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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 report onForm 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C54 (the"Exchange Act 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the CIRE Equity Retail &Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the CIREEquity Retail & Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the CIRE Equity Retail & Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan priorto July 13, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Tower atBurbank Mortgage Loan on and after July 13, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for The Tower at BurbankMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for The Tower at Burbank Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio IIMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the PhoenixIndustrial Portfolio II Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio II Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio II MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Planet Self StoragePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Planet Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Planet Self Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC., as Servicing Function Participant for the PlanetSelf Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the PlanetSelf Storage Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Washington Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for the Washington Avenue Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the WashingtonAvenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWashington Avenue Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2022 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)