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 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer prior to July 20, 2021, LNR Partners,LLC as Special Servicer on and after July 20, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Certificate Administrator on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the White Oak Crossing MortgageLoan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the White OakCrossing Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the White Oak Crossing Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Kings PlazaMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Trustee for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Kings Plaza MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Kings PlazaMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Kings Plaza Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, 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 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 4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the 4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 4 West 58th Street Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the 4 West 58th Street MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 4 West 58thStreet Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 4 West 58th StreetMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The HubMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The Hub Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for The Hub Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for The Hub Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Hub Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for The Hub Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the CambridgeCrossing Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for theCambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Cambridge Crossing Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Cambridge Crossing MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the CambridgeCrossing Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Cambridge CrossingMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, SitusHoldings, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Grace BuildingMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for TheGrace Building Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for The Grace Building Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing 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 on and afterNovember 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicerfor the 416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the 416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 416-420 Kent Avenue MortgageLoan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the416-420 Kent Avenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, GreystoneServicing Company LLC, as Special Servicer for the McClellan Business ParkMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theMcClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the McClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge LenderServices LLC, as Operating Advisor for the McClellan Business Park MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theMcClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theMcClellan Business Park Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,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 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)