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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C53 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary 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. Basedon my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded 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.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicerprior to April 24, 2023, K-Star Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer onand after April 24, 2023, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Smoke TreeVillage and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the SmokeTree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 600 & 620 National AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 600& 620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating 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.

 

  

Dated:March 18,2024

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)