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

 

 

I, Charles Y. Lee,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 CSAIL 2019-C16Commercial Mortgage Trust  (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, exceptas otherwise 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:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 787 Eleventh AvenueMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 787Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 787 Eleventh Avenue Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Darden Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Darden HeadquartersMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theDarden Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Darden Headquarters Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Darden Headquarters Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 3 Columbus CircleMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 3 Columbus CircleMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 3Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Great Wolf Lodge SouthernCalifornia Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern CaliforniaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theGreat Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Great WolfLodge Southern California Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Kings MountainCenter Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Kings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Kings MountainCenter Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theKings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Kings Mountain Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SWVPPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the SWVP Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the SWVP PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theSWVP Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the SWVP Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Charles Y. Lee

 

 

President and ChiefExecutive Officer

(senior officerin charge of securitization of the depositor)