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

 

 

I, Leah Nivison, 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 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SoCal Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the SoCalRetail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the SoCal Retail Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the SoCal Retail Portfolio MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the SoCal RetailPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the SoCal Retail PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision 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 on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the New Jersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the New Jersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the New Jersey Center of ExcellenceMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the NewJersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the New Jersey Center of Excellence Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the New Jersey Center of Excellence MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, 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 the BushwickAvenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for theBushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for theBushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theBushwick Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating 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:March16, 2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)