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-C61 (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:

 

CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Certificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Wyndham National HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee forthe Wyndham National Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Wyndham National Hotel Portfolio MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theWyndham National Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company,National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian forthe Wyndham National Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the 980 MadisonMortgage 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 on and after November 1, 2021, CWCapital AssetManagement LLC, as Special Servicer for the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 1201 Lake RobbinsMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodianfor the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions,LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the 1201 Lake Robbins Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the ExchangeRight 49Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the ExchangeRight 49 MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the TLR PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the TLRPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the TLR PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the TLRPortfolio Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the TLR Portfolio Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)