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

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch, III, 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 BANK 2019-BNK21 (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 as disclosedin the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled theirobligations 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand Canal ShoppesMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the GrandCanal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan prior to July 13, 2021, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loanon and after July 13, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the NKX MultifamilyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for The Towerat Burbank Mortgage Loan prior to July 13, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan on and after July 13, 2021,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Tower at BurbankMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for TheTower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Global Data Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Global DataCenter Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theGlobal Data Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)