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

 

 

I, Leland F. Bunch, III, 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 BANK 2019-BNK21 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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 as disclosedin the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled theirobligations 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, 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 Function Participantfor the Custodian for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the NKX Multifamily PortfolioMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the NKX MultifamilyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the NKX MultifamilyPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the NKX Multifamily Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Tower at Burbank MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Tower at Burbank MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Tower atBurbank Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forThe Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Global DataCenter Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theGlobal Data Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Global Data Center Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Global Data Center MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theGlobal Data Center Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the GlobalData Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 13, 2023

 

 

/s/ Leland F. Bunch, III

Leland F. Bunch, III

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)