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 reporton Form 10-K of the GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-GS9 (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, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, RialtoCapital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for the 90 Fifth Avenue MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 90 FifthAvenue Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forthe 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, CoreLogicSolutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 90 Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the 90Fifth Avenue Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Starwood LodgingHotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Situs Holdings, LLC,successor to Cohen Financial, a Division of Truist Bank, successor by merger toSunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theWorldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC,as Servicing Function Participant for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Worldwide PlazaMortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Bass Pro & Cabela's PortfolioMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,as Special Servicer for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Bass Pro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Bass Pro & Cabela'sPortfolio Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Bass Pro &Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, NationalAssociation, as Servicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the BassPro & Cabela's Portfolio Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021,KeyBank National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Marina Heights State FarmMortgage Loan, AEGON USA Realty Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan prior to April 9, 2021, Situs Holdings,LLC as Special Servicer for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan on andafter April 9, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for theMarina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Custodian for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan,Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Marina Heights StateFarm Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, 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 Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Custodian for the Apple Campus 3Mortgage Loan on and after November 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 10,2022

 

 

/s/ Leah Nivison

Leah Nivison

Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)