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-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 Benchmark 2019-B13 Mortgage Trust (the "Exchange Actperiodic 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 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:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, 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, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 3 Columbus Circle MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 3 Columbus Circle MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 3 ColumbusCircle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 3 Columbus Circle Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Osborn Triangle MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Osborn Triangle MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the OsbornTriangle Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Osborn Triangle Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Osborn Triangle Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Osborn Triangle Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 30Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 30Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 30 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand Canal ShoppesMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the GrandCanal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian 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 FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan,Pacific Life Insurance Company, as Special Servicer for the Woodlands MallMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theWoodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the WoodlandsMall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theWoodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Woodlands Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Northpoint Tower Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Northpoint TowerMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theNorthpoint Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Northpoint Tower Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Northpoint Tower Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Northpoint Tower Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)