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 onForm 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2 (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, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on andafter November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan,Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Grand CanalShoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, asSpecial Servicer for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the McCarthy Ranch MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the McCarthy RanchMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan onand after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the White Oak Crossing MortgageLoan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the White OakCrossing Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for theWhite Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the White Oak CrossingMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the MGMGrand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the MGM Grand & Mandalay BayMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Special Servicer for the 711Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 711 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the RedmondTown Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Redmond TownCenter Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the SoCal & South Miami Medical OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the SoCal& South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the SoCal & South Miami Medical OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the SoCal & SouthMiami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan prior to July 20, 2021, LNRPartners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan on andafter July 20, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Elo Midtown Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the EloMidtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Elo Midtown Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Elo Midtown Office PortfolioMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the JWMarriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the JW Marriott NashvilleMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the HotelZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Hotel ZaZa HoustonMuseum District Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Hotel ZaZaHouston Museum District Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the HotelZaZa Houston Museum District Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the CabinetworksPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Cabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Cabinetworks PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theCabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theCabinetworks Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

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Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)