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-GSA1 (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, Argentic Services Company LP, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal ShoppesMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand CanalShoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian 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,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the SoCal RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the USAAOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the USAA Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theMillennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Millennium Park PlazaMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 19100Ridgewood Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 19100 Ridgewood MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 19100Ridgewood Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the 19100 Ridgewood Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 19100 Ridgewood Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 19100 Ridgewood Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the NewJersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the New Jersey Centerof Excellence Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trusteefor the New Jersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the New Jersey Center of Excellence MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the New JerseyCenter of Excellence Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the NewJersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asTrustee for the Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodianfor the Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Hilton Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Hilton PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for theBushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Bushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Trustee forthe Bushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian forthe Bushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Bushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the BushwickAvenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)