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-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 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:

 

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 on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hilton at UniversityPlace Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Hilton at University Place Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Hilton at University Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Patuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Patuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Patuxent Crossing  Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Patuxent Crossing Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Wolverine Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Wolverine Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Wolverine Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Wolverine Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio  MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the CIREEquity Retail & Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio  MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the CIRE EquityRetail & Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CIRE Equity Retail &Industrial Portfolio  Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 188 Spear StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 188Spear Street Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Chantilly Office Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The ChantillyOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The Chantilly Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, and  ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for The Chantilly Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 15,2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)