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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-GC40 (the "ExchangeAct 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 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, asSpecial Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Diamondback IndustrialPortfolio I Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Diamondback IndustrialPortfolio II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteeand Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 101California Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 101 California StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 101California Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 101 California Street Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ARC ApartmentsMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the ARC Apartments MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the ARC ApartmentsMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the ARCApartments Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe ARC Apartments Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the ARCApartments Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 59 Maiden LaneMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 59Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 59 Maiden Lane Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theWaterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Waterford Lakes Town CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theWaterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Waterford Lakes Town Center Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Waterford Lakes Town Center MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Special Servicer for the Moffett Towers II Building VMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theMoffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Moffett Towers II Building V Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Moffett Towers IIBuilding V Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers IIBuilding V Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Newport Corporate CenterMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theNewport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Newport Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Newport CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Newport CorporateCenter Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Green Hills Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Green HillsCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Green Hills Corporate Center Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Green Hills Corporate Center MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Green HillsCorporate Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Western Digital R&DCampus Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theWestern Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Western Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Western DigitalR&D Campus Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Western Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Western Digital R&D Campus Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)