercial Capital, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan,Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3& 4 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers II – Buildings 3& 4 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Visions Hotel Portfolio II MortgageLoan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the Visions HotelPortfolio II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the Visions Hotel Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Visions Hotel Portfolio II Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Visions HotelPortfolio II Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Visons HotelPortfolio II Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan,Pacific Life Insurance Company, as Special Servicer for the Woodlands MallMortgage Loan prior to September 28, 2022, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Woodlands MallMortgage Loan on and after September 28, 2022, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Woodlands Mall MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 505 Fulton StreetMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 505 Fulton Street MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 505 FultonStreet Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 505 Fulton Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the WindCreek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan prior to June 24, 2022,LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Wind Creek Leased Fee MortgageLoan on and after June 24, 2022, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Wind Creek Leased FeeMortgage Loan andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Wind Creek Leased FeeMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14, 2023

 

 

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)