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 in respectof the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo CommercialMortgage Trust 2019-53 (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 my knowledge,all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to beprovided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included inthe 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 Special Servicer,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, 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, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Smoke Tree Village and Smoke Tree Commons MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 600 & 620National Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the 600 & 620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 600 & 620 National AvenueMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the 600 & 620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan, andNational Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 600 &620 National Avenue Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

 

 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)