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 2020-B16 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, KeyBank National Association, 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, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Bellagio Hotel and Casino Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, 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 650Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the 490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 490-504 MyrtleAvenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 490-504 MyrtleAvenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the 490-504 MyrtleAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Giant Anchored Portfolio MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Giant Anchored Portfolio MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Giant AnchoredPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Giant Anchored PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1633Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 510 East 14th StreetMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 510 East 14th Street MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood IndustrialPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the StarwoodIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 181 West Madison MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer 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, and ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)