EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells FargoCommercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C52 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, C-III Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic CommercialReal Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the El ConCenter Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the El Con Center Mortgage Loan, C-III Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Shetland Park Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II - Buildings3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMoffett Towers II - Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the EmbassySuites at Centennial Olympic Park Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Embassy Suites atCentennial Olympic Park Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SoCal Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the SoCal RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 188 Spear StreetMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 188 Spear Street Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 188 Spear StreetMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the SmokeTree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree CommonsMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the SmokeTree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Smoke TreeVillage and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke TreeCommons Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Inland Life Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Inland Life Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Trustee for the Inland Life Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for the Inland Life Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Inland Life StoragePortfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 23, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)