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 2021-B29 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 on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian onand after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the One SoHo Square Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the OneSoHo Square Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for theOne SoHo Square Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian forthe One SoHo Square Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the One SoHo Square Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for The Domain Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for The Domain Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for The Domain Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for The Domain Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for The Domain MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for TheDomain Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the The Domain MortgageLoan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the College PointMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the College Point Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the College Point MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the CollegePoint Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theCollege Point Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the College PointMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the ExchangeRightNet Leased Portfolio #48 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division ofPNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the ExchangeRight NetLeased Portfolio #48 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #48 Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the ExchangeRight Net LeasedPortfolio #48 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #48 Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the ExchangeRight Net Leased Portfolio #48 Mortgage Loan on andafter November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicerfor the HQ @ First Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as SpecialServicer for the HQ @ First Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the HQ @ First Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the HQ @ First Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the HQ @ First Mortgage Loan, andComputershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for the HQ @ First Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 14,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)