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 reporton Form 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 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:

 

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, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 980 Madison Mortgage Loan,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for the980 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, WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodian for theExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the ExchangeRight 49 Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan 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 14,2023

 

 

/s/ Anthony Sfarra

Anthony Sfarra 

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)