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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GS1 (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, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Operating Advisor,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Hammons HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the HammonsHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trusteefor the Hammons Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas, as Custodian for the Hammons Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Hammons Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theHammons Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the DoubleTree Hotel Universal Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the DoubleTree Hotel Universal MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee forthe DoubleTree Hotel Universal Mortgage Loan prior to October 17, 2022, U.S.Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee for the DoubleTree HotelUniversal Mortgage Loan on and after October 17, 2022, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the DoubleTree Hotel Universal Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the DoubleTree HotelUniversal Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the DoubleTree Hotel Universal Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 590 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 590 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 590 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 590 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 590 Madison Avenue MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 590 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as Primary Servicer forthe Element LA Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Element LA Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Element LA Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)