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

 

 

I,Anthony Sfarra, 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 theWells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-C61 (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. Basedon 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:

 

CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association,as Trustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodian,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Wyndham National Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the Wyndham National HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the Wyndham National Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Wyndham National Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Wyndham National Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 980Madison Mortgage Loan,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer forthe 980 Madison Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 980 Madison Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe 980 Madison Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer for the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Custodian for the 1201 Lake RobbinsMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the ExchangeRight 49Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodianfor the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank,N.A., as Custodian for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the TLR PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Meadowood Mortgage Loan, 3650 REITLoan Servicing LLC, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Meadowood Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee for the MeadowoodMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodianfor the Meadowood Mortgage Loan, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Meadowood Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 Dated:March 21,2024

 

 

/s/Anthony Sfarra

AnthonySfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)