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-GC42 (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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services 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 Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio1 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theDiamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MoffettTowers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II -Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Moffett Towers II – Buildings 3 & 4Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 30 Hudson YardsMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Grand CanalShoppes Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theGrand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the GrandCanal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theWoodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Pacific Life Insurance Company, as SpecialServicer for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan prior to September 28, 2022,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan on and after September 28, 2022,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Woodlands MallMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Woodlands Mall MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Woodlands MallMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the U.S. IndustrialPortfolio V Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the U.S. IndustrialPortfolio V Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the USAA OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the USAA OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Millennium ParkPlaza Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Millennium Park PlazaMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMillennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Powered Shell Portfolio -Manassas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Powered Shell Portfolio -Manassas Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Powered Shell Portfolio -Ashburn Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Powered Shell Portfolio -Ashburn Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Pharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for thePharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Pharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Pharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Pharr Town Center MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Pharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 105 East 17thStreet Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 105 East 17th StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 105East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Midland Office Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Midland OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Midland OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theMidland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)