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

 

 

I, Scott Epperson, 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 GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2021-GSA3 (the "ExchangeAct 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:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer,Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asCertificate Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the AMF Portfolio Mortgage Loan, LNRPartners Holdings, LLC, as Special Servicer for the AMF Portfolio MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AMF Portfolio MortgageLoan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodian for theAMF Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisorfor the AMF Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the La Encantada MortgageLoan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the La EncantadaMortgage Loan,WilmingtonTrust, National Association, as Trustee for the La Encantada Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the La Encantada Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the La Encantada Mortgage Loan, andU.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the LaEncantada Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March 17, 2023

 

 

/s/ Scott Epperson

Scott Epperson

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)