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

 

 

I, Anthony Sfarra, 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 BANK 2021-BNK31 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

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:

 

National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB Master Servicer, KeyBankNational Association, as General Special Servicer, National Cooperative Bank,N.A., as NCB Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, 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, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 250 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 250 West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 250 West 57th Street MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 250West 57th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 250West 57th Street Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Coleman Highline Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Coleman HighlineMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ColemanHighline Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Coleman Highline Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Coleman Highline Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer for the McClellanPark Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMcClellan Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the McClellan Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the McClellan Park Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the McClellan Park Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer for the 605 ThirdAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe 605 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 605 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 605 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the 605 Third Avenue Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as SpecialServicer for the McDonald’s Global HQ Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the McDonald’s Global HQ Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the McDonald’s Global HQ MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theMcDonald’s Global HQ Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theMcDonald’s Global HQ Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer for the ExchangeRight NetLeased Portfolio #41 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #41 Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ExchangeRight NetLeased Portfolio #41 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #41 MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #41 MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the Fresh Pond Cambridge Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Fresh Pond Cambridge Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Fresh PondCambridge Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Fresh Pond Cambridge Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Fresh Pond Cambridge Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Miami Design District Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Miami Design District Mortgage Loan, ParkBridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Miami Design DistrictMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Miami Design District Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Miami Design District Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated: March15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)