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, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer 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 Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 650 Madison AvenueMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 650 MadisonAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 650Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 650 Madison Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 490-504 Myrtle AvenueMortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 490-504 MyrtleAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the 490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the490-504 Myrtle Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Giant AnchoredPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Giant AnchoredPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Giant Anchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the GiantAnchored Portfolio Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 1633 Broadway MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 1633 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the 510 East 14thStreet Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee forthe 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 510 East 14th Street Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the StarwoodIndustrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Starwood Industrial Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Starwood Industrial PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 181West Madison Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 181 West Madison Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Kings PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the KingsPlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the KingsPlaza Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 15, 2023

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)