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

 

 

I, Leah Nivison,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 GS MortgageSecurities Trust 2019-GC42 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

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:

 

Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 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, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theDiamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theDiamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation , as Trustee for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for the DiamondbackIndustrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Diamondback Industrial Portfolio 1 Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3& 4 Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the MoffettTowers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Moffett Towers II Buildings 3 & 4 MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the MoffettTowers II Buildings 3 & 4 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation , as Primary Servicer for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 30 Hudson YardsMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for the 30Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, NationalTax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 30 Hudson YardsMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Trustee for the Grand Canal ShoppesMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for theGrand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theWoodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Pacific Life Insurance Company, as Special Servicerfor the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodianfor the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the U.S.Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the U.S.Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the U.S. Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the U.S. IndustrialPortfolio V Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the USAA Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the USAAOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the USAAOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Millennium Park PlazaMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMillennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theMillennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Powered Shell Portfolio- Manassas Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Powered Shell Portfolio - ManassasMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Powered Shell Portfolio -Manassas Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Powered Shell Portfolio - Manassas Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Powered Shell Portfolio- Manassas Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Powered Shell Portfolio -Ashburn Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Powered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Powered Shell Portfolio - AshburnMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePowered Shell Portfolio - Ashburn Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Powered Shell Portfolio- Ashburn Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Pharr Town Center MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Pharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association , as Trustee for the Pharr Town Center Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for the Pharr Town CenterMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for thePharr Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , asPrimary Servicer for the 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 105 East 17th StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for the105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicCommercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant forthe 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 105 East 17th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association , as Primary Servicer for the Midland OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Midland Office Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Midland Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Midland Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 19, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)