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

 

 

I, Kunal K. Singh,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 Benchmark2018-B2 Mortgage Trust (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:

 

KeyBank NationalAssociation, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as SpecialServicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and CertificateAdministrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian, PentalphaSurveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Primary Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Worldwide Plaza MortgageLoan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the WorldwidePlaza Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator 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 Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as Servicing FunctionParticipant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, asServicing Function Participant for the Worldwide Plaza Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for The Woods MortgageLoan, LNR Partners, LLC, as Special Servicer for The Woods Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for The Woods Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for TheWoods Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian forThe Woods Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisorfor The Woods Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc.,as Servicing Function Participant for The Woods Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for The Woods 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 and Certificate Administrator for the Marina HeightsState Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodianfor the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Marina Heights State Farm Mortgage Loan, Wells FargoBank, National Association, as Primary Servicer for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, NationalAssociation, as Special Servicer for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as CertificateAdministrator for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank,National Association, as Custodian for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan,Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc., as ServicingFunction Participant for the Lehigh Valley Mall Mortgage Loan, National TaxSearch, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant for the Lehigh Valley MallMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank,National Association, as Special Servicer for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the 90 Hudson MortgageLoan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator forthe 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, CoreLogic Commercial RealEstate Services, Inc., as Servicing Function Participant for the 90 HudsonMortgage Loan, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe 90 Hudson Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Torchlight Loan Services, LLC,as Special Servicer for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust,National Association, as Trustee for the Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator 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, National Tax Search, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Apple Campus 3 Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Beacon - Criterion  Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Beacon - Criterion  Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - Criterion Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBeacon - Criterion  Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Beacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Hague Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Beacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - Hague Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBeacon - Hague  Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Beacon - Paramount  Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, aDivision of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee andCertificate Administrator for the Beacon - Paramount  Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - Paramount Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBeacon - Paramount  Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, asPrimary Servicer for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, CohenFinancial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon -Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator for the Beacon - Mercury / GarageMortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for theBeacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, asOperating Advisor for the Beacon - Mercury / Garage Mortgage Loan, KeyBankNational Association, as Primary Servicer for the Beacon - Orpheum MortgageLoan, Cohen Financial, a Division of SunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for theBeacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator for the Beacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Custodian for the Beacon - OrpheumMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theBeacon - Orpheum Mortgage Loan, KeyBank National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Cohen Financial, a Division ofSunTrust Bank, as Special Servicer for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, WellsFargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Certificate Administrator forthe Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender ServicesLLC, as Operating Advisor for the Beacon - Tower Mortgage Loan, 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 Certificate Administrator for the Two Harbor Point SquareMortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Two Harbor Point SquareMortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor for theTwo Harbor Point Square Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, asServicing Function Participant for the Two Harbor Point Mortgage Loan, MidlandLoan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as PrimaryServicer for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, a Divisionof PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for the Atrium CenterMortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for theAtrium Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator forthe Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the AtriumCenter Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor forthe Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, U.S. Bank National Association, as ServicingFunction Participant for the Atrium Center Mortgage Loan, Midland LoanServices, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Primary Servicer forthe Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, Midland Loan Services, aDivision of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer for theMarriott Charlotte City Center  Mortgage Loan, Wilmington Trust, NationalAssociation, as Trustee for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan,Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator for the Marriott Charlotte CityCenter Mortgage Loan, Citibank, N.A., as Custodian for the Marriott CharlotteCity Center Mortgage Loan, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as OperatingAdvisor for the Marriott Charlotte City Center Mortgage Loan, and U.S. BankNational Association, as Servicing Function Participant for the MarriottCharlotte City Center Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

Dated: March 21, 2019

 

 

/s/ Kunal K. Singh

 

 

President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)