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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 reporton Form 10-K of the Benchmark 2020-B21 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, LNR Partners, LLC as Special Servicer, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the White Oak CrossingMortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for theWhite Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodianfor the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the White Oak CrossingMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan 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,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the MGM Grand & Mandalay BayMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the MGM Grand &Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trusteefor the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., asCustodian for the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the MGM Grand &Mandalay Bay Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association,as Special Servicer for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 711 Fifth AvenueMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the 711 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, 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, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the Redmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Redmond Town Center MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theRedmond Town Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 4 West 58th StreetMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the 4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan priorto February 3, 2022, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan on and after February 3, 2022, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the 4 West 58th Street MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 4 West 58thStreet Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 4 West58th Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Hub Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for The Hub Mortgage Loan prior to February 3, 2022, Argentic ServicesCompany LP, as Special Servicer for The Hub Mortgage Loan on and after February3, 2022, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for The HubMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The HubMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for The HubMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for The Hub Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Cambridge CrossingMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the CambridgeCrossing Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan,CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Grace BuildingMortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Grace BuildingMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The GraceBuilding Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the 416-420 Kent Avenue MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 416-420 Kent AvenueMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the 416-420Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe 416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the 416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the McClellanBusiness Park Mortgage Loan, Greystone Servicing Company LLC, as SpecialServicer for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the McClellan BusinessPark Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the JW Marriott Nashville MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the JW MarriottNashville Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the JW MarriottNashville Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the JW Marriott Nashville Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the JW Marriott NashvilleMortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)