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

 

 

I,Scott Epperson, certify that:

 

1. Ihave reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required tobe filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the GSMortgage Securities Trust 2020-GSA2 (the "Exchange Act periodicreports");

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, donot contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a materialfact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other informationrequired to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this reportis included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in thisreport under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in theExchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligationsunder the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. Allof the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria forasset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment ofcompliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to beincluded in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB andExchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to thisreport, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances ofnoncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report onForm 10-K.

 

Ingiving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on informationprovided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as MasterServicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Certificate Administrator, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Grand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Grand Canal Shoppes MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Grand CanalShoppes Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theGrand Canal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the GrandCanal Shoppes Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the McCarthy RanchMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theMcCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the McCarthy Ranch Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the WhiteOak Crossing Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicerfor the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan,U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the WhiteOak Crossing Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the MGM Grand & Mandalay BayMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the MGM Grand & MandalayBay Mortgage 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 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors,LLC, as Special Servicer for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Redmond Town Center MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redmond Town CenterMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the SoCal& South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the SoCal& South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the SoCal & South Miami MedicalOffice Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the SoCal & South Miami Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the SoCal & South Miami Medical OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan,LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the 32-42 BroadwayMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 32-42 Broadway Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Elo Midtown OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Elo Midtown OfficePortfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Elo Midtown Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan, 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.

 

 

 

Dated: March 14, 2024

 

 

/s/Scott Epperson

ScottEpperson

ChiefExecutive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)