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-C53 (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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services 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 Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Smoke Tree Village and SmokeTree Commons Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Smoke Tree Villageand Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the SmokeTree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 600 & 620National Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 600 & 620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 600 & 620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 600 &620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 600& 620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)