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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Kand all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the periodcovered by this report on Form 10-K of the COMM 2019-GC44 Mortgage Trust (the"Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Actperiodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of amaterial fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of thedistribution, servicing and other information required to be provided underForm 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Actperiodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicercompliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB,and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicershave fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all materialrespects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and theirrelated attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report inaccordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed inthis report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reportshave been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I havereasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliatedparties:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC,as Special Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer of the180 Water Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodianon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theMillennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Millennium Park PlazaMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Millennium Park Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the USAAOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the USAA Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the USAA Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the WindCreek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Wind Creek LeasedFee Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Wind Creek Leased Fee Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Midtown Center Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Midtown CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMidtown Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Midtown Center Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Midtown CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Midtown Center Mortgage Loan on and after November1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Century Plaza Towers Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Century Plaza Towers Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Century Plaza TowersMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theCentury Plaza Towers Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Century Plaza TowersMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Century Plaza Towers Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Essex Site 2Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The Essex Site 2 Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association , as Trustee for The Essex Site 2 MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for The Essex Site2 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for The EssexSite 2 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for The Essex Site 2 Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Legends at Village West Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Legends at Village West Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association , as Trustee for the Legends at Village West MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as Custodian for the Legends atVillage West Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Legends at Village West Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Village West Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 225Bush Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 225 Bush Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the 225 Bush Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 225 Bush Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 225 Bush MortgageLoan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 225 Bush Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March 15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of thedepositor)