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

 

 

I, Helaine M. Kaplan, 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 Benchmark 2018-B1 Mortgage Trust (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,Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer prior to July 14, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer on andafter July 14, 2021, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant,Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Certificate Administrator on and after November 1,2021, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the GatewayNet Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Gateway Net Lease Portfolio MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Gateway NetLease Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Gateway Net LeasePortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe Starwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theStarwood Capital Group Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha SurveillanceLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Starwood Capital Group Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Starwood Capital Group HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Station Place III Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNCBank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Station Place IIIMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theStation Place III Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Station Place III Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Station Place III Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer forthe AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the AHIP Northeast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the AHIP Northeast PortfolioI Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AHIPNortheast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the AHIPNortheast Portfolio I Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services,a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Trustee for the 521-523 East 72nd Street Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the 521-523 East 72nd Street MortgageLoan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the 521-523 East72nd Street Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association,as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 521-523 East 72ndStreet Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, Situs Holdings, LLC, successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of TruistBank, successor by merger to SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for theWorldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for theWorldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for theWorldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Griffin PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan priorto July 2, 2021, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for the GriffinPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after July 2, 2021, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Griffin Portfolio MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the GriffinPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodianfor the Griffin Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Miracle Mile ShoppingCenter Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer forthe Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Miracle MileShopping Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Miracle Mile Shopping Center Mortgage Loan on and after November 1,2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The WoodsMortgage Loan, Argentic Services Company LP, as Special Servicer for The WoodsMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The WoodsMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for TheWoods Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forThe Woods Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Custodian for The Woods Mortgage Loan, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for The Woods Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, asServicing Function Participant for The Woods Mortgage Loan, KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan,CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Sentinel Square IIMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theSentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,as Operating Advisor for the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Sentinel Square II Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, CWCapital Asset ManagementLLC, as Special Servicer for the Towers at University Town Center MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Towers atUniversity Town Center Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian for the Towers at University Town Center Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Towers at University Town CenterMortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Custodian for the Towers at University Town CenterMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, KeyBank National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CWCapitalAsset Management LLC, as Special Servicer for the Rochester Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theRochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Rochester Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Rochester HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Rochester HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, LNR Partners, LLC, as SpecialServicer for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Two Harbor PointSquare Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Two Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Atrium CenterMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Atrium Center MortgageLoan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the AtriumCenter Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for theMarriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the MarriottCharlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A.,as Custodian for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Park BridgeLender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Marriott Charlotte CityCenter Mortgage Loan, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

 

Dated:March 10,2022

 

 

/s/ Helaine M. Kaplan

Helaine M. Kaplan

President

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)