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 report onForm 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2021-GSA3 (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:

 

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 PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Custodianfor the AMF Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the AMF Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the La EncantadaMortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the LaEncantada Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the LaEncantada Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the La EncantadaMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the LaEncantada Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the La Encantada Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated:March15, 2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)