EX-31 Rule13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Leah Nivison,certify that:

 

1. I have reviewedthis report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed inrespect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the GS MortgageSecurities Trust 2018-GS9 (the "Exchange Act periodic reports");

 

2. Based on myknowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not containany untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material factnecessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances underwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the periodcovered by this report;

 

3. Based on myknowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required tobe provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is includedin the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on myknowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report underItem 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Actperiodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under theservicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reportson assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesand their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance withservicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in thisreport in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except asotherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliancedescribed in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving thecertifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me bythe following unaffiliated parties:

 

Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., asServicing Function Participant, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, asSpecial Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the 90 FifthAvenue  Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 90 FifthAvenue  Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the 90 Fifth Avenue  Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Starwood Lodging HotelPortfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as SpecialServicer for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, U.S. BankNational Association, as Trustee for the Starwood Lodging Hotel PortfolioMortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian for the StarwoodLodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Starwood LodgingHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Starwood Lodging Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as SpecialServicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Custodian for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the BassPro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, asTrustee for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the BassPro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan,Torchlight Loan Services, LLC, as Special Servicer for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the AppleCampus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real EstateServices, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, and National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participantfor the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 18, 2020

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

 

 

Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)