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 Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-C59 (the"Exchange Act periodic 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 servicing criteriafor asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessmentof compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required tobe included 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.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, 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, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Phoenix Industrial PortfolioV Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the PhoenixIndustrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Phoenix Industrial Portfolio V Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Crescent Gateway Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Crescent Gateway Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Crescent Gateway Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Crescent Gateway Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)