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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh, 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 reporton Form 10-K of the Benchmark 2020-IG1 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, 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, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Bellagio Hotel and CasinoMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theBellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S.Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 650 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 55 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC,as Special Servicer for the 55 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 55 Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 55 Hudson Yards MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 55Hudson Yards Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 55 Hudson YardsMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association,as Special Servicer for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Parkmerced MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Parkmerced Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 805 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan, BREF Partners Special ServicerLLC, as Special Servicer for the 805 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the 805 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 805 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 805 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 805 ThirdAvenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 805 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 1633 Broadway MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Southcenter MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theSouthcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Southcenter Mall Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theStarwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Starwood IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 181 West MadisonMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 181West Madison Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 560 Mission Street Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 560 Mission Street Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 560 Mission StreetMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 560Mission Street Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 560 Mission Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 560 Mission Street Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the F5 Tower Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the F5 Tower MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the F5 TowerMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the F5Tower Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theF5 Tower Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the F5 Tower Mortgage Loanon and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Kings Plaza MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 1501 Broadway Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

Kunal K. Singh

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)