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

 

I, Leah Nivison, 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 on Form 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust2012-GCJ9 (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 to state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered bythis report;

 

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

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired 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 material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange ActRules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any materialinstances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC , as Special Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, Certificate Administrator andCustodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Gansevoort Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Gansevoort ParkAvenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Gansevoort Park AvenueMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant, for its duties as “vendor” toCitibank, N.A. for the Gansevoort Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator and Custodian forthe Gansevoort Park Avenue Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Gansevoort Park Avenue MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Gansevoort Park AvenueMortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Gansevoort Park Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Miami Center Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Miami Center Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the MiamiCenter Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant, for its duties as“vendor” to Citibank, N.A. for the Miami Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator andCustodian for the Miami Center Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Miami Center Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Miami Center Mortgage Loan,National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Miami Center

 

 

Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 222 Broadway Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the222 Broadway Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 222 Broadway MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant, for its duties as “vendor” to Citibank,N.A. for the 222 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator and as Custodian for the 222 BroadwayMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 222 Broadway Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 222 Broadway Mortgage Loan and National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the 222 Broadway Mortgage Loan.

 

 

Dated: March 28, 2017

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitizationof the depositor)